Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-21
SITTING BULL.
Arrival In ST Paul of the Celebrated
Chieftain-Mr. Mclaughlin, the
Chiefs Chief, Interviewed.
st. Paul Pioneer Press


ST. Paul Pioneer Press
Yesterdays Northern Pacific train
from the west brought into st. Paul
Maj. James Mclaughlin, agent at
StanIing Rock, his son Harry, Sit
ting Bull, the famous chieftain, the
latter's nephew, One Bull, and Viii
liam Whitesil, interpreter and former
scout, better known on the plains as
Sport. Pioneer Press kilograms had
announced the coming of the distin-
guished party, and thousands thronged
the Merchants all day, eager to catch
a glimpse of the Sioux chieftain who
cost tue United States government
sundry millions and the army valu-
able lives by scores. Pushing, jost
ling, eager, uaappeasable, the people
crowded into the corridors leading to
Room K, assigned to the Sioux, and
the appearance of either of the In
dians, in their picturesque garb, was
the signal for the ebb and flow of the
mob-exactly similar to the manifes-
tations when Sullivan, the slugger,
was at the merchants, Sitting Bull
has over and over again been describ-
ed in the Pioneer Press, and before
he leaves ST. Paul most of the citizens
will have seen him for themselves.
He is fatter than when he camo to
Standing Rock from Fort Randall,
and very different in appearance from
the thin and ragged warrior who sur
rendered by proxy to Maj. Brother
ton at Buford In the afternoon
Maj. Mclaughlin took Sitting Bull to
P. H. Kelly's wholesale establish
ment, but had to fee from the mob.
Monday morning Joseph Oppenheim,
president of The board of education,
and Inspector Murphy will pilot the
chef through the public schools. and
he will go to the theater on Monday
evening.
A VISIT AND A TALK.
Between and in the evening Maj.
Mclaughlin and the chiefs visited the
Pioneer Press. and the aborigines
were surprised, though they didn't
show it, by telegraph, telephone, fire
alarm gong, steam heaters, etc. Sit
ting Bull sent a telegram to his son in
Chicago, saying that he had been sick.
but was much better, and was answer
ed on the instant. The telephone
broke him all up, and forced the first
exclamation from him. One Bull was
and Sitting Bull at a seperate one in
a room 100 feet distant. The latter
listened, started, grinned and then re-
marked ''Waukan," evil splrit). Sit
ting Bull is not good talker via the
medium of an interpreter, but in
answer to persistent questionings the
following answers were received:
l am very much pleased with this,
my first visit to the Waite peoples
home | am glad to see SO many
whites Your tepees are very big and
very high. | never saw any SO big
before. If the Great Spirit has mercy
this year, my people can raise some
good crops on our new farm at Grand
River. Last eear the corn grew high,
but didn't a,dount to anything. l
have not hea Il from any of my band
who are in the Queens dominions
since | left Randall / have heard
some reports about Indians dying there
for want of food, but [ can hardly be-
lievo it. | suffer good deal with the
pain in my chest Che smokes too much
is the trouble probably, and have had
1t long time. The reason I didn't
go to the Iowa state fair, or to the
Cincinnati exposition, was because
of my sore chest (appealing to Major
Mclaughlin to confirm the state
menD.
Sitting Bull was taken to the varie-
ty show in Bismarck, and sat stolidly
through why Did They Dig Mas
Grave so Deep" and other touching
ballads, but when the fairy form ot
her who foated through the highland
fling came upon the scene, he
was all alertness, and for days talk
ed of her graces He is not bald
headed.
STANDING ROCK AGENCY.
Maj. Mclaughlin is we'll pleased
with the behavior of 4 573 Sioux un-
der his charge at Standing Rock
agency The crops last season were
failures, and owing to the drouth not