St. Paul daily globe., 1885-04-13
RED CLOUD BIG INJUN.
Unsuccessful Efforts If Washington Ladies
to Entertain Him.
Operations of the Ring Swindling tina
Untutored Redskins
Washing gton Letter.

OPefatiohs oI the Ring Swindling tina
Untutored Redskins.
Washington Letter.
Red Cloud, the Indian chief. Is making
quite stay in Washington. He is conduct
ing vigorous fight against Agent McGilli-
cuddy. Red Cloud can speak no English.
He has gone right to work, however, in
Washington as if he understood the wav of
doing business here. He has taken an in
terpreter with him and has called on every
official in town. He has seen all the senators
and, judging by the talk have heard since,
he has succeeded in stirring up good deal
of feeling against the agent. Red Cloud is
quite an old man. He has a perfect con-
tempt for women, and as he has only one
idea in his head during his visit here, he has
not taken very kindly to the different at
tempts to entertain him, which have been
proposed by the society people who interest
themselves IN studying odd people. The
other night Red Cloud called at prominent
senator's house for the purpose of having
talk with him. The wife of the senator is
very bright, intellectual woman, who had
several very pleasant neighbors in her block.
In the house next to her were two u the
handsomest young ladies in town." The
senator's wife thought she would invite in
the ladies of the block for the purpose of
meeting Red Cloud. She was especially anx-
ious to witness the admiration of this ssyage
for the two young ladies who have made such
hit in society this winter. The ladies re-
sponded quickly to the invitation. They
came running into the house. They were
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teresting pictures of youthful vivacity, to
civilized eyes at least. They were presented
with due formality to Red Cloud. The sena-
tors wife stepped back to study the look Of
rapture upon the chiefs face, when his eyes
once rested on the faces of the ladies. They
thrust out their hands to him. He grabbed
them with as little emotion as if they had
been so many pieces of jerked beef. He
grunted ''how'' and then fairly flung each
hand away from him as the ladies were pre-
sented, and did not look at either of them.
He escaped from them almost instantly and
turned his attention to the senator. When
he lad finished what he had to say to him, he
left the house as abruptly as he had entered
it. He absolutely refused to listed to any in
vitation to remain and fairly resented the
crowd that was brought in around him in
the parlors as if he were perfectly furious at
the idea of being stared at as an object of
curiosity.
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There is no doubt but what Red Cloud has
a good cause for his grievance. He charges
the agent with having robbed his people and
he brings pretty good evidence to support his
charges. The ways of the Indian agent for
taking advantage OF the government are
many. His coming here has developed one
new method of dishonesty. He says that the
agents out there will buy certain cattle ofring
contractors. They will be branded with the
mark of the reservation, but in such way as
to only burn off the hair and not burn the
skin of the cattle. When the hair is grown
out again the cattle are permitted to run
away and soon get back into the hands of
the contractors. He then sells them over
again to the government. The United
States inspector seems to have been very
accommodating person, too. When the cattle
were brought up for marking he was not per-
mitted TO stand down upon the ground on a
level with the contractor and the agent He
was placed at the second story Of window
of building under whice the cattle were
driven. He was requiredto take this high
position so that he could see to count all of
the cattle, but from this window he could not
judge the quality of the branding. The sub
ject of Indian grievances, however, is so old
and hackneyed that it is hard for Red Cloud
to get any one to take very much interest in
him. 1t has become such wel-established
fact that Indian agents were created solely
for the purpose of robbing the Indians, that
only variations from such well established
precedents could create any surprise. 1t is
probable that this administration during its
term will take steps either to wind up the
bureau entirely or to have it transferred to
the war department. Nothing can be done
without the assistance of congress. There
the Western ring people are so strong that it
will require very positive force upon the part
of the executive to secure legislation looking
to righting of these enormous wrongs. The
only wonder is that the Indians do not Oft
ener go on the war path, and that there are
not more outbreaks.
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A Western gentleman who has made r
study of the Indians says that there are two
occupations in which they can be successfully
employed. They make splendid border po-
lcemen and herders They are very fond
Of uniforms and are passionately devoted TO
army employment. Two or three regiments
OF Indians, well equipped and organized
would be of great service in the West. Each
tribe has dislike for the other and would
hunt down any violators of the laws with the
fathfuness of blood hounds. Western gen
tlemen think that Indians could be employed
throughout the entire west where the regular
army is now required and that a much better
service could be obtained from them. They
make magnificent herders and in the devel-.
opment of the great cattle interests of the
West, will in the future have abundant
means for congenial employment. They are
also being used as freighters along the lines
of the principal railroads. They take more
kindly to this kind of work than TO agricul.
ture. There are few of the Indians who
have as natural an adaptability to farm life
as the Oregon Indians. Some of the In
dians in New Mexico, and notably those in the
Zulu bands, make good farmers. The ma
iority of the warlke tribes are very much
disinclined to agricultural pursuits.
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