Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-18
INDIANS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The Delegation State Their Grievances
I'd the President.


arrived here Wednesday from Iowa, called at
the White House this moyning, accompanied
by Representative Fredericks, TO pay their re-
spects to the President and To hold council with
him. The delegation consisted OF nine repre-
sentative men, four chiefs, three councIlmen a
speaker and an interpreter. All were dressed
i'm the tribe regalia, six wore red blankets, two
green and one black. As they assembled the
main stairway of the White House I'm single file,
big Jerry, the house servant, was caught i'm the
corner so,n Of the landing as he was
per boxes. He stood, backed up against
the wall, but gave each Indian, as he passed,
an obsequious bow over the pile OF boxes. but
could not refrain from glancing nervously at
THE MURDERoUs LOOKING roMAgAwKs
carried by nearly all. The Indians were usl-
cred into the cabinet room, where they all
took seats and remained for nearly hour
with imperturbable serenity. They were OBJ
jects OF great curiosity 10 the many congress-
men passing back and forth, who expressed
surprise at their intelligent appearance aud
strong faces. The delegation were unwilling
TO approach the President while he busy
win other callers, but waited patiently until
they could have MIN To themselves. That time
did not arrive until after IL O'Clock. They
were then ushered into The library.
THEY DO NOT WANT THEIR CHILDREN SENT To
SCHOOL.
Representative Fredericks presented the in
terpreter and each member oi the delegation
was introduced by him in turn. They all shook
hands with their left hands. The speaker then
stepped forward and addressed The President,
his remarks being interpreted. He spoke of
how they had been placed where they now are
by the hand OF God, and the President owed
his presence In the " hite House Ia the same
instrumentality. They had been taught
by their forcatherS TO come 10 him
if anything went wrong with them, and
they had come now Ia lay their grievances be-
fore him. Their children were to be taken
away from them, he said, and sent 10 schooi ia
the east. Their children they considered their
greatest treasure, and prayed the President 10
that they would be taken away by soldiers sent
there for the purpose.
THE PRESIDENT REAssUREs THEM.
The President assured them that only those
would be sent to school who desired 10 be edu-
Gated, ana that no force would be used under
any circumstances.
One of the chiefs then stepped forward and
told the President, through the Interpreter,
how they had leased TO the whites, for "A period
Of years, the land on which Dubuque stands.
They pever had received any money ior the
land and still claimed il. They wanted what
was due them. He referred 10 "A treaty also, by
which the Sacs and Fox were TO receive
$50, 900 for certain land. They had never been
The President told them to lay the matter PEE
fore the Indian commissioner, whose business
would remember what they had said, and
would talk with the commissioner alter they
Mr. Fredericks told the President that there
were about four hundred Sacs and Fox Indians
remaining, who worked in common a farm OF
chased
The Indians shook hands with the President
again on leaving. They passed through the
Treasury department, and as IL was lunch hour
they were the objects of much curiosity and in
teress especlaiy W tue Laoies.
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Snhure"s Na~D. Dsscs -
The following additional contributions are
thankfully acknowledged: Mr. w. w. Corco-
RON cox. Mr. NJ W. Revariaga az. Mr. Va
a' 80 -. ~, ~ ~,
Boteier, 90; MISS r-izaoetn w ashngtou, vs.
MIS-. W. r loung, ~, Ms. w: Il. Saroii,
$3.50; X. n. Taylor, 90; r 4. White, u; W.
NJ. Gait, 80; j. A. Baker, $lO