Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-14
WASHINGTON VIKINGS.
The Sioux Chiefs Visit the
Great Father.
TIRED OUT BY THE JOURNEY.
Addressed by Secretary vilas-The
Chinese Charge d'Affaire's
Request Denied.
TIRED OUT BY THE JOURNEY

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. |
WASHINGTON, October 19.-Sixty-one
chiefs and sub-chiefs from the great Sioux
reservation in Dakota, composing the
delegations from the several tribes of the
Sioux nation, who have come to Wash
ington to confer with the President and
the Secretary of the Interior, and to pre-
sent their objections to the law recently
passed by Congress for the relinquish-
ment of eleven million acres of their res
ervation. Prominent among them was
Sitting Bull, who "made the medicine"
for the Custer massacre; Gall, who COM
manded the Indians in that fight; John
Grass, said to be the most intelligent In
dian in the whole Sioux nation, and sew
eral others OF prominence among their
people.
They met Secretary Villas and other
officials this afternoon and the Secretary
addressed them as follows: My friends,
you have travelled long way to visit
Washington and am glad to see you
The Congress which makes the laws
which govern this whole country has
made this law, (holding in his hand the
Act for the purchase of the reservation)
Congress saw that the time had come
for the Sioux Indians to take sure steps
toward civilization and that the waste
and unused lands of their reservation tc
be settled and made homes of.
The Secretary then explained in de-
tail the methods which he had adopted
to secure the faithful, honest and free
expression of their wishes with respect
to the law, whether they would accept
or reject it. White Ghost, Swift Bird
and Swift Bear claimed that they were
much fatigued from the long journey
and wished a postponement of the coun-
Gil until Monday next, which the Secre
tary granted.
THE EXCLUSION ACT EXCLUDES.
The Chinese Charge d'Affairs in Wash
ington recently requested the Treasur,
Department to send telegraphic instruc.
tions to the Collector of Customs at Sar
Francisco, desiring him to permit the
landing at that port of certain Chinese
laborers who have recently arrived there
some of whom are provided with return
certificates, while others desire merely
W pass luIOuSu tuc Cuiteu CtatSS &c
other countries. In answering the com
munication, Acting Secretary Thompson
quotes the provisions of the Chinese Ex.
clusion law, and says that as it is under
stood that the laborers in question ar
rived since the approval OF the act, tn,
Treasury Department is unable to com
ply with the request.
BEACH, THE PFRJURER,
Acting Commissioner Anderson, Of tn
General Land Office, has received in
formation Of the conviction of Charlie
E. Beach for suborpation and perjury i
connection with the entry of large bod
of redwood timber land in Caiifornia
The land so entered amounts to abou
$1,000 acres, the timber on which wa
estimated to be worth $I1 900 900.
syndicate composed principally OF foreigl
capitalists was organized, it is alleged
for the purpose of securing a it'll
to this valuable tract from the Govern
ment and an attempt was made to do 81
by means of fraudulent entries. Som,
800 such entries were made, embracin,
about 160 acres each, in which it i
claimed perjury and subordination o
perjury was recklessly committed. O
these entries many have been held 10
cancellation and steps are being taken t,
secure forfeiture to the Government il
other cases.