St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-24

acted with good heart, but unless this
treaty with US is fair and we are told
the truth my heart will not be good.
We can not accept land apart (meaning
severalty).
WE WANT GRAZING LANDS.
Our reservations have been growing
smaller and smaller and soon we will be
without hunting ground. Our buffa-
loeS have been killed by the whites and
now they want our land. They come
here with two papers--one to take our
land one to keep them. They tell us
we must sign Oh the other and our
names will be counted. This is the first
time ever knew that an Indian can be
made to sign paper against his will"
AT the close or Calls speech the ap-
plause was savagely enthusiastic. AT
this point Two Packs, an excited chief,
saw the reporter near the circle, and,
thinking him one of the commissioners.
exclaimed eff you are here to talk with
us come inside and tell us what you
want. Do not stay outside listening to
US, but let us hear you"
THIS CREATED WILD EXCITEMENT
among the Indians, but after some
argument on the part OF the interpreter,
the orators proceeded. After speeches
by Running Antelope, Mad Bear and
others, and the reading of the proposed
treaty, which was printed in the Sioux
language, Mad Bear again addressed
the circle, and called upon all opposed
to giving consent to the treaty to rise.
Every Indian in the circle sprang to his
feet with whOOp, and this performance
was so satisfactory to the orators that
it was repeated three times, after
which the dog soup and coffee were
served.
The pacific speech of the day was
made by Running Antelope, who adj
vised his people to be calm and deliber-
ate in to-morrow'S conference with
the commissioners. He told them that
the commissioners come as representa-
tives of the great father, that they are
gentlemen and should be treated as
such. The commission consist of Capt.
Pratt, of Carlisle, Penn. Rev. G. d.
Cleveland, of Dakota, and Judge Wright.
of Tennessee, the latter being promi-
nently mentioned for
They are men of extensive experience
among: the Indians. and it is thought
that they will be able to show the OBJ
Jecting warriors that the proposed
treaty, if accepted, will prove a lasting
benefit to their race.
The treaty aims to open one-half of
the reservation. or about II, 600, 600 acres,
to settlement, and to advance S1,000,000
for the purchase of farm implements
and stock for the Indians, who are to
select farms. Immediately upon the
ratification of the treaty the land to be
settled will be sold to actual settlers at
so cents per acre, and it is estimated
that the fund thus raised will be over
s5,000,000, which shall be placed atinter-
est to the credit of the Sioux nation. 1t
is the most important step toward the
DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHWEST
taken for years, as it means the imme-
diate building of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee q st. Paul and the Chicago &
Northwestern roads to the Black Hills.
But the Indians do not understand the
details.
What the result of the conference to-
morrow will be is difficult to prophesy,
but il the spirit of tO-day'S private In
dian council is maintained, the commits
sioners will have fruitless session. To
add to the prospective discord,e Sitting
Bull is expected to arrive tomorrow.
He is a dynamite bomb in blankets
when harmony is wanted.
GENERAL OPPOSITION.
Special to the Globe.
FORT SULLY, Dak., July 23.-FOur
thousand Sioux Indians are now camped
at the Cheyenne agency, across the
river, waiting to treat with the Indian
commission. A visit among them to-day
reveals the fact that they are generally
opposed to signing the Sioux bill, at
least one-half of the adults fatty refus-
ing, and the remainder being undecided
as to what they will do. 1t is thought
by many of the agency employees that
their consent can be gained upon the
arrival of the commissioners. Maj. Nc
Laughlin telegraphed to the Cheyenne
agency to-day for all the Standing Rock
SiouXs to be sent home Immediately, as
the commission was waiting for them.