The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-08-10
Last Day's session.

On Tuesday the council assembled ard
it soon appeared that there was no iayer
able change in the minds Of the Indians.
Each oil the commissioners In well coGpds
cred and earnest addresses, warned the
Indiana Of bad results likely to occur IN
case Of their refusal TO accept the offer Of
the government. Before the meeting Of the
council the commissioner knew that it
had been determined by the Indians to go
bone. In the open council John Grass re-
iterated the determination of the Ind ians
10 refuse to sign either paper. Gall said
his people would 60 home to-day, They
started t. leave, when Agent Mclaughlin
arose and quietly ordered them to re-
main, which they did. The commissioners
| finally adjourned the council meetings and
told Che Indians to go home q attend
totheir crops and the commissioners would
proceed 10 other agencies; when the Stand.
ing Rock people were wanted again notice
anletlv and set out for their homes.
Every possible argument has been used
Id induce the Indians to consent. Iti s
certain that they had determined IN their
councils long before the arrival oil the
commissioner to reject the offer Reports
from the lower agencies are very conflict
ing. The next agency visited will be the
Cheyenne River.
ANOTHER o
Az last the commissioners realize that
defeat IN the matter Of opening the Sioux
reservation stares them III the face. The
n s.anaoe 81 Chairman Pratt 10 the naughty
Shiefs IL she tribes intensified the 0ppoei-
sion Il tie Indiana. AMI instead 81 making
! break ia the ranks. solicited the opposl-
tion and cemented the friendship Of the
| factions. the matter was virtually SET
fled tosfay when John Grass arose IN the
conference, and informed the commission
era that the indiana would sign neither
nareF ana thatthey would NOW return to
fhe;r farms regardless o. What the com
miaeiouers might say. As soon rs
Graaa closed the esFele vas bFokan
ana the II dians started for home, All he
sps.ts 81 Chairman Pratt 10 control the
+, sisns ware futile. but agent Mclaughlin
s,sseaded n restoring quiet and have the
ccnierenee adjourn with a semblance Of or.
AR. II was 4 most hn'nIliating scene. Ihe
REPRESENTATIVES, III the government q rae
ffsife8 States sent to confer with tne inul-
ana we're left standing helpless ana nope
lass While the Indians who repsa.eniy
r1rderaa fheir decision MOTTO sign 1917 the
senfasenea wish contempt depistsa apon
sse;w eonnfenancas. When John Grass At
a. IA brief speech, called Tor those ~
srn e.No not an Indian arose. when
~ called ior those who sisn Yes sssrg
man remained naotionless on sle gloenIs
s;"r naither paper 70 arise, every 4 roae
With cheers and yelis'
pro IRON THE start.
sreeial from Valentine. Eeb. asserts
that Is. Dunbar issue els s1A At sa & ~ Il : aal
wy J say thar they asked The or.iu-
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ins Fl heir rsss sSs n ii Iast week III
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tnsms nes IS Sc ans other Indians from
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