Evening journal., 1889-08-06
THE SIOUX HAVE SIGNED.
Enough Signatures Have Now
Been Obtained.
MILLIONS OF ACRES AT STAKE.

Chief Gail Changes Front and Many In
dians Follow Him In Using the Pen.
sitting Bull's Cutting words--A De-
sorIption OF the Land.
STANDING Rock AGENCY, n. D., Aug. O.
The most important work in the history Of
Dakota and one Of the most significant vic
tories Of the government over the ignorance
and prejudices OF the Indians has been ac-
comp Wished The requisite number Of sigma
lures for the opening ot the great Sioux re-
servation have at last been secured The
commissioners are rejoiced over their success
and justly proud Of their work, An attempt
to interview them was futile, as they have
been kept steadily at the tables where the
Indians were signing.
chief Gall Changes Front
The sensation Of the morning council was
the signing by Chief Gall, who was the field
general Of the Indians during the memor-
able Custer campaign, and who until the
past few days has been bitterly opposed 10
the treaty. Gall made no speech, as IL was
expected he would, when be signed, but
with his faithful followers around him. aud
IN the presence Of those whom for years he
had influenced agsinst giving up the lands,
no marched silently to the roll, touched the
pen, and amid the applause OF the 3 tting Bull
band il was announced that Gall Ind signed.
This settled IL The Backfeet and Upper
and Lower Yanktonnas followed Gall and
signed with rapdity and eagerress that
proved the wonderful influence Of this pow
| erful chief During all of the day the In
dians have been signing, and at last the
II, coo 900 acres Of land 70 which the whites
have been looking longingly for 80 many
years are theirs.
sitting Bull Talks scornnlily.
Sitting Bull when asked what he believed
the effect OF opening the reservation on the
Indians would be, exclaimed: "Don't talk 70
me about Indians There are no Indians
left except those in my band Of uncapapas.
They are all dead, and those still wearing the
clothes qf warriors are only squaws ! an
sorry for my followers who have been de
feated and their land taken from Them
why Chief Gali signed.
Chief Gall has very jealously guarded wha
I be believed to DO the interests Of his tribe
and looked with disfavor and suspicion ol
I every effort TO obtain their lands u hav
given my consent he said My Indian
I, have signed because / told them 70 ofte
i learning that the government could take on
K lands for nothing II il wanted TO- The white
e have now got our lands and hope they wi
/ b satisfied and lot US live in pence in future.
e IL wim BE Another oklahoma
I, The Indians all along doubted that II
J. government had the power 70 take thei
lands without paying them what they aske
q and not until John Grass became satisfied {
a this point by consultation with lawyers
j Bimarok did he consent oaccept the treaty
Hundreds Of settlers have been camped o
e the eastern bank Of the Missouri during th
i past two months awaiting the success Of N
comm sion, Although for several wee
Il taey We're very despondent they are no'
n jubilant, and they are receiving telegram
nom friends all over the country giving NJ
l. tice of probable re enforcemenu. 1t Is PR
~ dcted that the rush 10 the reservation WI
4 bo greater than the Oklahoma ampede,
y the land is Of much better quality and IL
Il prospects for prosperity brighter.
n There is some fear that premature rus
Of whites 70 the lands viii cause much trol
"A ble between the Indians and the settler
y Sitting Bull, although in the minority hi
I, q suifi lent number of followers 10 make
n vast amount of trouble, and will requil
q close watching until they resign themseiy'
!. to the new order of things
n The Land to He Opened.
ar The reservation lands secured contain II
0OO. 600 acres, for which the handsome SUI
al Of sl4 0O0.O0O must be paid.
n The Sioux viii part with just one-half
N their reservation, but win still have sufciei
/, to enable them 20 possess comfortable farm
M certainly all The land they can OF will cal
!, TO cultivate. The tract extends from Nj
4. souri, to the Black Hills and then north;
N embraces likewise, part Of the fertile Wi
nebago Grow Greek reservation on the ea
bank Of the NJ ssour river, south Of Pierr
X The area is equal TO that Of New Hanpshi
" and MASSACHUSETTS, combined, and lies, all
it, in South Dakota Three rivers RI
through it, and the valleys are Of wonderf
fertility.
These Il, Goa, 900 acres viii afford farms Il
~ not less than 10000 families, and judgir
- by the settlement OF Oklahoma, it W
nd require infln tely less than seventy da
possibly hours-for its complete settl
ment, and then leave thousands Of disa
pointed ones TO return to the four quartz
W whence they came, disappointed that the
were not more acres 70 be parceed out III
climate is good, the mean annual temper
~ ture being As degs. above zero; the nigh
- are cool, the days warm in summer
y Custer First Told of the Wealth.
Custer FIRST told Of the wealth Of the Blai
-s Hills country and Of the fertility Of u
~ reservation The Indians fought bravely
I'D keep out the whites. Overwhelmed and su
dued they no longer seek to fight Congre
has been egis.ating on this IL, 00O, 600 ira
4 since 1882. The Winnebago portion Of
~ President Arthur ordered to be opened, }
rk lieving the Indians had no right 70 it Pre-
dent Cleveland thought differently, and /
-2 scinded the order of his predecessor.
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nd Is Jake ia Limbo?