New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-17
SITTING BULL AGAINST THE TREATY.
THE OLD MEDICINE MAN SERIOUSLY dLL-EEp
CLOUDS srmArpGY WITH THE cHEYENNEs

bismarck Oak, June 16 (speciaD.-Courters Just
arrived from Standing Rock IMPORT Sitting Bull tho
Sioux chief as alive and slowly growing stronger.
Speaking OF tho proposed opening Of the reservation for
settlement he said that he never signed treaty and
never would He is as bitterly opposed TO tho open
ine OF the reserv son as no was year ago. When
told OF the number OF Indians at the lower agencies.
who are signing, he would not believe II. He said
that ho had Indians at the lower conferences,
who reported to him, and he knew
that no such number as reported
had signed He IS cunning and suspicious. and thinks
tho Commissioners giving out the reports to In
auence tho Indians at the upper agencies. There Is
every reason 10 believe that the Commissioners will
succeed In opening tho reservation but they must do
II without the aid or consent OF Sitting Bull and his
friends When asked he thought he would die. ka
said at first he felt that he must go. the trouble was
with his heart, which felt as though he had been shot
He has somo hopes OF recovery. Tho Indians at
standing Rock have chosen the orators to represent
them At the coming conference, but Sitting Bull Is not
OF the chosen Those elected Gall, John Grass.
Mad Rear, Big Head and Eagle that Scarcs-
Pnc Ridge Agency, Oak. June 10, via Russelvllle,
Ncb-The Commission was Informed this morning that
tho Chcyennes desired to have q council with them,
they did understand the language in which the
Commissioner speeches OF Yesterday wero inter
preted. II appeared chat when the Cheyeuncs were
leaving their camps for this CAUCUS. the Sioux
soldiers intorferr and told them that they might
he policy Of Red loud ami his following, and is in
Line with their conduct yesterday. Now that IN"
T.0ndS s0a element the OcesSsa sSGa'y hs hs 'sSTs sps
can he taken to countrract It's Influence The
Cheycnnes were at Informed that the Com
mission would talk with them and that no outside in
reference would be tolerated: \ council Is now In
progress Standing Fix, Little Wolf and Wild Hog,
The principal chiefs of the ChcyenneS, and about lOo
heads OF families wer present Standing FIX ex-
understanding the Commissioners talk yesterday. but
that now they had their own Interpreter, and ther
earS were open Governor Foster explained the pO-
visions Of the bill. Major Wagner followed. The
Ind ans listened with grave attention, and manifested
their interest by frequent applause IL Is now set
the bill, and the opposition to It Is mainly confined
to Rcd Clouds following General Crook was not
present to-day. , . IN, a.,
commissioners talking with the Cheyennes Az
this council there was considerable excitement
About fftcep chiefs spoke IN opposition to signing
the bill, giving reasons that the Government
bad not fulfilled the promises OF the treaty OF lsoe
wero urged at Rosebud. They endeavored TO pledge
their bands TO act together, or In other words TO en-
forcs the caucus system. NoFlesh said that he was
in favor OF signing. that he was thinking about the
yanoed than he was that when they attended school
and Learned what tho white man farnch thev
wanted 10 act the white men acted that he oe.
cved the only way bring about this was TO take up
ISaa natt.r ana wso dSscsd and any tried
m prsvent he would make them cry. American
Horse took tho same side, though less emphatic than
No-Flesh Old afraid Of hIs-horses, the former
preat chief said that he was now too old 10 contOi
Els young men that he wanted them to think for
Red Clouds influence for the time seems TO pTeVai
with apparent unanimty.