Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-18
NUMBER se5
CHEYENNES AT PINE RIDGE.
A Talk With the Tribe That Doesn't
Know Sioux.
WARNING RED CLOUDS SOLDIERS
Major Warmers Little Mistake About
Fish - The Influence of DIR.
Bland ana His Paper
May Cause Defeat.
Yesterdays Council, at the Agency.

Yesterdays Council ot the Agency.
PINE RIDGE (va Rushville), June IL
Special Telegram to The BEE. The dispo-
stiou Of Red Cloud is shown by the action
OF his sold icrs in tho breakup of the coun-
Gil, last evening, when fifty or sixty of these
mounted bucks surrounded the pavilion and
forbade any speaking on the part of tho In.
dians with the commissioners. His policy
has been very clearly defined in this very
decided action of his young men, prompted
by tho council of which he is the prime
mover.
This morning the Cheyenues were to come
in 10 the agency to council with the commits
sion, they beng unable to understand tho
Sioux dialect, in which the trans ations were
made yesterday. They came in this
morning and reported that tho SOL
diers would not allow them to
come in to take any counsel with the COM
mission. Agent Gallagher called up his cap
tain Of police and instructed him to send
word to the camps thai any one who would
interfere with the free action of any Indian
on the reservation should receive q dose of
the guard house.
One of the young men from Red Clouds
band came IN to ascertain what wonld be
done, intending to report the same to the
camp in order that the soldiers might take ac
tion. Colonel Gallagher had him brought
up and gave him thoroughly to understand
that no actions like the day previous would
be tolerated. This seomed to have q salu-
tory effect, as IN short time the Cheycnnes
came and a council was held IN the council
room of the agents office.
Standing Elk. Wild Hog, Little Chief and
other chiefs were present and gave close at
tention to the address and explanation Of
(rOyprnOr Foster and Major Warner (Ovpr-
nor Foster made the same lucid explanation
of the bill and the intention of the govern
ment, adding to his remarks some very good
advice, friend of the red man.
Major Warner confined his remarks to
personal appeals to them, painting in glow
ing colors the situation on the reservation
when the lands were taken in severalty, and
these broad plains teemed with the fruits o
agricultural labors, and are fragrant with
the perfume of the wheat and corn bios
SONS.
The major is rapidly becoming very pro:
ficient and effective in Indian talking, easily
falling into their modes of expression and
getting nearer their hearts than at first.
Yesterday he made use of many expressions
which appealed to the strongest feelings Of
an Indian, though he did rather overrcach
when he spoke about fishing to people who
consider fish unfit to eat. The speech made
yesterday was replete with eloquence and
pathos, and was listened to very nttentively.
The Sioux Indians held big council in the
II ~
were made. by Red Cloud, Blue Horse and
others, denouncng the action of the white
| men who were attempting to impose this
| treaty upon them. Red Cloud was especially
vehement, utterly refusing to even accept q
copy of the bill or listen to Its reading, hav-
| ing derived his mental attitude from DIR.
| Bland, during the recent visit to Washington.
| Four or five hundred copies of The Council
| Fire have been circulated here, very re-
| Gently, and are beng industriously translated
| in the camps. If this bill fails here the in
| fuence of DR.. Bland may be accounted
| largely responsible, for it, and not from any
phiianthropcal reasons, but for purely
| selfish purpose, as shown in the manner Of
place last night about a huge fire, the COM
| mission having presented them with twenty
| beeves for "a feast. This was necessary to
| keep the Indians here at the agency.
A council was held this afternoon, at
which ld-Man-Afraid-ofH HIS Horse, Red
| Cloud, Little Wound, Blue Horse, Young
| Man Afraid of His Horse and other chiefs
spoke. Their talk was rehearsal, each in
| their own way, of their individual views as
|. to the promises in the treaty OF 1868, which
| have not been fulfilled When they finished,
| Major Warner explained the bill in regard
to paying Red Cloud for his ponies and told
them to be careful of any men who wanted TO
| get any of this money; and that advice from
| such men was not worth much; that while
| he thought it was for the interest Of all Of
| them, the bill should be accepted, still the
| commissioners wanted them to do as they
thought best. He concluded by saying that
| the bill was rerdy for signatures No Flesh
| was the first to sign. About forty signed In
| twenty minutes, when further action was de-
.fcrred until evening.