Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-08
THOSE AVARICIOUS SIOUX.
Redskins Who Want Everything
and a Little More.
DISAGREEMENT IN THE COUNCIL
Great Display of Indian E,oquencc--
Some Notices of the Orators-Dr.
Bland's interference Likely
to Cause Delay.
Crow Dog Favors the Bill.

Crow Dog Favors the Bill.
RosEBuD AGENCY, via Valentine, Neb,
June 1.-(Special Telegram to THE BEE. -
The council yesterday from which all white
lnen, including reporters, were excluded,
finally broke up in disagreement
Over thirty chiefs and head men expressed
their opinion for and against the bill. The
leading orator for the bill was Crow Dog,
the chief who killed the great chief Spotted
Tail, and who was convicted of murder in
1851 at Deadwood, but was afterwards re-
leased by the decision of the Dakota SD
preme court, on the ground that, "under the
then existing laws, the court had no juris-
diction over the tribal relations of the
Indians and no could pay for his crime
under the Indian jurisdiction alone" which
he did by big gift Of ponies ana money
Crow Dogs speech Is said by the Indians
and half breeds to have been the most pow
erful argument ever delivered by any Indian
on the reservation, and had great weight
and influence. On the side against the bill
was Yellow Hair, natural born orator. 1t
was he, in the great council in October, 1878,
who tried to depose Spotted Tail from being
head chief of the nation, and assume tho
place himself, but was signally defeated by
q vote of l66 TO Spotted Tails 26l
In the councils, last night, which lasted to
very late hour, that of the mixed breeds
and white men who have married Indian
women, as the commission has decided that
white men Incorporated in the Indian tribes
up to the present time have right to vote,
was harmonious one, being almost a
unit in favor of signing the bill,
while the Indian council was far from
being harmonious one. There is
no doubt that the letters from Mr. Bland, of
the Council Fire, representing the Indian
Defense association, to ali the squaw men,
half-breeds and leading Indians, appealing to
them under no condition, 10 sign the bull,
particularly explaining and misrepresentng
the school clause has had much to do with
the disagreement among the Indians. Bland
contends that in the treaty of 1865 schools
are guaranteed in any case while, in the
present bill, schools and other things are to
be paid for out of the money realized on the
present sale of lands, leaving about a 600 600,
instead OF the entire sum.
The opposing influences of the different
bands for and against, are working ear
nestly and faithfully to secure their respec-
tive ends, both hoping for success. One
gratifying feature, to-day, was that several
prominent Indians who spoke bitterly against
the bill yesterday, after having it explained
in favor of it.
The commission gave the Indians another
feast, to-day of twenty beeves, well knowing
that they are never SO good-natured as when
their stomachs are full This is one pro-
longed picnic to Il majority of these Indians,
as we are daily treated to Omaha and squaw
dances, feats and races, the younger pre-
ferring to enjoy themselves and leave the
quarreling to their elders.
In the big council, to-day, the leading chiefs
who spoke against the bill were Yellow Hair,
who thought the government had broken the
treaties of 1865 and 1878; but said that he De-
lieves General Crook TO be friend and
would fight them if he was not Two Strike,
High Hawk and Little Dog also spoke in OPP
position, declaring that they were not getting
enough for their land, and it would not be
best to curtail their reservation, as they had
now plenty of room to range their stock
The leading chiefs, who delivered able
speeches in favor of the bill, some of them
beng particularly eloquent and original,
were, Swift Bear, He Dog, Standing Bear,
High Pipe, Good Eagle, High Lance, Hollow
Horn Bear, Grow Dog, William Spotted Tail,
Bear the Wood, Red Rose and Fast Bear.
Several of these chiefs were strongly IN the
opposition in the last council,
AT the adjournment OF the council it was
concluded TO meet again tomorrow, and all
those in favor of signing the blll should be-
gin to do so; those not in favor of doing so
should meet in separate council. The indi-
cations of the successful issue Of the bill are
very much brighter, to-day, than yesterday
Among the excellent speeches that had
much weight in the council to-day, was G..
p. Jordan, the regular licensed trader at
this agency, who is a brother of Colonel II.
w. Jordan, OF the Ninth infantry, and cousin
of the late General George A. Custer He
has been chief clerk and acting agent at Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies since 1874,
and although comparatively Il young men
yet, he has more influence than any other
white man on the reservation. He has not
l,tn ,Ha,n, httt
IN the endeavor to secure a successful issue.
The following is the substance of Mr..
Jordan's speech "My friends and relatives,
you are now in position to place yourselves
in good condition and secure for yourselves
and children the protection of the govern
ment in your land allotted to you under this
act. Four of my children were born here,
and could not look you in the face if ] adj
viscd you to your disadvantage. Three
Stars will allow you ample time, and see
not reason for not accepting These gen.
tlemen would not bring this hill here il they
did not think II for your interests, and in
accordance with what your representatives
asked in Washington last winter. The
people will not regard yol for rejecting this
bill, when the price was fixed by yourselves
Next year there wlll be seven more IN the
great council of the Great Father and fear
they will make laws which will not allow
you as liberal terms and besides you will
lose the friendship of these people and
those IN the east who have been your friends,
lor they can not KNOW why you reject TINS
bill. In this country there is only power by j
votes, and when people can vote they can
help make laws and thus protect themselves.
When you take lands in seyeralty you tako
the first step towards securing this power TO
protecting yourselves by vote. want you
TO seriously consider this matter and not
allow this commission 10 leave without your
signatures. You are not supposed TO DO
more intelligent than the mixed bloOds and
men inter-married among you, they accept
this bill ana want you 10 do so also.h
There is a terrific storm of wind and rain
here tonight
The Indians Signing.
ROSEBUD AGENCY, Oak, June THE
commissioners held another council with the
Indians tins afternoon. Yellow Hair, Swift
Bear Hollow Horn Bear and other Indiana