New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-20
RED CLOUD OBSTINATE.
THE SIOUX HARD TO CONVINCE AT PINE
RIDGE.
GENERAL CROOK TELLS THE INDIANS TO TRUST
NO WHITE MAN WHO WANTS MONEY FROM
THEM-A FEW IGNDRs TO THE TREATY.

NO WHITE MAN WHO WANTS MONEY FROM
THEM-A FEW sIGNBRs TO T1IE TREATY.
Pine Ridge Agency, Dak., June l9.-The Com
missioncrs have apparently struck snag Last
right at council which Red Cloud had with his
band and the other chiefs in his interest IL is said
they decided under no circumstances to sign the
bin. At the conference with General Crook to-
day he announced this decision. and added that he
wanted all the Indians who signed the bill 10 be
put of the Reservation. He was importunate, and
said he wanted the Commissioners to pack up and
leave tomorrow. General Crook stopped him, and
recited TO the Indians some Instances OF Red
Clouds duplicity. The outlook for success here
Is far from promising. About $50 have signed
and about 400 have said they were opposed.
Several OF this number have already changed their
minds and doubtless others will follow. The
rush Of opposition for an hour this afternoon WAS
q veritHbe stampede.
It. WAS 3 o'clock before the Indians assembled
at the council Governor Foster opened the confer
ence by inviting any Indians desiring information
10 speak. Old-nan-airaid- of-his horse, now over
eighty years old, then and said that the paper
in his hand WIS given him at the time OF the treaty
Of 1868 in Fort Laramie. 1t means,' said he
" that after CultlYatIng the ground for eight
generations We were 10 become seif-suppOrting
llerc are twenty -OHc years ulIIc uuc VII bHC
treaty and there is no use in going ahead of the
time. 1t seems to me you orc In great hurry to
start n new treaty now. while there is SO much
time before the old treaty expires
Rcd Clond said: Il have the same sugar
paper, but here Is n map OF my reservation which
vas given me by the Great Father. Spotted Tail
and made that treaty OF 1865, nineteen years
ago. By that treaty we were 10 receive cattle
and horses and sheep and farming implements
until the treaty runs out. Since that time We
have made another treaty To give the Great Fnther
the Black Hills and we have pay Tor seven
generations Now, my friends. the Great father
has not paid the things promised US but wants us
to give more land before we are pad Tor whAo
is due us I looked around to see II you
had any boxes full OF money 10 pay US, but see
none. | presume you are 10 pay us IN sugar
talk as you have done before. w
General rook then sad: The only uniuIhieu
provision of the treaty OF lo6S Is that about
schools. From 1868 10 lst5, most OF tir tihe,
YOU were on the war path The GoHcrhmeht
wants you TO sell the land, OUTSIDE oi your rrsrFn,
h%"l t"s It, SD"' '0u ''''
lie then explained the provisions with reference
J1s, AS sure as you once lived on the buffalo,
you must In the future live as the white man
lives II you are Ia live at ali, you must be
come seh-suppor,ine. and when you begin 10 snow
'
will do all IL con for yOu In hshpond the big
fish are always swallowing RI" lttlo fish, and
when the white men come among you, as
they will in few years. in spite OF
all the GnvcrnInrnt can DO 10 prevent, yUu viii
hr IN" little tsh. IN" oub way "a protect your
land Is Ia settle on II. and "t W'"n's for H.
When you do no one can take II from vuu II
YOU follow the advice of those chiefs, and IN the
future you your children starving You cant
60 then and get your land back II viii he too
lare We nrc not here 10 compel you Ia sign.
We want you 10 DO as you think best We came
here the other day without soltitcrs and werc snr
prscd that yuu should surround tho council with
your soldiers. The trouble Is that you get advice
from thns" who want Ia live OH Of YOU. Congress
appropriated S2-,OOO to Iny Red Cloud and He'd
Lent for their horses. but they harmed that some
white man was trying t. get some uf the money.
ard they ho>cd tie hill 50 that each ldnn Gcto
his money himself. $40 for each horS', even II hC
wasn't hrRrr than sheep. Trust no whit" man
who wants you 10 pay him money ~ help You
You can 20 over 10 ID" AGENTS Office and begin
--.gJns the parrr All must come, and II sou
don't want 10 sign you can say -"
Then The council broke mp. Many Indians went
nj once tu the agents ollicc 10 sign. ly % y. IN
over 100 had signed.
To-dny Tho excitement suhsidrd and better
feeling seemed I" prevail lhc Indians are now
asking for information singlv or IN parties oi
TWO ur three, instead Of complaining nhoIt the
violation II the treaty. which h"h b""It me
constant burden OF their talk until TO day. WIN
few ,NrcpilunS none of the chiefs have before
I,rn Wiling even to discuss the question OF the
sale ~ their surplus nud Lust evening ana To-
day General Crook h,S bad ini"r' Jews with many
Of the prominent Indians and N,lua% men, ana rN-
niuri the proysiuIs oi the bill to them personally
NH voud effect. In the hrgr council ~" Indians
have been bound down to III" agreement OF th'lr
r,ucu, and have been unwilling 10 go beyond IN
he council This afternoon ahcy mixed mp With
,rod deal of mere talk 10 take mp time There
scrns TO have been a READ d"Nir" I" nave mHt,'rs
cyplnincd Whilr this fnct cannot D. ac"rpi%i rs
,,r,icuorlv favorable n l. nevertheless something
gained and lays n foundation for the I tothm'SHio"-
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