Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-17
The Sioux Commission Open Nego-
tiations With the Cheyennes.
SPEECHES BY THE MEMBERS
Governor Foster Hopes TO See Indian
Members of Congrcss-Red Cloud
Surly, but Other Indians Shout
ing and Whooping.
First Nect,nrJn Council.


ing. Tho Indians, being invited to do so, Sc
lected William Garnet, and Joseph Moseaux
to act as interpreters during the council. The
meeting was opened by Colonel II. ID. Gala
CHER, the agent at this agency. In a few APP
propriate remarks, he spoke of each of the
commission, and then of the purposes for
which they were here. An explanation of
ne right of eminent domain then followed,
after which the chairman of the commission,
Governor Foster, spoke to the Indians IN
about the same strain as at Rosebud, inform
ing the Indians of the purposes for which
they came, and alluding to the fact
that everything said at this meeting, by
all the people, both red and white,
would be taken down and shown to
the great father. Continuing, the governor
spoke in substance as follows:
General Crook has acquired the reputa-
tion among you of always speaking the truth,
and we wish to earn the same reputation. l
wish to be perfectly fair with you, and as
friends tell you the truth, whether pleasant
| or not l suppose you thoroughly understand
the law of last year. L shall only call your
attention to one particular change. (Here
a large map was shown to the council.) Last
year the dividing line between this reserva-
ton and the Rosebud was from the mouth of
Pass creek, due south; this year the line
| runs due south from the mouth of Black
Pipe creek, distant nearly sixteen miles east
ward from Pass creek. If you take your
| land in severalty you will have about eight
| hundred thousand acres, and the rest will be
yours to sell or dispose of in any way We
are not here to force you to sign, nor will we
ask you to sign any paper but this one.
We shall ask you to give us your names.
| to tell to the great father, we want to tell
| you the truth and do right to you. We think
| this best and ask you to agree to this now"
Major Warner the expounder of the COM
| mission, then spoke to the council at length
| in a very effective way. He assured the In
| dians of his good will and friendship, and
told them to treat with the commission in q
| spirit of equal friendship. The days of war
being gone forever, ana the days of peace
being with us, you must now earn your
! living by the sweat Of your brow for the
days when you may subsist by fishing and
hunting as did your fathers, is now past.
The chief man among you, as among the
white men, in few years, will be the one
who pro duces the greatest crops. 1t is natu-
| raj that the great father should wish you to
| enter upon road of prosperity leading to
your good; that your daughters shall be
educated to teach your schools for Tor
the white men; that the money
paid out shall remain here, instead of
going away; that your sons may become
| blacksmiths, carpenters, harness makers and
farmers. So you may have shops in your
own camps and not come so far, when you
| want work done. And, above all, that you
may enter within the pale of citizenship and
not be prisoners but can leave the reserva-
tion as freely as | can. The great father
sends us here to explain this bill. We can
| not add to or take away in the slightest par
ticular. In the first place, desire to say
| something about the difference in the line OF
| your reservation in this bill compared with
last year Then the east line was from the
| mouth of Pass creek, due south, now from
the mouth of Black Pipe due south, giving
| you strip of land about siXty-seven miles
long and seventeen wide, containing about
six hundred and eighty-six thousand acres,
enough land to give to each man, woman and
child here l22 acres.
Here the major spoke at length of the al
lotment as provided in the bill, and repeated
the illustration as shown in these
dispatches from Rosebud He also spoke
of the number of cows and other stock to be
given to the Indians, and spoke of the
schools as provided in this bill; of the money
deposited for them, and concluded: "Be not
influenced by any spirit of envy, hatred,
prejudice or fiattery, b ut ask the great spirit
to so lead you as to bring the greatest happi-
ness to your people,"
Governor Foster then added few words.
in which he mentioned the treaty Of 1868,
anu explained Its relation to the school sub
iect and contrasted the present proposed law
in regard to the same. He spoke of the wall
between parts of Dakota formed by this
I'VE come to build you up;
hope to live to see the sons
of Red Cloud, here, and Young Man-Afraid
His-HOrse represent you in the halls OF
the state legislature and in the great council
at Washington, in the same manner as dc
the children OF the whites.
The Indians were then invited to ask any
questions they desired, to which Red Cloud
responded by asking in surly tone about
whether white men Incorporated into
the tribe by the treaty of 1868
were to be allowed to have q
voice in this matter. This was then ex
planned IN a satisfactory manner and the
council broke up boisterously shouting and
| whooping.
To-day was seen the first outward act Of
the chronic kicker, Red Cloud, in the acton
of his soldiers. The young men selected to
attend and see that no action is taken except
such as has been previously decided upor
by the crown council, in attempting to inter
fere with the speeches which might be at
| tempted by any Indian, after the commits
sion. When Major Warner asked the In
dians to take seats in the front Of the pa
vilion, so he could face them, these soldiers
| prevented some of Red Clouds band from
| doing as requested. This is but an outcrop-
ping of the Red Cloud influence, which i:
now known TO be against the bill. Whether
this influence will be overcome, remains u
be seen, though much quiet effective
work has been, and still is being
done for the bill. 1t is als'
reported that the soldiers threaten to braiI
the first one who touches the pen' at this
agency.
Tomorrow another council will be helt
and il IS thought some expression VIII b'
had from the Indians in the matter. Th
last number of DR.. BANDS Council Fire ha
been distributed here, and being translated
to them, has influenced the Indians agains
} tEo commission. This sheets needs a ltttl'
'one-nan powern to discontinue it,
, The Sioux Indians had council amonl
themselves while the commissioners wer'
talking with the Cheyennes. About ffteer
chiefs spoke in opposition to the bill. M
FLESH and American Horse spoke in favor o
the BILL the former saying he should sign, N
matter who objected, and if anyone tried
prevent him, he would make them cry.
Old Man AFRAID OF His Horse, the forme
great chief SAID he was too old to control hi
his young men, whom he wanted TO thin
for themselves Red Clouds influence seem
TO prevail
Murder and Suicide.
, LAKE CRY, Colo, June 18,-Newton
Moore, freightei, murdered his young wIi