Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-27
AT STANDING ROCK AGENCY
The Sioux Commission Meets With
Very Little Encouragement.
ATALk WITH GOVERNOR FOSTER.
He axes a Forcibie Appeal But
Gaiis to Awaken Much En-
thusiasm I'm the Saw
age Breast.
The Sioux Commission.

STANDING Rock AGENCY, Oak, July 90 -
Especial Telegram to THE BER. THE Sioux
commission arrived here last night after a
two days travel on the steamer Missouri
from the Cheyenne River agency and were
met at the landing by conveyances from the
post, Fort Yates. The Indians had been
duly notified previous to the coming of the
commission, and were nearly all camped
within easy distance of the agency. Early
this morning policemen were sent out into
the camps TO call the Indians together
in council to meet tho commissioners.
Owing TO the scattered position of
the camps the council did not
gather until about 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. They were met by the full
commission, Major Warner having yesterday
returned from his eastern jaunt in the iLter-
est of the G. A. II. anu to meet ex.Inspector
Pollock.
The council, us usual. was opened by the
agent, Major Mclaughlin, in u few appro-
pirate remarks, introducing the commissions
ers by name to the Indians, briefly touching
upon the reputation each had acquired in the
white mans land. He was followed by Gov
ernor Foster, who proceeded to report his ex-
PLANTATION of the bill, touching particularly
upon the features of the bill which have to
do with the rights of the Santees and the
prices which are to be paid for the land He
concluded with the following friendly ad-
visory talk:
EVERY intelligent Indian must see that
sooner, or later he must adopt tie ways Of
the white man. The white man wants YOU
to do this, and will furnish the means for
you TO do so as fast as you possibly can.
have met many of you during the past two
months, and find among you many bright
minds which only need education to make
them fully equal to our brightest minds
among us. hope to see the day when all of
your young men can read and write and
transact all of the business like the
white man. When was boy
this country was called The Great American
desert, and contained only about 1000 white
men and over 100000 Indians. To-day find
OF white people in this country AS Won
must know, this will be fatal to your retJi-
tlon of all this land, and as your friend I
come here to tell you that you ought to ac-
cept this bill as the best that ever will be
offered TO you for your acceptance. l think
this will be the last commission that will
ever visit you. The white man will surely find
some way to get your lands We want
you TO calmly discuss this before you decide,
and, not like another agency, decide before
we Gomez
He was followed by Major Warner, who
made q careful and "a complete exclamation
of the parts of the bill bearing upon the
questions of boundaries, prices and the sew
crafty provision. He also gave "A plain state
ment of the situation, present and proposed.
His remarks, strengthened by copious ex-
tracts from speeches made at Washington
last fall by the chiefs present to-day, were
very forcible and seemed TO make an i'm
preston upon the audience. The present
prospect is not easily dlscoverabe, but
seems 20 be unfavOrable.