The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-18
SOUTH DAKOTA aARNERINas.
Resolutions Adopted At Huron.


Following are the resolutions passed BY
tie meeting Of representatives from the
drought stricken counties Of South Dakota,
held in Huron last week:
Resolved, That We ind that there are twenty
hve conntisa applying for help through their
Representa- yes In which there are many farm
ere entirely destitute OF feed for their work
animals ant OF sufficient seed grain to FULLY
seed tut IL cult, ated land and some mist be
fuvhishel with the necessities Of life before
another harvest. The funds already donated
will not te sufficient to fully supply the above
wants.
:. Init we condemn any newspaper. public
or private individual who for any purpose what
eves represents that there ia nodcs.itut on and
say to our country inen that the st. ry has not
hem fully told. And while thanking the
benevolent and charitable for contributions
heretofore given ;hore is still reat NEE Of ss.
sistancc.
.. ReA't.ing that the railroads, more particu-
Ia W tho Cl,ica 70 Y Northwestern aud Chicago,
Milwaukee ~ st. Ia Il. have no. ONLY given free
!rsisht an thousands OF bushels Of grain and
Coal. b.; tavJ cont 'ibutet literally of money
6til sMtp'ic' for The y lief of our Iestitr ute citi-
.ens. and Z. cling tiltt it cannot bs expected or
as iel that ,lsy should continue to give free
esh Indefinitely The .eforo.
Kssotryi. Tim: We e.tsnd to the inanag. men.
of til. hiraso 4 NUr.hw. y. era. Chicago. Min.
AiSup'ss ~ 1Hht, SItcNSO, ~. tuuI, " 1uue-
Hpoiis & Omaha. Sioux city a. Pacific, Illinois
te -trAl, ire i ont. Elkhorn s. Missouri Valley,
lnion Pa.i,i thica.o. Burlington a. Quincy,
Buflii,ca Il Missouri In Nebraskn, Iurlingtou.
Cedar iia,iis ~ Northern. and al other railroads.
whicn la . furnished free transportation for
oar RELIEF our heartfelt thanks for ull they have
done Tor ~. and We will no. ar. them to ron-
tinue t , give free freight on grain or seed after
tho 3 til of April, 1,aN.
4. We heartily indorae the co;rse pursuee by
GUv. MelIette in our behalf aud 10 Iiu, we ton.
der our since we thanks and also to tho mem
hers of tue several committees and persons who
haze sp:N mt literally of their time and money
for our relief.
.. To all kind heart I'd md benevolent pooplv
wherever ~lesidins who have insisted in reliev.
aug tn. wants atd necessities we extend our
hexstieit thanks.
Final l,Ow-Wow and Dance.
The great and flual pow-wow and dance
OF the Sioux was held Saturday night
about tive miles from Pierre over OIL tho
reservation. The Sioux have been gather
Ing for several days and have been having
q big me getting, which was changed to a
great dance. These dances have been held
at regular intervals, but this is to be the
last u held On the reservation before the
tribes leave for their new quarters. The
assembly was IL monster n and is said
to have been the larRest gathering of the
Sioux that has been held for many years.
All the noted chiefs were there.
A big discussion was held as to whether
the Indians had better take up lands in
severalty or all go back to the lands which
are left them. John Grass, the noted
Sioux orator, made an earnest aud touch
ing speech. in which he urged the Sioux TO
be men and not sIuaws, TO take the land
aud make I cir living.
Sitting Bull and the rest of the chiefs
took the opposite side of the question.
Sitting Bull expressed his hatred of the
government nnd the whites and said only
squaws should work and he and his small
band would still take their provisions from
the government.
The result of the meeting was q decision
not to take up lands, but to go back on the
new reservation aud let the government
continue issuing %ratious. Only a few
squaw men and half. breeds will goto farm
ing.