Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-07

1oun&-Man-Alraad kvhlch u the zine Ridge
authorization OF his nancy said he was very
much pleased to meet everybody, and then
went on to relate his 1vices in the interest of
harmony during the late trouble. In the
course of his introductory remarks he said he
had brought his people into camp and had
How many?" gueried the Secretary. and the
TRAITOR was somewhat nonplussed. He knew
the total was small and he didn't care to say.
The Secretary removed the embarrassment by
bidding him proceed in his own way, and then
Young Man Afraid said he hoped the gov
! eminent would not only educate the
children. but would also give them something
to do when they finished at school The gov
eminent had always said that If Indians
worked they would get rich They wanted to
get rich and the only way that was possible
was the giving of employment to the young
! when they left school. Then Young Man
Afraid said he would postpone further CONVEX
sation until Monday.
TWO STRIKE HAD Km rXxINos-
Two Strike was next called for. The willy old
! warrior did not want to say much, but his man.
ner was quite vigorous. He acknowledged
that there had been trouble, but that was gone.
He had made peace with Gen. Miles, had turned
in his arms and nov came to report to the
Great Father.
He was always going to do what he could to
maintain peace. He joined with one Of the
Indians in the rear of the room in a request
understood would be here ON Monday. They
wanted to see him.
HUMP AND HIs FARMING FAILURE.
The next speaker was Hump-than whom no
better Indian ever lived il his record during
the campaign of 1876 be erased. He called
attention to the fact that he had farmed at
Cheyenne River for three years and had
no crop, and for that reason he wanted
the rations increased and continued. Cheyenne
kal
about 800 OF the people had been kilfed-and
there should be some consideration shown the
| survivors. He, too, suggested that little
money from the Secretary would be acceptable.
High Hawk. Ogallala told with loud voice
how earnest he had always been for peace. His
principal complaint was as to the dividing line
between the Pine Ridge aud Rosebud agencies;
the line had caused much trouble and he hoped
1t would be removed.
HOLLOW HORN BEARS COMPLAINT.
Louis Primeau succeeded Louis Reichard a.
an interpreter, Louis the first being some
what tired vocally. Then Hollow Horn
Bear, a Brule from Rosebud agency,
pleasantly featured Indians here and the
| audience was pfepossessed as soon he ap-
| peared. He complained Of the trespassing of
| troops on the reservation without what he be-
lieved to be just cause and expressed himself as
| being hurt because the soldiers had killed
many Of his people.
One man (referring to the affair at Wounded
Knee) wanted to fght; the others did not.
That man fired his gun and then the soldiers
shot men, women and children. He was some
! what lost. but he was going to try to do right
| as he had always done, but he had to say that
only the white man had broken the mutual
promises He told of some of his
people who were badly wounded and charac-
terized the conduct OF the military as cruel
The soldiers were the cause Of all the trouble.
He had some things he wanted to tell but he
thought it might shock the ladies present. still
if they did not mind he would tell the story
Secretary Noble saiG he might reserve such
matters until Monday.
HE WANTS cows.
Hollow Horn Bear then asked that those In
dams who had lost property during the late
trouble might be reimbursed and went into
financial matters in connection with old and
unfulflled treaties. Cows had been prom
Used long ago, but they had not been
given. Crops were failures in his
country and only cattle raising was a success
The cows ought to be sent out right away.
There was money due the Indians and he hoped
that would be used in the purchase Of cows and
mares. The money was to have been used to
buy beef. He would rather see it
spent. for something that would bring
! increase. He asked that subissue houses
be established in the various camps so that
men who desired to work be not taken away
from their farms or cattle. The agency was
many miles away from many camps. The
| imaginary line which divided Pine Ridge and
Rosebud reservations ought to be removed;
| there was no line and there ought not to be.
1t had caused much trouble. More school
houses had been promised and he hoped they
would soon be built. He wanted the children
to have an opportunity to learn something.
Medicine Bull then talked through Inter-
prefer Cook. Medicine Bull was oratorically
! Inclined. His words apparently fell far short
of expressing his fcelings OF delight. He COM
menced by calling attention to the fact that
there was no blood on his bands Very poetic
and after awhile il became plain that he was
| INDUCING in ailegory. The flowers about
! which be was SO. much concerned
were the children Of the Sioux nation; these
should receive every consideration or they
would die. From his utterances it was evident
that he always had been, was now and ever
would be in perfect accord with the Indian
policy OF the government. Many promises
had been made by Gen. Crook and the other
and he hoped and believed that every promise
would be made good. There was one question
he wanted TO ash: Had the Secretary
instructed the agents to simply loan
pillow. and other farming Implements to In
sponded NO" And all the Indians smiled to
know that the piows, &C., were theirs and not
the agents.
MEDICINE BULL ON xrprY POCKETS.
Very fseIngly did old Medicine Bull call the
Secretarys attention to the fact that when the
Indians shook their pockets there was nothing
in them that you'd rattle. Tne Secretary
laughed little, but he did not commit him
self ~
Other Indians were there ready to talk, and
old White Ghost OF Grow Creek was very
anxious to be heard, but he wns courteously
sawn OF and respectfully referred to the Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs on Monday.
sKcnxTARY NoBIx's RELY.
Secretary Noble then made his speech. The
Indian must not be discouraged. He
would be supported 90 long as he
endeav0red to do we'll There were two
sides to the question Of what b due the Indian
and what il duc FROM the Indian. II wish 70
speak about these things In . friendly spirit"
said he, II wish to tell the Sioux what the
government has done for them, and wish to
tell them from book written BY their friend
Miss Fletcher, AZ TO what has been done for
them. Up to 1884 the Sioux have been given
ga 000. 900 BY The government
and agreements vita the Sioux, Since
1854, when this nonsy. VAS paid. there
hes BEEN. much more monay paid, according
70 the treaty, One Of the sPs1ken complained
that no cows have been HsSled within the last
two yeAra Viii TO I'll what has been issued
in the way Of horses and ssock cattle under The
treaty. The SecretAey then quoted sta
tistics - to fhs isouee % Indians.
HE schools that tA1 Indians want have been
kept up sts Ill Of thsa agencies.