Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-29
rHE SIOUX CHIEFS MERE.
Eighteen Warriors Fresh From the Pin,
Ridge Reservation.

| AHo SiouA AnuAu oeieBouOn orrlv0Q In the
city this morning. They had come from Chi
cago in special car and reached here shortly
after O'Clock. The entire party, consist
ing of eighteen Indians and interpreters.
went at once to Beveridge's boarding
house on Sd street, where they remain during
their stay here. Acting under orders from the
Indian bureau Special Agent Lewis, who was in
charge Of the party, gave directions that no one
should be allowed TO speak with the Indians. II
is proposed that whatever they have to shy
Secretary Noble shall be the first to hear it.
Their wishes and complaints, however. were
pow-wow held with the chiefs by THE SrAR's
| special correspondent at Zine Ridge There
are fourteen Indians in the party and they are
| representative men.
WAITING TO GET THEIR STORE cIoruEs
Like the majority Of the members OF the
Sioux tribes these Indians are fine specimens OF
physical manhood. They do not present az
good appearance as they will later on when
their store store clothes are replenished.
anrs ha tae s aslsssi0n ,oapss n
the other half wear a combination costume,
part Indian and part civilized. 1t is probable
that they will not call on the Secretary Of the
Interior until next week. and in the interval
the Indian bureau will supply the deficiencies
| in their wardrobes.
THEY WERE NOT AT WOUNDED KNEE.
As these Indians hail directly from the con-
ter of the recent disturbances they are re-
garded with some apprehension by the gen.
eral public.
The idea seems to be that the Indians are COW
cred with the blood Of the recent conflict and
that their hands are still red. Mr.. W. d. Lewis,
the agent who accompanies them. and Who by
the way, Is member Of the Columbia Athletic
Club and young man who has q large circle
OF friends in this city, told STAR reporter that
cent hostilities, and especially in the affair at
Wounded Knee
That was Big FOot's band, you know, of
where are these Indians now" asked the
reporter.
Some 1G0 are dead" he said. "and the rest
are scattered over the country The Indians
that represented this element led by Short
Bull and Kicking Bear with about thirty Of
their braves are now at Fort sheridan"
Mr.. Lewis said that his delegation had come
on the same train with Gen. Miles and the
Indians for Fort Sheridan, and that the two
parties separated at Chicago.
THE MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION.
The Indians comprising the delegation now
in this city are as follows: Young Man-Afraid-
of-His-Horses, Spotted Elk, American Horse,
Two Strike, Little Wound Hump. Dig Road.
Spotted Horse He Dog, Fire Lightning, Fast
Thunder, High Hawk and High Pipe. Maj.
Swords, the chief of Indian police at Pine
Ridge, is with the party. He is an, Indian and
O very capable official Rev. Chns. s. Cook an
Episcopal clergyman who is engaged in
mission work at the agency, also
Indian blood il his veins. He was educated in
the east and is q man Of intelligence and abil-
ity. Two interpreters accompanied the dele
gation-Lewis Shrengran and Baptiste Pouriea
THE TRIP FROM PINE RIDGE.
Agent Lewis says that the trip through from
Pine Ridge, occupying about four days, was an
uneventful one. The Indians had their own
car and the doors were locked and no one was
allowed to approach them. The newspaper in
reviewers along the route were obliged
to be satisfied with chat with Mr.
Iewi6. A great many people thought that the
Indians belonged to some travelling show and
this mistake hurt the feelings Of the members
of the delegation, who consider themselves
great men.
ALL FACTIONS REPRESENTED.
The delegation was selected by Gen. Miles
because they are supposed to represent all fac
tions of the Indians. There are, in the first
place, the Indians who are opposed to war and
have been all along. Spotted Horse, Young
Man-Afraid and American Horse are regarded
as the representatives of this party.
Hump is an important man, as he
is a friend of Gen. Miles, and also belongs to a
band some OF the members OF which were with
Rig Foot in the Wounded Knee affair. The
Pine Ridge Indians who took part in the ghost
dance are REPRESENTED by Little Wound, Big
Road and He Dog. The Red Cloud faction
will appea. through Spotted Elk and Fire
Lightning. Spotted Horse represents the
party which signed the sioux treaty ceding
their lands to the government.
Two Strike represents hostile element, and
there are other Indians who appear for the
Brules. As will be seen quite a number of
the factions among the Indians have repre-
actually engaged in the skirmish OF battle or
whatever it may be called, are no. here, for
the good reason that the greater part are
dead.
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
The Indians want to talk to the Secretary of
the Interior and the commissioner of Indian
affairs and they want to have chance to say
something to the committees of Congress about
making good the promises OF the Sioux COM
mission: No program has as yet been decided
upon. The Indians will be allowed time
to get rested after their long journey and then
next week the pow-wow will begin. 1t IL not
probable that there will be any practical result
to come from this visit. except that the Indians
will be satisfied that their represents have
had chance to talk with the Great Father.
AGENT LEWIS OPINION.
Indian Agent Lewis thinks that the Indians
will be all right If there is no outside inter-
ference. He thinks that the Indian police
force should be increased so that they can
drive intruders off the reservations The
Indians, he thinks, IL not disturbed, will be able
to work out their own salvation and become
fitted to earn their own living.
MORE INDIANS COMING.
By direction Of Indian Commissioner Morgan
and with the consent of Secretary Noble dele
CATION Of progressive Indians are on their way
to this city from the Sioux reservations. The
delegation will include such men as John
Grass. They will reach the city on
Sunday and the conference with the Roux
delegation will be delayed until all the Indians
can be heard. The object In bringing on this
new delegation is to hear the views of the