Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-13
The Delegation Of Sioux Chiefs Have
a Talk with the Secretary
Of the Interior.
Each Indian Tells His Grievance and
Explains What the Govern
ment Should DO.
The Secretary Tells Them to Be
Good and They Will Be
Provided for.
The Indian POw-WOw.

between Secretary Noble and the Sioux In
dian delegation was begun his morning
at the interior department. Secretary of
War and Mrs. Proctor and Miss Proctor
were present and also the wife of Secretary
Noble and Miss Halstead. Others promi-
nent in the work for the Indians were i'll
terested spectators. The conference was
opened by Secretary Noble, who said:
"You were represented here just after the
agreement with General Crook was made.
You made certain requests and complaints
at that time and you received certain prom.
iSes from me. There has been trouble
since then and you have come again to say
what you think is proper as to the cause
complaint you see fit. The secretary is
his word, but if there is anything
more he can do, through friendship
for the Sioux, he is ready to do it. He is
your friend, and the great father has told
him to be your friend. lie wants you to
talk to him as your friend, and he will
meet you in the same spirit.' The Secre-
tary then asked If the Indians had made
any arrangements about speakers. He
could not hear them all, but he would lis
ten to a few, and he desired them to speak
briefly. He added that, if no objection was
made, he would hear from John Grass,
Hollow Horn, Bear, American Horse, Two
Stilke, Hump and -Man-Atrald-of-
said that This arranI~ment WaS NOV salts
factory, as it was desired that each
agency shOuld be represented in the
,Io"id bnor Liz oeoie'"'S iopi'eo ''"' io
,ouvrp,ss p,c, ,opsr
.,a th,, tol,, oo,,.ol with Shaw, -, -
SN ~ ~ =" w "" "Ho
should follow. John Grass then came for
ward. Rev. C.. S. Cook. the Episcopal min
lister at Pine R,doe. acted as internreter.
~.
Grass at once began 10 speak OF the recent
trouble, the origin of which he did not
| know They had come for the nurnose of
comforting With the secretary in regard to
the matter. The Indians. he said. did NOT
desire to be driven back to their wild life.
but wished to consult with the president
so AS to determine upon the futnre. The
Indians thoupht if desirable that the
AGENTS should Er civilians rather than mil
itary. in the past. he said. the indian
arpnts had onortuuifies to steal. hut now
if vas diiJicuiit for thnm t :" aInnt sn Un, n ~
had been rood men. In sneaking of hiS
own reservation. that of STANDING Rock.
thn threatened troIhle had hnnn MT dow,
nv the indian nolicI
i"H1 hEAih\ ED IN INDIAN roLleE
"'o "o wa, l'l'es'eo . "'N lo' Al III
cle"'e VI lily nlel'. 'ra>' lllcH SHOOK
nahos WITH lle secretary ana LOOK HIS seal
american HORSE was t'e next speaker. ne
o'Splaseo colsloelaole natural aoIllty anu
l'aoe y graceful preface 10 HIS leinaikS'
referring III complimentary terms 10 Che
SCcItLuIy dilu luulttS present.. i ne govern
their atte,nnt to civiIi1r the Indians lie
proceeded to enumerate their mistakes.
Instead of positions at the agencies being
hIled by Indians, White men crowded them
out and took their places. What his PEG
pie wanted was a chance to rise and fill
positions OF trust and consequence: that
were within their reach. He then spoke
of religious matters, and said there were
three religious bodies on their reservation
who were trying to teach them 10 live bet
ter lives and especially to bring about re-
llglous marriages.. But they did not want
Tba o sa cuntpvi' ;nn ~ r nidt N.Y. oei ha " s peaH1n TO-
compel them to marry. American Horse
replied that he referred more particularly
u persons wnp eiopeu. When a COUPE
to I've married Th4 snsakpr 1I,n' asken
that the losses suffered by the Indians in
tne late disturbance De made good oy the
IIn Gariisin ohno, +" tHo 'uo .to io"'''"' VI
nr.1I1c ,,,.srs
r.,atad to his sorvicas !, ,ba ;nter..t of
harmony durino ,ha ,,tp tronhla and ba
had hro,obt bis naon,e into Damn and had
turned in their arms SHOW manv .,
ouor;.d tho coor.t.rv and th.r,rotnr ~
lueiisu ~ 'o.'o'"iS' "A ,neEoi"'o' ""'
somewhat non-plussed. lie knew the
total was small and he did not care to say.
He honed the government would not onIv
as,aota 49, o,;.sa. ..v,s .,.S n:.
tuucaCe tlle Caiauleli ouG Wou!u aiso ElvS
otoll soileInllis ~ "ne1 tlley n'lsneu
a. scnooi. iWo otIlkG salu ne hau hlaue
peace VII usneta Miles ant was now
EolhR ~ ~ WA ne couia oo W mallitalll
IL; lump saia Ilae aD9ut ooo OF ms pee,
pc nau Deeh hilieu ano there nou!a De
soine consiutiauon snoWn lle SURVIVORS,
ne Wahteq tneir ia,iols .ncreasea ahu con
Tumeu. iioil9w i1orI, pear anu Meaicihe
Dull talkeo briefly anu tneh
SECRETARY NOBLE
spoke to the Indians. He said: "The In
dion nus+ not no disoouroood uo would
ui"n Aio'o y w iio "ooiu
no Snnnnrf0N on InNtY q - ha nIn Unra1 tn