Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-30
THE VISITING SIOUX.
Public Cursosify Must h saEis0sd 1t Long
Range.

Public Curiosity Must Bo Satisfied NJ Long
The old-fashioned house ON Sd street that
sets back from the street il the center lust now
Of curious crowd Of Callers They stand
around on the sidewalk and they lean against
the iron fence and stare at the house
and then they rest their eyes by
looking down the street and then
they resume their stare. The reason for this
popular interest lies In the fact that the house
10 the temporary home Of the Sioux Indian del
egation that arrived in the city yesterday morn
ing. The Indians are not allowed to see gen.
eral visitors, and hence the curiosity of the
public can only be satisfied at long
range. Today there was more to be seen
than usual. because the mild weather
caused the windows Of the room which the In
dians occupy to be thrown wide open. The
braves, wearing slouched hats and smoking
cigarettes, could be seen ut the windows. They
returned the gaze of the crowd with the apathy
that is Characteristic Of the Indian and did not
seem to mind the notoriety into which they
had suddenly been elevated.
SIT AROUND AND SMOKE.
They had nothing to do today but to sit
around and smoke and this they did with a
freedom which was not checked by the fact
that they were occupying the parlor of the
house. As they all kept their hats ON it might
seem as if they had just dropped in for a mo-
But they continued to wear their hats all day
and probably they neglect to remove them
when they go to bed. Yesterday those of the
Indians who needed some additions to their
wardrobes were taken to Saks' and were
rugged out in the latest styles Of
Of tobacco, and when tuesday comes
they will be ready for the grand council with
the Secretary of the Interior, which it is ex-
pected will begin that morning at the Interior
Department. Then the other Indians will be
here and an opportunity will be given to all the
Indians to express their views.
THEY VISIT THE MUSEUM.
This afternoon the Indians, accompanied by
Special Agent Lewis; went to the National Mu-
scum and saw the curiosities that are collected
there. Tomorrow will be spent in sightseeing.
They will visit the Capitol, the Washington
monument and other points of interest. They
make little trips on their account about the
city, as they are very anxious to see everything.
They are good observers and when they return
home they are able to entertain the members
Of the tribe for days with narratives Of what
they have seen and heard.
Today Rev. Mr.. Cook, the Episcopal minister
who is in charge of church at Pine Ridge and
who accompanied the delegation to this city,
spent several hours in writing letters for the
various members of the delegation to their
friends at home. These letters are in
teresting productions. In the first
place the relatives and friends are informed
that they reached the end Of the journey in
safety and that they are now in the Presidents
city. The journey. they say, was q pleasant
one. When they reached the smoky city, as
they describe Pittsburg, they were in
formed of a mine accident. They then
describe in general way the accident, NELL
ton the number of lives lost and other details.
They were much impressed with the natural
gas wells they saw running near Pittsburg.
They also spoke Of the death of Secre-
tary Window and how and when it &C.
Cured. more interesting piece of
news was the fact that they were fitted
out with new clothes. There friends are in
formed that while they have not attended
council yet with the Great Father they expect
to do so next week. They add the assurance
that they intend to speak for the best interests
Of the people and that they will send some ac-
count of what they say and what the Great
Father says.
The Indian tries to get as much news as
possible in the letters, and every thing he
writes is news, because his people do not keep
posted on the current news Of the day.
On Sunday they will attend the various
churches. The Indian likes to 60 to church
and is especially interested in the organ. They
will be received by the President before they
return and it is possible that he may attend
the conference at the Interior Department on
Tuesday.