St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-15
ARE NOT SATISFIED.
Chippewas Return From Their
Visit to the National
Capital.
II
Little Encouragement Given
Them by the Great
Father.
The Reasons for the Unrest
Among the Chippewa
Indians.
A Visit Of White Cloud and
Others to Carlisle
School.

which left st. Paul abOnt month ago,
returned from Washington yesterday
morning on the Omaha. Several mem
bers of the delegation. IN casual CONVEX
sation, expressed themselves as highly
pleased and delighted with their trip,
that is from a social and pleasurable
standpoint. Notwithstanding the fact
that all seemed dislHelined 10 speak on
the subject of their mission, especially
to that relating TO the allotment OF their
lands. and the matter of the reservoir
fund as ppropriated by the last con.
gress, and which these Indians insist
shall be paid cash per capita. sufficient
evidence was eyinced in the manner OF
their tone and word. when speaking OF
the subject to convince the casual OBJ
server that they were, to say the least.
not all satisfied and very much
disappointed at the unproinising
phase assumed in matters in gen
eTat pertaining 10 their inter
cEs as individuals and citizens.
They are. in fact, returning home i'm
buet with deeper conviction or their
wrongs. and resolved with a firmer de-
termination against accepting foot OF
land as An allotment. as now proposed
by the members OF the present Chip
pewa Indian commission now 10 the
field. and which provides for but eighty
acres TO each individual, unless the
same is allotted 10 each man. woman
and child of each of the said Chippewa
Indians who were cOparteipants OF tie
treaty of 1867. and as promised and
guaranteed 10 them by members OF the
Rice commission. which negotiated
4, 0.F toll p.T
their lands in 1889 This guarantee
was to the effect that each man. woman
and child was toFeceiYe an allotment or
100 acres of land. and the residue of land,
after all allotments had been made to
the Indians. was TO be reserved for the
common holding of the Indians. and
for the benefit of such others or the
ChippewaS of Minnesota as would
choose TO remove and take up their
residence on the reservation, and until
all the lands comprised thereon should
have been allotted. The law authOrlZ-
ing the appointment OF the former pem-
beers Of the Chippewa Indian commits
sion and for the governance of their aer
ton. Is clear, broad and decisive. and
can II
Leave No Doubt ~
in the minds of those best eonvefSant
with its nature. The members or the
commission, comprising Hon. II. nj,
Rice. chairman; Rt. Rev. NJ. Marty and
DR.. Joe B. Whiting. carried out then
part of the negotiations to the fullest
letter OF the law, and to the best inpr.
est and satisfaction of the lndlani and
the credit OF the country and wholly
undeserving of the gross and unjust
imputations which have lately been cir
cuIated. -
The Indians seemed much pleased to
learn that the former members OF the
Chippewa commission had, IN answer
TO q late inquiry from tue secretapyfof
the interior. reiterated their statement
and the position assumed by them. Tela7
tive 10 their Interpretation of the law
under which allotments should be made
to them, and to the effect that the law
creating the commission provided that
in all cases where the treaty. or act set
ting aside the reservation. and where
the allotment stipulation provided for
land in quantities in excess TO those as
provided in the Dawes act, then the
lands would be allotted in Quantities as
per said treaty or act creating the com-
mission.
The delegation consisted of Chief
White Cloud. Rev. CHARLES Wright,
Rev. Fred Smith. Theodore II. BeauIieu,
Robert Morrison. Shabby, Song-Way-
Way and Muck Kuck-Keence, all Of
whom are intelligent Indians. White
Cloud made an eloquent speech before
Secretary Noble on their rights under
the treaty He is an eloquent and
shrewd Indian. He put some pertinent
questions TO the secretary. and III reply
To an injunction to go home and be
a T.. l,f. cnfA In
are a peaceful tribe They never give
any trouble. If they would give as
much trouble as do the Sioux, the
government would give them what they
ask and would not haggle about giving
them what was agreed by the treaty"
TO the statement that the commissioners
had misinterpreteG the law and made
conditions in the treaty contrary TO the
terms of the law upon which they were
to have 100 acres OF land, White Cloud
replied with question as TO why the
president had ratified the treaty with
the present provisions.
The delegation returned to White
Earth today. A council will be held in
a few days when the delegation will re-
port to the tribe what has been done
and the matter will be discussed i'll
grand council 10 be called later.
The delegation OH its way from WASH
ington visited the Indian training school
at Carlisle. and were the guests of Capt.
X. II. Pratt. president OF the school.
They were accorded every privilege
and courtesy at the hands OF the fac
ulty. and also the scholars, and the del
egates were greatly interested and I'M
pressed with the management of the
institution. The school carries some
500 scholars on its register, who are
selected from the different
Bands of Indians
living on the various reservations
throughout the United States. In adj
dition to the primary and academic
courses, there are several shops where
the boys are taught industrial art, such
as wagon making. tInsmithing, tailoring.
Dlacksmithing, etc. There is also a
large and commodious building fitted
up for a gymnasium, where they are
put through course of physical exerz
else every day. RC +
A special programme was arranged
for the entertainment of the visiting
| delegates. This consisted OF music, y01
| cal and instrumental, recltationS, pan
| tomimeS and a short theatrical favor.
| The several selections rendered by the
silver cornet band, I" comprised of stud
ents OF the school, were exceptionally
| fine. After the conclusion of the pro-
gramme. addresses were made by Chief
| White Cloud anu Theodore II. BeaHIieu,
which were listened to with much inter
est by the scholars and others present
| During the day Capt. r. FL. Pratt in
vited Chief White Cloud and Theodore
II. Beaulieu to drive over to the school
| farm, where, in addition to fine herd
of Jersey cows, choice lot of horses,
hogs and poultry are kept. The farm
gardens. managed by the scholars, con-
tribute all the vegetable produce con-
suined at the school tables.
Several of the boys and girls, who
have graduated from this school have
married and many of them have settled
on farms throughout different portions
of Pennsylvania. while others are at
tending PoughkeepSie and other col
legeS and fitting themselves in the rudi-