The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-06-03
Sioux Ind iansl Visit Worth ington

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eio'.A - us y isit;ss ofth1nsto
Saturday, during the time between
the arrival Of the train from Sioux
City and the departure Of the train
for Sioux Falls, w orthington enter
tanned the royalty of the Sioux IN
dian nation in the persons Of Red,
Cloud, the ranking chief Of that tribe
since Sitting Bull departed his earth
~ realm for the Spirit Happy Hunt
ing Grounds; American Horse, the
next n rank; and Chiefs Patrick a.
STAIRS and Clarence II. Stars.
This delegation was just returning
from w ashington, ID &C., where Il
had been for the purpose Of seeing
and interviewing the s7Great Father
rlesid lent Ne inley, regarding dues
tons pertaining td the tariff issue. II
was not fol. the purpose 1Er st1t assisting
Mr.. Mckinley in the effort 70 oct the
Dingley bill Or Or, some other tariff
measure that would snnr,lvs tha da.
pleted public treasury passed
PROMPTLY SO that the business inter.
ests of the country wo,1ld know what
to figure mon and Stharahv d. ava Wv y
with7the gIorions ,,ncerta;ntv ~ cam,
merc;a7 ;ntaresta wh;ch nc,r = ax;s+a s
hnt tho tariff nnest;on th,+ +haw 49,
sired settled was ono .that p , ;ne ~
purely to the matter of 81, npl;as and
rations issued ~ The povarpment to
the Stony at Pine R;dge a aannv ~
# annears that ~ > t1eaty tho
povernment was TO- f,;rn;sh fnna nd
to these children Of 0the. M.
HE rod man &c s+a+ad matt and a.
stated intervals hit tba nom fnd;.n
when he iav downS to roat 6;eoo1arad
that his dreams ware sore)H and o.
verelv tronhled and that b;s +ho,,nbts
wera those ~ tort,ro 49, So ,n 10 vo' 49,
hnrn;no At ths s+aLe f ~ h $500 co., We We
ions of hl;z1ards - s1a W. 60. and
;ce heros st aH sa,sn ou 81 80 ~ z 49,
and after and,,r;n@ fbnsa to, tn1 5 ,'n
til thew heca me- n5haar 9J ieA s they co ct
tn VOL ~ d;scoyar tha ~, &C., 80 ~ ~
tromhle II w,s 'fo',nd ,snon osra FL
examination IT. . i tha cs %pH o end
nlanLote wh;oh =, ~ tsoat-,
to he esaIl wool and = vsrd
vide !" we're mada nf Tho nooros+ ; az
Ion and If small a;mens!oms 49,
also fond That the;r fond No. .5,,l
terated and that Tho na,,mds s 49,
made IN of ahont e;pht o,,nces IN
stead Of The. orthodoy 1S 1Tharo
were other or;evances hit tho eora,
going were The nr;nc;nal onas Thav
Also entered a nrntest aoa;nst Tho II,
lotment Of their land ,,raferr;n Inc to
hold them in common as at present
Red Cloud, the head chief Of the
Sioux. is an old man. about 76 wears
of age. but he is possessed of ali his
excepting that his evesight
is not of the best. He shows his Ace
but little. and is a man of great
frame and must have been an eTcen-
tionallv strong man in his dav. = His
mind is clear. however. and he is
greatly respected bv his tribe for his
clear iudpment and STERLING adv;ce
upon matters of concern to his neo-
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American Horse, who ranks next to
Red Cloud, is about SIS years of age.
but does not look to be more than 40.
He stands about five feet and 10 inch
es, and weighs about 200 pounds,
and there is no surplus flesh or even
the lease obesity about his makeup.
He stands as straight as an arrow,
and his body is as round as a log,
his chest measures about 48 inches
and girth about Sc, broad shouldered
and strong limbed with keen pene-
t1ating eve full of fire and life, set in
as finely a formed head as ever grac-
ed the shoulders of a Roman. he
comes nearer filling the bill Of the
ssNoble Redman" depicted in the
school-books, than any a indian We
have vet seen. Upon inquiry. We
learned that he was not only tie
greatest warrior. of their tribe, but
he was their greatest orator, it being
claimed that his equal never existed
in the Sioux nation. Neither Red
Cloud, nor American Horse, speak
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