Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-10-20
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NdlktI. MILL, OCt. lo.-1 WO ENJOYS
and ministers plenipot"ntiary from the
hostile camp arrived at the agency
yesterday afternoon and vert into
council with chiefs and members of
the peaceful bands who have been
gathering for week. According to
the letter of the programme agreed
upon in Commissioner Jones' council
with the hostiles. the ENJOYS were per-
mitted to council with their Indian
friends. and to-day they will meet the
commissioner aud representatives Of
the authority of the government The
hostiles wanted the advice of their
friends and they got it in good stiff
dose.
The ENJOYS were advised to come in
and surrender and trust to the COM
missioner Of Indian affairs to settle
all their difficulties. In reply May
dwy-we-nind expressed the purpose of
the hostiles to the same effect as was
the message to Commissioner Jones.
Speaking for the hostiles, he said:
'"rheir agreement is that they will no
longer hold their guns in their hands,
but will lay them down. They have
placed full power in my hands to act
in their behalf"
This chief had no part in the fight,
but had cast in his lot with the hostiles
after the battle. The other envoy, OH
neutrality-suspicious., spoke for the
fighters. He explained the outbreak
by saying that they had made up their
minds that if present conditions were
to continue they would starve or freeze
to death and they might as we'll die
Immediately. He. however.
Expressed His ThankfulneSs
for the arrival of the commissioner.
for, he naively added, "Of course we
all wish to live" The council was
held in the house Of William Bonga.
There were perhaps eighty or hun
dred present, representing most of the
bands on the reservation. Chief Flat
Mouth presided. and. by invitation Of
the chiefs, the newspaper correspond
ents were present, Gus Beaulieu inter-
preting for them. Chief Flat Mouth,
in his opening address, sounded the
keynote of the council when he said:
"I.et us speak nothing but what is
good" He referred to the presence of
two Of "our friends from across the
lake." and of the desire Of the repre-
sentative men Of the reservation to
hear what conclusion they had
reached. Kay-gway-ge-way-b e-nung
urged them to act so that the ancient
friendship with the whites would be
more firmly cemented. At the same
time. they would now cssert their
rights.
Me-cha-ke-keshig of White Earth eX.
pressed his pleasure that ten hostiles
had laid down their arms. All should
be Thankful Of an opportunity to as
sist in Strengthening matters out and
making the labor of the commissioner
easy. Kay-gway-gc -way-be-nung paid
an eloquent tribute to Father Aloysius
and to Gus Reaulielk for their efforts
in the Indians behalf. The latter par
ticularly had done q work which
Should be appreciated by Indians aud
whites alike. The Indians would GER
tainly continue to follow his advice.
for they knew its value. Maydwa-we-
mind made another speech. in which he
criticised the agency Indians. There
were
Traitors Among: Them
misreprcSenting them to the whites.
Ie said that he was under the influ-
ence of liquor when he took part in the
rescue of Bug-ahmah-ge-shig. or he
would not have acted so. Butcher. No
din-uuam. Be-dAwway -aun- all-Quad,
the father of William Russell. the In
dian policeman who was killed; Me-
san-dow-anco and Aimo-ke-Shig also
spoke. 1t was not officially reported to
the council. but we'll defined rumor
was going the rounds at the agency
that three or four of the men whom
the marshal desires to arrest. and per-
haps twice as many. will give them
selves up at to-day'S council. May
dway- wc-nind is ore OF these. ''lt
does not trouble me that am going
to be arrested" lie said: what is
troubling me is that blood has been
spilled" He also said that the whites
were very foolish to think that there
WAS going to he another general up
rising. OF course I'LL the speakers had
mere or less to say about the griev-
anccS of the Indians. and in conclusion
Kay-%w:ly %c-way hr-nung summed
them all up in the most effective
speech of the day. He was earnest to
the point of tiprcrnrSS. and his words
poured fourth in very torrent of
aboriginal rloQucncc There was Il
degree Of gravity. decOrum and atten-
tivcncSS about the council which con-
trasted with the ordinary meeting of
the paleface.and it WAS very plain to
be seen even to one who could not COM
prehend Il word they uttered in al
sincerity There can be no miStakily