Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-04-08
President Roosevelt Gets a Royal Western Reception
North Da<ota's Capital City---Expresses
Pleasure His Greeting

the unObstructed passage of the presi-
Dental party. President Roosevelt /
sprang up the stairs with that energy Z
and muscular enthusiasm that charac-
terizes all his actions and his escort
was kept moving to keep pace with ,
him. He passed at once into the pri-
vate Office of the governor, where he
was greeted by Governor and Mrs
White, Secretary of State Porter. At
torney General Erich, Commissioner
Turner, the members of the reception
committee and citizens. A delegation
of physicians from St. Paul and Mime
apois was presented to the president
and he greeted them all warmly. For
about ten minutes there was an in
formal reception and President RoOse-
welt smiled as he shook hands cordial
ly with many of his old friends and ac
I uuaintances. Glad to see you, glad
, to see you was the presidents often
repeated greeting. as he recognized
some in the passing crowds.
0iCON anu WoUuou
Then came one of the most interest
ing features of the days proceedings
9 as delegation of Chiefs Of the Sioux,
Mandan, Arickaree and Gros Venter
tribes were escorted into the govern
ors private office and presented to the
. Great Father" To Water Chief. a
;, wrinkled old Mandan chief, President
:, Roosevelt extended his hand Tell
4 him. said the president to the inter
), prefer, that l am very glad to see
A him The. Mandans have always done
"a we'll" AS the interpreter conveyed
;c this to the old Mandan chief, there
10 was as near an approach to smile
10 as an Indian is capable of, and he SOL
a emnly grunted his satisfaction at the
!; approval of the Great Father" II
~ have traded with these Indians when
20 | was in the west" said President
ro Roosevelt to Secretary Loeb, DR. Rixby
A G and those standing Immediately about
Ma him II remember two particularly
ho Sitting Owl and Two Shields Wher'
.od are they?" he asked, turning again t
IN. the interpreter He was informe
or that Sitting Owl was not present an
,, - that Two Shields was dead.
,or Then came the representatives {
DIN the great, warlike Sioux nation, to tax
tho the hand of the Great Father" an
tho assure him of their good will and su
mn, port. Many famous Indians wei
there John Grass, the orator ar
chief justice of the Sioux tribe. grir
stolid, impressive reminders of Il
past greatness of the Sioux Natio
Red Fish, one of the most dist
guished of the hereditary chiefs. RI
Tomahawk, the Indian policeman wi
=, cine man. whose name is connected
ties of blood with the memory OF Gu
ter and the Seventh cavalry. Geor:
Siaka. Black Bull, Standing Soldie
ne' Wakutamani, High Bear Charger, Mi
die, Cross Bear, Two Bears, Gro
Ghost. Medicine Word, Red Earth N
a. ton. Bears Ghost all in turn passe
down the line. One or two of the Ir
ng, ..,, =. ~ .,oua,. b,,c
P' skin that is so dear to the red ma
and were sources of undoubted inte
est to the eastern members of tt
party.
Pipe Of Peace Presented.
As John Grass passed down the liz
and shook the hand of the presider
rom he presented an address. bearing II
in. sentiments of the Sioux nation, Whlt
.itv. had been previously prepared in cou
heir sci of the chieftains. He present'
east also. in token of the peace and go
fifth will of the Sioux tribe an Indian ri
10 of peace made of handsomely cary
,itol pipestone and a tobacco pout
here Thank you. thank you!" exclaim
and the president enthusiastically as the
rous were handed to him, an1 the secl
vel service men, VINO wa'cheo Win ca
,eco. eyes everything that was present
stepped back with relief To .he pr
ident Grass of the Sioux tribe aan'
the following written address.
~ Wy Address Of the indians.
p the
, A John Grass, George Siaka, Bl
guard Bull, Standing Soldier, Wakutam
stair. High Bear, Charger. Middle Red I
,ermit Cross Bear. Red Tomahawk,