New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-01-27
SIOUX WARRIORS ASK PAY
Would Recover for Lands Con.
fscated in 1862.
Delegation Requests Intercession
of Gov. Van SAINT.

'~~s5sAsAOh NS4uCStS AhlSIScSSlOH
of Gov. Van SAINT.
Tract Was Granted Them by Ira
verse des Sioux Treaty.
In the hope of assistance from Gov.
Van SAINT in the furtherance of a claim
against the national government, five
Indians from the Sisseton reservation
in South Dakota called at the capitol
Friday, says the St. Paul Globe.
The governor was at w ashington, D.
c., but the delegation was received by
his secretary, Roberto amison, whotook
their statement in writing and pro-
missed them he would submit it to the
governor.
AS they sat in the capitol corridor
waiting, the little band presented a
marked contrast to the Indian of the
latter-day artist, or even the type of
redskin, who, under the leadership of
the late S. Bull, achieved some promi-
hence in the Northwest a few years
ago. All had discarded the blanket,
moccasins and feathers for the cloth
ing of civilization, and, in stiff hats
or cloth caps, fur coats, cloth suits
and. even overshoes, appeared per-
fectly content.
Most prominent Of their number was
Mar in-ah-din-apee Coming Cloud,
who is distinguished as being one of
two survivors of those who signed the
treaty of Traverse .des Sioux in 1851.
By this treaty the Indians coded to
the government practically all of the
territory which is now Minnesota.
Coming Cloud is now seventy-six years
old. He is medicine man, and is
also known by the name of DR.. Enoch.
In the party was one who looked
even older than Coming Cloud, and
whose skin had the appearance of a
well worn alligator satchel. His face
was sunken with age and his eyes
nearly closed. Inquiry developed the
fact that he was known by the name OF
I-to-o-j an-i-an, which interpretedm means
bright Face
The others were Mah-to-way- ak-api
(Saw the Grizzly Bear), In-ga-manee
Cumming Walk, and Maz-a-wauk- in.
za-na (Iron Thunder).
The delegation represented the Sisse.
ton and Wahpeton Indians, and their
claim against the government reverts
to the treaty of Traverse DIES Sioux. By
this treaty, made in 1851 and ratified
some few years later, the Sisseton ane
Wahpeton tribes of the Sioux turned
over to the United States government
a vast tract of territory, and in return
the members Of those tribes were tC
receive annuities for fifty years.
At the time of the Sioux outbreak O
1862 the government took the GROUND
that the Indians had violated the terms
of their treaty and the annuities, which
had been paid for eleven years, were
stopped.
Some of the Indians had been loya
through the uprising Of 1862, and il
their behalf legislation was undertake
en-, and in 1892 claims under the olt
treaty amounting to 100000 were al
lowed and paid. Since that time Their
has been continued effort to secur
further payment, and the Indians nov
have claims amounting in all to So,
600, 900.
! The members of the Sisseton an,
Wahpeton tribes are scattered. Their
are about 1900 of them on the reser
votion in South Dakota, some 1, 100 o
more in various parts of Minnesota
and others in Nebraska and parts @
the West.
The late G.. E. Flandrau had for
number of years prior to his deaf
4 been interested in this matter in be
/ half Of the Indians, and had exerte
/ his influence to secure some recog
. milton of the claims by the govern
nent.
! BY the provisions of the treaty {
Traverse des Sioux the Indians we1
given reservation which extende
from a point about half mile frol
the western boundaries of Milford an
1 Sigel townships to the head waters {
the Minnesota river. It extended to
width of ten miles on each side Of tt
stream, and it is pay for this Ian
which the aborigines are trying
recover.
MADE THE MERCURY DRO'