Show I Red Cloud s Anjrrj Speech PINE RIDGe ActMTi June ISLate this afternoon after-noon the Indians assembled at a council with the commissioaers Old Man Afraid of his Horse Red Cloud Little Wound Young Man Afraid or His Horse and Blue Horse spoke against the bill and bOJis half breeds in favor ont Ked Cloud was very vicious in i his speech constantly referring to the provisions of the treaty of isiS baying they were not at all fulfilled and saying that they wanted to be paid what was sayng them before giving up more land The speeches of the other were in the same strain only not so radical Major Warner General Crook and Governor Foster spol e at length in reply explaining the provisions of the bill and why they should sign General Crook told them that if they are to liv e at all they must become supporting In a pond he said the big fish always swallow little ones and the white men would come among the Indians as they will do In a few years in spite of all the government can do to prevent them and the Indians In-dians will be the little fish unless they agree to the provisions of the bill and potect their lands by getting patents ou it lie told the Indians that the trouble with them was te Indans they got advice alas from the men who wanted to live on them After the talk Red Cloud decided not to bland bl-and added that he wanted all the Indians that had Ugned put off the reservation He was un portant and said that he wanted the commissioners commis-sioners t pack up and leave tomorrow General Gen-eral Crook stopped him and recited to the Indians f dd ll dians some instances or Red Cloud duplicity After the council broke up the Indians began signing and up t G clock tonight about three I hundred and fifty had signed A large number still declare their opposition to the treaty |