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Show An Indian Kow, The Sioux delegation which recently re-cently vidited the Indian territory, had a falling out on their way home just after leaving tbe Union Pacific for Red Cloud. It seems that in some unexplained manner the Indians had uotno into possession of a quantity of liquor and had become quite hilarious, hilari-ous, so much so that they laid aside their charming reserve and knew al 1 almut their recent trip to the Indian territory. Every last devil of them had a full hand of opinions, and on several occasions a half-dozen of the copper-stained imps insist' d on declaring de-claring their opinions at the same time. The Brules and Red Cloud Indians never did like each other to alarming oxteut, aud tbe two gangs handled this removal questiou very energetically for a while, and then they threatened to handle each other just as fiercely. The Red Cloud outfit said they were willing and anxious to goto their new reservation, comply with the wishes of the government and should so report re-port at their council when the band reached home. They also said they didn't recognize Mr. Spotted Tail as their chief, and wouldn't do what he , wanted anyway. The Spotted Tail faction Baid they wouldn't leave their present locatious; that the government was fooling them, that the Brules had to obey old Spot, and that they would not hold a council with the Red Cloud bronzes when they reached the agencies. agen-cies. The Red Cloud gang retorted by saying that the Spot company would have to go to the Indian territory, terri-tory, and they were glad of it. Then, the noble children glared and growled and Bpat at each other, and but for the active efforts of the interpreters would have indulged in a first-class cutting scrape. Tbe stream of anger was bank full and very turbulent. Not until after midnight did the solid braves cease their bickering and lay down to troubled dreams. Uboyenne Leader. |