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Show 'HE RETURNING BRAVES. WHAT TH3Y SAY ABOUT THE INDIAN' TERRITORY. The Indians who were chosen by the tribes on the Sioux reservation fo vi-it the Indian territory under the auspicitB of the government, and choose a new location in that territory, terri-tory, in accordance with the Black Hills treaty, reached Omaha on Sunday. Sun-day. The journey was made safely and every one of the braves returned this far with as much ol original purity about him as he had before he set bis moccasined foot aboard a railway rail-way coach. Major Howard, the agent at Red Cloud, Dr. Dauiels, and the special interpreters, who accompanied accom-panied the expedition, returned with it. Dr. Daniels started to Washington Washing-ton at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and Major Howard left at the same time with his dusky wards for Sidney, where Lhey will take conveyance direct to Red Cloud. The only interest that the public feels in tbe red skinB, beyond a little puiient curiosity concerning their personnel, is the degree of satisfaction or diesatislaction with which t ey regard re-gard tbe government's choice of the future home. The Herald reporter in endeavoring to ascertain this interviewed inter-viewed the leading chiefs on the subject sub-ject through the medium of an interpreter. inter-preter. Spotted Tail wrapped his blanket closer around him and shrugged his shoulders when asked to give tbe Herald his opinion of the new country, and Bhowed his ludiau sagacity and statesmanship by refusing refus-ing to express an opiuion either favorable or unfavorable to the new country. Concerning the territory itself he had nothing to say of it other than that that it was a "sunny laud" and the "home of good Indians." He would not Bay whether his young I men liked it or consented to the re-I re-I moval, and expressed bis determination determina-tion to say nothing either way until i he had met and talked with his people. peo-ple. Standing Elk and Red Dog were mow communicative and said they liked the land, and were willing logo there to live, and expressed their intention in-tention to influence their people to agree to the terrnB of the treaty. The lesser lights in the delegation expressed ex-pressed a variety of conflicting opinions opin-ions in regard to the new country; some of them declaring that they would not give the meanest part of their old reservation for the best part of the territory. Major Howard and tlm intm-rNrciPr whn arft familiar with Indian character, are of the opinion that this expressed dissatisfaction dissatis-faction is only Iudian cunning, and is done with the prospect of securing presents and extra inducements from the government to make them comply com-ply with the terms of the treaty. Major Howard is of the opinion that all that is necessary to secure their removal from the Black Hills territory, is for the government to say that they must go. i The Cherokees, Choctaws, and other tribes of the Indian territory with whom they met, were Baid to be very much pleased with the prospect of having the Sioux among them. The report of the agent will be submitted sub-mitted to the Iudian commission which haa this matter in charge in Washington on the 9lh inst , although the final decision of the Indians will not be reached before the middleofthe winter or perhaps later. Omaha : Herald. |