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Show ARRIVAL OF THE SIOUX INDIANS IN-DIANS FROM SIDNEY. Tho long-expected detachment of Sioux, on their way to the Indian ter-rilory, ter-rilory, arrived in Omaha yesterday afternoon. Thev were accompanied by Major Howard, Doctor Daniels, and the following iaterpreters : Fred Randall, Henry Cliflbrd, E. V. Raymond, Ray-mond, Jeffrey lott and Louis Robi-Heau. Robi-Heau. The principal men were Spotted Tail, chief of tbe Brule band; Young man afraid of-his-horses and lied Dog, chiefs of the Ogallala band; Fast Bear, chief of the Wahzjalizjah band; American Horse, Whistling Elk, Sitting Bull, and many others. Spotted Tail is the elected, and Young-man -afraid-of-bia-horses tho hereditary ruler of the whole nation. American Horse had his squaw and papoose with him, and there were eleven other squaws in the parly. Several Indie passed through the cars, two of whom were evidently evi-dently ollicen' wives and were somewhat some-what acquainted with the Indian language and customs. The Indians seemed delighted to see these white ladic-s. and took nama to shako hands with them. American Horse's pa- poose was a chubby, sluidy lutle beggar, and wheu one of the ladies spoke to the youngster it set up a tremendous wail, just as natural and lifelike as if it were human. It was I amusing to notice that this child was as much alarmed at the appearance of a while lady as one of our children would be at the presence of a equaw. While the cars were full of curious lookers-on, a party of braves in the middle of the first car there were two cars full aet up a song, and the hideous character of the music so alarmed one or two white men, that they hurried out in considerable alarm, not quite sure tliAt their scalps were safe until they reached the open air. The Indians, ninety-six in number, of whom twelve were squaws, will go to Wichita, Kansas, by rail, and will then take w.igons to Cheyenne ngeney and Fort Sill. The Indians will have ample lime to explore the country, and will be gone some six weeks, returning to their tribes through this city again. Omaha Herald, 4th. |