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Show The Indians Must Remain. CimiBEKLAix, S. D., Sept. 11. Special. Spe-cial. After several years of unsuccessful unsuccess-ful effort the Lower Brule Indians have at last been notified that they cannot move south of the White river to the Rosebud reservation. Their struggle for the desired permission commenced several years ago and has been waged ever since. The reason for the desired removal is their claim that the land south of the Whito river is much better than that embraced in their own reservation. reser-vation. When the Sioux commission was out here last summer, these Indians at a council held with the commissioners commission-ers implored General Crook to promise them that they could move, but the general informed them that ho cnnlrl An nothing further than to request tho government to allow them to do so, as his instructions from the "groat father" did not give him power to make promises prom-ises other than was prov ided by the Sioux bill. Crook's promise to do what he could was received satisfactorily by the Indians, and they had great faith in General Crook's influence and believed the matter would bo eventually settled in their favor. But a short time ago the Rosebud band of Sioux entered a vigorous protest against the proposed removal, claiming that they did not have any land to spare. This apparently appar-ently . settled the question and the In dian bureau has refused the Lower Brule's request. Of course tho large majority of them are deeply disappointed disappoint-ed at the failure of their efforts but they are peaceable and will make no serious trouble. |