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Three Days on the Road.

J. F. Acy formerly a Chicago lawyer, but now an Indian trader at Pine Ridge, has had the party in charge since its departure from the far west. IN an interview with a TIMES reporter he said:

"We have had a most fortunate and pleasant journey, considering the fact that we have been three days upon the road. The braves in our party are the wildest of the fighting Brule Sioux from the Wounded Knee and Grass Creek Districts.

"They were among the foremost warriors in leading the last Sioux uprising, and for this reason Capt. Le Roy Brown, acting Indian agent at Pine Ridge, ordered that they should make up this party, believing that the educating contact with civilization which they will receive will effectually prevent them from any further inclination to put on the war paint. Rocky Bear and No Neck gave their solemn pledges that their young men would obey all commands and conduct themselves in a perfectly orderly manner. Only five of them have ever been off the reservation before. These pledges have been kept to the letter, and we have not had the slightest particle of trouble or inconvenience from them. When we took the train at Rushville the inhabitants declared that they had never before seen so orderly and obedient band of wild Indians. Old Red Cloud would himself have accompanied the party, but he was kept behind by important negotiations with government officials.

Will Come as a Guest.

"However, as an exhibition of his good will, he has sent his son, Red Cloud Jr., as his personal representative. He will be here himself as a guest in the course of a couple weeks. Short Bull and Hickory Bear will also visit us."