The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-02
Indian Affairs.
BISMARCK, ID, T., c

gentleman VINO lett FOrt GcCk on sum
day last, and who traded with Long Dog
and Inkpaduty when they were there, has
arrived here lie Gays Long Dog was
within twenty miles Of Wolf Point when
General Terry was there, and he has been
into Fort Peck repeatedly since then. On
Saturday Long Elk and Fast Dog came in
from the hostile camp. They announced
that the hostlles were coming into Fort
Peck, but wanted the agent and his outfit
to go away. They did not want annui-
ties or rations, but wanted the trader to
remain and to have plenty of ammunition.
They brought in two horses belonging to
the 18th cavalry; also carbines and saddles
evidently belonging to that regiment. They
wanted to be friendly to the whites, and
said none would be molested this winter by
them. but would fight the soldiers when
they came out after them. They realized
that the whites would whip them in the
end, but will not surrender and will die
fighting. They claimed to have 10000
men in the field this summer, and will bring
5000 more warriors to fight next year.
Many Indians now of the agencies will
join them in the spring. Sitting Bull with
100 lodges, they say, is on the Little Mis-
souri, where most of the Indians that fought
Custer ar now, " thin two days march Of
Little Horn. Black Moon, Crazy Horse
and Lone Horn are greater chiefs than Sit
ting Bull; that Sitting Bull is only one of
many, and when these chiefs hold coun-
Gil they listen to them. The Cheyennes,
Ogallalas, Ssncares and Brules, they allege,
were geater in number in the battle than
Sitting Bulls tribe, the Uncapspas. The
agent at Fort Peck sent these men back
with a message to Sitting Bull to come In
and he would treat him well.
The agency Indians say that when hos
tiles come in the agent shakes hands with
them and tetes them, and it makes them
feel sorry they are not hostile because then
they will be treated much better. The H.
dams that come do not tell the truth, but
the whites believe all they say, and tell
them the truth and they go back to the hos
lies and tell them oil that is going on
Long Dog renamed at the agency over
night He was offered a robe to sleep on,
but rejected it wi h acorn and insisted on
sleeping in bed with the white chief, but
was finally pacified and slept on the robe
Inkpaduty aud he were there at the same
time and claimed to be strangers to each
other, but they moved out at the same time
and united their forces within sight of the
agency.
COL. JOHN BURKE's STATEMENT.
New York. Sept 30.
Col. John Burke, late Indian agent at
Standing Rock, is 10 this city on his way
to Washington, and gives this explanation
of his suspension by the NIL taiy: The
post at S andlng Rock has been orciuaril,
gsrrisoned by only two companies, averag-
ing about fitty.four men each. On July Cd
Two more companies were added to arrest
Indians suspected Of aiding the hostles
At this time.the entire force was under
Capt. Poland's charge He wanted to IA e
ABSOLUTE control of The agency, Col. Burk t
says, aud there was a dispute. Military
orders were shown to the agent by Capital
Poland for the exercise of certain powers
over the Indisns on the reservation. These
orders, the captain insisted, gave him COM
plete control over all affairs Of the Indians
| at Standing Rock. The agent did not so
interpret them and he talagi a nhed t. Wash
ington for instructions. The following
was telegrapted him in reply:
poland has exceeded his authority. Re-
tain the agency, but give all aid to the mi
itary as req Tested by telegram of July 26.
(Signed) J. O. SMITH,
Commissioner. -
gram altered to give fuller particulars of
| the manner in which the aid mentioned
should be ex ended. Subse quently three
more companies were sent to the post il
August, aud then Lieut. Colonel Caalin OF
the 18th infantry took command and took
forcible charge of the agency on the plea
that part Of the supplies that Col. Burke
was furnishiny TO Indians on the reserva-
ton were being continued to hostiles. No
such allegation Was made at the time, how
ever, amp the agent only leaned of such
suspicious through newspapers some time
subsequently. Col. Burke then wrote to
Washington, and was ordered to take re-
ceipts for the government property held by
h m and turn everything over to the mill
| fairy Then he star, n aaet