New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-11
TIE INDIAN SITUIIION.

SECRET HOSTILITY or AGENCY INDfANS-TIEIR CO.
OPERATION WITH SITTING BULL-A CONVERSE
TON WITH LONG DoG'-GENEHAL MILES At
PORT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR EARLY OPERA
TONS.
FoRT ELLIS, NJ r.. Feb. 23.-lt is officially
announced here that Lieutenant {. d. Thompson OF Gen
eral NIlcs's command. had made a night march with
twenty cavalry Wolf Pon the Missouri. 70 secure
reliable Indian data and sttug Bull reported 1T
the Fort Peck Agency. TIE result OF Investigation
shows that while the YanGkonnas Ostensibly
friendly there Hide doubt OF their secret hostility and
At least hafrcadness 10 combine with sitting Bn Ia
offensive measures. Positive Information exists In
pioof Of the belief that these Agency Indians have
for months boon his runners and SPIES ana
have, as we'll supplied him with ammunition. 80
open Is their diIdecton. that tho Fort Peck
Agent warned the command OF tho danger
of even visiting their camp The Panther iIs the dan
ger being increased by the presence with them OF thirty
lodges Of hostilos scou, was sent however to
the camp reports the following conversation with
q Long Dog" one OF the hOstiics who LEFT Red Cloud
Agency last Fail;
.W,I vii! sitting Bun iEh, agant"
"sittlns Huil." replied Long Dog, sitting Bun no
good He only make medicine. No; Pretty Bear. Black
Fade yellow Heart nul White Bird are the war chiefs
When the gra.i. green they viii bring out more war
,iors and more guns aud better vonic hJn at any time
since the Custer light
"Wlil You JON them, 100 ~
"Ishall be- there; and my young men,
"WLers are those chiefs now "
"Thcy have had their lodges along Frcnchnans Creek
since December l. The police had forbid moving south
of the llne but They will when they get ready
when the grass is green"
Much stress was placed npon the fact That WHITE Bhd
the great Nez Perez chief IL with these ho'tes ami IN
tent upon revenge for his peoples rrycrses OF last sea
son. General Niles his ordered Lately received i'c,lh.'
n trch directly to Fort Peek. and expects himself to
reach there before this letter may reach you-hi' com
u1ud 10 consist OF sA companies OF infantry ana three
OF cavalry. ---.,..., A..
mo column which reported ~ having reached the
Ng Horn been kept camp III readiness IOr hu
emergency and j. now upon the Rosebud. -
4 dispatch lust received asserts iiat llcIf are l'u!
OF ho,illc4 south OF the line. hunting bntio ana inc
amount ~ dried meat secured by Indians know as
hostile must be not only umcu@' but unusual scouts
r ri no hostllr as far the Judith. while both
sc,uis ana friendly Indians JOIN III reporting
the coust ant motion toward the lino OF shidI
prrres Of Lower Agency Sioux, etc Whatever
ihc result may be- prcptTtons continue Tor cary
oucrajons III command II ready, at General GhhoLss
order. march 10 Fort shaw, should h"-tlltlcH De
gin near the line 4 Cautonmcut Oi 81 Infantry Will
prn1lbly he IN ,de carly day. ON lie hssor neal
The mouth OF the Musclcshcl and the entire ds'Ir, o
Montana viii br placed directly under General M'It.
I'm this event General Gibbons Will remove ms hctu
utart.rs 10 Fort Sncin- and Tie 1tI Infantry com
mamie, now In Montana VIII augment the SaIIl.ohS 81
Inc lower river posts Notwithstanding the toinctlug
Stories REGARDING sitting Ball. AN elective campaign u
otlrpafed ~ II "a matter Of record that General Sher
facility enable hIm to finish the Indian war 'ho present