Telegram-herald., 1890-12-21
SIGNS OF PEACE.
An Embassy Of Friendly Sioux En
Route for Hostile Camps.
They vii Try 20 Persuade the Lauer
% Come Pending the Result,
10 Advance Will Be Made.

VIII rSY ARGUMENT
NiVNKAPoLfs, MINI. Dee 60 The
Journals Rapid city (S. d. special
says. General Niles has received ad-
vices from General Brooke that 500
friendly Indians left Pine Ridge Friday
e. attempt 70 bring IN the hostiles.
Dispatches from Lieutenant Colonel
Drum, At FORT Yates. announce that
ths Indians there arc quiet Thirty
nine of Sitting Bulls Indians. who left
the agency on Monday, have sent word
that they viii return General Carr has
thrown out a cavalry force 10 intercept
Tie bsad now reported moving across
the reservation to the Bad Lands II
the force fails 20 intercept them they
VII DC pursued aud arrested General
Miles says that NO advaase would be
made until the result Of the Pine Ridge
embassy is known. Big Foot and
Hump have surrendered and re-
turned 20 the agency No Indians
except the band mentioned are now
going 20 the hostiles and the Gordon Is
constantly tightening. General Miles
discredits the report Of large band Of
Indians IN The vicinity Of Camp Crook
tn tho Little Missouri river. No further
engagements are reported from the
lower ranches
PrSz RIDGE AsENCY, Dec. 20--Four
hundred OF the Seventeeth Infantry
from Fors Russell have taken up
thstr line OF march tor General
Cars camp at the junction Of Rapid
creek and Cheyenne river. General
Miles has concentrated al that point the
Eighth and Sixth Cavalry, Seventeeth
Infantry, scouts and artillery, making
dghting force OF about 200 effective
men. There IS large encamPment Of
hostiles In what Is called the Grass basin
in the Bad Lands, about ten miles south
east OF Cars camp, from which thiev-
hg forAys have been made on the
tancheS General Miles Is making dis
positions % guard every pass and outlet
from The camp and has issued orders for
The cavalry % scoas and intercept Sit
ting Balls followers. who arc supposed
O. be en route 90 join these hostiles.
General Niles present dispositions con-
template the protection Of The settlers
and holding the Indians In the basin OF
pocket awaiting a general movement in
The Bad Lands simultaneously with
General Bro0ks's forces The es-
cape Of nc Indians being cut OF they
muss soon surrender, or. like Sitting
Ball. die hghting.
WksHTSareN. Dec. 2o.-There ap-
pcars "a be = general determination to
make tae present Indian disturbance in
The Northwest an occasion 90 teach the
ssvaFss a lessos which they won't soon
forge number OF propositions have
been prepared looking toward The dis
srming Of the Indians, and placing
them ia position % force them 70 keep
the peace In the future. senator Petit
grew tS. d. will introduce a bill
making it a crime - sell. give trade "a
or by any means place firearms or am
uunitioa ia the hands Of Indians on
reservations OF under The control Of
agents unless hv special permis-
son of she Secretary % TIE In
terror, also authorizing the Fresi-
dsat q Immediately disarm all In
dsans on reservations or who receive
Assistance from the Government. The
penalty for violation Of the proposed
law is - - Imprisonment IN The peni
tsntarv for two Years or 6ne Of $500.
Senator Pettigr-w says that IL the In
dams can net procure arms or aumuni-
ton they vi never - 20 war and hs
proposes 20 strike az "a. root sf ths
trouble
WArzrvaroN. Dee c0-Dr r. A
Rlaad of she indian Defense ssocia-
Eou has received a letter dated neccm-
bsr 20 frsn the Indian chief Red
Cloud &c ths Pine Ridge Indian
szenrv. s. =. concerning various mat-
ters there The chief SAYS he is the
constant frfend cf the whites and an
fhst bss been ssld bout his preparing
hia people for war Is false. for they 10
nef 6esira ur intend - e. on ths
vsr-ratd Since his pecpls IN. ogs-
lalIssl arrived az Fine Ridge thev had
az~eed q, stop the ghsst dance. and he
@vs that 50 fsr a. me dance s ecu
eerned he ean uuly sav that he never
bad any thinE - a. with it Red Cloud
enrnri ans 81 she Governments rations
ksing cus down mere and more sverv
yeax sra ssrs thst former aeliuauen-
ssea ha~e nor been mssse god The
tast s'Vo seasons wsre 80 6rv that the
Indians conid r-ise iittls 81 soothing
and ths raticns vere 80 scant thev
vprr obliged - kiu thrsr eva cattle to
kser from sfarriuT En- 8ssth
RrsNkRcE. y =. Tee. 81 -ft IS ncw
being claimed thst Sittiur SuH vas
uurfered IN cold hicoa Corporal
- III. !.
wfth the troops tasf went out in snp-
pcrt sf tas laa5aa p0Lee. SAYS tAal tke