St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-16

nan trntted out for the Republican
presidential nomination in 1892 by the
official headSman of the first
year and half of the pres
eht national administration, Ex-
Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson.
The only proviso inserted by Gen. Clark
son was that an In lian war must be
stirred into being and Gen. Miles dis
tinguish himself in putting it down.
From the time that the DeS Moines edi-
tor started the Miles boom there has
been more or less criticism adverse to
Gen. Miles management of the Indian
troubles. many people having expressed
the opinion that if he was as much of
politician as Clarkson would have it
he might be anxious for an outbreak.
But Gen. Miles does not look like
man who would be turned from the
path of duty and honor for the SAX of
a tritling political advantage. He is
decidedly distinguished-loo man,
with hair just tinged with gray and a
mruStache of the latter color; of
rather more than medium height and
rather heavy-Set. He chatted entertain
vi ChC biOUDlcS ldSI cNtU-
ing before his departure, and mentioned
the fact that he had just received a
dispatch announcing the probable death
of Sitting Bull, the famous old Indian
chief.
'For some time" said the major gen
eral. "Sitting Bull has been dIspatching
cOuriers to all the tribeS-even those in
Canada-instructing them to secure
all the ammunition possible and prepare
to go on the war path in the spring.
When he found that preparations were
being made by the army to break up
this scheme it was believed that he in
tended to begin fighting very soon, and.
accordingly his arrest was ordered. A
detachment of Maj. McLaughlin's res
ervation police was sent from Standing
Rock to Sitting Bulls camp, followed
in the rear by two companies of the
Eighth cavalry under Capt. Fechet and
a detachment of Infantry under Col.
Drum. Wnen the police reached Sitting
Bulls camp they
Got Into a Quarrel
by attempting to arrest the Indian
leader and five of the police We're Killed.
A courier who brought this Information
to the cavalry reported that Sitting Bull
had been killed-at least was living on
the trouble. This courier rode through
TO the agency. informing both the cav
airy and infantry of what had hap
pened."
ut is intimated, general, that If the
government would pay the Indians
what Is due them, and not keep them
hait-StarvPd, there would be no trouble.
Is this correct?"
"Well, there is something in it." an
swered Gen. Miles. 1.-The fact is that
half-starved people of any color or
nationality will be restless. don't care
whether they are red, white, black or
yellow"
"Where do you go from here?' asked
the reporter.
Il leave tonight for the Black Hills,
and shall be on the reservation in
three days. Gen. Brooke has reported TO
me that he has exhausted all peacea bic
means of settling whatever difficulties
there may be. think the situation is
serious for the reason that there are a
great many settlers comparatively un-
protected, and they would be the first
to feel the outbreak. An Indian, you
know, would rather brain a child than
an older person."
"a number of the officers have been
very ANXIOUS" he continued, "to move
against the Indians, but they did not
know what was being done in other
quarters. An ill-advised or hasty move
ment might have caused no end of trou-
ble-an Immediate outbreak, possibly,
whereas that may how be prevented. [
can not say what will be done until am
on the ground, and, besides, it would not
be good policy for me to say so, if had
some plan decided on"
Gen. Miles is accompanied by his
aids, Capt. Frank u. Baldwin and Capt.
Marvin p. Maus. During the day the
party was kept quite busy receiving the
calls of the officers stationed here; the
only time they were not engaged in this
way was the few hours spent in the
army building.