Telegram-herald., 1890-12-18

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81 years-
Ine naza Sea e lAal2az y ~ departed
hastily fer tee ka3 L4nds j. ahssat iae
IAey are beihg followed e4atiosssly ~
the uoopS wac o. not t4Rsy gettiak
ps,eketsd la the hiils. Nhere there are
from So 81 ~ 0gallalz bucks aa3rr
the command % Shor Ball sRd Crew
Dog
After going = short distance ap the
r.geg the hesing Tes.s6lns scattered and
Nent oE Ia al directions through TIE
eoautry toward tis bed Lands. some
81 then may ~ - reach the lndl4ns
II Two stIskss band furtseF s0uth
While others All seek a. Is
cape q ths north. However. there
is a little chance for thcm ia
any direction. The soldiers are located
ali around the Bad Lands, and the IN
dians VIII have httle chance - get At
the few ranches that are located ia
that district. Even II they attempt 20
20 ca small raids the soldiers are 30
placed as 10 head them on. Ia fact,
they are completely surrounded, and
while they might hold out for some
time ia the Bad Lands. IL is simply a
matter of time until they must surren-
der 10 the superior forces and supplies
OF the whites
With Dickinson as a center on the
north and Pine Ridge as the southern
center, Fort Sully on the east and troops
stationed along the western border Of
the Bad Lands, there Is no chance for
the hostiles long 10 withstand their pur-
suers
The people around Bismarck and in
the neighborhood of Standing Rock
agency are greatly wrought up over the
killing OF the old fellow. and express
the greatest fears for the outcome
They think that the hundred or more
followers that Bull had at the time OF
his death will attack the scattered set
tiers along the frontier and kill whom
they can.
The women and children of the dead
ssvages made Monday night hideous
with their wailing. They are In charge
OF the troops and will be disposed OF as
Major Mclaughlin directs.
There are already evidences that the
killing of Sitting Bull is likely 10 settle
the war without further bloodshed.
Large mum mberS of Indians are coming
into the agency, protesting loyalty and
Offering their services 20 bring in the
fleeing hostiles. The Acknowledged
leaders OF the Sioux, Chief Gall and
John Grass, stand firmly by the Govern
ment and express no regret at the taking
of of Sitting Bull
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 17.-General Scho-
field has received a telegram from Gen
eral Miles, dated Long Pine, Neb., De-
cember 10, as follows:
General Brooke reports that Two Strike and
Is4 lodges Of about SO Indians are now camped
al Pine Ridge agency and these, with the other
indians at Pine Ridge ana Rosebud, are
all that can he drawn out OF the disai
fected camp. The others are defiant and hostile
and are determined 10 go TO war; he has no hope
that any other effort at paeihcation would be
successful He estimates the number OF men in
the hostile camp In the Bad Lands at $50. Gcner-
al Ruger's estimate represents that 2O0 men on
TIE CucAcnhc rlNcf huu SJu IN SiAnulnS MOCK
reservation who would have been liable 10
leave before the death OF Sitting Bull.
making in all 80 men Every possible
means have been exhausted 10 retain
and restrain the friendly Indians
now on reservations. The 1900 Sioux who have
been restrained and professed loyalty should
have positive assurances with the least pos.
sible delay that the Government will perform
and fulfill its treaty obligations"
PINE RIDGE AGENCY. S. D., Dec H.
General Brooke scouts the idea that
there IS the slightest danger of local
outbreak at the agency. There are now
over :, 900 Indians here, and it would be
very easy for them TO surprise the in
fantry and take the agency. The cav
airy camp is fully mile distant. and
the agency could be set on FIRE and
many people killed before the cavalry
got into action. There are no pickets out
except within twenty feet of the tents.
The agency buildings are guarded only
by the Indian police, who are
not wholly reliable in case of an at
tempt at a massacre. While many of
the officers in the infantry are expert
snced Indian fighters very few of the
soldiers have been under FIRE, and could
be easily stampeded. Teachers in the
schools, the half breeds and old-timers
believe that the present opportunity is
q good one, and that General Brooke
should have pickets all around the agen-
cy. Very many here think Brooke un-
derrates the courage of the Indians and
their readiness 10 fight.