Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-11
THE RED MAN,s GRIEr4yCEs,


They Prefer Death on the Field of Bat
tie to Starvation--Thcir Census is In
correct and 1t Being the Basis for Provf-
sions They Can't Exist-Deceived by the
"Great Father"
PINE RIDGE AGENCY. S. d., Dec. d
The hostile Indians are making use of
every moments delay on the part Of the
military to move on them by strength
ening their now almost impregnable
camp in the dreaded Bad Lands. The
500 or 600 squaws with them are work
ing day and night digging rifle pits
about the camp. This is something very
unusual if not wholly unprecedented
on the part Of Indians preparing for
war The reason for this move is, our
scouts say, more to insure the
protection Of the immense quantitiesfof
stolen beef and provisions in the camp
than to insure greater slaughter Of the
soldiers. The moment that these sup
plies are captured by the military that
moment the indians must surrender I'M
less their thirst for blood is so intense as
TO lead them to fight until they are
downed either by starvation or United
States bullets.
AT best, whether the military can
capture the bulk of the. hostiles' sup
plies or not, the indians fave undoubt-
eddy secreted small quantities sufficient
in the aggregate to run them for at least
eight or ten weeks.
Agent Roger fulfilled his promise TO
reward the friendlies who continue
staying in the vicinity of the agency and
has made a special issue of provisions.
More than 500 squaws presented them
selves at the store-house yesterday and
went away loaded down with food.
There was not male Indian in the
throng.
1t is rumored that Two Strike the
chief under whom the hostiles arc mar
shalledis wheeling around within shoot
ing distance of the agency for the pur-
pose Of getting additional pointers on
the military.
A REMEDY FOR SIOUX TROUBLES
OMAHA, NEE, Dec. Alt a meeting
last night Of the Ponca Indian commit.
mittee held in this city to consider the
troubles among the Sioux Indians, the
following resolution was adopted: "We
believe that the only remedy for the In
clan troubles on our reservation is the
establishment of government of law
on these portions Of our national do
main and would respectfully call upon
patriotic citizens east and ives tot inyes-
tigate this position and uphold by
voice, vote and influence this PROPOSE
ton to extend to the Indian the cheap
but priceless benefits of just and equit-
able laws
PINE RIDGE Agency, Dec. 5-The situa-
tion has not materially changed The
hostile Rosebud Indians sleep upon their
arms, prepared constantly for All attack
They have three lines Of signal couriers be-
tween this agency and their camp and any
movement Of the troops would be known
in n few moments. They have taken all
they. wish Of the government beef here
and burned the buildings and coras
They arc living high and are happy.
,fhcy have moved to the edge Of the bad
Lands. Military preparations proceed
rapidly. Unless the Indians come in
within very few days troops will be
equipped and put in position when an adj
vance may be ordered.
special from Cannonball Station, n.
d., says: On Monday Captain Ketchum of
the I'D Infantry, who was atliutant-gen-
eral for Stanley in 1873, and is wel-known
to the Indians held conference at this
station with all the chiefs of the Yanck-