Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-13
General Brooke Will Endeavor to Bring
the Hostiles to the Agency.

General Brooke Will Endeavor to Bring
the Hostiles to the Agency.
CHICAGO, December 18th. - General
Miles o-day received dispatch from GEN
eral BROOKE, at Pine Ridge, saving that
from reports received he is Of the opinion
that Two Strikes and most of the other
Chiefs are coming in. Short Bull and
Kicking Bear. with q small following, went
back into the Bad Lands. There was quite
fight, and some Indians were hurt He
will try TO get them into the agency, but
they may get beyond reach.
SCARE AT OKLAHOMA.
New ORLEANS, December 12th.-A special
from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to the
Picayttae says a courier rushed in this
morning and reported that 1000 Indians
had gone into camp three miles east of
Choctaw City this morning. The inbabi
tants of that place are alarmed, and are
hocking to Oklahoma City to ask the pro-
lection of the troops. Captain Steele mas
telegraphed to Washington.
WANTS THE DANCES STOPPED.
MINNEAPOLIS, December 12th.-A Tribune
special from Pierre says: White Swan, head
Chief of the Minnekanja tribe of Sioux at
the heyenne Agency came to the city to-
day TO secure counsel from the Government
authorities as 10 the best way to disarm
Big Foot's band of Cherry Creek hostiles,
stating that his entire tribe, 600 strong.
were ready to assist. White Swan stands
high in the esteem of the whites, being one
of the most advanced and intelligent In
dians. He wants the Messiah notion dis
PEELED, stating that the ghost dancers are
suffering and even dying now from a
form of la grippe induced by dancing out
Hpnrs Gnrinn tho nn1I AS
agency physician is allowed 10 go among
them, the disease is spreading rapidly.
MOVING TOWARD CANADA.
| ST. PAUL, December 12th.-A Pioneer
Press Fort keogh (Mont.) special says: The
two bands of disaffected Pine Ridge In
dians, under Short Bull and Kicking Bear,
are supposed to be united and moving
northward, with the intention of seeking a
reservation in Northern Dakota or crossing
into Canada. Fifty lodges and band of
stolen ponies are with them. The troops
will leave early in the morning to head
them Oft and deliver them as prisoners at
Fort Lincoln.
TWO BATTLES REPORTED.
DENVER, December 12th-A special to
the Rocky Mountain News from Rapid City,
Dakota, says: A souaw man brought in a
story this afternoon that fight occurred
between the troops and Indians under
Kicking Bear several miles north of Pine
Ridge; that number on both sides were
killed and wounded, and the Indians
routed. The story lacks confirmation.
A special to the Negs from French Creek
says: A party of Indians attacked eighteen
white men to-day and four Indians were
killed.
LATER.-A News special from Rapid
City, s. D., says: Two troops of the Sixth
Cavalry, comprising five officers and l25
men and horses, under command of Major
Perry, came into camp at Spring creek to-
day. Several parties of friendly Indians
were seen, but no hostiles. 4
rancher named Wilson was seen in
the early part OF the day, and with HIM
were two cowboys. He reported that he
had seen party of about thirty nosties
some eight miles TO the south, coming
slowly northward. These hosiiles had an
abundance of guards thrown out, and it
looked as though they expected an attack
from cowboys or troops.
a short time before our party came into
camp, a squaw-man named Rider brought
in word to the commanding officer that
there had been 9 bloody encounter four
miles north of the Pine Ridge Agency be-
tween the United States troops and some 400
or 500 Indians under Kicking Bear, and q
number were killed on both sides. The
Indians were put to rout and q large num-
Der of them captured.