The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-12
Return Of a Government Scout
From the Bad Lands.
Indians Quarreling Among Themselves Over
Proposition to Surrender.
Division Of Forces After an Attempt 10 Kill
Two Strike-ShOrt Bull and Kicking
Bear Determined to Fight.
Special TO THE MORNING CALI.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 11.-A Pine Ridge special
from the half dozen scouts sent out several
days ago has been brought by Yankton
Charley He says that when they first en-
tered the camp at the Bad Lands many of
the Indians wanted to kill them. Two
Strikes and his followers, who are desirous
Of coming in, defended the scouts, and they
remained, engaged in peace-making and
gathering stolen horses. Charley says the
hostiles told of skirmish that had taken
place on the Cheyenne River. and that two
Of their men had been killed, but were
brought back to life by the Messiah.
Since the council at the agency last week
the hostiles have been Quarreling among
themselves as to whether they should sur
render or not. This finally resulted in row
yesterday, when guns were drawn and an
attempt made to kill Two Strikes. Two
of his adherents, however, saved him and
the row ended in a division of the camp,
the greater part joining Two Strikes and de-
claring their intention to come to the agency,
while thirty or forty lodges, under Short
Bull and Kicking Bear, started for the in
terror of the Bad Lands and declared their
determination to fight. The chief of the
scouts here thinks trouble will be averted.
IN A STARVING CONDITION.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-General Miles to-day
received report from Captain Conrad to
the effect that 100 Indians at the Yankt0n
Sioux Agency are now receiving ratlOns
enough for barely two days out of the week
and are starving. Their rops have failed,
and. although they are willing to work,
there is no employment for such number
during the winter. On ration day they are
so famished that they cannot resist eating at
standing another issue is not due for the
week. 1t Is a standing complaint with these
Indians that they have $3.50 owing them for
the right of way Of land locked up in the
Treasury at Washington, and that indi-
viduals among them are unpaid for services
rendered the Government as far back as 1862.
EVIDENCE OF SUBMISSION.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l1.-General Scho-
field to-day received a dispatch from General
Miles. from which the following is an exl
tract: !" Reports from General Rnger and
General Brooke are favorable. The pres
demoralizing influence upon the Indians.
and those that one week ago were defiant
and wariike are now giving evidence Of
submission. Captain Ewers of the Fifth
Infantry has returned with Hump from Fort
Bennett. Hump desires to renew his alle-
glance to tue Government, and will make
good use of him in bringing in the o.hers.'
NO DANGER AT STANDING ROCK.
BISMARCK Is. Dak), Dec. 11.-Major Nc
Laughin, agent at Standing Rock Indian
Agency. is in town to-day. He says there
Is no danger of an outbreak, and there never
has been. Sitting Bull and his followers
are still keeping up the ghost dance on the
Grand River, but the wild enthusiasm is
rapidly abatiug. The Major thinks one
week more of cold weather will stop the
dancing. He also says the report from
Standing Rock stating that cattle were be-
ing stampeded by the Indians and an ex-
change of shots near Buffalo Gap was had
with troops, is canard. No cattle have
been run OF by the Indians except their
own stock.
NO ALARM FELT.
KANSAS CITY (Mo.), Dec. 11-Surgeon
Won Leuttwitz of the United States Army
was in this city to-day from Fort Reno. He
says dancing is still going ON among the un-
civilized Indians, but no one is particularly
alarmed about it. He predicts great up
rising in tue spring. There are 5000 young
bucks in the Territory who are eager for
glory, and the old chiefs encourage them.