Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-26
Hostile Bucks Lingering in
the Bad Lands.
They Are Averse to Surrender
ing Their Arms.
Nearly All of Sitting Bulls Band Is
Safely COrralled.
Heavy Snow Storm from Indiana East
ward-A Chapter of Crimes and
Accidents.
Associated Press Dispatches.

CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-The Inter-O Oceans
Pine Ridge special says: Five of the
friendlies who went out to negotiate
with the hostiles returned today, and
report that the others are coming in
also. The hostiles they say, are wholly
unmanageable, and will not listen to
reason.
OMAHA, Dec. pa special from Pine
Ridge says: The Indians in the Bad
Lands are still in council. Couriers
came in today with the news that Short
Bull said if the government will agree
not to disarm his men, nor
take their ponies, he will! come in.
The Indians are holding out to be given
oxen instead of ponies. A wagon train
left Pine Ridge TODAY, with camp sup
plies for the Ninth cavalry, which
marched yesterday. Fighting is looked
for ii the hostiles don't come in soon.
1t is now thought the Seventh cavalry
will take the field against the hostiles.
Some of the returned dancers are trying
to sneak away from the agency
PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 25.-Captain Mar
vile, special agent, has just returned
from Fort Bennett, and reports the H.
dian war there over. 1t seems the In
dians were afraid they would be massa-
cred or they would have come in before.
After the Indians arrived at Fort Ben
nett, councils were held to determine
whether they would give up their arms
or not. Agent Palmer said: "No arms,
no rations or blankets" This soon
brought them to time, and all
hni o1 of tho
agency. Captain Hearst, the command
ing officer at Fort Sullia, has received
the capltulation of LA Uncopas, includ-
ing seventy of Sitting Bulls big band,
and fifty from the Rosebud agency.
Narcisse Varcello, a boss farmer, brought
in forty-one of Big Foot's Indians. Out
of these ninety-eight stands of arms
were collected. Sitting BulPs men want
to remain at Cheyenne, and say they are
afraid to return to Standing Rock. All
have surrendered, and the best of care
is given them. Many OF the lodgers
among the Indians acted very ugly in
making their final settlements.
DICKINSON, N. ID. Dec. 25.-Major Car
roll made forced march, Tuesday
night,s of sixty-fve miles in fourteen
hours, arriving at New England city at
s a. M, complying with orders from
Fort Yates by courier, to the effect that
Captain Fountain, of the Eighth cav
airy, was surrounded in the Cave hills
by 500 Indians. Two hours rest was
taken at New England city and Major
Carroll continued his ierced march
southeast in the direction OF the Cave
hills, fifty miles distant. His force got
to Captain Fountains assistance this
morning. Aid may have come in from
the south, and the forces are thought to
be in position to hold off the Indians
till further assistance arrives.
OTTAWA, Dec. 25.-According to re-
ports received at the mounted police
department, it appears that the COM
missioners three weeks ago issued orders
to the border patrols to disarm all United
States Indians coming into Canadian
territory, and collect a duty on their
ponies, or else turn the Indians back.
These instructions were carried out with
the result that everything is quiet on all
the Canadian reserves.