Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-12-08
THE INDIAN rRoUBLRs.

General Brooke In Consultation
With a Number OF Chfefs-In War
Paint and Feathers - Food Prom
{ fsed Them by the Great Father ut
Washington.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. THE Bee has the
following from its special correspondent:
Pine Ridge Agency, Dec. 6, via Nashville:
Some of the hostile chiefs have kept
their sworn pledge made tosFather Jute in
the Bad Lands to come in and see General
Brooke. They came bearing flag of
truce and armed with Winchesters and
and Springfield rifles. The entrance of
the novel procession produced futter of
excitement First came the chiefs who
were Turning Bear, Big Turkey, High
Pine, Big Bad Horse and Bull Dog, who
was one of the leaders in the Custer
massacre. Next came Two Strike, the
head chief, seated in a buggy, with Father
Jute. Surrounding them was a BODY
guard of four young warriors. ALI the
Indians were decorated with war paint
and feathers while many wore ghost
dance leggings and the ghost dance shirt
dangling at their saddles. Bundles of
eagle feathers were tied on the names and
tails of most of the ponies while the
backs of the doci1e little animals were
streaked with paint The warlike
cavalcade proceeded at once to General
Brooke's spacious headquarters in the
agency residence. At given signal all
leaped to the ground, hitched their ponies
and, guided by Father Jute, entered the
generals apartments, where the council
was held, lasting two hours. At the be-
ginning of the pow-wow General Brooke
explained that the great father, through
him, had asked them to come in and have
talk regarding the situation. A great
deal of misunderstanding and trouble had
arisen by the reports taken to and fro be-
tween the camps by irresponsible parties,
and it was, therefore, considered very nee
essary that they have talk face to face
Through him, he said, the father wanted
to tell them if they would come in near the
agency where he General Brooke) could
see them often, and not be compelled
to depend an heresay, that he would
give them plenty to eat and
would employ many Of their
they were hostile Indians, but he did not
believe it, The soldiers did not care either
to fight, but to protect the settlers and
keep peace. He hoped they the Indians)
were all in favor of peace, as the great
father did not want war. AS to the feel
ing over the change in the boundary line
between Pine Ridge and Rosebud agency,
he said that and many other things would
be settled satisfac torily after they had
shown disposition to come in as asked
by the great father. Wounded Knee was
suggested as place that would prove sat
isfactory to the great father to have them
live
The representatives of the hostiles list
ened with great contracted brows, sidelong
chances at one another and low grunts.
When the general had concluded his re-
marks Turning Bear spoke in reply. He
is the finest specimen of the blanket
wrapped Indian that we have seen since
coming here, with face that is positively
handsome, form erect as flagstaff and
voice that would attract favorable COM
ment in legislative halls. He proved a
most entertaining person. Simmered
down to few words, Turning Bear gave
expression to the following ideas:
It would be bad thing for them to
come nearer the agency because there was
no water or grass for their horses here.
He could not understand how their young
men should be employed as scouts if there
was no enemy to be watched They would
be glad to be employed and get paid for it.
They might come in, but as the old men
and old women have no horses, and as
their people had nothing generally to put
in their wagons, it would take long time
to come. If they had come they would
want the great father to send horses and
wagons out to Bad Land camp and bring
in the great quantities of beef, ETC.,
they had there and take it any
where to new camp that might
be agreed on. In conclusion the speaker
hoped that they would be given some
thing to eat before they started back. To
this the general replied that he had intend
ed before the council closed to tell them
that they should be given food. AS for
horses and wagons being sent after the
beef the general said that and many other
things would be considered after they had
acceded to the great fathers request to
move into the agency. Any reference
whatever to the wholesale devastation and
depreciation, thieving and burning of
buildings, ETC., was studiously avoided on
both sides.
After the pow-wow was over the thiev-
ing gang was conducted to the quarter
masters department and given a big fat
feed. The squaws living at the agency
came out in gala feathers and gave a squaw
| dance.