Telegram-herald., 1890-11-20

General Niles Strategic kovs-
msni Against the Indians.
~ Surrounding Them With frecps
re fs&s Probably Spaeichea the
Thrs1tened oai0re2k.

EEAt cAvsx eF rKE rEarHE
RosEBUD AerNea. : Ia, Nes ~ -
Nheu tbe iu4i4ns ca this aad the flts
Ridge Rgoncy tskt surfvy ef the slt
ustion thsy uiil Hna themselves sal-
rounded ~ the strongest hods 81 the
United States troops NticA has been
musiered IA ias West slnce The G fesi ~
oer2nlWa IL can be- predicted thai e
eome unfortunate AIT on tae Isri ei tae
soldiers does nos saa - ate oKe4ss l.lert
- the redskins ths l.re4tenea pprlsins
MI never occur lil Is new plsin taat
General Niles has not heen iais aaring
tbc past weeE Ter ihe troops ne~ sf-
riving come from most ~ the posts
IA the West Sinall detscnlaents
have been moving lR tA.s AireC-
tloa foI Ihe lssi three asys. ana lie
whole las been 30 sm aothly ana gaietlY
done that rot word ~ wsrting has
reached tno lnaiaus This great move
ment ~ill be known - hisiory az lhe
masterpiece u strategic lndian warfare.
althouga not gan be aired during tae
+ whole trouble.
The cause of the satisfaction
among the Indians ct this agency has
not been correctly told ia The papers.
/ II is due n0l 60 much h the craze ever
tie NJ e. sh as 10 tie failure ~ this
years eropA he agent ln 1ls lasi cuua.-
( eraticn, the jane counting. found taat
1 instead oi 5.oo0 taere were oalv s.aU3
Indians on the reservation. aud vet
/ prof ding by this. deorease. the rauons
were scarcely enough 10 go around.
I Moreover. the Secretary u the Interior
cut Of a supply - food by ordering fhe
Indians nOl 10 zee lie ofal ~ buteaered
bceves. although they had alx.rs con.
sldered IL soss Of ffth quarter 81 tas
animal
Because Of Congressional delay tie
annmties were iate ia coming this fall
and the Indians had 10 safer suA
/ further reduction in their food supply.
! Indian freiehters. loo, had 10 80
+ without the money usually paid for
} freightage. Prairie ares have DESTROYED
( al The winter FasturSge. and IL Is
/ feared the beef cRttle received Will
be- more CT less enaciated before re-
I CURED for killing, II they 90 not die
time. The Indians believe that whites
started the fires. The Indiaa Bureau
recently SuspsnGed Ageat Wright on
account Of the discrepancies in the
census, and the indians are enrzged al
this, for he was verY popular
man with tkem. The indignation sris-
! Ing from these causes eliminated in the
Messiah craze" Agent Wrightthoaght
IL better 81 tae star, 20 let the craze d 20
out than 70 take active measures, bat
told the Ind ans that their SUP
plies weu4a have % be cartsllsd
Outsiders added 70 this that if tbsY
did not t.op dssciEg soldiers woui6
come and take away their poules As
+ they originally did not think of vlo-
/ lenoe. this gave the redskins "wsr
hearts" They threatened and in Octo-
ber there came near being a general
exodus O. Waite settlers which wss pre-
vented only by tie cooiness of Assnt
/ Wright and Miss Wright Now the ex-
element IS again at a height
/ OMAHA Neh. Nov. 10 Orders were
issued a. . o'clock TUESDAY morning 70
| panies A. D. c and D Of tire Second
United States Infantry st Fort Omaha
10 prepare for marching a. onco. while
the other four companies wcro notified
to be ready 10 move on short notice.
The fr.tnsued companies left for
Pine Ridge agency az o'clock
p. ~ with a full complement Of
mules and wagons and viii be pro
( vided with Tstions for fifteen dayA The
marching column will be In command
+ Of Major Butler. The troops al Fort
Mckinney were also ordered out and
left for Douglas We, with Colonel
Guy V. Henry in command. The march
Is about l95 miles The troops st Forts
Niohrsrs ard Robinson. which are rot
far from the scene of difficulty, vii
march at once.
ST. PAUL. Nina. Nov. 10. General
Euger. commander 81 the Department
! OF DSkotS. accompanied by bis aid-de-
/ camp. Lieutenant Woodruff. returned
! Tuesday from their tour Of inspection
among the various posts q the North
west GeEe-l Roger was busy with ar
cumulsted SorR. but Lieutenant Wood
ruff said the reports o. trouble we're
more OF less exaggerated
NAeBfNeT0N. nov. ~ - etegrefre
have been received a. The War Depart
meat calling attention 10 the fact that
81 Is important that the full quota o
troops should bs maintained a. Fort No
/ Kinney, WE, 70 meet ary emergency
which nay arise in c0nnsction with the
threatened Indian outbreak Fort Nc
1 Kinney occupies q very important pis-
etsl point In such a time a. this. beng
% Far away from railroad facilities and
in the direct line 81 retreat O the say.
sges should q war occur. There srs
O. 600 people now exposed in that VI
clnity. and al % them viii BE- 81
tie mercy 81 TIE Crows Cbsyernes.
sbosbones sns Arspshoes on ths
southwest and tho siouT sH TIE s~st
The War Department recognizes ths
recessity - enlsrging The projection -
Tort McEinnsY. where only two com
raniss are noy located ard b. "a ez-
rectes necessary assistance VII 10
given