The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1890-12-11
For the corresponding week Of last
year the figures were 316, representing
s71 failures in the United States aud Is
in the Dominion of Canada.
Treating with the Reds.

SlNE AlDGE AGENCY, >. -, VIA 66US0
vile, Neb., Dec. S.-As perilous q mis-
sion as a ,nan of God has undertaken fo1
many day in the interests Of avertinl
great bloodshed and loss Of life, wa.
completed Friday, when the good Father
julie. the Catholic priest whom Gen
Brooke asked to &c out and talk will
the Indians, returned to the agency
The reverend father was accompanied
by Jack Red Cloud. The start was mad.
Wednesday noon. They went down the
White Clay creek, a very unusual route
and a result got lost after crossing
White river. All Of Thursday night
they wandered about, being compelled
to keep moving very oIisaly in order Il
avoid freezing to deat1. sl1rser ada 81
to their discomfort, sl1ice thsy had no;
taken morsei Of food with them, They
were halted by the es,eznys picEeJs, wt,.c
leveled their guns On si,e.a and held
them until an indian ru,:er coyLG DC
sent into the camp to inquire whether
or net they were to be admitted. A
favorable reply was received, and they
proceeded on, but
Between the Iu zzles of Winohestsrs.
Tho camp was reached at II a. III. the
met Father julie in council. There were
present Two Strike, the head ohief,
Turning Bear, Short Bull, High Hawk,
Grow Dog, Kicking Bear, Eagle Pipe,
Big Turkey and High Pipe. The pipe
Of peace was made conspicuous by his
absence. As may be imagined, Father
julie opened the council by asking the
chiefs to state the particular cause Of
the grievance that had led them to as-
sumo 50 startling al attitude of war.
They claimed in subtance, that the re-
cent census returns made by Mr.. Lee
Would Not Give Sufficient Food
for them to live on, and that they be-
Geved the Great Father intended to
cheat them or hv would never have sent
soldiers to tho reservation. They also
claimed that the new boundary line BE-
tween Rosebud and Pine Ridge agency
would compel them to leave their homes
and that the Great Father broke the old
treaty in making this change. They
knew they had done wrong, but would
not come in for fear Of being punished.
After long pa'lse, Crow Dog said they
might come in if the soldiers were
taken away. Father julie says he then
urged them with all the fervor of which
he is capable to be peaceabls, to give
up their designs of war, and be peace
able He explained that the soldiers
were rot to harm tho Indians, but to
protect the agency; that rations had
been increased at the agency, and that
if they came Gen. Brooke would tele-
graph to Washington and get psr1nis-
sion for them to stay On this agency, as
they desired. Finally he charged the
chiefs that they all come back with him.
Chiefs viii Come In.
To this some of the older ones made
favorable answer, but the young onss,
who were heavily in the majority, said
no, but the old men finally agreed that
they would como in on horseback to
Father Jules house. which is about four
miles northwest Of the agency, in the
and there meet Gen. Brooke
and tell him in person just what they
had told father julie. This brought on
4 renewal Of bitter opposition from them
which came near ending in a row.
Finally the young chiefs cooled off, and
Two Strike, addressing Father julie,
'aid: Hold your hands up to the Great
spirit and tell us, as though you were
about to start on journey to the last
hunting ground Of the red man, whether
what you say to US from Gen. Brooke
oe true, and that We will not be harmed
+ we come in simply to talk to Gen.
Brooke" Father julie says he complied
With the raqust. All the chiefs then ex-
ended their hands toward heaven and
With great solemnity and promised they
would come. This ended the council,
md Father julie and young Red Cloud
withdrew, the former telling the chiefs
hat if they broke their word to him he
would never again believe an Indian.
( the chiefs keep their pledge the meet
ng will occur at Father Jules residence
q the morning.
Indian Camp Impreknable.
While in the camp of the hostiles,
father julie said that he saw between
900 and 1900 Sioux braves, all fully
rmed, and supposes, from the size of |
be camp and the great number Of !
tickets that are out, that ths hostilss |
lumber over 1000 fighting men He
aw large numbers of cattle slaughtered !
II about tbs camp and the meat being /
ared. The camp, be says. is rsmark I
bly, Well fortified with emcank1ae.ts !
nd finely coastr.ctt:t5 r:.Ge ri1,, co1.ai;4-
ring that Indians "a tii-e 5".rorS The :
amp is wholly Inaccessible, &c says, by /
Military otherwise than on foot and
ngls file, and that as for using cannon
+ such pieces as Gatiing or Kotchkiss
uns, such thing is entirely out OF the
aestion.