Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-12
THE RENEGADE REDS.
A Split in the Bad Lands
Encampment.
Two Strike and His Adherents
Want to Surrender.
Short Bull and Kicking Bear Are
Determined to Fight.
Most of the Hostiles Will Return to the
Agency-The Soldiers Have a Sub
DUNG Effect.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches
ST. PAUL, Dec. ia Pine Ridge
special to the Pioneer-Press says: The
first news from the half dozen scouts
sent out several days ago, has been
brought by Yankton Charley. He says
that when they first entered the camp
at the Badlands, many of the Indians
wanted to kill them. Two Strikes and
his followers, who are desirous of COM
ing in, defended the scouts, and they
remained engaged in peace making and
gathering up 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 surrender or not. This finally
resulted in row, yesterday, when guns
were drawn and an attempt was made
to kill Two Strikes. Two of his aher-
ents, however, saved him, and the row
ended in division of the camp. The
greater number joined Two Strikes, and
declared their intention to come to the
agency, while thirty or fifty lodges un-
der Short Bull and Kicking Bear,
started for the interior of the Badlands,
and declared their intention to fight.
The chief of the scouts here thinks trou-
BILE will be averted.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-General Miles to-
day received report from Captain Con-
rad to the effect that 100 Indians at the
4ankton Sioux agency are now receiv-
ing rations enough for barely two days
out OF the week, and are starving. Crops
have failed, and, although they are will
ing 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 once practi-
cally all they receive, Notwithstanding
another issue is not due for week. 1t
is standing complaint with those In
dians that they have $1720 owing them
for right OF way land locked up in the
treasury at Washington, and individuals
among them are unpaid for services rem
dered the government as far back as
1862.
THE HOSTILES TAME DOWN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.--General Scho-
field today received a dispatch from
General Miles, of hich the following is
an extract: Reports from General
Ruger and General Brooke are favora-
BILE. The presence of the troops, now in
position, ehas had a subduing influence
upon the Indians, and those that week
ago were defiant and warlike, are now
giving evidence of submission. Captain
Ewers, of the Fifth infantry, has re-
turned with Hump from Fort Bennett.
Hump desires his allegiance to the gov
ernment renewed, and will make good
use of him in bringing in the others..'
NO DANGER AT STANDING ROCK.
BISMARCK, s. D., Dec. 11.-Major Nc
Laughlin, agent at the Standing Rock
Indian agency, was in town today. He
says there is no danger OF an outbreak,
and never has been. Sitting Bull and
his followers are still keeping up the
ghost dances on Grand river, but the
wild enthusiasm is rapidly abating. The
major thinks a week more cold weather
will stop the dancing. He says the re-
port from Standing Rock of a cattle
stampede near Buffalo gap is a canard.
No cattle have been run off by the In
dians except their own stock.
DANCING IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
KANSAS Cry, Dec. 11.-Surgeon Won
Leuttwitz, of the United States army,
was in the city, today, from Fort Reno.
He says dancing is still going on among
the uncivilized Indians, but no one is
particularly alarmed about it. He pre-
diets grea. uprising in the spring.
There are 5000 young bucks in the terri
tory, who are eager for glory, and the
old chiefs encourage them.