Omaha daily bee., 1890-12-14
ALL NOT ON THE SURFACE.
A Probability That Future Events at
Pine Ridge May Shock the Country.

PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., (via Rushvill
Neb) Dec. 13.-[Special Telegram to THE
BEE, One week ago today occurred that
now much discussed council between the hos
tiles and General Brooke. Direct violation
of the tacit agreement then understood by
the general, that the former and all their
following would move to the agency, has only
been emphasized by the hostiles. For more
than three weeks the military have been lying
here idle. The so-called friendly Indians
who responded with commendable prompt
ness to Agent Rogers instructions issued
soon after the arrival of the troops to move
In near the agency, have become very rest
less and mystfed at being still
kept here shivering in tepees, instead of
beng allowed to return TO their comfortable
log-house homes. Such is the situation here
today, but It'll not without promise OF speedy
change. Indeed, q change that may shock
the entire country is more than a possibility
right here.at Pine Ridge agency any moment
change in another direction will un-
doubtedly occur when the company of armed
Indians of the avowedly friendly type sent
out yesterday by the military department to
the bad lands attempt to force the hostes to
come TO the agency. That the sending out of
this body will fire tho fuse of war; many
persons whose opinion is usually to be
relied upon firmly believe, and that the kill
Ing of the first white man in the vicinity of
the bad lands will be the signal for war at all
other points whore any considerable number
OF Indians are congregated is also a foregone
conclusion with many Of those " no are most
competent to Judge of the situation.
That part Of the public foreign to this vi
cinity cannot be made to appreciate the
complexity Of the situation as it really exists
As it is, correspondents here go as far as pru-
dcnce will permit. 1t Is not poss
ible for them to give even
general view of the true state of Attain
that will convey fair idea of the situation
In print
AS glaring example OF the lies that are
almost constantly being carried back and
forth between here and the camp of the
hostiles, and which prevent any understand
ing whatever with the reds that have been
prancing about in war point and daring the
military to fight them, the following will
appeary pat indeed A scout named
Black Fox came in last night and said that
Two STRIFE, one Of the hostile chiefs who
attended the council Saturday, had succeeded
I'm moving 1870 lodges of his followers
about five miles from the original bad
lands camp. When the old chief got that
far a brother of Little the man who started
arrow here at the agency about month ago.
and ason of Bis Head n sub-chef, went to
him from this agency with the lie that the
government had just shipped large
number Of Pawnee Scouts here to
Pine Ridge agency and had disarmed them,
and that II his Two Stsikes) band came IN
or near the agency they would all be ar
rested. AS a result, many Of Two Strikes
followers deserted him then and there and
few back to their old place with the
hcstiles, and that's just the way it has been
going for some time past. A large majority
Of the hostiles are ready to believe anything
and everything they hear, particularly If it
be favorable TO maintaining their attitude OF
war. In the meantime every body is restlessly
watching for the next move. &. II. G..