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P0W-W0W AT PINERIDGE
SIX OF THE CHIEFS KEEP THEIR
OATH WITH FATHER JULE.

The Delegation in War Paint and
Feathers - Con. Brooke Promises
Them Plenty of Food and a Good
Place to Live The Indians Hear Him
With scowls.
OMAHA, NEB., Doc. Tho Bee has the
following from its special cor respondent at
"Pine Ridge Agency, Dec 6: "Some Of tho
hostile chiefs have kept their sworn pledge,
mado to Father Jule in the Bad Lands. 10
come in and SEQ Gen. Brooke. They came
bearing a flag of truce and armed
with Winchesters and Springfield rifles.
The entrance OF the novel procession pro-
duced u hutter of excitement, the greatest
that has boen known here at the agency
since the trouble began. First came tho
chiefs. who were Turning Bear, Big Turkey,
High Pine, Big Bad Horse aud Bull Dog,
who was one of the leaders in the Custer
massacre. Next came Two Strike, the head
hief, seated In buggy with Father julie.
Surrounding these was body guard Of four
young warriors.
DECORATED WITH WAR PAINT.
"All the Indians were decorated with
war paint and feathers. while many wore
ghost dance leggins and the ghost dance
shirt dangling at their saddles. Bunches of
eagle feathers were tied on the names and
tails of most of the ponies, while the backs
OF the docile little animals were streaked
with paint. Tho luridly warlike cavalcade
proceeded at once to Gen. Brooke's spacious
headquarters in the agency residences. At n
given signal all leaped to the ground,
hitched their ponies TO trees and, guided by
Father julie, they entered the generals
avp 20 sryha all k.11
lasting two hours.
OPENING OF THE Pow-POw.
"At the beginning of the pow-wow, Gen,
Brooke explained that tie 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 10y reports taken to and fro be-
tween tho camps by irresponsible parties,
and it was therefore considered very nee
essary that they have a talk face to face.
Through him, he said, the Father wanted to
tell them that IL they would all come into
the agency where he, Gen. Brooke, could
see them often and not be compelled to de-
pend on hearsay, ho would give them plenty
to eat aud employ many OF their young
men AZ scouts, etc. He said that be had
heard that they were hostile Indians, but
he did not believe it,
DON'T WANT WAR.
"The soldiers did not come there 10 fight.
but TO protect the settlers and keep the
peace lie said he hoped that they the
lndians) we're all In favor of peace as the
Great Father did not wnut war. Az TO the
feeling over the change in tho boundary line
between the Pine Ridge and Rosebud
agencies, he said that aud many other things
would DO settled satisfactorily after they had
shown disposition to come in as asked by
tho Great Father. Wounded Knee was sug-
gested as place that would prove satisfac-
tory to the Great Father to have them live.
THE HosTILEs UGLY.
1.-THE representatives. of the hostiles
listened with contracted brows, sidelong
glances at one another aud low grunts.
When Con. Brooke had concluded his re-
marks. Turning Bear came forward and
spoke In reply. He Is the finest specimen
Of blanket-wrapped Indiaa that
we have seen since coming here,
with face that is positively
handsome, form as erect as a flagstaff.
and voice that would attract favorable
comment in legislative halls. He proved q
most entertaining person. Simmered down
to a few words, Turning Bear gave ex-
preston to the following ideas: It would be
u bad thing for them 90 come nearer the
agency. because there was no water or
grass for their horses here. He could not
understand how their young men could be
employed as scouts IL there was no enemy
TO DO watched They would DO glad to be
employed and got paid for 1t.
WANT HORSES AND WAGONS.
"They might come in but as the old men
and old women have no horses and as their
people have nothing generally TO pull their
wagons. it would take them Il long time to
come. If they should come they would
want the Great Father to send horses and
wagons out TO the Bad Land camp and
bring in the great quantities Of beef. etc.,
they had there and take 1t anywhere TO the
new camp that might be agreed upon. At
the CONCLUSION the speaker said he hoped
that they would be given something to cat
Lefore they started back.
GEN. BRooKE's RRPLY.
''To this Gen. Brooke replied that they
should be given food. As for hCrses and
wagons being sent after beef, the general
said that and many other things would be
considered after they had acceeded TO the
Great Fathers request to move into the
agency. ANY reference, no wever, to wholesale
| devastation and depreciation, thieving and
burning Of buildings, ETC., was studioUsly
avoided on both sides. After the pow-wow
was over the band was conducted to the
quartermaster's department and given big
| feast The squaws living at the agency
came out in gala day feathers ana gave a
squaw dance"
GEN. MILES ON THE SITUATION.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-Gen. Miles said to-day:
"Gens. Huger and Brooke have been doing
all they could 10 put a small number OF
available troops In position to be useful, 50
far ns possible. in staying the threatened
cyclone, yet the end Of the Indian troubles
IS by no means Immediately at
hand. No other civilized country
on the face Of the earth would tolerate
many thousands Of armed savages scattered
through the different states and territories
The people Of Texas. Western Kansas,
! Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Mon
tana, Wyoming, Utah, Eastern Washing
| ton, Idaho, Arizona and New Mexico are
seriously interested In this subject. While
the fire may be suppressed in one place, it
will still be smouldering, and liable TO
break out at other places where least ex-
pected, under the present system"
Gen. Miles has received from Lieut..
CASTOR OF the Eighth cavalry report of q
council held with the Cheyennes at the
mission On Tongue river, Montana, with
reference to these matters. Lieut.. Castor
reports that at this conference there were
present Spotted Wolf, Old Grow, White
Elk, Badger, Porcupine and number Of
ether Cheyennes, Sioux and Fire Crow and
Ogslla Sioux.
a BLAZE AT WASHINGTON.
Three Firms Burned Out with a Loss