The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-05
DIR. McGillicuady Returns from Pine
Ridge Agency.

DIR. McGillicuddy Returns from Pine
Ridge Agency.
Rapid City Republican, Monday Evening.
DIR. v. I. McG!licuddy, who has
been a: the Pine Ridge agency for the
past week, where he went by request
of Gov. Mcllctte, returned this morn.
ing.
Toa Republican reporter DIR. Nc.
Gi'licuddy gave the following account
of the present situation al. the agency:
II left Pine Ridge at 10 o'clock Sum
day morning. said the Doctor. 1.-The
Brule Sioux village of Rosebud In.
dams moved from a point on Wounded
Knee twenty-five miles from the
agency, on Saturday to a point OH the
north side of White river, a. short dis.
lance above the mouth Of Wounded.
Knee, thirty miles north of agency.
These Indians. numbering 500, be-
came turbulent on Sunday morning
and refused TO come in to the agency
unless the troops were withdrawn,
claiming that they did not want trouble
but if tine troops should come after
them, they would resist. They were
all day Sunday killing and drying beef
which they are stealing from friendly
Indians, squaw men and the govern
mcnt herd. They were also stamped
ing and gathering up horses from the
range about their camp. There are a
large number of the Brules in this
camp who want to come in to the
agency, but are prevented by the
turbulent portion Of the camp, under
the leadership Of one Of Sitting Bulls
emissarics, Kicking Bear, and Short
Bull, prophet of the ghost dancers.
This camp Is OH the reservation at the
edge Of the bad lands, a location
selected by them to ENABLE them to Sc.
cure shelter in its inaccessible portions
if attacked. The horse OF one Of the
Rosebud police who came up with
them. was shot under him on account
Of his effortsto induce them to come IN.
Runners from the hostile camp have
been for three days coming in with
messages to me from the leaders, ask
ing that I so out and hold a council
with them, with a view to making
terms. Not being an official and hay
ing no authority from tho government
could of course offer them no
guarantee, and it would have been
useless to have gone out. For the
same reason, and as affairs are in the
hands of the military, / could he of
no further assistance to Agent Roger,
and therefore returned. Rcd Cloud
and other Indians, some of whom were
formerly u%nfriendly to me, begged me
to remain, and aid them in settling the
difficulty. They are frightened and
fear the results of IL conflict.
There will be no advance made BY
the tro: ps until rc-inforcements now
enroute from Arizona arrive. The
troops will then be so distributed as to
surround the Brule camp which prob.
ably contains 600 fighting bucks, and
thus prevent their scattering and co,n-
hitting depiedatinns. The ranchmen
in the Black Hills country IN my opin.
ion have nothing to. fear from tile pres.
ent outlook.
The Sioux City Journal of De-
cember2 in its tcllegrapaic reports
says that two thousand Rosebud bucks
have started westward toward what is
known as the dad lands In their
stampede they have committed depre.
dations on cabins and stock of
friendly Indians who went in to the
agency. Gen. Brooke telegraphs that
his information is not from his own
scouts, and that he expects fuller infor-
nation soon. These alarming reports
have again been the subject of con-
sultation between Secretary Proctor
and Gen. Schofeld and Miles. Gen.
Miles said he regarded the situation
as alarming and would hasten back
to Chicago. 1t is extremely difficult
to sift the wheat from the chat
in these dispatches sent out
by excited newspaper correspondents
from the agencies and any news from
the Indian country must necessarily be
taken with a good deal Of salt. The
cold wave now travelling over the
northwest is likely to have q very sub.
DUNG effect upon the more turbulent
Indians. Troops are being masscd in
the region where the hostiles are gath
cred and less exciting and more pa
clhc news will probably he furnished
in later dispatches.