The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-18
Two Strike and His Followers
at Pine Ridge Agency.
No Confirmation Of the Rumored Engage
ment at Days Ranch.
Exchange Of Shots Between Settlers and
Bands OF ThieVing Indians General
Miles at Rapid City.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.


field this morning received telegram from
General Miles, dated Long Pine. Nebr., De-
cember 10th, as follows: General Brooke
reports Two Strike and about 500 Indians
now camped at Pine Ridge Agency, and
these with other Indians at Pine Ridge and
Rosebud are all that can be drawn out of
the disaffected camp. The others are de-
iant and hostile, and are determined to 90
to war, and he has no hope that any other
effort at pacification would be successful.
He estimates the number of men in the hos
tile camp in the Bad Lands at $50. General
Ruger's estimate represents 200 men on the
Cheyenne River, and 800 at Standing Rock
Reservation. who would have been liable to
leave before the death of Sitting Bull. max
ing in all $50 men. Every possible means
are exhausted to retain and restrain friendly
Indians on the reservation, The 5000
Sioux who have been restrained and pro-
fessed loyalty should have positive assur-
ance with the least possible delay that the
government will perform and fulfill its
treaty obligations"
EXCHANGE OF SHOTS.
night received kilograms from Fort Yates
and Rapid City on the Indian troubles. The
former stated that all was quiet to-day at
Standing Rock and about 100 OF Sitting
Bulls friends were still out The other rwas
to the effect that one Indian who had been
caught stealing on Coles Ranch. southeast
of Rapid City, had been shot. There was
firing heard forty-fve miles from Rapid
City on Phinney's Ranch. The Indians and
rancbmen were exchanging shots, but no
one was hurt. These two little brushes re-
ported from Rapid City were probably all
there was to last nights report of many be-
ing killed.
sKIRMIsHING WITH INDIANS.
RAPID CITY Dak.). Dec. H-General
Miles arrived here to-day and is in COM
munication with General Carr. He knows
nothing of the reported engagement at
Days ranch with loss of life, and it is un-
doubtedly untrue. General Carr is en-
camped at the junction of Rapid and
Cheyenne rivers, forty miles east, with 400
men. Thieving bands of Indians about there
have been stealing cattle and there has been
some skirmishing with the Indians, in which
one buck is known to have been killed. The
troops will soon cross the Cheyenne River
and proceed toward Pine Ridge, when
trouble may ensue.
PREPARING FOR FLIGHT.
DICKINSON Qnd. t., Dec. IA courier
from Captain fountains command on the
Cannon Ball River, says teamsters from the
south report number of Indians camped
near White Buttes. 1t is believed they are
preparing for flight to tie British possess
sions. cavalry company moved in that
direction this morning and hoped to inter-
cept them. A body Of infantry has been
thrown out TO guard all the passes through
which the Indians might try TO escape. aEE
PREPARED FOR FIGHT.
DENVER, Dec. IA special to the News
by a courier from Daily's Ranch, S. D.,
says: Things have about reached crisis
here. Indians are seen in all directions and
we are prepared for an engagement at any
moment. Pickets are thrown out and re-
port seeing numbers of Indians. Scouts
reported that we would be attacked this
morning, and the signal would be setting fire
to the grass. The grass has been set ON fire
and a number of ranches are seen
burning. The hostiles may not attack our
camp until tonight or Tomorrow morning
A rancher reports several white men killed
on the Cheyenne River. The Seventh Cav
airy; will be sent against the indians, and
the attack will be made upon them as
soon as possible, as decisive move is i'm
peratlve. squaw.man reports 100 hostileS
moving toward our camp. We are 125 strong,
but have good position, and can reach them
with our Hotchkiss guns. We are informed
shat we will have re-inforcements this even
Ing OF four more troops, which will make
the company 250 strong, and 1t is understood
that General Carr will leave Rapid City for
this place to-day with four more troops"
ORDERED TO PINE RIDGE.
DENVER, Dec. 17.-Seven companies of
the Seventeenth Infantry at Fort RUSSELL
near Cheyenne, were today ordered to
leave Immediately for Pine Ridge.
OMAHA, Dec 17.-The Bee has special
says Two Strike and his followers, 15O lodges,
reached the agency this morning The
troops are still waiting under arms for Or
ders to march.
COMPLAINT OF THE UTEs.
DURANGO (Colo.), Dec. 17.-No farther
news has been received to-day of the hostile
demonstrations by the Southern Utes. A
party of railroad surveyors was ordered off
the reservation Sunday by the Indians who
are still in Durango. The annuity goods
were issued to-day at Ignacio, and it
is not known what effect this will
Utes say, is the Government is ''heap big
liar" meaning the Government has failed to
ratify the agreement made two years ago for
their removal to Utah. They are very rest
less waiting for the Government to act, and
this Is supposed TO be one OF the causes of
their present ugliness.
SERIOUS TROUBLE PREDICTED.
PIERRE Is. Dak), Dec. ia white buffalo
man, who lives on Bad River and came in
to-day, says the Bad River indians are glad
Sitting Bull is dead. He says messenger
from Sitting Bulls baud will doubtless visit
the Bad Land hosliles to-day, and that when
they hear OF the old chiefs death they will
kill every white man they see. The Govern
ment, lie declares, must disarm the hostileS
at once or serious trouble will ensue
FUNERAL OF THE POLICEMEN.
FORT YATES, Dec 1.-THE funeral of
the Indian policemen took place this after
noon with military ceremonies. Sitting Bulls
body was, laid away in the post graveyard
with few honors.