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protect the adjacent territory, is about to

be made. :
The shooting of an Indian war.arrow,
covered with pitch and partially burned,
last night, has caused much comment, as
the Indians are of the beliefthat If the first
are-arrow shot into the enemy's cams should
happen 10 be e~xtinguished in it's flight, it
will be an evidence that they will fail in
their meditated attack. Yesterday an ar
row, shot from the north. narrowly missed
the head of a teamster, who was unhItch-
ing his team near the centre OF the Agency.
The arrival of a number Of physicians
yesterday helped to make the largest as
Sembly of medical men we have seen here
since the beginning Of the Redskin Re
bellion. Coming as they do immediately
after the battle Of Monday last and the
heavy skirmish of Tuesday. the Inference
seems to be plain that the War Depart
ment at Washington are convinced that
renewed fighting with great bloOdshed is
at hand.
PINE RIDGE, Jan. 5. (LateT.
The army Of hostile Indians in Whlteclay
Greek, which is surrounded by the troops
under the command of General Miles, is said
to number over 1000 men, women, and
children. They are for the most part In
dians from the Upper Dakota Reservations.
Hundreds Of them r esimply crazy from par
ticipating in the ghost dances, which are still
III OI HiSuUlJJ anu III ChCI
they will fight as Big Foots men fought in
the recent battle.
Captain Taylor's soldiers and scouts, to-
gether with q large body of friendly In
dams, left the Agency this morning for
the purpose Of recommending the enemy's
camp.
The Ninth Regiment of Cavalry and the
forces under General Broke are to make q
diversion in the West by attacking the
Redsk;n pickets, while the scouts and
friendly Indians will endeavour to bring IN
all the indians who were formerly attached
to the Pine Ridge Agency and aredeslrous
OF making peace.
Every possible effort will be made to
avoid a general engagement, which, it is
feared, would lie of an ex~terminatOry char
acter in the present temper of the comba-
tants, while a little delay might result in
bringing the enemy into a more placable
state of mind.
General FOrsythe, who commanded the
Seventh Regiment of Cavalry in the late
battle has been relieved of his command,
and Mayor Whiteside has succeeded him.
OMAHA, Jar. 5.
Dispatches received here from Gordon,
Nebraska, state that scouts have arrived
there reporting that a battle was fought
with the Indians at a spot ten miles from
that place on Saturday last. They say that 1t
took place between the troops sent from
Rosebud to bury the Indians killed in the
fight at Wounded Knee Greek and the In
dians, who objected to the Palefaces inter
feTing with their dead.
The Indians were the first to open fire,
but the troops replied with sharp firing
from a Hotchkiss gun, and compelled
them to retreat among the r%ayines, neither
side having any men killed.
It is reported by special messengers from
Pine Ridge that the Indians surrounded
by General Miles's troops at Whiteclay
Creek number 1000 men, women, and chill
dren. Hundreds of the Redskins are crazy
with dancing, and say they want to die
while killing the whites.
There was incessant picket firing on
Saturday night, and fire arrows were thrown
ntO the Agency, but fell harmless.
General Miles sent a letter, asking the
Indians fora hearing, but they toreit to frag-
ments, saying, W do not want a treaty
we are here to fight.
Experienced men are of opinion that the
war will not be ended except by one of the
bloodiest battles in the history of Indian
warfare. Doctors a re constantly arriving
to look after the wounded. bid.