The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-05

by the soldiers and which would place the
lives of many settlers in danger. By hold~
ing his troops until much larger force can
be thrown around the Indians the trouble
can be confined 70 the reserve. The
end cannot be reached without one or
more battles and bloody ones, as there are
too many of the crazy ghost dancers who
want to follow the example of their Big
Foot relatives. Gen. Miles sent out a letter
| yesterday asking for hearing. The In
dians tors the letter into fragments and
threw them Into the fire, saying: We want
no treaty; we are to fight. Last night
several shots were fired by our pickets aud
a couple of arrows were thrown into q
| yard. Surgeons are CO stanEly arriving,
there being no less than fifteen here, with a
large corps of assistants. A delegation of
friendlies ask that large party be sent out
| at once to aid those who desire to escape
| from the hostile camp. They claim
| that 200 or 500 warriors wish to return
that they either fed through fright
at first or were forced to go with the rest.
To let the friendlies go would undoubtedly
precipitate fight and consume several days
of valuable time. No decision in the mat
ter has been made yet.
THE day is warm and clear, and the
wounded who are on their way to the rail-
road will suffer no discomforts.
THE Indians in the hostile camps number
| over 4,OUO men, women aud children, and
represent every agency in the two Dakotas.' p
SCOUTS NOT DESERVING.
| WASHINGTON, Jan 4-The commissioner
Of Indian affairs having, in response to a
telegram, sent to Agent Royer at Pine
Ridge agency, inquired as TO whether any
Of the Indian scouts or police had Joined the
hostiles, received the following reply from
the agent, dated Jan. 8: "None of our
enlisted scouts have joined the hostiles.
| Capt. Seward gave three permission to GO
into the hostile camp after their families,
who have not yet returned. The police aud
scouts are rendering good service, and by
their vigorous firing prevented the hostiles
from burning the agency buildings"
FOOD SUPPLIES OF THE BUCKS.
A reporter tonight called the attention
| Of the commissioner to the reports from
| Pine Ridge agency saying thst Gen. Miles
had recommended the removal Of the Indian
agents at Pine Ridge and other places, and
to the statements that the Indians were
slowly starving to death. The Commissioners
| said that so far as the agents
were concerned there was no evidence that
there had been any dishonesty on their part
in distributing tho supplies. He said he
was preparing for publication full state
ment of the amount of supplies voted by
congress and distributed to the Indians
The commissioner has submitted to the
President a statement covering the ques-
tion of the charge made that the agreements
made with the Indians have not beea full
filed.
CAPT. wALLACE's REMAINS.
NASHVILLE, TENN, Jan. 4.-Col. r. M.
Wallace of South Carolina passed through
this city last night from the west, having in
charge the remains of his brother, Capt
George D. Wallace, of the Seventh United
States cavalry, recently killed in a battle
with the Indians in South Dakota. Capt.
Wallace's remains will be buried at York
vile, s. c., his native home.