Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1891-01-09

and destroy the influence of these wicked
brutes On their account he is exercising pa
tience.
General Brooke, from the camp on White
Clay eek. advises General Miles that many of
the principal men and chiefs will visit Miles to-
morrow.
The. position of the various forces in the field
was changed somewhat to-day, the effect being
to narrow the circle in which the hostiles are
now gathered.
Jtwas reported that Miles would hold con-
ference to-day with Red Cloud but ne has de
cideo to hold no more talks with the aged
cnlef, having given him his ultimatum several
days ago to abandon the hosti!es or suffer con-
sequences. Ihe arrival of the old man is con
sidered as an evidence OF his good faith, as is
also the effort ne made yesterday TO save Lieu
tenant Ceseys life By warning him OF danger
Red Cloud tells of the fight between the
OgalIalas and Brules shortly succeeding the kill
ing of Casey The former made an attempt to
return to the agency. The Brules objected
hiring number OF shots at the Ogallalas. No.
body. however, was injured. This morning
about go Osallalss succeeded in getting away
and can c into the agency,
Man-Afraid of-His- 9orses, with several men,
bers OF his band, returned to-day from their
frlenQly Ylslt 10 the Grows, and were granted an
sudieDce by General Miles. Buffalo Bill ar
rived from RushVille at noon and had a talk
with General Miles: He was warmly greeted
by several hundred Indians. He informed
General Miles that the Nebraska militia have
extended their lines toward Pine Ridge several
miles, and mounted men patrol between the
several companies SO no Indians may pass
through the lines. General Miles approved the
arrangement.
O,d ked Cloud determined to leave the hos.
tile camp lest night, and with his wife walked
sixteen miles to the agency, getting here this
mOrnir g. He used every endeavor TO prevent
the murder OF Casey yesterday, and even sent a
scout 10 warn him of The danger Casey had
turned ard was returning toward the mIlitary
ttamp, whei the cowardly Brules shot him in
the back of the head.
One OF the wounded squaws died to-day She
was shot in seven places. The Chief Surgeon
directed the amputation of one limb. When
the bucks outside heard OF this they protested
! so loudly that aDputatiOn was given up Five
more are not expected 10 live.
ALL THE cHEYENNEs AT THE AGENCIES.
PIERRE Is. D }, January s,h-John Holland,
chief OF the Indian scouts of the CHEYENNE
country, arrived 10 day, and reports that every
thing is quiet on the Cheyenne Reservation.
All the Cheyenne Indians are row at the
agency, with the exception of those from Big
| Foot and Humps bands, who went on the war
path, and they were nearly all killed in battle.
| Inspector Cisney arrived late this evening
from Montana He has inspected all the agen-
4 cies of the Sioux except the Cheyenne. He
1 says that at Standing Rock the Indians are fed
| in splendid shspe, and certainly have nothing
| to complain of. Indeed, nowhere has he found
| ratlons short except at Rosebud and Pine Ridge.
AT those two the appropriations have been de-
| layed in passing, but by this time those who
are behaving themselves are getting everything
| they need
| GHOST DANCE IN NEVADA.
| San FRANCISCO, January Sth-A Chronicle
| Wells, New, special says About 200 Snakes
and Shoshones left this vicinity yesterday and
| to-day to attend ghost dance in Star valley at
| the head of the Humboldt river. Chief Soldier
| Charlie Claims that there is no danger of an
| outbreak, unless the Government attempts to
| stop the dance and force the Indians to remain
| on the reservation. 1t is unusual to hold these
| fandangoes at this time OF the year