Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-04
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stoass IT iadizn Affairs received irss.
Indian Agent Royce sh~ following tale
gram dated Pms Ridge agency, 5. d,
January q Aumbers Aad day school
buildings and Episcopal shafeh. Ell 10.
Gated Ga white Clay creek. . short
distance from the ~gsaey. have been
burned ~ hostile lniiAasl Isaac Mayer
. white aAn, ani formerly . regulal
sm2ioys oH beef herd, wzs killed by
hosfiis indians FRIDAY ten miles north
81 ths Agsasy. About s.ooo msn. won,
sa and children are eamped neal
the mouth Of Grass creek. aftssa uilss
northsas< Of the agency, who are
hossiis aud refuse - come into
the agency. as requested by the
military. are committing al kinds
Of depredations and living on our
Agency beef herd. Little Mound. Big
koad. Red Cloud aad their people ere
among them. snd u Is reported that
they want ~ eoalc snto the agency. but
Two Strikes. shors Bun, Kicking Bear
and their people inject. and say they
viii kill the frs. Que that starts To the
agency. Report Ia. Is that Red Cloud
u deslrous Of coming ~ his home.
The forces now in the neid under the
command of GeDeral Miles are eoa-
posed OF the following regiments:
First. Sixth. Seventh (eight conpanies)
and Ninth Cavalry, one company Of the
First Artillery. Company L; one com
pany OF tho Fortieth Artillery, Com-
pany y. and the First. second. Third,
ssvrath. Eighth. Twelfth. sixteenth.
Seventeenth. Twentieth, Twenty first,
Twenty second and rwenty-ff Infan-
try. making in all l5t companies. This
should mean on actual sighting force Of
AZ least 10. 900 officers and men. but IL is
probable that the ranks arc not fun
and that tho regular army nader 0en-
eral Miles does not exceed 1900 ct the
most
OMAHA. Eeb., Jan. s.-The Bees
special from Rushville Aays II rs deh-
nitely knoyn that hostiles 70 the num-
Der Of about 1, 100 are fortified near the
Of White Clay creek. and that
General Brooke, with attachments of
troops. Ia swinging round to the north
Of them. General Carr Is supposed To
be approaching from the west and Gen.
eral Miles will make . dash from
the south The force thus engaged Is
thought To be ample for annihilating
the entire band unless some unfore-
seen complication or misfortune
arises Ambassadors from this hos
tile camp have again been suing
for peace and offering to sur
render arms. 1t is not known here
whether terms win be granted or not,
but the general opinion prevails that In
view Of the recent actions OF the rebels
In Strengthening troops while under
dag OF truce not much weight will be
given the pretended repentance. That
the hostiles have been largely re-
lnforced within the last two days
there Is no longer any doubt. and
there seems reasonable ground for
rumors that Some Indians from
other agencies or the British posses
sions have ioiaed them. II 10 currently
reported here that there IL great row
In the camp Of the hostiles-ths CON-
teution being rs 10 the advisability of
surrenderiug This is not confirmed,
but comes through . halfb breed courier
who claims to have just arrived FROM
their camp. Except in the case of I'M
conditional surrender there will I'M
be a great battle.
A report has just reached here by
courier that a foraging party Of Indians
from the main camp on the White Clay
attacked Thursday night the ranch of
Douglass Points n few miles TO the west,
killed him and drove away his 900 cat
tie. The rumor lacks official con6rma-
ton, but il seems reliable, neverthe-
less.
A late special 20 the Bee from Pine
Ridge saws a scout Just in from the hos
tiles says that fourteen cavalry horses
with saddles and otner equipments on
were brought into the hostile camp last
night by young warriors The scout
heard the hoStiles make remarks 10
the effect that there were four
teen less soldiers TO fight and the
hostiles had lost Cnly two warriors IN
getting the fourteen cavalry horses.
The scouts report has caused new
sensation here. which is being followed
MP by increased activity around mil
itary headquarters. That the irtellI-
renee means that battle or skirmish
has taken place in which Brooke's or
Cars command las lest men there is
little doubt.
After the arrivs' OF the scout who
brought the sbove sport another scout
brought . second o the effect that
skirnish had occurred. Scout No. ,
.aid that he learns that Cheyenne hos
tiles made a rush On squad of Cars