Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-08

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WARRINGTON, Jan. THE following
correspondence wac made public today:
/ Exncrrivs MANSION,
WAsMise~oS. Oct. Slst, 1890.
To the Honorable the SECRETARY Of War:
/ Sir--I forward for your Information q
letter addressed TO me by the Secretary OF
the Interior. under date Of October so. 40.
compsnied with letters from the Comma.
sioner Of Indian Affairs and certain Indian
agents. all relating to the apprehsuded
trouble with the Sioux Indians. This de-
lusion ~ to the coming Of the Indian Mes.
siah and the return Of the dsad
Indian warriors for . crusade aealnse
the whites, seems to have taken .
strong hold not only upon the Sioux, but
upon some other tribes, even % widely
separated ~ the Indian Territory. You
will at once cause personal iuvestienAion
to be made by either the division or depsrS.
ment commander into the actual condition
Of things among the Sioux ard direct him
to make an early report Of his observations
and any recommendations he may have h
submit. In the meantive Won will zee thai
all necessary precautions are taken to have
| the troops in that vicinity preparcd "a On,
operate in the execution Of ANY orlcrs that
may be adopted.
Very respectfuliy
BsN,AM,N HAxxrsou.
Exgcurivr MANsIoN.
Washington. Noy. IA. IsSO.
| To the Honorable the Secretary Of war.
Sir--I transmit herewith Communications
under date of Nov. 7th. 10Th and IAN.
from the Secretary of the Interior. acoom.
panied by copies of letters from the Com.
missioner Of Indian Affairs and the ssents
! of the Indian Bureau at the Pine Ridge.
Rosebud and chey enne River xsencles ali
| relating TO the dit urbed condition., Of the
fntihne al these stations. and rplAtinR In.
cidents In which the authority and pover
Of the agents and Indian police have
been violently deded and set At n.nvht
The situation reems 10 mo to be serious
The authority and discipline of the asent,
must be maintained and ADEQUATE and nec.
esssry steps taken to revent any outbreak
that may put In peril the lives and homes
Of the settlers ip adjacent States. You viii
therefore assume the direction and respon.
-ibility for such steps as NAV be neces
sary to these ends. You will a..
tha, the troops, whose services will bc In
~ QUESTION 10 case of An outbreak. ny. In F..
state Tor quick readiness IN take and 70
main in the field; and that auy movement,
10 supported by A body of troops .uiIieientlv
large to be impressive and In case of any ~
-istsnee, quickly and Thoroughly efficient
have dire cted the secretary of the iuteyio,
to advise his agents to use their ipfiueuc,
to separate the we'll disp,sed from tho H.
disposed Indisno, and, while using the,
best endeavors to preserve discipline.
avoid an outbreak until the war departmep.
had made It's necessary preparxtions.
Very respectfully yours.
BEsJAMIs HARR,soN.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
WAsuisaros, Dec. |. 1890, I
Sir-You will forward to the severn,
agents on duty among the Sioux the folio,
ing order, which is probably made; '.Du-
ing the present Indisn troubles YOU are H..
structed that while you shall continue sti
business, and carry into effect the educ.
tioual and other purposes OF Your sRenc
you will. as to all operations intended
suppress any outbreak by force. CO operai.
with and obey the orders of the milita,N
officer commanding on the reservation la
your charge" Very respectfully,
JoHs W. NOBLE, Secretary.
Secretaries Proctor and Noble and Gen
Schofield bad conference nt the War d.
pnrtment this afternoon In regard to Indis
troubles, and agreed to recommend to a.
President the appointment of officer -
the army ~ agent of lndins ut Pine Ridv,
agency, thus neoesstating the retireme,
of Indian agent Roger.
The Indian agents at the other agenci,
will nat be distu, bed, but the army officer.
are designated to take military control II
four other agencies, with instructions to Co
operate with the agents of the Interior ID.
partment. Captain Pierce Of the Ffst J.
fnntry has been sci. cted 40 agent at ri
Ridge agency and he will probably be ~
pointed by the President t,morrow.
PtSfNsnty uebhb SH'nhSiCAs
the newspaper reports Of a controversy b.
tween the War and Int rior Departmep'
in regard to the management Of the 1ndis
campaign. He said this afternoon that d
two departments were la perfect harmon,
In the matter.
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs hs'
received report from Indian Agent Ro
er, dated Pine Ridge, Dec. 81. giving ."
account OF the fight at Wounded Kr..
Creek, two days before. The report say.
From the best information ! can obis
Big Foot and his band surrundered to NJ
jor Whiteside. While they were disafI
ing them, their "medicine man" rose ir,
his seat and began to cry out, Kill the "
diers; their bullets will not have any e6ec
upon our ghost shirts" and at the san,r
time, STOPPING to the ground, he picked h.,
handful OF soft dirt, throwing II up in u
sir. and after perhaps two minut
tary. This started the battl,