Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-01-15

the squaw-men sent their wives to
places Of safety.
Some youths from the hostiles have
been at work upon their friends in the
friendly camp telling them that mas
sacre is intended and urging general
uprising. The effect has been to make
every one with any Indian connection
very timid. That such thing is posi-
BILE does not enter the heads of those in
control. The pickets were doubled last
night and every precaution taken to
guard against an attack
General Miles says that the rebellious
chiefs mean well now, but they have no
control over large section Of their fol-
lowers, who might be rash enough to
do anything.
The following bulletin was issued at
headquarters this afternoon:
| So far as one can judge from the indica-
tions the military problem is being slowly
solved. From the latest information the
| principal talk in the hostile camp is that
all are coming in with view Of surrender
| ing, although there is still an element
among the hostiles that is harangung the
camp, advising against it. They moved
but a short distance yesterday, but that
was in the right direction, and they are re-
| ported to be en- route to-day, and are cx-
pected to camp within five or six miles of
the agency tonight. The troops are also
nearly all moving to-day, the circle of
commands being shortened and strength
ened and keeping in close proximity with
the hostiles, The line of command
is in the form Of crescent, with the
centre opposite the Indian camp and open
ing towards the agency The line is COM
manded by General Brooke in person,
with his headquarters north of White
Clay, comprising about 1000 men. and q
strond command at Pine Ridge under
command of Colonel Shafter. of about 700
men, This position was strengthened to-
day by the addition of Captain lllsley's
battalion of four troops of the Seventh
Cavalry, who were stationed at Beaver
Creek, southwest of this point. erhe
cavalry and infantry are ready to move at
a moments notice and Captain Capron's
heavy artillery horses are harnessed as if
prepared to move at once.
This forenoon the Indian police dis
armed three warriors from the hostile
camp. 1t is feared that such action will
tend to unsettle matters still more.
There can be no question about the de-
termination of the hostiles to resist any
attempt to disaim them They have sent
word that the entire body will fly to the
Bad Lands before giving up their arms.
Captain Pierce, the newly appointed
Indian agent, arrived here at noon to-
day and took immediate charge.
Among the many inquiries sent here
by friends and relatives of soldiers
engaged in the fight at Wounded Knee,
the only one who received a pleasant
surprise was young lady in Georgia.
She wrote that her brother was in the
Seventh Cavalry, and as he had not sent
word since they had been in battle she
was positive he was among the fallen
IF he is dead or injured" she wrote,
"let me know, for / cannot suffer more
than do now" A telegram answered
her inquiry, saying that her brother was
alive and well.
The removal of DIR. Roger from the
Indian agency and the appointment of
soldier to the position have caused
good deal of dissatisfaction among the
friendlies in American Horses band.
They do not relish being ruled by the
military when they did not cause the
trouble which brought such change
about. Roger was undoubtedly popular
with the Indians.
Charley Taggart, scout and inter-
prefer who came in yesterday, says he
is positive that the attack on the soldiers
at Wounded Knee was not an accident.
After the battle he went into little
house on the field and saw some old
friendlies among the Indians badly
wounded. They confessed that the
firing was premeditated, and laid all the
blame on Big Foot and his medicine
men.
A spy from the hostile camp says that
Kicking Bear, who was very fierce some
days ago, is very doeile now and regrets
the part he has taken in the trouble.
Kicking Bear says the Ogallaas invited
him to go out, and then they laid down
without shooting q gun-all Of which |
causes him to be much disguised.
The latest message from the leaders is |
that they want to ride into the agency |
armed and in all the glory of their war
paint, while their families stay at the |
mission behind them. 1t would be lust |
such scheme as half-crazy men would |
propose if they planned an attack. This
privilege will never be granted.
Father Craft, the Catholic missionary
who was wounded at the battle Of
Wounded Knee, is progressing very
well. He sat up to-day and described
the battle to party of callers with con
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