The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-07

stated that the disposal oi the 40 soldiers snd
the four pieces OF artillery Was fatally defective.
and that largo number Of soldiers we're killed
and wounded by the fire ef their own ranks,
aud that large Number of women aud children
were killed in addition 10 the Indian men.
General sehofleld tciegraphed a reply under
date OF January .; ..In view of the aspect OF
the case presented by your telegram yesterday
u will be better not 10 deliver my message TO
the Seventh cavalry until have seen yonr re-
port alter the investigatioRyou propose. There
fore ron win please withhold it until further
advised by me-.
He also telecraphed General Miles the same
day as follows. ''Your dispatch 20 me yesterday
and that to the adjutant general were shown to
the president, and in reply the secretary OF war
directs me to say that the president has heard
with great regret the failure of
your efforts to secure settlement
with She Sioux without bloodshcd. lie suggests
that possibly watchful observation OF the hos
tile bands that would prevent their breaking
into the settlements, and giving the Indians
time TO recover from their present excitement,
would he well, but he leaves all this to your
judgment and discretion, aud would not have
you omit anything that is necessary TO protect
the settlers. He considers the reports OF the
killing OF women aud children in the affair at
the Wounded KDeo as unfounded, and directs
that you cause an immediate inquiry to
be made, and report the result TO
ii
unsoldicrly conduct yon win relieve the rcspon-
sble officer, and so use the troops engaged there
as to avoid its repetition. wish TO add to the
presidents suggestion the hope which is still
entertained in spite Of the unfortunate acei-
dents which have occnrred that you may be
able, by convincing the Indaus that the pur-
poses OF the army are not hostile TO them, but on
the contrary friendly and dictated by desire to
secure them future peace and prosperity, To OBJ
tain their surrender without further eonfiict"
General Miles telegraphcd General schoield,
under date of January 3: .The Instructions of
the president and yourself are Just the action
had anticipated. have taken nearly all of the
Sixth and Ninth cavalry and the Seventh and
Seventeenth infantry, with 100 Indian scouts,
practically on three sides of the hostiles on the
Beaver, White river and Porcupine, with Gem
eral Brooke in command, and may hold them in
check. am in close communication, and have
Informed them that the only safe road is TO the
agency, and have advised them to come in.
Others are making desperate efforts to help all
at war. consider it very important that the
five officers that recommended be placed in
charge OF the five agencies. Please inform me If
this is approved or disapproyed.
Il have very great amount OF information
concerning the conspiracy. 1t involved all the
tribes in the Northwest and the wild tribes in
Indian territory. Sitting Bull would have been
at the head and a move was TO have been made
in the spring. They expected TO strike west,
where the ghost delusion originated, i'll Nev-
ada
General Schofieid received a telegram from
General Miles at Pine Ridge, January j. as fol-
lows: SIN accordance with your telegram aud
the presidents orders have detailed a board OF
officers, consisting of Colonel Carr, sixth cav
airy, Major Kent, Fourth infantry, and Captain
Baldwin, Fifth infantry. TO investigate the az
fair at Wounded Knee. Is this in conformity
with the presidents instructions. aud does he
direct that il constitute a court OF inquiry with
power to take testimony under oath? Colonel
Forsythe's command consisted of 70 officers and
45S men, and - Indians and 10 women and chill
dren were buried on or near the ground. have
relieved Colonel Forsythc from command"
General Schofeld telegraphed General Miles
ON the 9th as follows: ain reply to your telc-
gram of yesterday am directed by the secre-
tary OF war to inform you that it was not the in
tenton of the president 10 appoint a court of in
quiry, nor TO order at this time, in the midst of
campaign, any further inquiry than you could
make without the aid of u court, the purpose be-
ing simply to determine whether any officer had
been so far derelict in his duty to make it
necessary to relieve him from his command,
such result to follow on the inquiry which you
were expected 10 cause to be made. You are
first yourself to inquire into the facts aud in the
event OF its being disclosed that there had been
unsoldicrly conduct to relieve the responsible
officers
General schofieid has received the following
telegram from General Miles, dated Pine Ridge,
January ); I'm answer to the communication
sent to the hostile camp yesterday, saying that
five men could come in and learn what ex-
peeted them to do, the following came in. Big
Road, He Dog, Little Hawk, Jack Red Cloud and
Big Hawk. The prospects at present are favor
able that the whole camp will surrender, but l
do not wish TO anticipate. There no changes
In the condition of the troops
The House military affairs committee has or
dered favorable report on the McAdoo resolu-
ton, calling for the correspondence and papers
in reference to the killing Of Sitting Bull.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-captain IIuggins, at army
headquarters, received word from Pine Ridge
this evening that Assistant Adjutant-6eneral
Corbn arrived at the agency today. Captain
Huggins thought decisive operations were at
hand. The situation had apparently become
such that definite move to end the present
crisis could not be long delayed
OMAHA, Jan. GA special from Pine Ridge
says: Everything points to battle between
the hostiles and the friendly Indians who desire
TO leave camp and come to the agency. The
Brules threaten death to the first person who
attempts to desert the hostile baud The older
Indians want TO come In, but the young bucks
insist on fighting.
special from White River, s. D., says:
Frederick Remington, Harper's war artist, was
captured by email party OF hostiles yesterday.
Remington was nnarmed, and the Indians
after taking his tobacco and sketches from him.
4 Pine Ridge special says: The party sent 10
the Wounded Knee TO bury the dead Indians
have returned. They found and buried eighty
four bucks and sixty-threc squaws and children
IL was also found that five had been buried by
the Indians. In addition to this total OF 152
they heard now aud then of otherS, who had
been carried away by hostile scouts, sufficient
10 swell the number OF dead Indians as result
OF the battle OF tho Wonndcd Knee to fully 200,
with several others yet 70 die in the
improyised hospital. A little Indian
baby girl about months old. being one Of the
miraculous survivors OF the battle oi Wounded
Knee, who laid for three days beside the dead
body OF It's mother, has been adopted by Mrs
Allison Mailor wealthy lady of New fork city.
Major John Burke, manager Of Buffalo Ei1rs
Wild West combination, stood godfather TO
the child and had Ii chFistaned Maggie G. Mailor,
the first name and initial being those or the
chiids new found benefactrcss.
Major Whiteside, Colonel Carr and Captain
Baldwin, the latter Of the Fifticth infantry, have
been selected a board Of inquiry into General
Forsythe's case. The board viii set as soon US
possible, and the session win probably be open
Jack Red Cloud. son of old Red cloud, and q
small party Of friendlies, came la from the hos
tile camp yesterday afternoon. They asked that
the Indians now at the agency he scnt out TO
help the Indians who fed from the agency on
the night OF the batte OF the Wounded Knee 10
get away from the hoSfilss. Tire authorities
look upon the request with distrust, and reserve
their decision.
Father stephanIe, Jesuit missionary, has
left for the East Aithcugt be remained here
but twenty-foFu hours or so, he is
authoritatively said to hare successfully
drawn upon some OF the best