The sun., 1891-01-19
SENDING THE TROOPS AWAY.
THE PIGMENTS LE5yLSa PINE RIDGE
FOR OTHER POSTS.


the Sioux Mu~t Jbe Compelled to Work
-Gcn. Miles Congratulate His Army.
FINE RIDGE AaEScY. &. D.. Jan. 1S. vim Rush
Vile Neb.-Ths was n COLO. dny here. with
the sun blazing down on tlL Sarnp. which was Ms
picturesque as it was pe .etu'. Tho bells In
tho little chur he's ,oiIc 10, wo'ship. hut low
persons came TO hear the lie Nj. Cook.
The streets swarmed with ,cld!ors. cowboys.
and ranto Indians, while s,0ply trains, with
braying mules. thundered III, ough tho dust In
all directions. The great Intian village wns
envcloped IN blue smoke winth poured from
over 1900 tereos. The omn'ieteo ri hendmcn
appointed at Yesterdays council to Rather up
tho arms Of hosti,os made slow proGress. aud
whilo It 10 said they have collected scores OF
weapons, II is n significant fact that only ono
rife was handed to Pierce so-day
Tho military authorities suem pleased. how
ever, with tho progress OF dis ornament. which.
they say, has been more successful than any
similar move attempted by the army. Thus
far less than ninety guns out OF at least 1.5OO
have been actually surrendered.
The Indians had another biz dance last
night Tho sentinels report that during the
dance several shots were fired.
Tho movement OF troops was continued to-
day. the Seventeenth Infantry bednR sent back
to Fort Douglas and the Twenty>trst Infantry
10 Fort sydney. Gen. Brooke has been or
dcrsd tn establish his headauArters at Pine
Ridge. He will have charge OF the further
a. position OF troops In Gen. Miless abb
fencc The desire OF the commanding
General Is to get all ths soldiers
or tho reservation as sopn as possible as
their presence hero is not only annoyinR to the
Indians, but destructive to the morals Of tina
Sioux. Tho dilly- -dalying policy OF the Re-
publican Administration has tied the hands Of
r. kAfYo MI
eponsible for the war In the first place. and
now 1t is prolonGing the uncertainty BY
keeping the Bruies here. when they should
be sent home to tho Rose Bud reserva-
tion. 1t has also Jailed to issue the order
which will permit the Cheyennss to return
to their people on Tongue River. The Chey-
snnes s,artod for their @EsssryMstiSSnn res M q A. two dsys
age and got as far ~ the Catholic s Mission five
Unless they are permitted to- 60 before the
soldiers leave the reservation, the Sioux will be
Humps band OF sixty-three people were
'f sHeir home M Ni on tho Gneyenne riyer keservs-
ton. FROM on. q the bucks In ,his Ranu The
Sun iearnSd S, some S hitherto un,
The Messiah. The Sioux were led 70 believe
that the spot where the buffalo were 70 appear
Indians were to know tho spot by four trees
which were said to stand on SQUARE on top Of
Il, v
'nSS Wa1 oT% .,iSSroS On Jan is0Ths Post Prints the
'0s,sM sesre9ary Noble talked freely yesterday Of
,Ds BY the s
ana snsreiore ~ Should s. seapfsd e dispose 81
The Secretary said no thought that the in
telleot that SoulI e.. master master ne ne mechanical
cnpnhlo Of Dreh hondtQN and ADDf00iatlR
the usefulness and noble simplicity OF tue
plow. He PROPOSED to give the hostlle sioux
hic 81 STn II. S44oo Indians in tho United state.
Tho other third velo depending largely. II not
% oitSis later @ Class large majority were Sioux.
and they had become boassful. arrogant and
They had been allowed to come to Washing
Impressed with their own Importance; Some
%eads sSsf that they hoy con,inus T. b. fed and main.
tnined at the expense Of ths Government are are
r. H1 0xnsfs whea they H
aSy s:s.i:a ,hsS :aS sSs
pain. and o1 .sa 's e. Ssspsn
sble- Lodied men. Of average intelligence. and
ssnd ssi not
s @ sssssisfy Is hi: true dsarias
I'm the % early day: the settlers treated them
e umnrderers q ipnocSnt men; women and ,
VII So SssR S.1 Ssss
DER W Ps @ ebIsasone s to Rs"p arc on
Il ' TesR ss ssss ess fleSa o~a
support They should be trsated With perfect
fairness "a. and Justice; but s Mors should eptsr
Gen. Miles has Just issued q coneratulatory
offlcial confirmation Of the story printed In The
Bun this morning. Of existence OF Q gigantic
se e' shs aasos Il s s
the SEpri1E: Gen; Niles says: ..., n,.... T.,
among sHs inlaof 1Ys was invoIvps p
SHs ii
agencies, deising the authority Of the Govern;
sna hea a' "a cs
iiyu.on. They assembled IN large force
almost sES1nSS onS pSpo.a kn9%a
both %hls ciizens sna i5snd, ea
settlements. To check this instruction orders
were 81, en for the arrest OF the chief conspra-
tor. Sit ting Bull who was on the eve OF leaving
his reservation to join those above mentioned.
This WAS done on the l4th December
last. After nsncefulIy submitting to arrest by
tho otlicinis Of the. Government. he created
revolt which brought to his assist ance q large
1nunbe,, q MS I followers. who assis.ol The a.
final AFRO ! Of ~, Of his peopls, and removed
The second arrest was TINT q Biz Foot's
Of outlaws from lhe different tribss who deiied
the Government ,Ifclals. While these
measures were Icing carried Into ,oFe-
tween the hostile element and their strong hold
and tho fet,lemonts in such a. way as to check
their usual derredations and give protection
% tEe l.fe and property Of the cltlzeps. ,Neally
msns ot Dakota Under Cen Gt Rueer We Wsre Depi imai.
eiously rlncsd where they would give the most
them to intercept any body OF hosliles, should
they eacape.
'Brlei delays were necessary to put the troops
N proper !.hitl9n. as well as to give time Tor