New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-07

ing them for SIN hours and tAe soldiers aoGna ?o
nh rec hours lIttle before p. m. commotioh
was seen among the Indians, and they gradually
ictrcated when il was seen that troops were coin
ing at full charge TO the rescue Every one gave
three resOundnC cheers the troops rouC up
tLe indians scattered in all directions, ara Troop
F giving chase. They were pursued untll het'a
nightfall, when the chase was apahooheu, tle
wagon train and every one returning 10 GIMP
bringing the dead Indians and some ponies "l'h
them,
WHY COLONEL FORSYTH WAS RELIEVED.
THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GENERA1S
MILES AND SCHOFITLD MADE PUBLIC
Washington. Jan 6.-The following correspondence
| in recard 70 the relief Of Colonel Forsyth was maue
public to-day:
Under date of December 30. General schoicld tee'
rraphed General Miles expressing the behef tha' ho
would soon be master Of the situation ana ASKING ua'
| his thanks be given TO the brave 81" ''''"' i'
| their splendid conduct
I.rder dat. Of January l. General Miles telegraphed
General SchOfeld follows:
Your telegram Of conarntustion TO the 'h Ca'ay i
received but the action Of the coone conmahu"V
will no a matter Of serious consideration ana WEI uh'
dorhtosv ~ the subject investigation. thought II
propcr to advise you. InSview Of the above iaco' uo
you wish your telegram transmitted as IL was sehI ~
stated that disposition Of 100 soldiers anu ioui p
of artillery was fatally defective, and large hnoer Vi
o,d,,s wore Killed and wounded by fire from ther OWL
ranks and a arg. number of women ana chiiufeh "er'
killed in addition 10 the Indian men
General Schohcd tlegrapHcd III icP" "'u'' ~
Of January > ..s g.. ro,r
eiyr,r NJ Yesterday il will be better not to deliver
my message the 7th Cavalry until nave see" Soui
rcuort after the investigation you propose therefore
con viii ulea,e withhold It until further advised by me.
He also teleglaphcd General Miles again on 'he saihe
day rs follow:
your dispatch TO ne yesterday and that to the Al
utant.Gener,l have been shown to the Pr'd'ni ara III
ropv the secretary War directs me to say; lh' ff
dent has heard With regret OF the tuIe oi So'
Efforts TO secure the settlement Of the Nlo"\ ul'"'u
rlboyt blood hed" lie suggests that possibly "at'h'
hl observation the hostile band, that "old P'VN''
their breaking into the settlement ana SlNc ule lnu'.'
tim, To recover their present excitement "ouu u
vcu But he leaves all th, to your better Ih'o'''No'
! d di.,.tio, and would not have you omit anything
b,t E Necessary to protect the >eitf1cht-' III h'p '
the report " the killing of women ana chu'n =" u
affair % Wounded Knee l. untohhu'd anu vi ~ w
yo, .,.o an immediate inquiry To be- made ana rloi'
,, r,t IN tbo DEPARTMENT II there was any u-oul'iN
| conduct YOU will rrcy" the responsible o'''r anu =
uo tho troops cugagcd there a. to avoid IL repetition
yi.b to add To Presidents -ugg' >toh' the ho"' WIZ,
,u entertain in sptr " the unfortunate d''Iu'"''
.ib h,y, occirrcd that yo may b. able. by convincing
h indian. tina, the purpose, o IA" Army are not hostile
- ,nr hut an the contrary friendly and dicat'd by de'
sire 70 secure them future J. ace anu P'''"''' ~ ~
| tain ,ber surrender without further conflict.
General Schohcd received a telegram nom "eherdl
| v,Ie- ,t Pine Ridge dated January 3, a. follows;
In acro,d,ncc with vour telegram and President oiu'r
have detailed = board OF officers. consisting o, cO'''
car 9Th Cavalry: MAJOR Kent 4th Infantry ana 4'
! Baldwin 5th Infantry, 70 in,e'u;ate ula' '"',' "
! ,y.,td Kn.c l. this conformity with President
,,, and docs he direct that u consttut" court oI
uouir, Win power tx" t''imouy unc'r "'h ,''''
rr.yths command consisted Of - officers ana SO u'"
- Indians and GO women and Children were D-''' ~ "
nc,r the ground have relieved Colonel Forsyth from
command. , . -
| I'm nj, telegram Of January D. partially mahe pno'
/ lie this morning, General Miles says;
III. Import,nt thu. the officers named in M former COM
rrnic,ton be- appointed take charg" OF the asch''
! NAMED A. once | regard this a. essential
General Miles tecgTHph' "euefai ochonciu u"u''
| date Of January ,. a. follows
Tho direction. OF the President and yours IS Iust 'he
action h,d anticipated and taken N''l! All q, o 1'1
o,h Cavalry and ID and I'm Infantry WIN 'oo l'u'l
eo,,. ar. uractiDllly three Sides ol 'H'" ''o"H
u, yynitr River and Porcupine. with General Brooke
IN command: thi, hold them In checA 81" III ''o'
,uni,,tfn with them and have informed them the Only
,c road /, toWal, agency and about hd are dNVu'
| -, copc n The others maHine >o'rate 'l'F' To
koep all a, war. | consider 10 very important u''1 Wv
o ooior, that recommended be placed In charge Of th'
n,. aecnccs Please niom n" this y approved 'I D
approved have very great amount oi information '.'
in, the conspiracy involved all the tribes IN tn'
Northwest and the wrd ut'' In the Indian leF'''N'
s,,,, pull would ha,. been the head and h' move "''
~ b,y. lccn made in >pring they pi'a L" H'VI"o
We, 70 whore the ghost d-u-.on orisnat d. N,tad''
General scholed tcceraphed General Mics Oh
January .. uo follow-
IN reply &, Your tcrr,am Of yesterday | am di''Vu
v h. secretary Of War info,m you that n "a' NOT u'
i,en,,on of the Pl.sd.nt appoint court oi "gHF'
NOR t order AT th, n he midst ~ tr ,'I"paI-" any
,r,hr loouiry than SOU yourself could make WITHOUT
,, necessity II court the purpose being simply to d'
,ruinc h,thcr any officer had been 50 f'f d'r'' IN
tuTy a, tn make 10 necessary 10 relieve him from command
uch result g. follow upon th" inquiry which ''H were
>,..td 10 cause % b' made You were expected NoNI'
I, r,., ~ nqurc into fact. and tA" even. 81 ~
hn, d.clo-.d that he'd been un~oli'rN c"nd'Vt
~ relieve, the responsible officer I'M directions ~ I'd"
President we're -uggc.t,d by Your telegram OF January
| | u
m, -o Jan C.. The Bee" ha> the following from ~
stan correspondent at Pine Ridet Agency. = D.; Inc
announcement ~ the SUSPENSION of colonel t"'sl
| came like "A fa,h aud created amazen'it IN >oh'
minds Official mouths are closed to all inquiries on
tLr subject The unfortunate disposition Oi N" iOop'
,,hlr made il possible for them - do crn~Nr!ns WIN
The result Of killing one another Con,iitnt,S par %
and possibly the greater part Of the foundall"h ior
| Fur>yth'> suspension
| RIMORS ABOUT INDIANS At FORT TolIEN.
| Chicago Jan. Ga dispatch from Fort rotten y d.
,ay,: Rumor, are rife here that the 300 INDIANS
ON the Turtle Mountain Reservation are liable al any
moment 10 start II massacre Of ,ctIe7, living along
the North Dakota borders. This band ot req meh'