The record-union., 1891-01-15
Consultation Between Gen. Miles
and the Chiefs.
THE HOSTILES READY TO SURREN-
DER THEIR ARMS.
The Chiefs Signify Their Willingness
to Live in Pence and to Arrest and
Turn Over to the Authorities All
Who do Not Cease Hosti,ities-Ne-
vada Indians Cease Dancing.
Special to the REconp-us1os.

special to tho RECoRD-GNIoN.
PINE RIDGE, jan I4.-This morning
Little Wound, Little Hawk, Crow Dog
ana Old Calico came IN fromfthe hostiles,
and are now, at l:s0 O'Clock, having u
talk with General Miles, Other chiefs
are expected. Colonel Corbin announces
thai the chiefs have assented to the sur
DER OF their arms, and that the latter will
possibly be brought in tonight or to-
morrow and be tagged.
ms afternoon u second delegation of
chlets arrived = Kicking Bear, Lance,
High Hawk and Eagle Pipe They had
long talk with General Miles, The same
subjects being considered as in the MORN
ing conference.
1t was agreed that the hostilcs would
leave their present camp and pitch their
tepees on the west sidc OF White Clay
Greek, immediately opposite and less
than half Il mile from the agency build
lngs. 1t was also decided that the In
dlans would surrender their arms to their
respective chiefs, to be turned over to
Agent Pierce. He would receipt for
them, place the name of each man upon
Els gun, SCI them, and return the pro-
ceeds to the Indians.
1t was also decided that the chiefs would
attempt to check their young men. and.
falling i'll this, would themselves arrest
those who refused to act us good Indians
and turn them over to the agent.
General Miles was pleased with the
friendly disposition manifested by the
chiefs and proposed to allow them sew
eral days in which to redeem their promi-
ses. As an earnest OF his good will, he
sent to their camp several thousand
pounds OF flour and several hundred
pounds of coffee and sugar.
The General also talked over certain
contracts which the Indians claim have
been violated, and guaranteed that in
future these contracts would be complied
with to the letter.
The chiefs showed pleasure at the
Kindly treatment of the General, and left
for camp in good humor. Short Bull. OF
all the leading hostiles, was missed from
both delegations of the chiefs to-day.
They explained his absence by saving
that so many OF the young men wanted
to accompany him to the agency that he
deemed it wiser to stay in camp.
AT midnight everything is quiet in the
hostile camp, although the scouts say
that some of the young bucks are indulg-
ing in the ghost dance.
TALK WITH EAGLE PIPE.
An Associated Press correspondent had
talk with Eagle Pipe in which num-
Der of facts were ascertained regarding
the big talk with General Miles. Among
the points was novel one-that the
Indians demanded the abolition of the
Rosebud Agency, the establishment of
one more general, and the selection of
Pine Ridge as such.
The reason they advanced was that tho
Indians were continually going from one
agency to another, contrasting the meth
ods OF each, and longing for the comforts
OF Pine Ridge, as compared with the
toir 70 l,.,y
experienced at Rosebud.
Thls proposition Eagle Pipe, who is
one OF the most influential Rosebud or
Brule chiefs, said General Miles prom
ised to consider. He also said the Cen
eral Miles demanded the surrender of the
young men who killed Lieutenant Casey,
and they promised to accede to the de-
mand. He also said they would make
every effort to control the young men that
had been recently indulging in the ghost
dance, but there were only few of them,
and they generally discontinued it when
he advised them to. He said at Rosebud
they didn't get enough food to keep them
alive.
In anticipation of the hostiles camping
on the west side of the agency, the breast
works in that vicinity were strengthened
to-day.
THE TROOPS DID ONLY THEIR DUTY.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE Freenson's
cout fe1e eO-uoy IeCclNeu Il lcttcr from
Father Crafts, at Pine Ridge, saying that
he is considerably better, and asking that
the press contradict the report that the
army was to blame for the tragedy at
Wounded Knee. Those reports, he says,
do grave injustice to our soldiers, and are
instigated by those adverse to an honora-
BILE settlement of the present trouble, and
hostile to the desire of every true friend
OF the Indian that they be permanently
transferred from the Interior to the War
Department. 1t is only by such transfer
that the Indians can expect just treat
ment.
He says the trouble at Wounded Knee
originated through interested whites, who
had gone about industriously lnisrepre-
senting the army and its intention. The
Indians We're led to believe the true aim
OF the soldiers was their extermination.
NOTHING IN THE SCARE.
RENO (Nev.l, Jan. IA special dis
patch to the Gazette says that there is
nothing in tho Indian scare ut Star VAL
ley, near Death Station, Nevada. The
Indians have quit dancing and have
quietly dispersed.