Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1891-01-08
EAST OF THB ROCKIES.
The HoSG.eS Attack the PicketS at
White Clay Greek.
MILITARY CONTROL OF AGENCIES.
The War and Interior Departments
Not Inharmonious-S
Silver Debate.
[spEc1AL DxPArCHIs TO THE REooRD-uNer.l
EAST OF THR ROCKIES.
[spEcuAL D1zrArcHrs TO THE nEooRD-uMes. !

| INDIAN WAR.
Hosiiles Fire Upon the Pickets-Wa aiting |
for the Attack.
DENVER, January 7th.-The Neacs correspond |
ent at the camp on White Clay creek wires:
| No new Developments have occurred at this
point. All are anxiously waiting tor the word
10 attack the hostiles. General Brooke and his
staff are Ell camped at Wounded Knee, where
they have established the headquarters OF the
Department of the Platte A Gordon of troops
is closing in around the hosiles in the valley of
White Clay creek. General Brooke has given
instructions to each commander OF the troops
| in this vicinity to patrol the country from one
command TO the other to zee that no party of
| the hcstiles escapes.
pIcKErs ATTACKED.
| Late last night the camp was aroused by
shots from the outlying pickets about two miles
from the camp. The picket rode into the camp
and said that band of Indians had tried to
surprise them, shooting at them from behind a
pile of rocks. They Immediately returned the
fire. As the night was dark the number of In
/; dians is not known, but judging from the num-
Der of shots fired they must have numbered at
least twenty. Two troops OF cavalry hurried to
no Indians. During the firing one of the pick
=. cts was slightly wounded"
AN ATTACK EXPECTED
, | OMAHA January 7th.-The Omaha Bees spe-
S cial from Pine Ridge says: Some hostiles were
seen leaving their camp last night and making
toward the various agencies. Whether their
errand signifies disintegration or an effort to
'ecure recruits, is not yet known. There is
cry indication of great fight coke at hand.
@ from the unusual activity in army circles it
20. d seem as If some fears are entertained that
won IN engagement will occur before the army
sucn. ready for it. An Army Paymaster ar.
Is FULLY fely this morning with money for the
% riyea 81 very much easier feeling prevails,
soldiers the towns but throughout the coun.
try. sYrHE's CoURT.MARIIAL
A January 7th.-General Schofeld
", MAsHIN6ros. .S ythat the Court of Inquiry es-
said this morrln, al Miles at Pine Ridge for the
tablished by Gene. lionel Forsythe's action at
investigation OF u ( had been dissolved, but
wounded Knee cree. icial confirmation of the
he had received no Oh raj Miles had restored
press dispatch that Gen, command. General
Colonel Forsythe to hiA 'scretion in the mat
Miles, he adeed, had full a.
ter. e
GUTHRIE oklahoma, January begun today
ghost dance, which was to hay. representa-
at he'd Rock, and in which tn, Dry were to
tives of many tribes of this Terri
participate, is q tizzle.
AGENT ROVER RELIEVED p,oo
WASHINGTON. January 7th.-Secretarfa con-
tor and Noble and General Schofield had q oon
ference at the War Department this aftern to
in regard to the Indian troubles and agreed
appoint an officer of the army as agent of tn,
Indians at the Pine Ridge Agency, thus neces-
stating the retirement of Indian Agent Royer
from that duty. The officer appointed will e
however, retain his position in the army. In 4
dian agents at the other agencies will not be =
disturbed but, as shown in General Schofields | (
telegram of the 9th inst, to General Miles, army
officers had been designated to take military 4
control OF four other agencies with instructions
to cooperate with the agents of the Interior
Department. n
The report that these agents had been dis /
placed is without foundation, except as far as =
Pine Ridge 9
Captain Pierce of the First Infantry has been
selected as Agent at the Pine Ridge Agency, S
and will probably be appointed by the Presi- e
dent tomorrow. A message, embodying the b
facts given above, has oeen sent by General n
Sehofeld to General Miles h
Secretary Proctor is considerably exercised
over the newspaper reports OF the controversy Il
between the War and Interior Departments in c
regard to the management OF the Indian CAM
paign He said this afternoon that the two de- h
partments were in perfect harmony in the mat. r
ter and he authorized most emphatic denial of n
any report indicating the slightest friction be-
tween the two departments. b
THE WOUNDED KNEE BATTLE.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has re-
ceived long report from the agent at Pine a
Ridge about the Wounded Knee fight. accord c
ing to which the fight was started by a medi- 4
cine man OF Big Foots band. When the soldiers +
were searching the tepces for arms he suddenly v
began to cry out, skill the soldiersr Their t
shirts" at the same time throwing up handfus
of dirt into the air. After short performance
he fired his gun III the direction OF the military,
and this started the fight. /
INDIANS GOING TO THE AGENCY '
CHICAGO, January 7th.-Captain L. Huggins, :
at the army division headquarters here, received
dispatch this evening from Assistant Adju- @
lant-GeHeral Corbn at Pine Ridge saying that c
number of Indians are coming into the agency 1
from the camp OF the hostiles. How many of
the savages are en- route it was impossible to t
approximate {
According to the dispatch the general situa- i
ton had not greatly changed from the day pre- G
ceding. i
pressed by one old Indian, who to day put G
in an appearance at Pine Ridge He |
declared that the trouble Is that
both directions between the agency and the S
Sioux camps /, The inference is that when the
real situation becomes cleared to both sides the
end will be less distant than it has been made
to appear. {
LATEST FROM PINE RIDGE.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, January 7th.-Couriers
from among the hostiles repeat the announce 8
ment that nothing can arrest bloodshed t
AT headquarters, however, hopes are enter
tanned that the trouble will soon end in peace. I
General Miles has not yet heard from Big Road,
Jack Red Cloud, He Dog and Little Hawk, who t
conferred with him on Monday and returned t
to the hostiles. He expects them tonight or s
tomorrow. If they do not come then, it is q
probable the General will take the field after q
them with but little delay. Late this evening
the General received word from old Red Cloud G
that he would come in tomorrow and bring all 4
the luulduS ue COulu With Mn. |
The General thinks Two Strikes will accom- I
pany Red Cloud ana that they may be followed /
by all the other Indians. 4
Advices from Washington announcing the ap- I
proval of General Miles suggestions of putting
the agencies, where trouble exists under mill
tary control, were received tonight. Miles was t
satisfied that this reform will inure to the bsn-
eft and happiness OF the Indians basing his I
opinion upon the record of the officers he has 9
selected All of them have. in times past had !
experience in handling Indians and with sue.
cess.
Mrs. Sykes formerly Superintendent of the S
Indian schools in this agency, has received !
the permission of General Miles to take Little
Wound to Chicago and East. She hopes to have {
this warrior. who is now among the hosties
and was one of those earliest disaffected tell
the story of the reported wrongs of his people
She returned only few day ago from Wash |
lngton and bore a letter from the President to
General Miles, on the strength of which her
request was granted
ANOTHER COLLISION.
CHICAGO, January 7th.-At a late hour to night |
Captain Higgins of General Miles staff, re-
ceived dispatch from that officer at Pine
Ridge saying that General Brooke reports some
fighting
Lieutenant Casey of the Twenty-seconi In |
fantry was shot in the head and killed by
Brule Sioux. There were no further partieu.
lars.