Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-12


Ing telegram was received from Gen.
eral Gibbon, commanding the depart.
ment OF California: "rhe following Is
Just received from the commanding
officer at Boise Barracks, Idaho.
VI have Just received reliable infor.
nation that there Il 10 outbreak Of
Fort Hall Indians aud do not apprc.
bend any trouble there. twas told by
a party who came from Pocatello
yesterday, that the rumor was started
by saloon keepers"
| Another Telegram from General Glib.
bon, also dated yesterday, says. "rhe
following just received from the com.
mandlng officer at Boise Barracks.
State Adjutsnt.Genornl Curtis writes
the governor from Pocatello as follows.
"Fears Of an Indian outbreak are
greatly exaggerated aud without Just
foundation. Tho first reports were
sent by irresponsible parties.
| Senator'elcct Dubois has received
the following from Adjutant. General
Curtis, at Pocatello, Idaho. "rhern IL
not the slightest need for the presence
Of United States troops here. have
thoroughly investigated the situation
I by order OF the governor nnd there Il
no cause for fears Of an Indian out.
break on this reservation. The reports
TO the contrary are utterly false" lie
recommends that the Secretary OF
War revoke the order for troops Mt
Boise Barracks to start for Pocatcllo.
NOT KNOWN WHO THE ItOsruEs ARE.
WAsiIINUTOS, Jan. iO.-The Indian
bureau received u letter from Eliane
GOodale, superintendent OF education
Mt Pine Ridge: "YOur telegram ask.
Ing how many returned students aud
parents OF schoOl.childrcn are among
the hostiles, II received. IL IL ImpOs.
sible 10 tell Just at present Just who the
hOstilcs are. Some have ilei from the
| agency for fear, aud do not necessarily
assume warlike attitude. In gem
eral way, however, II IN safe 10 say
that those who p,rcipatcd In the ghost
dances aud subsequent disturbances
nro OF n Wild or hcatncn element among
the Sioux. A great majority Of the
Christians and educated Indians Ic.
NAMED loyal aud stcadfast at sacrifice
OF name and property and the risk Of
their lives. think those who identi-
fled themselves with us during this up.
hcaval and have thereby lost all they
possess, should be generously rein.
burscd for their losses. At the very
least fifteon or twenty Christian young
men aud women OF Indian blood are
now serving ~ volunteer nurses In our
church hospital, where we have thirty
wounded prisoners from tho battle Of
Wounded Knee"
CANNOT STAND IT MUCH LONGER.
Sr. LOUIS, Jan. i0.-rhe Indians
9.ll ks.fUFAaaN H.. l...0.N.I
pare 10 fight or get or the reservation
General Miles, II " said, has given tho
Indians until tonight g. surrender,
Rnd " they do not come In by that
time he will close In on them. This
Is made necessary by tho condition Of
his men. Those on tho north side
have been pretty well worn out with
camp lifc In this bleak climate and
long cold marches from onp position TO
another. They cannot stand II much
longer. Unless matters are soon
brought 10 an end the Indians will have
frozen out soldiers who are unit for
duty. Tho condition OF tho soldiers
has been exceptional, and they have
borne their hardship without murmur.
THE CHEYENNE INDIANS.
wAsHISGToS, jan. iO.-Secretary
Proctor today received n telegram
from General Miles, dated Pine
Ridge Agency, Jan. 9th, ms follows: The
commission appointed TO consider tho
condition OF the Cheyenne Indians at
this place and In Montana unanimous
ly recommend the removal OF these
Indians 10 the Fort Koogh reserve.
There are already $50 Mt Fort Keogh,
and men enlisted as scouts came south.
east under General Casey and we're
Joined by nearly all the ablebodlod
men from thc agency. Together they
have done most valuable aud hazard.
Gus service In fighting the Sioux, ani
II there ia no objection viii, when
this affair closes, ut once transfer them
10 Fort Keogh ~ an net OF Justice aud
good policy, aud In accordance with
the recommendatlon Of the Cheyenne
Commission.