The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-07

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Seventh cavalry until l have sesn your
report after the investigation you propose.
Therefore you will please withhold it until
further advised by me.n He also tele-
graphed Con. Miles again on the same day as
follows: "Your dispatch to me Of yesterday,
and that to the adjutant general. have been
shown TO the President, and in reply the
Secretary Of War directs me to say: The
President has heard with great regret of the
failure to secure a settlement of the Sioux
difficulties without bloodshed.'
wATCHFUL OBSERVATION.
"He suggested that probably watchful
observation of the hostile bands, that would
prevent their breaking into the settlements
and give the Indians time to recover from
their present excitement, would be well.
But he leaves all this TO your bet
ter information and discretion, aud
would not have you TO omit any
thing necessary to protect the
settlements. He hopes the report of the
killing of women and children at Wounded
Knee is unfounded. and directs that you
cause an immediate inquiry to be made and
report the result to the department IL there
was any unsolderly conduct, yCu will re-
lieve the responsible officer and so use the
troops engaged there as to avoid
its repetition. l wish to add to
the Presidents suggestion the hope which
l still entertain, in spite Of the unfortu>
nate accidents which have occurred, that
you may be able by convincing the Indians
that the purposes of the army are not
hostile to them, but on the contrary friendly,
and dictated by desire to secure them
future peace and prosperity, to secure their
surrender without further oonfiictn
THE INDIAN CONSPIRACY.
Gen. Miles telegraphsd Gen. Schofeid,
urdHr dnta Of Ian ne fnilnFvas tt1ha III
rections of the President and yourself are
just the action had anticipated aud taken.
Nearly all of the Sixth and Ninth cavalry,
and the Second and Seventeenth infantry,
with 100 Indian scouts, are practically on
three sides of the hostiles, along the Beaver
and White rivers and Porcupine creek,
with Gen. Brooke in command; this may
hold them in check. i am in close COM
municaton with them and have informed
them that the only safe road is toward the
agency, and about half are anxious to come
In. The others are making desperate efforts
to keep all at war. / consider 10 very
important that the five officers that have
recommended be placed in charge OF the
five agencies. Please inform mo IL this is
approved or disapproved / have a very
large amount of information concerning
the conspiracy. 1t involved all the tribes
IN the northwest and the wild tribes In In
uiuh AblAlboA1s OAbltuk lJulA WOulu nave
been the head, and the move was 10 be made
in the spring. They expected to strike west,
TO where the ghost delusion originated
Nevada
DESTITUTE SETTLERS.
Under date of Jan. 8, Gen. Miles also
telegraphed "The following telegram is
sent in connection with papers forwarded,
concerning destitute citizens: / conferred
with the governor Eleven families, con-
sisting OF sixty-one persons, are here In
destitute circumstances. having abandoned
their homes in the Bad river valley, from
fear Of the Indian trouble Ratious to last
from Jan. / to April l should be sent here
at once. They ARE quartered in the build
ings, and fuel should be provided also.
Signed Fassin, Capt Twelfth infantry"
BOARD OF INQUIRY.
Gen. Schofisld received a telegram from
Gen. Miles at Pine Ridge. dated Jan. s, as
follows: SIN accordance With your tele-
gram and the Presidents order, l have
detailed a board of officers, consisting OF
Col. Carr Of the Sixth cavalry, Mai Kent
of the Fourth infantry and Capt. Baldwin
of the Fifth infantry, to investig ate
the affair at Wounded Knee. Is
this in conformity with the Presidents
directions, and does he direct that 1t consti-
tute a court of inquiry, with power TO take
uuubE DIbuf (Dts COiIl-
mand consisted of twenty-eight officers,
and 453 men. Eighty-two Indians and sixty
women and children were buried near tho
ground. Il have relieved Col. Forsythe from
the command"
In his telegram Of Jan. 8, partially made
public this morning, Gen. Miles says "It is
important that the officers named in my
former communication be appointed to take
charge OF the agencies named at once. re-
gard this as important and essential"
MILES NOT UPHELD.
Gen. Scho1eld telegraphed Gen Miles on
Jan. 9 as follows: ''In reply to your tele-
gram OF yesterday, am directed by the
Secretary Of War to inform you that il was
not the intention of the President to appoint
a court Of inquiry, nor to order at this time,
in the midst Of tine campaign, any further
inquiry than you could yourself make with
out the necessity of court; the purpose be-
ing simply to determine whether any
officer had been so far derelict in
his duty as to make It necessary
to relieve him from command, spoh result
to 1. low upon the inquiry which you were
expected TO cause TO be made. You were
expected yourself first to inquire into the
facts, and In the event of its being disclosed
that there had been unsoldierly conduct 10
relieve the responsible officer. The direc-
tions Of the President were suggested by
your telegram Of Jan. to me-"