Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-05
And Are Going to Die While
Killing White Men.
That is the Slogan Of the Crazy
Sioux Bucks.
General Miles Has His Troops All
Around the Enemy.
Indications Point That q Decisive Battle
viii Take Place in Few Days.
@ Great Excitement.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
CHICAGO, Jan. Am Inter Ocean
Pine Ridge special says: Last night
was one Of feverish excitement at the
agency. For the FIRST time the squav
men and half-breeds were alarmed, and
remained up all night, fearing an attack
before morning. The agency, however
is too well guarded to permit any large
force to approach very close without
discovery. Friendly spies say there are
number of warriors in the enemy,s
camp who have worked themselves up
into condition of frenzy similar to
those who committed suicide at Wounded
Knee. They say they want to die, and
are going to die while killing white men.
General Miles has his troops all around
the enemy, and could throw them all in
any day and have tremendous battle.
but could not prevent small bands from
escaping, which would have to be followed
up by soldiers, and which would place
the lives OF many settlers in danger. By
holding the troops until much larger
force can be thrown around the Indians.
the trouble can be confined to the res
ervation. 1t is expected the end
cannot be reached without one
or more battles. General Miles
sent a letter to the hostiles, asking for a
hearing. The Indians tore the letter to
fragments and said: "We want no
treaty we are here to fight"
The Indians in the hostile camp num-
Der over six thousand men, women and
children. and represent every agency in
the two Dakotas.
CRAzED WITH GHOST DANCING.
DENVER, Jan. "A News Pine Ridge
special says: The army of Indians now
surrounded by General Miles's soldiers
on White Clay creek, numbers over
1000 men, women and children, most of
them from the upper Dakota reserya
tions. Hundreds Of the crowd are
craxed with ghost dancing, and will
fight as Big Foot's men fought. Shots
we're fired BY the pickets nearly every
hour last night, banishing sleep from al
ssss sSsncy E5S xbSdl raH %dHS HsEs thgGTp qsN @
near by, but fortunately fell harmlessIy.
The halt-breeds and squaw men are
leaving for the railway, saying they
know what is coming, and don't propose
to remain. This war will not be ended.
except by one of the bloodiest battles
in the history of Indian warfare.
THE FIGHT NEAR GORDON.
A Bee special from Gordon, Neb.,
says: Two scouts just arrived confirm
the rel\orts made last night OF battle
north of this place. The fight was be-
tween Indians and detachments of
troops sent out by General Miles and
from Rosebud agency to bury the dead
Indians killed at the Wounded Knee
battle. The hostile Sioux objecting to
the burial of their dead by their pale
faced foes, opened fire, and after .dee-
perate and sharp firing of Hotchkiss
gun, were forced to return to the pro-
lection of the friendly ravines. No
deaths are reported. M
THE EVENT OF THE DAY.
OMAHA, Jan. 4.-The Bees Pine Ridge
special says: The event OF the day here
was the taking away in special cars of
twenty-nine wounded soldiers. They
will be distributed to three places Fort
Omaha, Fort Robinson and Fort Riley.
dug twelve miles weet Of here by the
hostiles, and the report is Of such nature
that the authorities rely upon its truth
fuiness. Last night the hostiles burned
many houses belonging to settlers along
remnant of the great herd of government
cattle that they raided SO heavily a
month ago, and hsye been drawing on
ever since.
There is q ramor current in official
unteers to protect the adjacent territory
will be made. The medical staff here
has been largely increased by today's
III. Gardner and Angelist of San Fran
cisco. Nearly all say they were sum-
%oned mo BY telegraph day q two after s
gathering OF this large corps of ply
sicians indicates that q decisive battle is
to be fought in few days.
CoRBIN ORDERED INTO THE FIELD.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Assistant Adjutant
General Corbin, upon telegraph order
from General Miles, left for the Indian
country at 6 O'Clock tonight. In an in
terview, he said he had heard a rumor
to the effect that General Miles's COM
mand had met the hostlles, and that
General Miles had lost heavily, but he
did not believe it, and was positive that
General Miles could not have been
within many miles of the locality where
the fight is said to have taken place.
Just before Colonel Corbin left to-
night, he was asked il the order trans
ierring him to the seat Of war meant
that the situation was more serious than
had been supposed. He replied: II
think not, 1t Is not ftall strange that
am sent for, and probably ought to
have been there before. By virtue of
my rank am chief of staff, and when
the General in command is on the field,
his chief Of staff should be there also.
Further than this I cannot say anything
about the matter.
The only news received at headquar-
ters this afternoon was short message
from Lieutenant Moss to General Miles.
It was to the effect that the Sixth cav
airy. under command Of Captain Kerr,
had met band Of indiana ct Clay
creek, and short engagement had fol-
lowed. One Indian was reported killed
and one wounded; no casualties to the
troops. \