Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-12
THE INDIANS MOVING
Aud are Now within Five Miles Of
the Pine Ridge
Agency.
The TURTLE MOUNTAIN IaplAno
ACTIVE.
Skirmlsh Between Canadian Mounted
Soldiers aud Indinnsi Four
Men Killed.


Telegraph to tho SEw@i
TIiEY nm NOT CoNr.
Father jui" Says IGo WIN uctciyr tie
Indian. No More.
PINE RDOE AGESCl, Jan. H.
NotWithstaudfng the reports received
~ headquarters last night tho hostile
lndiau8 did not come IN today. They
have not even reached the mission, ~
was announced 10y scout. last night
Indeed, ~ Tar a. the beet information
obtainnblo goes. the only reliable fact
~ that the Indians have started, aud
TINT is all. IA to the time NJ coming
iutO the agency, That f. q point which
docs not concern the Indians. SO many
timer, indeed, have they promised IN
come In that no reliance cnu bp placed
on them. Father Iutc, q jesuit mis-.
sionnry, Wh3 has done Rood worl,
among the hOstil,s. said today that hc
VIII believe the Indians mo more.
Father Jutc resides at the mission i've
miles from the agency. Il was nj this
point the hustilus were To- have cnmpc1
las, night Father Jutr said this after
noon that no Indians were within I'VE
mites OF the place. The failure " the
lndinns to put In nn appearance L. u
disappointment 10 General Miles, who
expected them this morning.
Last night the general sent courier
10 Captain Onlvy, commanding the
second battalion ol the Seventh Cnvnl.
~. stationed ON Craven Greek. This
position Is about eight miles from tho
agency, aud commanded Wow Of
General litookc's command, the camp
q a. a..
Cnptnin Dniev rrn,rteI tiia nft.r.
noon with bls commanJ. ia relniorr,
the garrison ber. la nrcotIanre with
General Miles Instruction..
shNi'cinchh or rRoOrs
Il now overlooking the ffi.udlles'
camp and commands ihe agency
against trcnchery ON the p1rt of the
| friendllrs, Few OF whom are above su..
| picion.
Lieutenant TAYLOR, Ia command OF
scouts, has sent sut one of hIs mon u
ascertain the exact locatlon NJ In,
hostilcs aud the number moving thi
| way, This afternoon Lieutenant
lieitons, OF the Ninth Cavalry, cam,
In aud announced that Colone
Honry,s command had moved OF
White river, seven miles nearer IN
agency. This command Ia accom-
panied by four compAuics Of In
Second Infantry under Colonel ,vhel
ton. Lieutenant Btttcns says tn
hOstiles are about two miles 10 the TEL
Of the command. which i-now march
Ing 10 this point, distancu OF ab0u
fltecn miles.
l.nnnrul nFanLa tNau ralsaI about II,
miles today aud his position on Whit,
Clay Creek has boon taken by Colonel
+. Onley. These two commands vii
follow the Indians aud are now brhlnt
them but fiN miles. Lieutenant bet
tens also reports that the Indians arr
] moving slowly towards this point.
,,ny,, M, r,,, 900. 80
'''' '''''
Captain Pierce, the new agent At
a nei IN, ,,, ho , Nh not ,S ,l y, AZ
I ~ r,nttsr. n, H., ,,.,, ,,,'t tn,i.y 49,
fcrrlng to look over the ground aud
I iamlllnrlzc himself with Ailiiin first.
Seven girls, inmates u the school
| here, escaped last night and Joined
| ltlcuds outside. They have not yet
] been found.
AAN ANftHf"A" W. WV AAhA' ANNAN
werc very mcagrc. In tho govern.
munt school, whore Presbyterian Ger.
Vices ARE usually held, the windows
wew barred aud about the Building
,,r,,,,ar p,''''' " ''''''' '''' '''''''"
m. Fpl.rpnallnn Cburch is still I'm
uso As q hospital AMI 81 filled with those
/ injured Mt Wounded Knee Ina the
school Just beyond, Father Jutu held
Catholic services, half Of tho worship.
en- being indiana, the most Prominent
u whom was old Rcd Cloud.
A Land of hostllcH this morning
killed q number VI cattle belonging 10
frlrnjlius, about five miles from the
agency.
rhr latest report NJ ni dnighl is that
the hnstilos arr about i've Mills num
tho agency.
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-" ~
WAguEaloS, Jan. n. -- General
Schonoh tonight received % dispatch
from General Alil,s nj Pine ..IIgr
stating thut the entire body OF hostile
Indians, nhnut 5000 m number, have
arrived within i've miles OF Pine
Ridge. and he pNppgtcl thpy would
rra,h tho AGENCY tomorrow. 'Gyur.pl
Miles al,of.lortcI the arrival OF Can.
tain Pierce Ia succeed the drp0.td
AGENT Rover.