Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-21
WITHOUT BLooDsHED.
General Miles Don't Believe in Killing
ANY More Indians.

General Miles Don't Believe in killing
Any More Indians.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, s. Oak, Jan. 21.-
A meeting of the commanders of the
several army camps around the agency
with Gen. Brooke was held Monday.
after which the officers repaired again to
their respective commands. The meet
ing was held to decide upon certain
tactical movements, and at the same
time the situation was considered and
the condition of each command dis
cussad The uneasiness of the Indians
has to a certain extent died away.
During the afternoon Chief Two
Strike, accompanied by about thirty In
dians, turned over to Agent Pierce
twenty guns of various patterns.
Among the weapons We're several Henry
rifles, which are practically uselese. both
to Indians and white men. because
cartridges cannot now be procured for
them
AS a consequence Of the excitement of
the morning, Gen Miles ordered forage
for twenty days longer, The order was
issued to Department Quartermaster
Humphrey and was complied with. On
Saturday last the latter officer counter
manded all orders for supplies, at the
instance of Gen. Miles, who had come
to the conclusion that ii was about time
for the troops to return home. He now
proposes to remain here until the In
diaus have al recovered from the shock
which they say the killing of Few Tails
gave them. On Saturday last Quarter
master Humphrey had seven days sup
plies on hand
These, with the amount offered Mon
day. will tide the army over till about
the 10th of February. The address
issued to the soldiers by Gen. Miles
Sunday night, has been very warmly
received, and both men and officers now
seem more than ever willing to undergo
the pIivatiOns of a winter campaign, if
such should be required.
The hand of Cheyennes, which, for
several days, have been located near the
Drewel Mission, stopped by an order
from Washington, have left on their
march TO Tongue river.
They will be under the direction of
Capt. Ewers. This move gives Gen.
Miles hope that he will ultimately be
permitted to separate the hostiles and
forward them to the agencies TO which
they belong.
Lieut. Getty, commander of the Chey-
enne scouts. lately under the command
of the lamented Lieut., Casey, has been
ordered TO remain here until after the
close Of hostilities. He will then return
to Fort Keogh, where he will assume
the duties of quartermaster of the
Twenty-hrst infantry. He has recon-
mended both Capt. Lockwood and Lieut..
Hodges to succeed him as commander of
the now famous scouts.
A number of complaints daily reach
camp criticising Gen. Miles because he
does not move upon and annihilate the
Indians The answer made to these
from headquarters is that the force in
the field is composed of soldiers and not
butchers, and that even the commander
is under orders, and that those orders
are that the war must be brought TO q
close without bloodshed.
More Dead Indians.
Monday afternoon one of the Indian
police at the agency discovered the bodies
Of four dead Indians in creek near
Wounded Knee. One of them was u
boy, two were girls and the fourth was
an old squaw. They We're victims of the
battle of the 29th.
Tuesday evening d. d. Lewis, special
agent, arrived to take the place of Spe-
cial Agent Cooper, who has arrived at
Wisconsin