Telegram-herald., 1891-01-03
HENMED In.
Hostile Indians Alnsss suzrssad-
81 BY freeps.
gsy>st Hesa Their pssisios impossi-
sss--Gsrsssi Niles t$eees fer
Thsir pssesabls ssvrsadss.


AlieA. 1nes4 ss Pine hs1xs &s2sy tAa-
s4ry / s~ying tAAt s.scs Ia3isas,
Usn. woasu auA shi1Aren- and "a
sl,zding sboas dc ssselss. Are new sa-
ssmpsd N . ssstion OF the Bad
LAAds skosa Aftssa miLss from tke
PtAs Ridge agency. and there Is almost
srs Miles snaounsss sAAs h hoped 10
be able se tsAass the Asssisss ~ szrrsa-
der uifhoas . struggle The seos
whore sAsy 80 ens1aesA he de-
scribss - ssunswhss uhs shs lava
bslD sf cali1wHaA. wAsrs the As1scs
made shsiS fasl 1SAt u - al sxssIlsnt
posisisa ksn N In<isa ssaadpsiss. bss
tasrs ere asw ~ svsaass 81 sss~ps. all
having bssa sasssA ~ the troops.
Gsasssl Nils ssys the Indians
have 6stAsssA some cattle and
provisions sad appear to be determined
10 make thex fishs for supremacy A.
this peint Ne says ~ will make an
other sdoFs 70 gee tksm back to the
agency without bioodshed. and N order
a. 10 80 he has established . regular
siege around this stronghold
In reply To = question. General
6chofsiS ssla:
Ia % vsfy s.sAeuis 70 estimate Just how
0aay troops there are aew GA tae scene OF
assisa. Genera hnes has twelve rexinsnts Of
infsntry. ave a. cavalry. Aad some artillery
forsos. ssous Asz sestf2saL rhls gives Aim
seventeen ana . aax re stnls MS sgi ta.t would
sos indicate TIE Number OF men for az 10 in ossi-
Die % say nav full esna plsnaent each regiment
hss IN the nelA wAsa troops move Ia tas win
tar IsA 4 a. - a 4 Lara
erstsa sf tss 49, iest scaIad from Sickness
ETC.. ana vssA aes llke " Gssss Ao~ many
soldiers hsss A. N the ercis around
TIE faaisns- sssS.4 knzeg viii probA-
OF reH An % =. S2si IN esn naaa Of tas vast
r-gisa ssrsa 81 o. tssssla His services there
are more yslsssF9 tAsn they sss.s - Al riae
Rage Nh rseSs laws cone socth from the
sai.rssa saa ere 800 n lias On the Waite river
last behind ne fnalsa camp"
OMAHA, Esh-, Jan. IA special TO
shs Bee FROM Pine Ridge agency says:
General Brooke and stan, together
with the eight com p2nies Of the Second
Infantry and al the Ninth Cavalry that
have been here, started at IL o'clock
Thursday morning Ella the oelrieh road
10 Beaver creek, eighteen miles almost
due west Of mis- agency. From
there they viii swing out into as long
q line as practicable, thus forming the
western and part Of the northern side
Of . hollow square. which il now seems
II has been decided IN form about the
t.ostiles Cars command has arrived
a. Wounded Knee. scar the point where
the battle took place, which is six
miles east OF Porcupine Butte or about
sixteen miles northeas, Il here, at
Wounded Knee post-ofiice. Thus it
seems that Cars command IS to con-
stitute the east and North sides of the
square
From the expression upon the faces of
the officers and men as they pulled out
through the snow and bitter cold it was
evident that they dent relish General
Miles order. Three companies of the
First Infan Try from San Francisco have
already arrived and six more are ex-
pccted TO replace the Second
A scout caIne in Thursday morning
and reported that the main body of the
hostiles had moved back twelve miles
from abe agency and toward the Bad
Lands on the north. Another arrived in
the afternoon and reported the reds in
dulging In wild war dance only eight
miles from here. party of Indian
scouts on Thursday visited the scene of
Mondays battle and found nine In
dians who were wounded in the fight
still alive. Two of them had been
taken to log hut near by and were
being cared for by squaw that had re-
manned behind.
Wednesday, amid as wild. binding
and bitter wintry storm as ever swept
this bleak aud barren country. twenty
Eve Of the men who fell at Wounded
Knee were buried. Owing to the dam
ferrous situation. with hordes of the
enemy focISing about the agency
threatened with sn attack, the usual
salute Of guns at the graves was omit
ted. The remains Of Captain Wallace
win be seat to Fort Reilly. Kan. for
interment-
SALT LAKE CRY, L. T.. Jan. Eight
companies of troops, comprising 4s0
men. left Thursday morning for the
front via The Union Pacific. Cheyenne &
Northern and the Fremont, Elkhorn
& Missouri Valley railroads 20 Rush
Vile They took four gatling guns.
Eighteen cars were required 10 accom-
rnodatc the troops.
IIyCOrx Nrb.. Jan. c.-Covernor
Thaysr has sent telegraphie instruc-
tons 20 the commander OF the State
militia At Long Pine TO move at once to
Chadron. tne scene Of che threatened
Indian outbreak. Orders were also Civ
en- to the commanders at Fremont. Ger
trail City and Tekamsh to be pre- pared