The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1891-01-05
AS TO The INDIANS
Several Brisk SkirmlsheS Reported From
The Scene Of The Trouble.
FEARS OF A GREAT BATTLE
The War win Not End. II Is Said. TIL
One OF the Bloodiest Battles In
the History OF the Country
Is Fought.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Assistant Ad jutant
General Corbin, upon telegraphic order
from General Miles. left for the Indian
country at o'clock tonight. Captain l..
Higgins, now in charge Of the army head
quarters, at & o'clock in an interview
said he heard rumor 10 the effect that
the generals command had met the hos
tiles and that General Miles had lost
heavily, but he did not believe IL, and
was positive the general could not have
been within many miles OF the locality
where the fight is said to have taken
place.
just before Colonel Corbin left tonight
be was asked IL the order transferring
him to the seat Of war meant that the sit
uation was more serious than supposed.
He replied: III think not. It's not at all
strange that have been sent for and
probably ought TO have been there before
by virtue Of my rank. am chief OF the
staff and when the general in command
Is on the field his chief Of staff should be
there also. Further than this can't say
anything about the matter.n
The only news received at headquar-
ters this afternoon was a short message
from Lieutenant Moss, aide TO General
Miles. Ii was TO the effect that the Sixth
cavalry, under the command OF Captain
Kerr, had met band OF Indians at Clay
creek and short engagement followed.
One Indian was reported killed and one
wounded. No casualties TO the troops.
FoRT YATES. N. d., Jan. i.-The brief
dispatches from Mandan last night did
not indicate the detection Of the young
bucks from the Standing Rock agency.
The discovery was made on issue day
that many did not come 10 the agency
and one OF the friendlies said they had
armed themselves and gone TO join the
bands in revolt. Ii Is believed there have
been 200 desertions. The Grand River
Sioux have been fomenting trouble ever
since the death Of Sitting Bull and they
have not been slow in manifesting their
anger toward Agent Mclaughlin. They
have been disposed TO resent the killing
at the first opportunity.
A dispatch at the time which stated that
a number Of Indians were glad Sitting
Bull had been removed, was greatly exag-
gerated. The troops are being rapidly
moved In different directions TO aid in
squelching the uprising.
DENVER, Jan. 4.-The Ne,cs' Pine Ridge
special says: An army Of Indians is now
surrounded by General Miles. The sol
diers on White Clay creek number over
1000 men. women and children, most OF
them from the upper Dakota's reserva-
ton. Hundreds of the crowd are crased
with ghost dancing and will fight as Big
Foots men fought. Shots were fired by
the pickets nearly every hour last night,
banishing sleep from all eyes.
Fire arrows were thrown into the agency
about midnight from q ravine near by,
but fortunately fell harmlessly. Hall
breeds and squaw men are leaving for
the railroad, saying that they know what
is coming and don't propose 10 remain.
This war will not be ended, except by one
OF the bloodiest fights in the history OF
the country.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The commits.
sioner Of Indian affairs has, in response
toa telegram sent by Agent Roger, al
Pine Ridge. inquiring as 10 whether any
OF the Indian scouts or police have Joined
the hostiles, received the following reply
from tine agent:
"None Of your enlisted scouts Joined
the hostiles. The police and scouts
are rendering good service, and by theil
vigorous firing. prevented the hostiles
from burning the agency buildings"
A reporter tonight called the attention
OF the commissioner 10 the reports from
Pine Ridge saying General Miles hac
recommended the removal Of the Indian
agents at Pine Ridge and at other places
and 10 the statement that the Indians ars
slowly starving 10 death. The commits
sioner said, that so far as the agent,
are concerned, there was no evidenc,
that there had been any dishonesty OF
their part in distributing supplies. tn,
commissioner has submitted TO the presi
dent statement covering the question oi
a charge made that the agreements with
the Indians had not been fulfilled.
OMAHA. Jan. 4.-Tbe Bees special from
Gordon, Neb, says: Two scouts just ar
rived confirm the report made last nigh
Of battle north OF this place. The hgh
was between the Indians and detachmen
seat out by General Miles from
| the Rosebud agency TO bur,
the dead Indians killed at the
Wounded Knee battle. The hostile
Sioux objecting to the burial Of their dea,
by their pale faced foes, opened fire anC
after desperate and sharp firing Of th'
Hotchkiss guns the Indians were forced :,
retreat 20 the protection OF friendly ra
vines. No deaths are reported.