The critic., 1891-01-03
ANOTHER sKrnMrsH REPORTED.
Preparations Being Made Mt Pine Ridge
for Hogtilitics.


PINE RIDGE AGESCy, $. D., Jan. g.
After the arrival Of the scout, yesterday
morning, who brought the report that the
hostilcs had just brought fourteen cavalry
horses with brides saddles, etc, into their
camp, another scout brought n second
report to the effect that a skirmsh had
occurred.
Scout No said that he learned that
the Cheyenne hostilcs made rush upon
squad of Cars Sioux scouts on Grass
Creek Thursday night and had killed
several of them. Grass Creek is a small
and nearly dry stream and runs about ten
miles north and flows into White River,
about eighteen or twenty miles north of
Wounded Knee postoflice, the site OF last
Mondays battle and in the near vicinity
of which Carr is reported as now In camp.
When the scout asked whether any sol
diers were engaged in the skirmish, he
was told they were, but that they took
very little part in it, AS yet the author-
ties have been unable to get at the bottom
of the report regarding the cavalry horses
in the hostile camp.
Instead of cautioning the troops to
keep in huddled condition, in the cen
tire of the camp, as General Brooke had
them, General Miles has thrown them
into permanent picket lines upon the top
of the ridge that encircles the agency
valley, and is having rifle pits
and board shelters built for them,
the one for use in case OF attack and the
latter TO shelter them while off duty. In
other words, instead of the agency build
ings surrounding the soldiers, the soldiers
are to surround the agency. Indeed, dur
ing the brief time since General Miles ar
rival there the entire face Of affairs has
undergone radical change.
The wounded soldiers passed comfort
able day. The attending surgeons say
they never saw more frightful wounds in
their lives, the close range at which most
of the wounds were received having re-
suited in unusual laccration.
beginning to-day, a daily bulletin will
be issued by those in charge of the hospi-
tai, which will be much appreciated by
those having friends among the wounded.
A dispatch was received this morning
by Indian Commissioner Morgan from
Indian Agent Roger, at Pine Ridge Agency,
dated yesterday, i'm which he says:
Day school building and Episcopal
Church, located on White Clay Creek,
some distance from the agency, was
burned by hostile Indians. Isaac Miller,
white man, and former cnployc in con-
nection with the herd of beef cattle, was
killed by hostile Indians yesterday ten
miles north of the agency. About
three thousand men, women ana cniluren
are camped near the mouth of Grass
| Creek, fifteen miles northeast Of agency,
who are hostile and refuse 10 come into
| the agency, as requested by the military
| They are committing all kinds Of depreda-
tions and living of our agency beef herd:
| Little Wound, Big Road, Red Cloud, and
| their people are among them, and IL Is re
| ported that they want to come into the
| agency, but Two Strike, Short Bull, Kick.
| ing Bear, and their people object, and
that they will kill the frst one that starts
to the agency. Report has il that Red
| Cloud is desirous of coming to his home
Major-Goncral Schofield to-day received
the following telegram from General
Miles, dated Pine Ridge Agency, January
| 2: Telegram last night should read 800
instead Of 400. There Is u report from th,
| Indian camp this u. III. that Red Clou(
and Little Wound nrc determined to com,
in with their following. Their lives hav,
been threatened by the hostiles, who are
determined to go to war. There is also 6
report from the same source of an engage
mept between the Indians and the cavalry
in which quite a number OF soldiers wer,
killed and some Indians. If this is cor
rect, it is probably ON the line of tn,
White River. General Brooke now ha
the command of that line and will Civ,
the necessary directions"