The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-08

actions l anticipated taking. Nearly al
the Sixth and Ninth cayalries and the Ssc
Ond and Seventeenth irfontries, with 10,
l!n52sn scouts, are practically on COS.
sidss of them along Beaver, White IN
ard Porcupine, With Gen Brooke Ia yIsil
Iuand. This may hold them in checsrthe
am in close communication with them ant
4, have informed them the only safe road |.
/ toward the agency, and about half are
anxiors 20 come in. Others are making
! desperate efforts TO keep all at war. cor,
| sldef It very important that the five officer;
tbat recommended be placed in
! charge Of the five agencies. Please
Tor cisapproYed l have very great
amount Of information concerning The
conspiracy. 1t involves all the tribes in
| she North vest and the wild tribes i'll The
| indian Territory. Sitting Bull would have
/ been the head anG the movement was Ia
have teen made in the spring. They ex-
pected 70 strike vest to where the ghost
delusioT originated Nevada" ~
! Gen. Sctufield received telegram from
Gen. Miles OF PINE Ridge dated January D.
as follows: lp accordance with your tele,
grarl ID The presidents order ! have de-
tailed board Of officers consisting
Of Cc). Carr sixth cavalry; Mai. Kent
FcErfc iAfaLtTy, and Capt. BALDWIN, Fifth
infantry 10 Investigate that affair al
Wounded Kuee. Is this ia conformity
witt Tie presidents directions, aud does he
d'rec that it constitute court of inquiry
wish power 10 take testimony Under oath
Col FOrsythe and hin command consisted
of Jwensy.siX Officers ard d53 men. Eighty-
two Indians and sixty women aaG children
were buried on or near the ground. have
relieved Col. FOrsythe tron command
GEN. NrLEss uLTlNATUM.
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. ga special from
Pine Ridge says every IL ng now points to
battle between the hostile and friendly
Indians Hho desire TO leave the hostile
camp and come TO the agency. Red Cloud
has signi6ed his desire to return to the
agency bat he is nearly blisd and no one
VIII volunteer 10 lead him for hOstilcs
threaten death 20 any One leaving or at
tempting 10 Leave The Indians want to
come but the young bucks ingist On fight
ing 1he Gordon oftroops is drawing tight
Ell around me hcstiies The hostiles are on
gusrd night and day, fires are kept up at
pight tg prevent any one from escaping
from their camps. Gen. Miles has sent a
peace commission 70 the hostiles, If ,hey
refuse 10 come in tAeir camo will he bom.
haldc5 Machine and shell guns are heing
placed on sll SUES OF tbs camp for this pur-
pose.
TEE vOksYTHE CASE,
The following correspondence IN regard
to the l'orsythe case was made pubic 20
day under datO of December So; Gen.
Scho6e q telegraphed Gen. Miles express
ing the belief that he world soon nc mas.
ter Of tie situation, and asking that his
thanks be eiyen the ''hravo Seventh cav
airy fO' tleir splendid conduct"
Under date Of Januaryl Gen. Miles tele-
graphed Sahoiield As follows, Your teie-
graz Of congrstllsti3u to the Seventh cay
algy lj received, but RS the scion Of EIle
colonel commanding viii be haAtteI Of
serious consideration, and viii llundoubtedly
be The subject of investigation, I thought
il proper 20 advise you. In qieW
of thsaloye facts, do you wish your Gele-
gram transmitted as il was sent2 II is
stated thGt the disposition Of 40) soldiers
aud four pieces of artillery vas fatally de-
fective, and large number Of soldiers were
killed and wounded by the fire from their
own ranks, ana o very large number of
women and children were Killed in addition
TO Indian men.
Gen. 3chofsld telegraphedi in reply under
date Of Jaluary 2; "ln view Of the aspect
OF the csss presented in your telegram of
yasterdSJ. it will be better not to deliver
any message 10 the Seventh cavalry untitI
have seen your report after this estiga.
tiop you propose Therefore you will please
ia until further advise by me-"
Gen. 6choheid telegraphed Gen. Miles OF
the 6th as follows: "In reply 10 your tele
gram Of yesterday am directed by the
secretary Of var TO inform you thatiC was
not the Intention of the president 10 appoint
q court OF inquiry nor TO order at this Time
in the tnldsG of the campaign any further
inquiry tlsan yoQ could yourself make
without the necessity OF 3 court, the pur
pose being simply TO determine whether
any officer had been so far undutiful as TO
make il necessary to relieve him from
such q result to follow upon the
inquiry, which, you we're expected to cause
to be made. You were expected yourself
first 10 inquire into the facts, and IN the
event Of its being disclosed that there had
been unsoidierly conduct, to relieve the re.
sp0nsibie officers. The directions of the
pres dent were suggested by your telegram
of the lst mat TO me"
PEACEABLE INDIANS.
DEYIL's LAKE. s. D., Jan, 6-No appre
tsnsiou whatever exists here Of Indians at
Fort T5tten breaking out A. number of
tuetl are in this city daily selling hogs and
wood They atG in poor circumstance and
are UCt Looking for Winchesters or ammu-
milton. What they want is pork and
aouI. Trey are getting less than half their
raiicns, and the next issue, Feb, 10, Will
exhaust taeir supplies, after which, they
Will be without food OF clothing until a
new appropriation is made.
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