Telegram-herald., 1891-01-16
SUING FOR PEACE.
Hostile Chiefs Held Several Pow
Views With General Niles.
The Leaders Of the Savage Hosts
Make Arrangements 20 lxy Down
Their Arms-A Young Hero.



Hawk. Crow Dog and Old Calico came
in from the hostile carap 10 talk with
General Aiies- The council progressed
satisfactorily. Colonel Corbin an
nounced that the chiefs have assented
10 the surrender Of their arms and that
the latter would probably be brought in
to-day and tagged.
Wednesday afternoon y second dele
cation of hostile chiefs arrived from
the camp. 1t comprised Two Strike.
Kicking Bear, Lance High Hawk and
Esgle Pipe. They had a talk with Gen
eral Miles. and the same subjects were
considered as at the morning session.
1t was agreed that the hostiles would
leave their present camp and pitch their
tepees on the west side of White Clay
creek. Immediately opposite and
less than half mile from the agency
buildings IL was also decided that the
Indians would surrender their arms 10
their respective chiefs and that the
Agent Pierce. the latter 10 receipt for
them, placing the name of each man
upon his gun The weapons would
then be sold and the proceeds returned
70 the Indians. IL was also decided tina.
the chiefs would attempt To control
their y, ing men. and failing in this
that they would themselves arrest
those who refused 10 act as good In
dams and turn them over TO the agent.
General Miles was pleased with the
friendly disposition manifested by the
chiefs and proposed to allow them
seven days in which to redeem their
promises. As an evidence of his good
will the General has sent 10 the hostiles
several thousand pounds of -four and
several hundred pounds OF coffee and
sugar. The General also considered
with them several Of the important
contracts which. the Indians claim.
have been violated, and guaranteed
that in future those contracts would be
complied with TO the letter.
AT the conference the Indians de-
manded the abolition of Rosebud
agency and the establishment of one
more at Pine Ridge. The reason they
advanced for this radical move was the
fact that the Indians were con-
tinually moving from one agency
TO the other, contrasting the
methods of each and longing for
tho comforts of Pine Ridge as COM
pared with the many disadvantages
which they claimed to have experienced
at Rosebud. This proposition General
Miles promised to consider. General
Miles demanded the surrender Of the
young men who had killed Lieutenant
Casey, and they promised TO accede TO
the demand.
Short Bull was missed from both de-
tachments of chiefs Wednesday. His
absence was explained by the fact that
so many wild young men desired to ac-
company him TO the agency that he
deemed it policy to remain at home.
In anticipation of the camping of the
hostiles on the west side of the agency
General Miles has ordered the strength
ening of the breastworks around the
Ogallala school which command the
proposed camping grounds.
General Brooke's camp Is one mile
south of the Drexel mission and i've
miles from the agency. The General is
camped on the ground on which Gen.
eral Forsythe was engaged when
Colonel Henry of the Ninth Cavalry
came to his relief The General has
united all his commands except that
under General Carr. His force conn
prises eight companies of the Second
Infantry, under Major Butler; seven
companies of the Seventeenth. under
Colonel Ofiey; four troops of the Ninth
Cavalry, Colonel Henry; two troops of
the Eighteenth Cavalry, Major Wells;
four troops Leavcnworth Battalion,
Colonel Sanford; Cheyenne scouts,
Lieutenant Getty. This force was
Tuesday night placed under the CON-
mand of Colonel Wheaton Of the Second
Infantry.
General Carr with three troops Of the
Sixth is nineteen miles from the mouth
, of Wounded Knee. he has three com
mands-one under Lieutenant-Colonel
Morrow, fifteen miles, another under
Major Adams, twenty-five miles, and
the third under Captain Whitney. thirty
miles from the mouth of the same creek.
The hostiles on Tuesday sent word
TO General Brooke that the passage of
trains so near them would have 10 be
discontinued On the return of Tues
days train Lieutenant Getty and his
scouts came out 10 meet IL driving q
detachmentekh cstiles from hill from
which good view Of the progress Of
the train could be seen Later some Of
the hostiles returned and demanded
that Getty retire. and the latter sent
back word that be would DO 90 only
when compelled
WAsHISeTox. Jan. ia dispatch
has been received at the War Depart
uent from General Miles asking per-
mission 70 come To Washington with .
delegation Of hostile chiefs. who want
70 treat for terms Of peace. Thereqsest
win probably be granted
PBuABs1YHIA, Jan 13.-Ths sxec-
utive committee OF the Indian Rights
Association has formulated end adopted
sn appeal TO the citizens OF the country
Ia behalf a tire Indians Tie sp-
peal reviews the work thst has
been done among the Indians ~
The various denominstiorsl bodies
and the causes 81 the present uprising
sronr then. II declares that the most
! important requisite is vsr.Tie. responss-
BE, competent hesd fr the Indian
Affairs wbs shall repovf - the
President directly Ea~ gsdisn serv-
I ice shoa1d BE- Wholly froEa ths
interfsrence Of psszissn politics. sss5
/ should eoutioue 5ts policy uB1is-
tsrh~s IL ehsnrins administrations.
/ Tie ss2.ezl s3ee reoexznsrsas thst
esseers Ne e. ~ serve ss Er1lsn