Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-03
MORE HOSTILITIES.
Fourteen Riderless Cavalry Horses
Brought into the Hostile
Camp by Warriors.
FORTY OF RED CLOUDS MEN
GIVE THEMSELVES UP.
Father Crafts Gives an Account OF
the Cause OF the Indian
Trouble.
INDIANS FoRriFYINc NEAR
WHITE CLAY GREEN.
Nebraska Militia Ordered to the
Frontier.-Guns For the
Settlers.
FORTY OF RED CLOUDS MEN
GIVE THEMSELVES UP.
INDIANS FoRriFvINc NEAR
WHITE CLAY GREEN.
by Telegraph 10 the Nxws.
TMIRsTiNG FOR BL0OD.
ssIhe Loss ETA Few Men would Net
be Regarded"

TIIRsTiNG FOR BLOOD.
''Ihe Loss ETA Few Men would No
he Regarded
WASHINGTON, Jan. News con
tanned In a dispatch TO Genera
Schofieid spread quite rapidly ovel
, the department this morning. Their,
Is n strong party in favor Of a more
decided style Of hostilities. They
say that q single assault with intent
TO kill If necessary, would precipi
tate battle &C full Of lasting benefit
that the loss Of few men would
no. be regarded. The theory Of thi,
arguirient seems TO be based entirely
on the belief that dead Indian j,
much more valuable to the Govern.
meht than a captured Indian, oil
one cajoled or frightened into sub
mission.
On the other hand, II Is contended
that such n campaign as that which
is being conducted by the com
mander now at Pine Ridge is no,
only feasible, but the only proper
sly le Of warfare, every condition be
ing regarded. They argue in re-
buttaI Of the ssDead Indian" theory,
that the Sioux can be easily sub
jected and returned to their reserva'
tons II proper means are employed,
and they think the present cam
paign is the only way TO accomplish
that end.
SERIOUS TIMES.
A prominent War Department
official, commenting upon the
troubles, said: "Mark my words, il
the reports are true that the friend.
lies have Joined the hostiles, lea wing
nothing behind but their squawi
and children, there will be serious
times. The fact is, the Indians
never will remain contented as long
as the indian agencies are political
appointments. An Indian agent
knows that he must make his pile in
four years, and go pounds Of beef
weighs only 900 pounds, rs a result.
Then the Indians go hungry and
get restless, aud are easily led of by
the nght-loving bucks. IL Bill Cody
hal been left alone he would have
settled the whole trouble. A parley
and a council Of war would have re-
suited In q thorough understanding
Of What the Asiians complained OF,
..nd .i.o iens<ssiEcliucJ Indians
could easily have been placated."
CIVILIZATION OF THE SIOUX.
The Commissioner Of Indian AZ
fairs, in compliance with a request
from the Secretary Of the Interior,
laid before that official am.nds..-
estimates Of the amount required
for the subsistence and civilization
Of the Sioux for the fiscal year 1882,
that will enable the Department to
furnish the Indians with the rations
prescribed by the agreement OF
February IS, 1877. The Commits
sioner states that the estimates for
subsistence Of the Sioux, now before
Congress, amount to 5000, 700. This
4 should Ice Increased to 81 100000, in
order 10 enable the officers TO COM
ply with the directions Of the Presi-
dent and supply the full rations
stipulated 10 be furnished under the
agreement referred to.
The commissioner also says the
item of 81, 900 for subsistence and
civilization Of the northern Chey-
,, ennes and Arapahoes, should he in
Creased TO $4,000, SO rs to provide
them with the same subsistence
I estimated for the several tribes Of
Sioux. The item for Indian police
y IA Increased from Sl6S 900 to $780,
y vOO, 10 Increase the force by the I'D
= ttion OF twenty five officers and
q go privates at large salaries. An
item oil $4,000 il submitted for irri-
eating bitches on Indian reserva-
lions, also an item Of $500 for
d irrigation purposes on Fort Hall
y reservation, Idaho; also $50. 900 for
d the erection OF slaughter houses and
L issue statiois on many Of the Iudian
70 reservations.
!, FOURTEEN CAVALRY HORSES p,nrp,
LESS.
% OMAHA, Jan. "A special IN In,
n Bee from Pine Ridge says: Fonr
T. teen cavalry horses, with .,dJI..,
D. and other equipments on 49,.
d. brought into the hos,il. ,amn ,as
nigut W Soee "sttiors. Scout
+ heard the hos,iies make remarI'
D. to the effect that there were Sau,
If teen less soldiers to fight. and ,h
II hostiles lost only two warr;ors =,
I'd getting fourteen cavalry horses ,.tr
Of Tine scouts rel ort has created \ mo-,
Is sensation, which is being folIowe
up by iucl ised activity around N
military headquarters. That a bai
- tie or n sSirmish has taken place. /
~. which Brooke's or Cars comman
q has lost men. there Is little doubt.
- Later in the day another SEQ,
brought q second report, to the {
y Zee, that n .kirmish hal occurre
" scout No. . said he learned that u
-, CHEYENNE hostiles made rush up
- a squad of Carr's Sioux scouts ,
Grass Creek last night and Kill
~ several OF them. When the SEQ
~ asked whether any ,soldiers We
- engaged in the skitmith b 2
In told that there were, hut thaf
me took very lite part init.
Nd A numbei OF reporte = 6smvj
~ in by government s.u,I,yU a.,
70 toned in various paris o. IL res.
4 walton, to the effect That H. con,
try seems alive with squads Of bo
tile scouts. As yet the authoriti
In have been unable to Get at = rem
iov regarding the cavalry homes in n
IN hostile camp, though this rrpoI, :
nee garding the attack BY the Chrv.n,
On ho.tiles seems to sonsvhat y.ri,
an it.
OBS Instead OF keeping he troops in
nd huddled condition In the centre
We camp, a. Brooke had hem Geuer
n Miles has today thbwn Them q
he into permanent picbrt lines ON II
son ton ridge that encirr,.s ths agcn'
,on valley, aud !. having rife Pits Al
sd board shelters boIlt for them, Of
lric for use IN ca,s Of attack and 4
dis latter to shelter them while off dut
i'd In other mofda inttead Of {
per agency buildings surrounding d
o,s soldiers, the sokiiers are to surrouI
Ia the agency. Indeed, during I
brief time nince General Miles 1
rival mere ths entire face of affa
orth hn. undeigone a radical change.
IN, ,,ts, - NE wounded hustil
H. Knee pSts ..ers alter the Wound
ms wonnds's e died today. It
it, EstberCso ldiers ale doing W.
Y ary- m,.II 8, the Caholic mIssio
n / suryeons 70 the surprise Of I
rel BODY ~ IL getting better. T
I berje, one Of the goyernme
t,ncs IVA, va. found today some j
bullet. 'ne agency riddled wi
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