The National tribune., 1891-01-15
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
The HostIIes Coming Into Camp and Sur
rendering.

All Of the hostiles reached the Mission. which
is about five miles from Pine Ridge Agency,
on Sunday night, Jan. IL. The troops have
guarded them closely and prevented their es-
Gaping through all the avenues open for them.
The delay in their arriving was due 70 a lack
Of transportation, aud they have been strag-
Cling in for several hours. But few Of them are
armed, they having hid their arms in the sand
hills. 1t has been decided not to attempt to
disarm the few that have guns, because they
can easily procure more from traders.
Gen. Miles has determined not to parley or
confer with the hOstiles, and has sent messages
to them at the Mission giving his terms lie
stated that they must come into the agency in
small squads, and 90 into camp on grounds near
tho friendly Indians He did not object 10 their
choosing their own camping-gTOund, but in
sisted that the Brules and Ogtllalas must not
camp together, and they must submit 10 the
laws governing the reservation and to the
agent. Gen. Miles has been informed by Father
Jutz that the Indians were in friendly mood
At present, and inclined 10 come in peaceably,
but that they do not wish to be disarmed, and
this Is the keynote of the conference, and il
Gen. Miles will only say that they will not be
disarmed a peaeeable settlement will at once
take place.
Over 1000 bucks and squaws from the hostile
camp arrived on horseback and in wagons on
Sunday, and came within a few hundred yards
Miles and staff went to the picket-line, and
after short inspection OF the band returned 10
the agency. Tho Indians will not be permitted
to enter the agency, and communications with
them from within have been prohibited.
COL Henry, with four troops OF the 9th Cav,
has been ordered to White Clay Creek TO re-
main in the neighborhoOd of Gen. BrOoke's
Headquarters, which are at present with Col.
SandfOrds command. which is now within
few miles of the Indians, and which will press
them more closely, unless in the meantime
they shall have gone into the agency. Ii is
impossible to tell what the Indians will do, aud
Gen. Miles himself is in doubt rs to what 10
expect from them. lie says they may go
within gunshot of the agency, and then break
away to the camps which they have just
abandoned.
Fear OF all kinds of punishment seems to
have taken possession Of them, and it 10 gen.
orally understood that one injudiciOu5 act on
the part Of the soldiers, or the mad act Of some
implacable hostile will precipitate a fight. the
consequences of which can scarcely be imagined.
Mai. Whitesides, commanding the It'll Cav,
has his men ready to move at a moments notice,
and SAYS that he can reach any point in the
agency in five minutes, and the same 10 true
OF Capt CaprOn, with his battery and gatling
guns; also Of tho LIST Inf, under Col. Shafter,
who has about 800 men under his command,
25O Of whom are mounted on ponies
The Indians have promised to send In dele
CATION Of chiefs to talk with Gen. Miles, and il
is said they will insist upon coming to Wash
ingtOn 70 lay their grievances before the Great
Father; but the opinion is expressed that this
will not be respected, notwithstanding the fact
that Gen. Miles has the settlement of the case
in his own hands At the present writing
everything seems favorable 70 q successful
termination Of hostiities.