New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-13

slight alarm was caused by the reported firing oil
three shots south of camp early yesterday morn
ing. beyond the picket line. Scouts, spies ana
Interpreters now believe a quiet surrender Will
no made There is, however, a large number
who take the opposite view Inc hail-hrced
clerks i'm each of the three post trading stores
have called for their wages and say they are
afraid TO stay any longer: that their friends
told them that there would he big battle. The
Indian police took a well-carned rest last night
and do not show the least regret at being tenn
porarily relieved OF all guard duty. The stage
road 10 Nashville passes through the friendly
camps and a large flag has been placed in the road
bearing the legend
These Indians friendly"
Captain Ewers Will start in few days with
Little Chiefs band of 400 Cheycnrcs 10 take them
10 the Tongue River, Montana. Little Chief and
his band have been ugly fighters in every war
for the last twenty years. In 1876 they were
sent from this region TO Fort Reno, !. T., and in
1878 fought their way back through the settle
ments of Kansas and Nebraska to the Sand Hills,
near Gordon. where they cspturcd Since
then they have been good friends 10 the whites
and have made excellent police and scouts. The
members of tho band have about 900 relatives
the Tongue River, and have begged for several
years to be transferred to tle reservation. Cap
tam Ewers and his party will 90 across the rescrva
ton TO Rapid Creek, thence to Fort Meade, next
10 Minnesota, and from there along the stage
road TO the agency. The settlers along that route
are too well acquainted with the ChcyenneS and
Sioux to be unnecessarily alarmed by the
mcnts of so large body of Indians. Sensational
reports, however, may be looked for all along the
trail"
St. Louis. Jan. -" The Post Dispatch" staff
correspondent at Pine Ridge Agency teegraphs
his paper as follows General Miles determined
this morning not 10 parley or confer again with
the Indians, and he sent a messenger TO the hos
tiles camped at the mission, stating his terms.
lie said they must come into the agency in small
squads and go into camp their grounds near
the friendly Indians. 10 would not object if
they chose their own camping grounds, but the
Brues and Ogallalas must not camp together, and
they must submit to the laws governing the resor-
walton and to the agent 1t is learned from Off
cial sources that this is General Mcss final ac-
ton. If the Indians do not accept these terms
General Miles will 90 after them and there will
be fight sure.
Shots heard on the outskirts of the
camp this morning. hut they only stray
shots fired by the outside pickcts. The Indians
are at the mission. six miles away and Father
Jute made arrangement with General Miles for
conference with the chiefs this morning. On
this conference much depends. II is expected that
the Indians will come in. either friends or
hostiles, and the conference may determine
which. Father Jute 10 the agency last
night and brought the news of the arrival Of the
Indians at the mission. lie informed General
Miles that the Indians in friendly mood
and were inclined to come in pcaceably. lie said
that the chiefs would I've in in the morning TO
consult with him if he would receive them and
there was possibility that terms might he made.
General Miles consented Ia receive Them, ana
Short Bull, Kicking Bear and Little Wound will
confer with him to-day. Nothing of General
Miles's intentions has yet been given out hut
upon this conference depends the future of the
war. Father Jutc says the Indians do not want
10 he disarmed. This is the keynote OF the CON
ference. If General Miles says they will not he
disarmed IL is possible there may he a peaceaDle
settlement There is no confidence felt IN their
peaceablc pretcnsiOnS All day Yesterday they
were shooting cattle along the whole line of march
They burned their shacks. C:'sirOYcd their own
property of every kind save their guns and ponies,
and these facts destroy all confidence in their en-
pressions of not desiring to 90 to war The In
dams themselves partially admit that the chiefs
cannot guarantee 10 control the warriors. They
say they have among them about 300 young men
who want TO fight and a single shot Will start
them. Besides this, the Indians who murdered
Lieutenant Casey are known. and they know when
they taken they will be hanged for murder.
They arc among the begerent young warriors,
and they may precipitatc a fight 10 prevent
diving by the rope. There all these posi-
bties which make il impossible TO predict the
patience almost to a ridiculous degree. He has
given the matter already more time than there
is any earthly reason for, and If an attack Is
made a wall will 20 up from the Indians that they
were bringing in their wounded that their squaws
had no ponies. and they were not given time 10
come in. II is well understood here what the
effect Of this complaint is in the East, and 50
General Miles is compelled 10 wait and let The
Indians suit themselves, and move back and
forth at their pleasure. Some Of them came 10
the mission six miles northwest of here Saturday
hight Scouts reported all the h0stiles were
there: and they would he IN SUNDAY morning.
Double guards put out. lights were kept in
the tents all night, and every man slept with his
arms within reach. In the morning word came
that the band which had been at the mission
the night before had returned 10 the main body.
fifteen miles away The hosIlps have runners
ont, and they have been in the camp OF The
'fricndcs' for the last twcntY-four hours. trying
10 Get into the military camp. The Indians are
ius, as anxious To know what the whites are
going to do as the whites are TO know what the
Indians Will do.
OFFICIAL REPORTS FROM GENERAL MILES.
Washington, Jan. 12.-FOOwing is text Of tho
two kilograms received night by General SchoeId
from General Miles. The first was dated Pine Ridge
January 10. and was as follows:
There is no change Of importance. The Indians
moved FIVE miles in this direction and they Will
eamn within six miles oil the agency tomorrow
The other dated January II. was as follows:
The entire body Of Indians. numbering between
1000 and 600. Camped about i've miles from TINS
agency on White Clay Creek, aud should be camped
At the by 10 morrow. ColOnel starters com
nand is here numbering about 700 and General
Brookes command Of ! 600 men are following TIC
talk among themselves in camp. their disposition ana
appearance indicate favorable result ana SUBMISSION
20 the military authorities. Captain Pierce the newly
aDpOnted agent arrived TO-DAY and mas taken aclN0