St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-17
It's Smoke Now Takes the
Place Of Rank Fumes From
Gunpowder.
Six Hundred Brules Hold g.
"a Z Council With DR.. McGil-
a licuddy.
American Horse Says Miles
is Right in Demanding
+ fm Their Guns.
Indian War Signals Flash
From Big Horns Peak.
e Wyoming.

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PINE RIDGE AGENCY, Jan. 16.-This
afternoon wind storm prevailed in the
agency, raising dust clouds and render
ing it almost impossible to traverse the
streets. Great activity prevailed. De-
tachments and wagon trains for sup
plies arrived and went into camp.
Bucks and squaws fringed the agency
and hung with patience and in misery
around the stores of the Indian traders.
Several of the commanders now in the
field are patiently awaiting orders to re-
turn home before the severe weather
which is prophesied for the near future
shall be experienced. The CheyenneS
under Standing Elk and Little Cliff whe
left here this morning on the march to
the Tongue river, distance of about
400 miles, are accompanied by Capt.
Ewes. They will have no military
escort. The captains duty among other
things will be to satisfy settlers along
the route that the Cheyennes are peace
able and that 10 danger need be appre-
hensiue. This transfer is made in pur-
suance of the agreement entered into a
few months ago.
The Agreement
was made at the request of the Chey-
ennes, who have not been able to 1--we Ill
peace and quiet with the Sioux. Capt.
Ewers Earnest. G company, Eighth in
fantry, who has been acting as COM
missary of subsistence of Indian
prisoners of war, has in charge So
of the survivors of Big Foot's band,
GO of White Eyebrows. % Of
Big Thunder's, of Yellow Hairs and
1872 Brules who remained here
when the hegira took place.
These he is supplying with
rations which will keep them from
starvation. At this writing there is Il
conference between certain of the hos
tile chiefs, American Horse and other
friendlies, but the result will not be an
nounced until late tonight. This aft
ernoon council took place at the in
stance of the Ogallalas, and was held in
what is known as ''LOaferS' camp" in
the vicinity of the friendlies. Six hum
bred Brules were present. The former
had prepared feast of hot coffee and
boiled dog. The braves. squatted i'll q
circle, in the center of when steamed
the yiands. The only white man pres
ent was Lieut.. Taylor, commander Of
the famous OgallaIa scouts.
Among the Ogalialas
present were Chiefs Standing Soldier.
American Horse. Standing Bear. Fast
Thunder, Spotted Horse and Bad
Wound. Among the Brules were Chiefs
Short Bull. Pole in His Pants. Kicking
-Bear. Highpipe, Iron Bull. Turning
Bear and Two Strikes. American Horse
recalled the circumstances which had
led up to the present difficulty and had
impelled Gen. Miles to issue his order
disarming the Indians. He said the or
der ought to lie complied with, and that
they should return to their homes and
bring their young NEIL to respect
their white friends, dissuade them
from violence and compel their
children to return to school.
Short Bull said he had
beeu in trouble with the whites before.
but that he had signed treaty which
always prompted him to be good friend
of the white man. A great many Of the
Rosebud Indians wanted to come to
Pine Ridge because they knew they
would be treated better there. Rosebud
sometimes. They wanted to leave it
and live with their brothers in one
place. People carried lies about the
Indians when they were separated.
They wanted to live in one agency, and
then everything would be all right.
High Pipe and Two Strike also spoke.
Dr. 1EcGilIicudy
then gave them a. talk in which he
pointed out the errors which they had
made i'll the past and bad leaders had
followed, and the result which had fol-
lowed them. He gave them good adj
vice and encouraged them to obey regu-
Iation in the future. Liet. Taylor was
asked to speak and said that ne knew
very many Ogallas and was satisfied
that they were friendly. He did not
know the Brules so we'll, but felt that
there were many good men among
them, who would listen to reason. The
trouble they had experienced had been
occasioned by a variety of cir
cumSt noes. In the greater part
of the Indian trouble he had
observed the Indians had always
good excuse for bringing it on. He
thought they had some excuse i'll this
instance, but the trouble was now over,
and if they wished to remain i'll peace
all they had to do was to comply with
the order OF Gen. Miles. Those who
had good sense and judgment should
set an example to and control the young
men, of whom he knew many lived in
their tribes. They had turned in very
few guns, and everybody knew that
they had many more. 1t was now the
middle of winter. The Great Spirit had
given them extraordinarily good weather
differing from all other winters. If
blizzard should now come
up their children and women
would die and the soldiers would suf
fer. He hoped they would comply
with
Gen. Niles Order.
so that the soldiers go home and would
Uncomfortable. If they complied with
Gen. Miles order some OF them would
bedeIailed to go to Washington and see
the Great Father. He closed by stating
that their rights would be recognized
by the present officers who had been
placed over them. The council closed
In the best possible humOF, and it
was noticed that some of the Brules had
heard arguments and facts against their
reDeIlious course, to which they at
tached considerable Importance. The
best results are expected of the coun-
Gil by the people at the agency. A dele
CATION of Nebraskans visited Gen. For
sytale to-day and assured him that the
people of the state sustained him in all
he's had done to break up the war.
Coz. Cody returned to Rushyille on his
way home this afternoon.