Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-03
COMMUNICATION CUT OFF.
Only the Government Wire Connects Pine
Ridge with the World.

Only the Government Wire Connects Pine
Ridge with the World.
All communication with the railroad
is cut off, except to the officers over the
military wire There has been no mail
service since Sunday, and no one except
ing Indians to carry telegrams to the
railroad Gen Miles sent out tele-
& am warning settlers along the rail
road
Much has been said about the
treachery of the Indian scouts. There
are cases enough to make every one fear
them when away from the agency, but
they are not disturbed, as rule Capt.
Taylor denies emphatically that any of
his men turned against the soldiers, but
fought bravely with them, and many
soldiers confirm his words. Capt Ja-
cob Jackson, of the Seventh cavalry
had a narrow escape, however, from
some one who Wore the police uniform
and soldier-scout fur overcoats and
capes.
The captain had a squad of twenty
men chasing fugitiyes a mile or more
from Wounded Knee when half
dozen of traitors, or hostiles, disguised
in police and scouts clothing, rode up
cantered off fifty yards wheeled, and
without warning opened fire. At the
same instant fully fifty more Indians
appeared over the crest of the hill and
started for the little band, who retreat
ed to the creek firing as they went.
Capt. Benton, who escorted the
wagon train of the Seventh cavalry,
says Charles Haywood was in advance
of the train, which arrived within
mile and half of Pine Ridge, when
three Indians rode up, dressed as sol
dier scouts. They spoke to poor Hay
wood in full sight Of the troops guard
ing the train and then shot him down
in cold blood. The troops took prompt
and instant revenge
Wednesday the friendlies, who are
camped on White Clay creek, south of
the agency, robbed the abandoned tepees
of Little Wounds, Two Strike and Red
Clouds camps. All day long their
wagons loaded with plunder streamed
from the abandon cd camps,
story About General Brooke Discredited.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s. Secretary of
War Proctor was interviewed Thursday
night regarding the rumor from the In
dian agency at Pine Ridge, S. Oak,
that Gen. Brooke had been relieved.
Secretary Proctor said that he knew
nothing whatever about the matter and
did not credit the report. Gen. Scho.
field. the head of the army, could not
be seen personally during the evening,
but from what could be learned through
other sources there appeared little
reason for believing the report to have
any substantial foundation,
Precautions by the Governor of Nebraska,
LINCOLN, Neb,, Jan. 3.-Governor
Thayner has sent telegraphic in
structions to the commander of the
state militia at Lone Pine to move at
once to Chadron, the scene of the
threatened Indian outbreak. Orders
were also given to the, commanders at
Fremont, Central City and Tekamah to
be prepared to start at any time,
Father Crafts Death Not Confirmed.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Gen. OBeirne
has received a telegram from Secretary
of War Proctor. stating that the news of
Father Crafts death in the Indian up
rising at Pine Ridge had not been con-
frmed. and Gen O'Beirne is encouraged
to hope that the report first received is
incorrect
trcn,ed naal nj "a Ghost Nance