The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-14
Fearful That the Government
Will Punish Them.
cAMPED OUTSIDE THE AGENCY.
General Miles Is Waiting Till Their
Apprehensions Have Subsided.
The Hostile Bivouac Presents a Pictur-
esque Aspect - The Redmen Have
Confidence in Miles-wild Reports Of
Uprising in This state.

PINE RIDGE, Jan. Is.--Red Eagle, son of Amer
noon, and on returning this evening said the
BruIes want TO stay at this agency, and want to
keep their guns. Red Eagle thinks it would be
ipadvisable for General Miles to say anything
about disarming them now. The old men are
all right and want to avoid fight, but the
young ones have bad hearts, and the fact that
they are surrounded by troops and cannot fight
does not cut any figure with them.
Contrary to expectations there was no confer
ence between the chiefs of the hostiles and Gem
eral Miles. The latter says the Indians are stiu
tiniid and apprehensiye OF punishment. and he
proposes TO allow couple OF days to elapse be-
fore attempting to bring the negotiations to q
close. Thus far the disposition he has shown 70
treat the Indians kindly has made for him many
warm friends among them. This fact, coupled
with the pains which Captain Pierce, the new
agent, is taking to show the Indians that every
thing they are entitled to under the treaty will
be issued to them will undoubtedly have ben
eficial effect although until the trouble is really
over there is an eyer-present fear that injudi-
cious action on the part of someone may precip-
itate bloodshed.
member of G company, Second infantry,
who came in today with a detachment of the
Seventh infantry under Major Egbert, reports
that GOO bucks broke away from the hostile camp
last night, and were followed by Colonel SAN.
ford and Colonel Henry. At headquarters no,
such report has been received, and Assistant
Adiutant-General Corbin says the rumor was
ocoasioned by the fact that the commands men,
toned had left in the direction OF the Wounded
Knee on a scout
This evening there is no change in the situa-
ton. The hostiies are still in camp and the
chiefs may come in tomorrow. There is now
under discussion the adyisibility of enlisting
scouts for service on the reservation The
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nine Indian policemen, sixty OF whom were
enlisted for two months at the time the trouble
broke out To thirty nine of the regular police
men, an offer was made giving them the option
OF entering the scouting service or remaining
on the police force In the former their pay is
SIS per month, with an allowance
for horses that brings the total to SIS
per month. This party OF scouts viii be dis
tinct from the scouts now under command OF
Lieutenant Taylor, OF the Ninth cavalry, and
who have enlisted since the opening of the cam
paign. Taylor will endeavor to take his COM
mand with him to Fort Robinson at the close of
the difficulty and render them a beau ideal
troop OF irregular cavalry. The Indian police,
being assured that they will be given permanent
employment, have to a man decided to become
scouts.
Big Foot's wife, injured at the Wounded Knee,
died last night
ST Louis, Jan. ia Post Dispatch staff cor
respondent at Pine Ridge this morning tele-
graphs rs follows The Indians are camped
within fun view of the north Notifications. The
right OF their column rests there, and the line
extends northeast, running up gulch behind
a bluff Behind is a natural amphitheater on a
rugged, broken slope, 200 feet to the crest 1t is
just a mile from the agency, and
White Clay creek runs beside it.
On the plain are tepees by the
hundred, pitched irregularly, huddled together
in har 1r6 lxxr;I In1x, 49,
Moving about among the tepees feld-giass
shows bucks and squaws, with children and
dogs. Such a spectacle imprints itself on the
mind with startling clearness, for it is huge and
its grandeur is strangely unique and wonderful
Just between the plain and the agency,
perehed on hill behind earthworks, is three
inch rife, which is trained on the camp. For a
while yesterday everybody at Pine Ridge waited
anxiously, feeling that every moment the roar
OF that gun might be heard, and everyone was
expecant.
Captain Dougherty, commanding an infantry
company at the Notifications, had thrown out
pickets quarter OF a mile beyond the lines
Indians were known to be just beyond the hill,
about 800 yards distant. Major Baker, pay
master visited the Notifications to pay off the
company, and all the men were in camp hun
dred yards away, except one who was left to
guard the near guns. suddenly two Indians were
seen on the crest of a hill but short distance
beyond. Other pickets and then others ap-
peared on hill to the northwest and then a
body of more than hundred bucks rose to the
crest of the hill, behind which the hostiles
numbers were steadily increased to 400 by ac-
eessions fran bands ranging in number from
five TO twenty-five. Captain Dougherty was
Immediately notified. He dispatched courier
to headquarters to notify General
Miles of the movements. Then, hurrying
TO the fortihcations, he had the gun prepared for
action. The range-fnder adjusted his sights,
and u cave in which ammu milton was stored was
opened line of skirmishers was sent out be-
yond the Notifications on the crest OF the hill
There was great activity at headquarters
Stirring orders were sent TO the cavalry to sad
die and to be in readiness to move southwest of
the camp. General Miles, accompanied by Buff
fao Bill and his staff, rode to the Notifications
and made a circuit of the camp. Extra alnmu-
milton was issued, and when everything was in
readiness the troops waited.
After two hours General Miles received word
that the Indians did not mean any advance, but
they would like to talk with him. The general
sent them word to go quickly into camp and he
would receive ten of their chief men, An hour
later they were eamped with one end of their
column on the plain. Their camp is more than
three miles long and there 900 in it, 500 of
whom are warriors. By the southeast trail they
have been communicating with the friendlies,
and horsemen have been continually riding be.
tween the camps.
Captain Maus, General Miles aide, says these
communications are between relatives The
friendlies held council late last night and de-
cided that they wanted no hostiles in their camp
They have dug rife pits. and say that ii even a
solitary warrior comes among them aud causes
any trouble they will arrest him, and if he re-
sists they will kill him.
Still this does not give feeling OF security
The ground upsn which they are eamped is be-
tween the agency and retreat, and II fight takes
place no one will know friendly from hostile
and the fight may become simply a battle be-
tween all the Indians and the whites If the
hostiles could be sure of dragging in the $500
friendlies they would surely fight.
Prank Girard, chief of the Indian scouts, saws
the young men apd the old ones are excited. He
thinks they are all half afraid. Il can't tell
said he, what they viii do, but fear there are
several hundred young men who are anxious to
fight They have war paint on, and they are
ready for a tight ii one occurs
The friendly camp is row in sn unsafe place,
and because the hostiles are riding there con-
stsntly, it is difficult to get even couriers to 60
through IL"