Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-07
have you omit anything necessary to pro.
tect the settlements.


tect the settlements.
TnE KILLING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
He hopes the report OF the killing OF
women and children at Wounded Knee ID
unfounded and directs that you cause an
| immediate inquiry to be made and report
the result to the Department. II there was
| any unsoldieriy conduct you will relieve
| the responsible officer and so use the
troops engaged there as to avoid its repeti.
ton"
/ wish 10 add to the Presidents sueges
ton the hope which still entertain in
spite OF the unfortunate accidents which
have occurred that you may be able by
convincing the Indians that The purposes
| of the army are not hostile to them, but
on the contrary friendly and dictated by q
desire TO secure them future peace and
prosperity, TO secure their surrender with.
out further conflict"
THE INDIANS HKMxRD IN.
| Miles telegraphed Scholeld under date
Of January 81. as follows: The directions
Of the President and yourself are Just the
action had anticipated and taken. Nearly
al of the Sixth and Ninth cavalry and the
Second and Seventeenth infantry. with
| one hundred Indian scouts. are practically
| on three sides of the hostiles along the
lower White river and Porcupine creek
with Brooks in command. This may hold
them in check. am in close com.
munication with them and have informed
them that the only safe road is toward the
agency. and about half are anxious 10
come in.
THE PROPOSITION TOUCHING AGENTS.
Tho others are making desperate efforts
| TO keep all at war. / consider 10 very i'm
portant that the five officers that have
recommended be placed in charge OF the
five agencies. Please inform me il this is
approved or disapproved / have very
large amount Of information concerning
the conspiracy. II involved all the tribes
in the Northwest and the wild tribes of the
Indian Territory. Sitting Bull would have
been the head and the move was TO be
made IN tho spring. They expected TO
strike west TO where the ghost delusion
iginated-Eevada.
DESTITUTE CITIZENS.
Under date Of January Sd Miles also tele-
grnphed: The following telegram is sent
in connection with the papers forwarded
concerning the destitute citizens. l con-
ferred with the Governor. Eleven families,
consisting of sixty-one persons. who arc
here in destitute circumstances, aban-
doned their homes in the Bad-River Valley
from fear of the Indian troubles. Rations
to last from January 1st to April 1st should
be sent here at once. They should be
quartered in buildings and fuel should be
provided also. ISigned] FAssIN, Captain
Twelfth Infantry"
BOARD DETAILED.
Schofield received telegram from Miles
at Pine Ridge. dated January 9Th. as fol-
lows: "ln accordance with your telegram
and the Presidents orders / have detailed
board of officers. consisting of Colonel
Carr, Sixth cavalry; Major Kent. Fourth
infantry, and Captain Baldwin, Fifth in
fantry, to investigate affairs at Wounded
the Presidents directions, and does
he direct that it constitute court
Of inquiry. with power to take testI-
mony under oath? Forsytbe's command
consisted Of twenty eight officers and 453
men. Eighty-twO Indians and sixty women
and children were buried near the ground.
l have relieved Forsythe from the COM
mand."
In his telegram of January 5th. par
TALLY made public this morning, Miles
says: 1T is important that the officers
named in my former communication be
appointed to take charge of the agencies
named at once. regard this as important
and essential.
OBJECT OF TIE DoAED.
SchoGeld telegraphed Miles on the 9Th as
follows: I'm reply to your telegram OF
Yesterday, ala directed by the Secretary
Of War TO inform you that it was not the
| intention of the President to appoint q
court of inquiry nor to order at this time
| in the midst OF a campaign any further in
qviry than you could yourself make with
ouI the necessity OF a court, the purpose
being simply TO determine whether any ofli-
cor had been so far derelict in his duty as to
make il necessary to relieve him from COM
rnaud eI,ch rpsult 10 follow uuOn the ill.,
quiry which you were expected to cause to
be made. You were expected yourself
first to inquire into the facts, and in the
event of its being disclosed that there had
been unsoldierly conduct to relieve the
responsible officer. The directions of the
President were suggested byyour telegram
Of lst instant TO me-"