New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-05
FIGHTING HOSTILE SIOUX.
SKIRMISHES BETWEEN THE TROOPS AND
THE INDIANS.
CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM THE SEAT OF
wAR-UNCONFIRMED RUMoES OF L0''
SUFFERED by THE sOLDIERs-CoL'
CoRBIN SUMMONED TO PINE RIDGE
HY GENERAL MILES.

Omaha Neb. Jan 3.-A Bee dlspatch irom
Gordon Ncb, dated yesterday. SAYS: b''"V ,'o"
raging about ten miles northeast of TINS pace
pnominc connon can bc distinctly heard. Every
body under arms. Widest excitement e"'S'S'
Cororsnv State troops expected tonight
To-dav's DISPATCHES from Gordon say tia' TWO
scon+s arrived there and confirmed the report OF
a battle yesterday. ~
"The Rec has the following. dated January
a from It's staff correspondent at fIhc h''-I
Agency. $. D.: Twenty-onc OF the Woun"V'
soIdtors three officers and eighteen men, VIII W
tokcn 10 Fort Riley Kansas. tomorrow niSh' "H
sneclal train Old Red Cloud tried to slip aW'H
from the hostilcs and return 20 The agency ,'u
the fact was discovered hY the hos'hc' thcS SH"
all of his ponies numbering about hi'ech' R''''
n ruard over the old chief, ana proccVC'" ="
49,, several miles further from here. This laS'
move places their main caup WITHIN p"'
miles Of the BAD Lands, but the warriors accord
inc 70 the reports of scouts, keep clrclng VIII"
ton or dozen miles of here all the time Inc
ropndcd Indians were this afternoon removed
from, the Epi,ropal Church 20 Tie Catholic Scho''-
hovse about a hloci, distant. one OF tie H'''
hobio. fopnd ON the battle field yesterday ol'"
to-day .L
The Marty sent ont yesterday 10 bring Ill 'Hr
dead bodics found los lying on the field as wen
os ooht wounded who had survived inc ,'ili'l'
Gold for three days without shelter ana were
stilI alive on the ground. IN attempt was ll'"
- removr the dead and wounded TO iIL' hi'E'
,ro,. but before the task was complete the
ro.cuinc party was attacked by I"'lh- "o'u
Of bostilcs and driven away. Among those I'' at"
was q little babe. less than year "iH 'IlF'' '"'
with sight chances of Surviving. ihc soldiers III
tbe hospital are doing nicely, physicians pre-
dieting the recovery of all.
Iirco,n Tcb. Jan. 4-Io-nichts dispatches
70 The Journal" from Pine Ridge confirms the
,enort of an engagement between General '.fI
command and the Indians on White River i
is believed that no one was killed, though several
Indians were wounded
An Indian courier brings a message from tA'
bostila o,pn the Substance of which is a cc-
n,and that all soldiers Withdraw from the loraAN'
ond further that they will treat with n1 "n'
for noacr hnt the President of the ONited N'H''S
or tbo Commissioner Of Indian Affairs. lh'
,ncssacp came direct IRON thc hitherto supposedly
friendly Red Cloud. Rowing bands continue %
scout the country IN the vicinity OF me hi"-''
Many persons coming in tel of narro" cS'"p'S.
The Indian Training School at Pine Idde" burned
last night. no loss Of life resulting.
ncnvcr Ian. A dispatch from Cheyenne -
"1r,o Pocl;y Mountain News SAYS: 60 y sp'caI
from White River gives an account ol the hS"'
ho.,vccn Canta;n JOIN Kcrr's Troop. eth Cav
alry. and a party of Indians. -Four Of the Indians
we:e killed, with 10 loss TO the troops.
Yates. " u, Jan. A large number ol 'te
vonng warriors of the Standing Roc!; Agency have
cona south to lcn the hostiles in the Fad Lands
Tine discovery was made on issuing r9tlon' th"t
many did not come TO the agency, and one oI
the f,ienlljes stated that they had armed theui-
solves and cone 10 join the lands in revolt How
many bovc cone is only coniectured, but the lndi-
cations point {, al least l,3o0 dcNfrtonS. Inc
Grand River Siouy have been tomcntinS trouhc
ever since the killing OF Sitting Bull. ana they
have rot been slow IL manifcsting their intense
anger 10 Ascrt Mclaughlin. Most Of them re
gard the taHing-of of the old mcdiclnc-man as
murder outright, and it has been common talk Tor
three weeks that tie EcdS.ans would acccp' tH'
first opportunity offered 20 massacre the N"itcS
The detachment of the -th Cavalry under Cap
tain Fountain will move rapidly southwark ana
COMPANY II of the ?2d Infantry. now near New
England City. will come To this point and move
thence southward to aid in squclrlHne the up
rising Troops are also ~ readiness - take uIr
field from Fort Lincoln. ard the detachment oI
The 18th Infantry AT Fort keosh Is cArcctd -
march in a soufheaStcrlv dlrcclou HN'N noun
increases thc number of H." hosules.
Chicago Jan. J.--AS,lstaul AdJutii' -,fr.,I''i
Corbin anon telegraph orders from General Mics.
left here for the Indian county al " cloVS ~
uieht over the Chicago and NoTthW"Sl"ih k""l'
Captain l.. l.. IIu.gtns, now - ch2I@" ol .tIl"N
Headquarters. tonight al o'clock, I'D an lh'cI-
view said Ee had heard the runOr 10 me ciCr'
thar General Milcs'S command had met IL" hp9'lir>
and that General Miles had lost heavily, pui I'
did not believe il. and was positive 'h'l we
General could not have beer WITHIN many ihIr9
Of the locality where tie h@ht Is s1ld 10 nave
Just beiorc Colonel Corbin LETT here tonight
he was asked If the order transferring hlm I"
hp of
more serious than supposed lie replied
thinl; not. II il not AZ al strange that am Sf'i'
for. and probably ought 20 have been there re
fore By virtue Of my rank ! am chief OF stan /;
and when the general in command = on TIE hcd
his chief Of staff should be there also. FurfncI
than this cannot Sav anything about the matter.
The only news received Il headquarters this
afternoon short message from Lieutenant
Mans aide 10 General Miles II WAS 10 The
cfrct that the 9Th Cavalry. under command OF
Captain Kerr, had met band Of Indians at Gay
Creek and short engagement followed. one
Indian was reported killed and wounded
There were no casualties 70 the troops.
The following Is the official order transferring
Colonel Corbin To TIE field
Headquarters Division Of the Missouri,
Chicago. ill.,. Jan. L.
In Compliance with tclegraphic instruction, Of
t,i' date Iir,icmant Colonel Henry G. Corbn. asst
ant adjutant general, will report in person 10 the
Dskotq for duty in the field. This travel j, neces
sarv for the public service.
. Durir. the absence from these hcadqusrt"rS OF
Ieuterant Colonel Horny G. CoIbln assistant adjuiant
general Captain Eli l.. liugein>, 20 Cavalry, AIDE De
camp. will perform the duties OF aflmg assistant
adjutant general ~
By command Of Major General Miles. .
" III. &. CORBIN.
Assistant AdJutant General.
Washington. Jan 4.-The Commissioner OF In
dian Affairs, in response 10 telegram sent TO
Agent Roger, at the Pine Ridge Agency, inqur-
ing whether any of the Indian scouts or police
have Joined the hostiles, has received the follow
ing reply from the agent, dated January .
None Of our enlisted scout, has joined the ho'tcS
Captaiu seward gave three permission 20 - mo Ia"
b1itiI camu after their f,Inilcs. who nave not vet
returned Police ard scouts are rendering Go@d per
vice and by their viCOTou, firing picNcht"l lhc nos
tiles from burning agency buildings.
reporter tonight called the attention Oh thr
Commissioner TO the reports from Gine IIuec,
saving that General Miles had recommended the
removal of the Indian a9enrs at PINE KidGr ana
AT other places and 10 the statement thal 'hc IN