Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-14
THE INDIANS HESITATED.
They Made No Attempt to Approach Pin,
Ridge Yesterday.

They Made No Attempt to Approach Pine
Ridge Yesterday.
ThaheStile Indians made no attempt to come
nearer Pine Ridge agency yesterday, with the
exception of those who desired to visit some Of
the friendlies and who we're compelled to take
q circuitous route around the agency to reach
them. These were generally met about half q
mile beyond the breastworks by pickets, by
whom they were compelled to surrender their
arms until after their return from the visit.
The number of these visitors yesterday was
somewhat greater than it was Monday. Young
Man-Afraid-of- His-Horse came in to arrange
for meeting of the hostile chiefs with Gen.
Miles. The commands which are about two
miles to the rear Of the hostiles, will advance
no nearer until there shall have been q confer
ence between the chiefs and Gen. Miles. Capt
Pierce the new agent, has plan Of enlisting
four companies of Indians to do duty on the
reservation instead of white soldiers after this
trouble shall have blown over. Il is also felt
that the Indians will be expected to give mp all
their arms and take Q receipt for them from the
agent; and that they will be guaranteed pro-
people. Gen. Miles, 1t IL said, 10 in favor of
this plan.
AGENT PIERcE's DrscovKRrIs.
Agent Pierce is making an investigation Of
the amount Of rations issued, and ii il rumored
has made some interesting discoveries. Yes
terday he sent out Col. Kent and Capt. Bald
win, under the escort Of X troop Of the seventh
calvary, Lieut.. SquierS into the corral to
weigh the cattle received there last October.
The cattle then had an average weight Of / ,132
pounds. Today the average weight was but
q little over 800 pounds. This shows q shrink
age OF over 200 pounds per head, for which the
government paid and Of which the Indians will
be deprived.
Green; ID, Capt. O'Brisn. and H, Capt. Howe
Of the seventeenth infantry, under command Of
Mai. Egbert and with thirty army and
freighters wagons. arrived for supplies. They
passed within bali q mile Of the hostile camp.
The Indians came 70 about one hundred and
fifty yards from the road and carefully scruti-
nized the command ~ it passed. The train
and escort will return to The mission today and
rejoin Col, Obey.
STAMPEDE 70 rHI BAD LANDS.
The staff correspondent Of the st. Louis
PoS- Dispatch writes - follows from Rush-
| vile. Neb.: Between 400 and 500 Indians
broke away from the hostiles and have started
for the Bad Lands via wounded Knee. They
are crazy and frantic, committing depreda-
tons wherever they 90. Gen. Carr, with the
sixth cavalry and one company Of infantry, and
Col. Wheaton, with four companies Of infan-
try, are after them.
RxpoRrxp RAID N NoRTHxxN MONTANA.
Reports from Chinook, In Chsssaa county
northern Montana, ON the line Of the Great
Northern, say that four families came in yes
terday from snake creek and reported that q
band Of about two hundred and fifty Siouz
Indians was raiding the country, killing cattle
stealing horses and committing other dspreda-
| tions. Chinook is Ill prepared for dsfenst
/ against an Indian attack. Six Hides and . few
/ revolvers constitute her means Of dsfsnse. Al
o meeting Of citizens IL vas decided 10 make
requisisisn On the eovefnof for 500 stands d
arms, with ammnnition-