The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-14
INDIANS COMING TO TOWN
SOME OF THE HosrILEs SURRENDER
Gen. Miles IL Hopeful That the War L.
Nearly Ended-DIsposition To BE Made
of the Disarmsd siOux-Lhtest Re-
ports From the Front.

Oh nOIScDdCh duu Md4OUs. III jill Sldroo
OF dilapidation. These arrivals, however,
were not as numerous as had been ex-
pected, the main body of the Indians still
remaining near the mission. AS the refu-
gees or visitors reached the outposts they
were deprived OF their arms by the guards.
The willy hOstlles, however, displayed only
q few weapons and these were later re-
turned them when the owners went back
to the hostile camp. 1t is not at all i'm
probable that many OF the bucks had
arms concealed about their persons.
Shortly before noon, Frank Govrad,
who had been TO the hostile camp arrived
and announced as he flew by that the In
dians were not coming up. Up to
midday, the chiefs mentioned in the dis
patches of last night, who were expected
to hold big talk with Gen. Miles had not
made their appearance and il began TO look
asifGoyrad' report was correct, but, shortly
after noon, it was discovered that the hos
tiles bad made a rapid advance,
and about one thousand of them
have arrived to within 1000 yards
of the pickets outside the agency.
Gen. Miles and staff went to the picket
lines, and, after short inspection of the
bands, returned to the agencyfo for the time
being. The Indians will not be permitted
to enter the agency, and communication
with them from within has been pros
hibited. When they do come in, the
Ogallala Sioux will be stationed near Red
Clouds house, west of the agency, while
the Brules will be placed on the east.
Gen. Miles has had a short talk with
American Horse and his band. Col. Baker,
assistant paymaster, has returned from
his trip to the several commands in the
field, ali of which he paid, save that of
Gen. Brooke, which will receive Its money
when it reaches the agency. This ar
rangement was made at the suggestion of
the general himself
The announcement that a large number
of the hostiles had at length arrived with
in gunshOt of the pickets spread with
rapidity through the camp of the Indians
near the campfire. Immediately hun
dreds of squaws and children gathered in
the vicinity of headquarters, whence
view of the bluffs, beyond
which the hostiles were stationed,
could be obtained. They waited patiently,
however, for their brothers, lovers and
husbands to appear, but as evening drew
on and their devotion was not rewarded,
they gradually returned to their tepees.
Today Col Henderson, who was expected
with his four troops of the Ninth cavalry
to reach the agency in company with Col.
Wheaton and his command, was ordered
to White Clay to follow in the neighbor-
hood of Gen. Brooke, whose headquarters
are established with Col. Sanford's COM
mand. The latter is now within few
miles of the Indians, and tomorrow will
press them more closely, unless in the
meantime they shall have gone into
camp within the agency. Col. Sanford's
command comprises one troop of each
of the First, Second and Ninth cavalry,
the Cheyenne scouts, formerly COM
manded by the late Lieut.. Casey and now
in charge of Lieut.. Getty, and companies
A, c, G and II OF the Second infantry.
Col. Wheaton is now about eight miles
west of the agency with companies B, ID,
L and T of the Second, and unless other
wise ordered will reach here tonight. Col.
0ftley is following Gen. Brooke with six
companies oil the Seventeenth infantry.
At this writing there is no certainly as
to what the Indians will do. Gen. Miles
himself is in doubt as to what to expect.
They may, he says. get to within gunshot
OF the agency and then break away to the
camp which they have just abandoned.
Fear of all kinds of punishment seems to
have taken possession Of them and 1t Is
generally understood that one injudicious
act on the part of the soldiery or the mad
act of some implacable hostile would pre-
NAV be scarcely imagined. Lieut.. TAYLOR
of the Ninth cavalry has gone TO get the
Indians with couple of his scouts, with
the intention of leading them at the
proper time to the places designated for
their camp within the agency. Where they
are now resting the ground is rolling and
unbroken and OGers advantages to the
cavalry which are denied them at
Wounded Knee. They are virtually sur
rounded bv troops and in a disadvan-
tageous position, and revolt would, it is
believed, result disastrous to them. Maj.
Whitesides, now in command Of the
Seventh cavalry, has his men ready to
move at a moments notice. and says he
can reach any point of the agency within
five minutes. The same is true of Capt.
Capron, with bis battery and gatling guns,
as also of the First infantry under Col.
Shafter. The latter has about 800 men,
about 260 of whom are to be mounted,
ponies for this purpose having been pro-
cured.
The Associated Press correspondent
was told by Frank Grouard, the scout,
and No-Neck and Yankton Charley, all of
whom spent last night among the hostiles,
that the latter are still fighting among
themselves. Yankton Charley and No
Neck are two of Buffalo Bills" men and
like all OF that band are perfectly reila0le.
They ella m the dissension is as great as
ever, and it cannot be imagined how the
hostiles and the others will be able to ar
rive at an amicable understanding. 1t
had been Gen. Miles intention to ship Big
Foot's band south after the manner Of
his disposing of several hostile tribes, but
the battle of Wounded Knee rendered
their transportation unnecessary. 1t Is
thought Gen. Miles will demand Of these
chiefs the surrender of those leading
bad men, and ship them as he had in
tended to ship Big Foot, and then settle
with the others Whatever plan may be
adopted the next twenty four hours, Will
likely witness important events.
Private Harry b. Stone, Troop B, who
was shot and stabbed on Wounded Knee,
died this afternoon. He was born in
Monterey, Mich, and enlisted at Lansing,
in the same state.
Hunts-Alone, an Indian sixty years of
age, also wounded at Wounded Knee, died
today. He refused to have an operation
performed, which would have saved his
life. His wife and three children remain
wounded in the hospitals.
Gen. Miles has written letter 10 Brig
Gen. w. +. Cody Buffalo Bill and Brig
Gen. Colby, both of the Nebraska national
guard, stating that all the hostiles are
within mile and half of the agency,