The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-08

and adequate s-d early STEPS taken 10 -rsrcnt
any outbreak that may puf IN peri TIE Z - ena
Will therefore. ass zse the direction and rsspon-
zoslsry fos sEch steps IS nay &c necessary -
these ends. yoa viii see that troops whose
outbress sre l n rssd:ness 3 tsss and remain n
toe field; that any movement surporsea % 2
body Of troops sufficiently large nay DC fnapres-
oushiy ssr s have directed the secretary
OF the interior 10 advise his agents % use their
influence to separate the wsll-GiSposed from TIE
assposed indians. and wnias sssng sneis -
outbreak. have the war department make tie
.BExsAxEx HaExzsoS-"
awasHrSsrox CRY. Dec l.
@To the Commissioners OF Indian Affairs
Ssr--you win convey % the several SCENTS
among the Sioux the following order which IS
hereby made: During the PRESENT ln9is =,
continue all business and carly Into eject
the educational and other purposes Of yorr
agency, you VIII as 20 al operations intended to
and obey the orders Of the military officer COM
handing On the reservation II your charge
~goHy w SosLE, Secretary"
General Scofeld sent the following telegram
70 General Niles. under dste Of yesterday;
sYou are hereby authorized, under existing
orders of TIE PRECEDENT % assign Captain Ewers.
Of tae Fifth infanrryr Capsasa Lee, Of the Ninth
fantry and Capsain PIERCE, Of the First infantry,
70 the charge OF the Indians OF the
several sioux and Cheyenne agencies.
and control as in your Judgment is Necessary,
without interfering necessarily with the admin
issration OF the agents OF the Indian bureau I'M
der the regulations and instructions received By
them from the interior department
General Scho1eld said This morning that the
court OF inquiry established By General Niles at
Pine Ridge for an investigation of Colonel For
sythe's action 81 Wounded Knee creek had been
dissolved. but he had received no Official con-
hrTraticn OF the press dispatch stating that Gen.
er2i Niles had restored Colonel Forsythe 70 his
command General Niles had full discretion in
the matter
OMAHA, Jan. "a Bee special from Pine
Ridge agency says: Some of the hostlles were
seen leaving their camp last night and making
toward the various agencies Whether their
GRAND signifies disintegrstioa OF is an attempt
70 secure recruits Il not known yee. There is
every indication that great fight Is close st
hand, and from the unusual activity IN
array circles Is would seem that
fesrs are entertained that such an engagement
VIII oecgr before the amy Is fully ready for IL
The army payrnaste- arrived safely this morning
with money for the soldiers. A very much
easier fee1iug prevails, lot only in the towns,
but through the country.
CHARLESTON, s C., Jan 7-Captain wallsce.
killed By Indians ~ the battle OF Wounded
Knee, was buried today Il Ycrkyilie, :. C., his
old home
DENVER, Jan The ycss' correspondent on
White Clay creek wires No new Geveio pzaents
have occurred At this point Al are anxiously
waiting for an attack OF the hostiles- General
Brooke and staff are encamped st Wounded
Knee, where they have established the head
quarters OF the department Of the Platte. The
Gordon Of troops is closing in around
the hostiles IN the valley OF White
Clay creek General Brooke has given
instructions 30 each commander OF troops
in this vicinity 20 patrol the country from one
command to the ether to see that no party OF
hosti1es escapes Late last night the Carp was
aroused by shots from outlying pickets about
two miles from camp. picket rode into camp
and said that band Of indians had tried TO sur
prise them by shooting az them from behind q
pile OF rocks. They Immediately returned the IRE.
As the night was DARK the number of Indians is
not known. but judging from the number OF
shots fred, they must have NUMBERED at least
twenty. Two troops of cavalry hurried 10 the
scene, but on their arrival they could find no In
dians- During the firing one of the piekets was
slightly wounded
GUTHRIE, o. T., jan The great ghost
darre which was 10 have begun today 81 Red
Rock, and IN which representatives OF many OF
the territory tribes were 10 have participated,
has fixzsed