The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-04
NILES ARMY A BIG ONE.
.r1EAsT 5000 SOLDIERS NOW IN
THE FIELD.


THE FIELD.
v,srv Effort to be Made to Avoid
c,-Aict if Possible - Rumors hat
co, Carr Lost Several Men in a
c,,;rrnish With the Indians A Battle
Imminent.
w,sHrNeroN, Jan. 3.-Gen. Schoheld
-. racaiyed the following telegram from
c.r cs Miles dated Pine Ridge, Jan. 2: "The
..sgrsu last night should read 800 people
,...esd Of 4OO. There is a report from the
y.dian camp this morning that Red Cloud
- little Wound have determined to come
: with their following. Their lives
L.va been threatened by the hostiles,
rbo are determined to go to war. There Is
.,.o reoort from the same source of an
.,roosrneut between Indians and cavalry
: rb;cb unite a number of soldiers were
tir.d - and s1me Indians. If this is correct
!. js probably on the line of White river.
Gem Brooke now has command of that sec
sion ion and will give the necessary directions.
GEN. scHoEIELD's HOPES.
Cen SchofOld said to a reporter after
,bis telegram had been received: 81 think
.s"t disnatch shows favorable light on the
situation. We are still encouraging Gen.
Miles and he is encouraging US. still have
Lonas that we shall yet be able to get the
In6iaus into camp without fight. The
torces now in the field under Gen. Miles are
compOsed Of the following regiments:
sixth, Seventh eight companies) and
Ninth cavalry, one company OF the
Frs, artillery and one company of the
Fourth artillery; the First, Second, Third,
Ssysptb. Eighth, Twelfth, Sixteenth, Seven-
tespth, Twentieth, Twenty-first, Twenty
second, and Twenty-fifth infantry, making
in all ISL companies. This should mean an
actual force Of at least 10000 officers and
men, but it is probable that the ranks are
not filed, and that the regular army under
Gen. Miles does not exceed S,OOO."
INDIAN INCENDIABIsM.
The commissioner of Indian affairs to-
day received from Indian Agent Roger the
following telegram, dated Pine Ridge
Agency, s. D., Jan. 2: Number two
and three day school buildings and the
Episcopal church, all located on White Clay
creek some distance from the
agency, we're burned by hostile
Indians. Isaac Miller, white man and
farmer, an irregular employe on the beef
herd, was killed by hostile Indians yesterday
ten miles north Of the agency. About 5000
men, women and children camped
near the mouth of Grass creek, fifteen
miles northeast of the agency, who
are hostile and refused to come
into the agency as requested
by the military, are committing all kinds Of
depredations, and are living off our agency
beef herd. Little Wound. Big Road, Red
Cloud and their people are among them,
and it is reported that they want to come
into the agency, but Two Strike, Short
Bull, Kicking Bear and their people object,
and say they will kill the first one starting
to the agency. Report has it that Red
Cloud is desirous of coming to his home"
AREvERsE FOR GEN. CARR.
LINCOLN, NEB., Jan. 3.-A special to the
journal, dated yesterday from Pine Ridge
agency, gives more definite rumors relative
to the reported engagement between Gen,
Carr's command and the Indians in the Bad
Lands. These would indicate that the
troops had been driven back and number
killed, but the report cannot be considered
authentic. Scouts who have returned
from other hostiles camps, however, bring
anything but reassuring report. The
indians will not listen to peace propositions,
A small detachment Of troops has been sent
to the scene OF Mondays battle On Wounded
hnee creek where many bodies of Indians
slain remain yet. These will be eitaer
buried on the ground or brought to the
agency.
RUNNERS SENT OUT.
ST, PAUL, MINI, Jan. "a special TO
me l, ttoneer Press from Pierre, S. D., says:
1T is reliably reported that the hostile In
ulsns nave sent out runners to all the Indian
camps notifying them of the battle and
calling upon them for aid. One of the run
49Ts has made bis appearance among the
Indians up Bad river, and has been using
eVery means to incite them into Joining the
conflict. The proper army officials have been
asoEIed, and are no doubt on the lookout
!or the rascals. The principal Indian
Taoer at Fort Pierre, Mr. Ketchum. saws
US mas sold more red paint to the Indians
WIhin ", the last few days than for years.
dne Indians are engaged in carrying large
guahtlues or supplies between here and
Fort Bennett Col. Tassin has telegraphed
iGr rations for eighty people in Fort Fierre
VINO have left their homes on account of
'ne Indian trouble
DRIVEN FROM THE CoRPsEs.
LINCOLN, NEB., Jan. 8.-The party sent
out to bring in dead bodies found 1OS living
pn the field, as well as eight wounded who
1a 9aa survived the terrible cold for three
aays without shelter and were still
nilVe on the ground. An attempt
was made to remove the dead and
" TO Pine Ridge agency, but before
Iae task was complete the rescuing party
was was attacked by a rowing band of hostiles
| aHa =. driven away. Among the rescued was
attie babe less than year old, alive, but
atn I3nl slight chances of surviving. The
" in the hospital are doing nicely, the
puy Siclans predicting the recovery of all.
FRIENDLIEs JOIN THE Hosr1LEs.
MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, Jan. "a special
" " tne tribune from Mandan, s.. D., SAYS:
oompaly II, Twenty second infantry, Or
lsrel @ to Fort Yates from Cannon Bali, re-
59oFled that the friendly bucks at Standing
n SocR nave gone out to join the hostiles.
lucy Told the agent, Mr. Mclaughlin, they
'%ouid % sooner be killed in war than slaugh-
cred in peace"
FATHER CRAFT MAY RECOVER.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Gen. O'Bierne of
I - barge Office here to-day received a dis
y alch from Redfeld Proctor, Secretary of
. al, stating that Father Craft, the mission
" reported killed by Iudians, is likely to
'coVer from his wounds.