Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-01-15
DRIVING THEM In.
General Brooke Forcing the Hos
tiles Into the Agency.
Troops Close Behind Them-Cangs Of Ma
rauders Committing Depredations-
Agent Roger ReIieved-A
Fight i'm Manitoba.
LATEST FROM THE FRONT.

LATEST FROM THE FRONT.
WASHINGTON. Jan. I2.-General Scho-
field has received a dispatch from Gen
eral Miles at Pine Ridge stating that
the entire body of hostile Indians,
about 5000 in number, have arrived
within five miles Of Pine Ridge, and
that he expected they would reach the
agency to-day General Miles also re-
ports that Captain Pierce had arrived at
Pine Ridge and taken charge in place
of Agent Royer
PINE RIDGE. ). D., Jan. 12.-Firing
has begun 70 the north Of the agency.
The Indians that have broken
away from the main body are irving
their best to spread terror among
the friendiies here At Captain
Dougherty's quarters, just north Of the
agency, within 1000 yards of head
quarters. picl1ets have been exchanging
shots The reds are burning buildings
near the agency From the outer line
of pickets burning cabins, both to the
right and to the lift. could be seen all
day. and shots were heard in the
direction of the burning buildings.
The pickets have been doubled in num-
Der
1t is evident that the frenzied element
of the young bucks is bent on breaking
loose and doing What harm they can to
settlers before the main band has
chance to reach the agency. About
thirty Indians reached here Sunday
morning. The bucks were disarned
just beyond Dougherty's and Camp
bells camp. OF the thirty who came in
a part We're Brules. They have been
separated from the Ogalallas, but it is
hard to tell now which branch of the
Sioux is most vicious.
The main body Of reds has moved one
mile. They are camped once more aud
present of a wagon load of tobacco
under policy of peace viii probably
keep them there until il is used mp In
the meantime the young bucks are 90
ing on raids and burning every house
that they come across
General Brooke has closed in to a
point occupied Saturday by the Indians.
He is now within one mile of the hos
tiles and were it not for the fact that
the raiders strike to the southwest and
east Brooke's command would have its
hands full. The reds are using every
excuse to avoid hurrying to the agency.
A biting sand-storm is in progress,
and the troops on the outposts are suf-
fering terribly. The old guard has had
but one night in bed Their usual ia
tigue duty in the shape of throwing up
redoubts is being performed by musi-
clans, who are usually exempt.
The official bulletin from head
quarters states that the military
is fully strong enough to cope
with the forces that are coming in.
Captain Pierce, who relieves Rover.
arrived at noon Sunday and took inme-
diate charge. The friendlies say they
like the change because the man in
charge has lifetime position and
will not attempt to make money
off their rations. Roger, it is
said, has received notice not to return
here as he intended doing
DELORAINE, Man, Jan. IA report
reached this point at noon that fight
had occurred early Sunday morning be-
tween the Canadian mounted police
and the Turtle Mountain Indians at
Fish lake, on the boundary line be-
tNNtCn IPdhOAet anu AldIltIObd. OUe DO
liceman and three Indians are said to
have been killed. There were only ten
or twelve of the officers, who are ex-
pected here with details of the Skin
mish. Thirty mounted policemen are
on their way to the reservation from
Brandon and are expected to reach
there this morning They can not,
however, cope with the savages, who
number about 400 bucks.
WINNIPEG. Man. Jan 12.-Alarm has
been spread in the southern part of the
province by the report brought to
Delorainc that the Indians have left the
Turtle Mountain reservation south of
the boundary and gone on the war
path plundering settlers and killing
cattle. Forty families in North Dakota
have taken refuge in Bottiueau and
more are coming in in great alarm.
DeIorainc people are greatly troubled,
fearing that the Indians win 60 north
and plunder Southern Manitoba.