The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-13
IN DOUBT.
Uncertainty Regarding the In
tentiOn Of the HOStiIfS.
The Indians in Camp a Short Distance
From Pine Ridge Agency.
The Redskins Virtually Surrounded By
TrOOpS-BufalO Bill'S Opinion
Of the Situation.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL

toward coming lQlO lle agency, SOOrtly
after noon, however, the main camp of the
hostiles was broken and rapid advance
made toward this point. This afternoon
about 1000 Of them had arrived to within
about a mile of the pickets outside of the
agency. The announcement of their arrival
caused great commotion in the friendlies'
camp. Within short time hundreds of
squaws and children gathered in the vi
c!nity of the headquarters, whence a view
Of the bluffs, beyond which the hos
tiles were stationed, could be OBJ
tanned. They waited until dusk for
their friends and relatives to come in,
but were disappointed, as those outsd re-
NAMED in camp there Where the hostiles
are now resting the ground is rolling and
unbroken, and offers advantages to the
cavalry which they did not have at Wounded
Knee. The Indians are virtually surrounded
by troops, and revolt now would prove
disastrous to them. Major Whtesdes,
with the Seventh Cavalry. can reach any
point Of the agency in very short space of
time. The same is true Of Captain Capron,
with his battery and gatlins Guns, aad also
Of the First Infantry. nearly 800 men of
which have been mounted on ponies. The
hOsties' camp is a; the northern extremity
of the valley, beyond White Clay Greek,
and at tile base Of a semi-circle Of pine-cov-
cred bluffs.
PRESSED BY THE SOLDIERS.
Their village comprises about 800 tepees,
although many are doubtless concealed in
the draws which lead out of the valley in
the direction of the mission. The site is
one from which they might quickly retire
were they not followed so closely by Gen
eral BroOke's command. The latter is now
less than FIVE miles in the rear of the hos
tiles, Tomorrow General Brooke will press
upon them more closely, unless they move
into tie agency. Colonel Wheaton is now
about eight miles west of the agency with
the Second Infantry, and coming this way.
Colonel Ofley is following General Brooke
with the Seventeenth Infantry. What is to
be done with the Indians is ques-
tion which cannot yet be answered
The disposition seems to be to
let them rest in peace. 1t is understood
they have promised to send a delegation of
chiefs to talk with General Miles in the
morning. 1t has been said that some of
them Will insist upon going TO Washington
~ LAY bilCil bllCNduCc5 OclOI5 Tue HTe0L
Father, and some hold that the sugge tion
viii be respected, notwithstanding General
Miles has the settlement of the case in his
own hands. One element which may
cause trouble yet is faction fight
ing in the hostile camp. A scout
told an Associated Press correspon-
dent this evening that they are still
quarreling among themselves aud the scouts
cannot Imagine how the implacables and
others viii be able to arrive at an amicable
underst nding. 1t is believed that General
Miles viii demand Of the chiefs the surren-
der OF the leading agitators and ship them
south, as he had intended to do with Big
Foot and then settle with Others
The investigation regarding the Wounded
Knee battle has been completed, and the re-
port Will be forwarded to Washington.
Well-pOsted officers say it will dispel the
idea that Colonel Forsyth's men deliberately
shot down women and children. Private
Stone, one of the wounded in that engage
ment, and an Indian named Hunts Alone,
died today.
GENERAL MILES IN DOUBT.
Tonight there is no certainty as to what
the Indians Will do. General Miles himself
is in doubt as to what TO expect of them, but
confidently looks now for a settlement Of
the matter without further bloodshed. In
fact, lie sent a letter tonight to Generals
Cody aud Colby, commanding the Nebraska
State militia, informing them that all the
hOstlles are within mile and half of the
agency, ana that nothing but an accident
can prevent the re-establishment OF peace.
He states also that he thinks the State
troops NAV now be withdrawn with safety
and thanks them for the confidence they have
afforded the people in frontier homes. Yet,
Indians may get to within gunShot of tine
agency and then break away again, thus
precipitating conflict, a fear of all kinds
OF punishment for their misdeeds seems to
have taken possession of them and it is gen.
orally understood that one injudici0us act
on the part OF the soldiers or a mad deed of
some lmplacable hostile would undo all the
Work SO lar accomplished. Lieutenant Tay-
lor Of the Ninth Cavalry has gone out with
some OF his scouts, in order to lead the In
dlans, at the proper time, TO places desig-
mated Tor their camp within the agency.
The Ogallaas VIII be placed near Red
Clouds house on the west, while the Brules
will be sent to the Eastern side.
SUSPICIOUS ACTS.
The military authorities have no conf
dence in the peaceful pretensiOns of the
Indians. All day yesterday they were
shooting cattle. Along the whole line of
march toward the agency yesterday they
burned their shackS and destroyed their
own property of every kind save their guns
and ponies, and these facts destroy all con-
hdence in their expression of not desiring to
go to war. The Indians themselves partially
admit that their chiefs cannot guarantee to
control the warriors. They say they
have among 'hem about 800 bucks
who want IN ight and a sngle
shot will starr thefn. Besides this, the
Indians who murdered Lieutenant Casey
are known, and when they are taken they
will be hanged for his murder They are
among the belligereut young bucks, and
they may preclpltate fight to prevent
dying by the rope The Indians are Just
as anxious to know what the whites are
going to do as the whites are TO know what
the Indians will do Father Jute says the
Indians do not want to be disarmed. If
General Miles says they will not be di,armed
1t is possible there may be peaceable set
tienent. The chiefs who conferred with
General Miles to-day are Short Bull. Kick
ing Bear aud Little Wound
N cklng Bear writes that he will sur
re- der, but this is regarded with consider
able doubt by the military.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-General Scho-
field received dispatch tonight from
General Miles saying the hostile Indians
are now within about two miles OF Pine
Ridge Agency.
THE ONLY TERMS.
ST. LOUIS, JAN 12.-The Post -Dlspatch's
special from Pine Ridge Agency reads:
General Miles determined this morning
not to parley nor confer again with the
Indians, and sent a messenger to the hostiles
eanped at the mission stating his terms.
lie said they must come into the agency in
small squads and 20 into camp on the
grounds near the friendly Ind ians. He
would not object if they chose their own
camping grounds, but the Brules and
Ogalallas must not camp together. and they
must submit TO the laws concerning the
reservation and the agent. 1t is learned
from official sources that this IS General
Miles inal action. If the Indians a. not
accept these terms Miles will go after them,
and there will be fight sure"
BUFFALO BILLS VIEWS.
New YORK. Jan. I2-The Herald. under
data of Pine Rinna int IL