Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-07
ON WHITE CLAY CREEK.


Enc Gordon o. Troops Slowly C30sLng Around
the Hostiles.
DKxvKn, COL, Jan. THE Rocky Moxmtain
Noes correspondent at camp on White Clay
creek wires the following: No new develop
ments have occurred at this point All are
snxiously waiting for the word 70 attack the
hostiles. Gen. Brooke and staff are encamped
At Wounded Knee, where they have established
their headquarters Of the department
Of the Platte. Gen. Miles. who is now
ss the Pine Ridge agenco, win leave there
IN day or two to superintend the movement
himself. The Gordon Of troops are slowly
closing in around the hostiles in the valley on
Wheit Clay creek. Gen. Brooke has given in
structions that each commander Of troops in
this vicinity patrol the country from one COM
mand to the other 10 soc that no party, however
small, Of the hostiles escape.
SHOTS At THE PIcKHTs.
Late last night the camp was aroused by
shots being exchanged by one Of the outlying
pickets, which were stationed at distance of
about three-quarters Of . mile from camp. I'm
mediaeely every one was under arms, horses
were saddled and two troops were sent out to
the scene. By this time . picket rode
into camp and stated that while they
were on guard Q band of Indians tried
TO surprise them, shooting at them from pile
Of rocks. They Immediately returned the fire.
A. the night was pitch dark the number Of In
dams was not known, but judging from the
number Of shots that were fred 1t is thought
that the Indians must have numbered at least
twenty: The two troops hurried out to the
scene, bat on their arrival there, after making
thorough search in all directions, they could
find no Indians.
THE NDrAxs' INTENTION.
1t ID thought that had the Indians not met
the picket that their intention was to make Q
rush into camp and fire q volley and then beat
n rofvo In, At~o n.
firing one Of the pickets was slightly wounded.
Mr.. Mccormick, one Of the guides, who
owns q valuable horse, turned him out to
craze near the camp with q lot Of
4 ind, sa. ponis'', 49, Being Ss busy al day
OF going to bring his horse in. When he ar
rived on the ground, about two miles from
camp, he found his horse dead with five bullet
wounds in the head. 1t had no doubt been
killed by the Indians on account Of their ami
troops across the country to their various
strongholds.
INDIANS UNEASY ELsxwHERE.
CoLHAx, VASE, Jan. 7.-Marshal Mackey
Monday night shot and probably fatally
wounded an Indian buck named Bones, son Of
Chief Bones, Of the Palouse tribe. The Indians
have been causing good deal Of trouble lately
with their drunken orgies and ghost dances,
and the marshal had arrested three Of them and
was taking them to prison. Bones, who was one
Of them, broke away and was shot by the officer.
It is now feared that general uprising Of the
tribes in this vicinity will result, as there have
been numerous threats and signs of an outbreak.
The shooting Of Bones will add fuel to the flames.
A gentleman just in from Moscow, Idaho, re-
ports that the Nee Perces are engaging in furi-
Gus ghost dancing on their reservation near
that city and that there was strong probable
ity Of q hostile uprising. The people Of Mos
COW are very much alarmed.
KANSAS CRY, Jan. IA special from Guth-
RE, Okla, says: The great ghost dance which
was to have been begun today at Red Rock, and
in which representatives. from many Of the ter
ritory tribes were to participate, was a fzzle.
The Indians do not take kindi- to the incendi-
airy suggestions Of the Cheyenne runners. A
few Cheyennes were present at Red Rock, but
the friendly Indians dissuaded them from hold
ing the dance.