The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-14
STILL IN THEIR CAMP.
TIE REDSKINS NOT YET IN TEE
AGENCY.


All Fear That the Government VIII
Infict Severe Punishment on Them.
Five or six Hundred Reported to
Have Broken Away From the Main
Body-rroops in Pursuit.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY. s. D., Jan. I3, II
p. M.-ContrarY to expectations, there was
no conference between the chiefs Of the
hostiles and Gen. Miles The latter states
that the Indians are still tinid and appre-
hensive of punishment, and he proposes to
allow couple of days to elapse before at
tempting TO bring the negotiations to a
close. Thus far the disposition be has shown
to treat the Indians kindly has
made for him many warm friends
among them. This fact, coupled with the
pains which Capt. Pierce, the new agent, Is
taking to show the Indians that everything
they are entitled to under the treaty will
be issued to them, will undoubtedly have a
beneficial effect
THE REPORTED STAMPEDE
A member OF G troop, Second infantry,
who cams in to-day with a detachment Of
the Seventh infantry under Maj Egbert,
reports that 600 Indians broke away last
night from the hostile camp, and had been
followed by Col. Sanford and Col Henry.
At the headquarters no report was received
confirming the story. Col. Corbin saws the
report was occasioned by the fact that the
commands mentioned had left in the direc-
tion OF Wouned Knee on a scout There is
now under discussion the advisability
OF enlisting scouts for service in the reserva-
tion. The agency is now guarded by
force OF ninety-nine Indian policemen.
sixty OF whom we're enlisted for two months
at the time the trouble broke out For
thirty-nIne regular policemen an offer has
been made. giving them the option Of enter
ing the scouting service or remaining on the
police force.
THE PAY.
In the former their pay will be $15 per
month, with an allo vance of forty cents per
day for their horses. This amounts to
about $25 per month. This party Of scouts
will be distinct from the scouts now under
command of Lieut.. Taylor Of the Ninth cav
airy and who have enlisted since the opening
Of the campaign. Lieut.. Taylor will endeavor
to take his command with him to Fort
Robinson at the close of the difficulty and
endeavor to render them beau ideal troop
OF what has been termed irregular cavalry.
II was thought the Indian police would
oppose the plan OF transfer to the scouting
service, because the term OF enlistment
in the latter army is only six months.
They feared that at the end OF
the first enlistment they would be dis
charged from the service, and thus left
without an occupation. Having been
assured that they would be given perma-
nent employment, they have to a man de-
cided TO become scouts.
Big Foot's wife, one Of the women injured
on Wounded Knee, died last night in the
hostile camp.
STILL IN CAMP.
The hostile Indians still remain in the
camp they went into yesterday, about two
miles from the agency. They have made
no attempt to come nearer, with the excep-
tion Of those who desired to visit some Of
the friendlies, and who were compelled to
take circuitous route around the agency
to reach them. These were generally met
about half mile beyond the breastworks
by the pickets, by whom they we're COM
PEELED to surrender their arms until af-
ter their return from the visit. The
number OF these visitors this morning was
somewhat greater than it was yesterday.
This afternoon companies B, Capt. Green:
d, Capt O'Brien, and H, Capt. Howe, Of
the Seventeenth infantry, under command
of Capt ]. Egbert. and with thirty
army and freighters' wagons. arrived for
supplies. They passed within half a mile
OF the hostile camp. The Indians came to
within about $50 yards Of the road and
carefully scrutinized the command as it
passed. The train and escort will return TO
the mission tomorrow and rejoin Col. Of
fey.
GEN. MILES SUCCESS.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 19.--Gen. Schofield
this morning received the following tele-
gram from Gen. Miles, at Pine Ridge, dated
last night: Gen. Brooke's command Is now
camped five miles distant on White Clay
creek, and the entire body OF Indians are
between the two Commands. Gen.
Brooke has commanded his forces
with excellent skill and commendable judg-
ment. The greatest difficulty is now to re-
store confidence. The Indians have great
fear that their arms will be taken away and
then all will be treated like those who were
on Wounded Knee. They have a large
number of wounded childred and women.
which creates a most depressing feeling
among the families and desperate DISPOSE
ton among the men. The military meas
ures and movements have been successful,
Control and government now becomes the
problem, yet no serious embarrassment is
apprshended at present"
FIVE HUNDRED BUCKS BREAK AWAY.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 13.-The staff zorro.
spondent of the Post Dispatch wires as fol-
lows from Rushville, Neb.: Between 400
and 800 Indians broke away from the hos
tiles and have started for the Bad Lands
via Wounded Knee. They are crazy and
frantic, committing depredatlons wherever
they go. Gen. Carr, with the Sixth cavalry
and one company of infantry, and Col.
Wheaton, with four companies OF infantry,
are after them.n