The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-08
SHORT BULL.
TIE TMPLhcARI.E CHIEF AS
spMBs CONTROL OF
THE HosTILEs.
NAesAcRH OF WHITES PLANNED
Nere Facts sbout Col. Fcrsythe's sus-
sane'cn The P&rt Played hy the
= eteslaont--1Me E,npend-
Ing aatsas.

!, iag aNt'as-
1Snal, NeS., Jan. 8rrhe Bee has tn,
@iiowing from its correspondent:
PtsE R.cGs AeVNcY, s. IL, jan. s. Tht
announcement the suspension If Gen
Fo.syshc came like fash and created
amaaefasut in some minda. Ohioia
moaths are closed to sli inquiries or the
satJec; The seriousness Of the situadou
hera is increasing Short Bull. tie leading
hostile chlsf aho las distinguished him
aeAfsll along during the trouble, by neyel
for 8 mOmont considering any overtures
.coRing 70 an amicahie settlement, put who
lss steadily aRcl. to his lair in the Sac
Lands an6 hss now assumed command oi
tha greet body Of the bastiles last night
told oar spien that he would take this agen-
eyhit took c7ery wer1i,rne had.
rhe hsIgbTeeoa have been informed by
sliends &nd relatives arnong tbe hostiies
& at they had better immediately give their
Arilies a l9r & distance from the agency,
ae great raid and massacre was certain,
Ihe hatf breeds are showing US what they
Ding OF tAs information by getting their
agniles cut of here With rush. The gov
2niae0t hsrder John Dwyer, and Issue
Nisyk PUgh h9ye both discovered through
their indian trends of years standi1g,
that's raid ap8 massacre have been fully
tegjded upon and nlaEnrely planned There
eIe ltss thar ia6 soLdieI heIe now all leld,
A rty ssul t. yOunCed Knee to bury the
dead i19lans returned Isle last night Fbey
found and buyied eigh,y.four bucks ana
siNfo three sqUaWa and children, which
MAJ IN. tolai indians killed, including
lhoss carried away ~ ,heir friends, 990.
Nginr 1aliesiue and tolOn0 Carr and
'r NaidWi1 have been seleoled rs a
aliIy irgu Gen, Forsythe's case.
0lou4 snd smsll psrty OF
~ ie in nom the h0Stila caIap
@ ,ay egg ing. Ibey asked that the
,tus r0t3 gt The agency be sent out to
4V fhc ndi0rs @hc tler FROM tie ageIcy
~ tl.e Elght Of Sno psttis oi WAinded
Since ~ getaway nom the hOstj!Ss. Ottic-
Grs l0dS npon thA request with cstrust and
reeerve then decision.
Nl8ops FBolI rgRrnz sovErAIN,
Foar IoqrEs, n. D., Jan 8 Rnmors
apa yiic here laat $500 Indians on Turtle
Aountaia cesergatioa are liable st any
siers living s!OAgt Sorth Dakota BORDERS.
This band, among Rn0n are large pum-
f1el OF bali- -bgee5s, have been u5lr for
iong iip-e, and they have several times
Rivenirou5le The troops ut this fort mum
hnr aDout iQt, and the exCitement among
.be seClers Is ot q high pitch.
LrfTgP FaoK Ggl. NILES.
'WlSl roE, jan {. 6.--Gen. Scbofeld has
sereiyed sbe following letter from Gen.
Mi.es dsted Pine Ridge S, d.. Jan. 8:
In snsRer 10 & communication tbat !
;ari2tu ths hosti'a camp yeste day, s9ying
shGt sjys Nen cuUld come ia and learn wheC
Z expect t-d tlle GO do, tho following men
csmeiu: Sig .toad, lie Dog, Eltgie Hawk,
'a0k Red Glopi and High Hawk. The
erospec, are d. present favorable that the
whole camp may surrender, but J do not
wish 20 anticipate. There arc 10 changes
IN thA condition ofthe troops"
iAEari1EH xIaHr MAR woUSDED KNEE
lsr. I1ouis Mo-, Jan, 6,--,A special from
clamp near Wounded knea creek, South
Dakota. ri res tue particulars oi another en-
gaRement which took place ~ that poiat
morning. A detachment Of
Thirty rlen had been sent out fro.r camp to
Inleet q wagon team with supplies for tie
los,n D and when ten miles out the wagCHs
TeFa eesieged by band Of llO indians On
seeng the troops approaching the red skins
sce!tersd ih all directions but Immediately
tsturrsd 10 lhe Etbaok OF finding LiSa sulsli
humber Of nen in TIE oetach-
ment courier was snt back
to call for rGiutorcementa oot IN
the mean rime al incessant hr9 Was
kept up on both eides, resulting in the
IW6gnding Of one eolSier aud the Killing
and wopudlng q several {ndians;. the ex-
act amber Of which, could not be ascar-
iainsd, IS the reds carried Sway their dying
lanG wounded About three hours AFTER
ahe gouEieI's departure, the troops we're
seen COMING at ~ gehop 70 tn9 rescue
as the troops rodeup tho Indians scattered
10 AL directions, ana troop pursued
fneiD, but abandoned the thass on acoounf
Vt dsrkne5a. Inc WAGON tram was es-
gorted to amp Ia saiayY
he slso teiegraphGG Gen. Mics on tne
9sTne n4gat as tohoWs 19Al alsps!oh W
e,e d Yesterday and that Of the adj1tant