The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-10
Troops Moving Nearer the Hostiies.

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Troops Moving Nearer the Hostiies.
PINE RIDGE, S. D., Jan. 9.-Yesterday
afternoon all the commands in the field
were ordered to marlh from t : ee to six
miles nearer the hostiles. Late last night
the order was put into effect At intervals
of two or three days the Gordon Will De
drawn more tightly around the hostiles I'M
I'll they agree either TO come in peaceably
or be whipped into submission. The dispu-
sltlon they display to accept the oVertures
of General Miles IS susceptible of but one
Interpretation, and that j., they propose to
surrender and retain their arms or die in
their defense This is backed up by the
fact that majority of those who Lave come
IN from the hostlles are sqaaws anu children
whom 1t is desired t. get GU t Of the way
The coming in of Red Cloud is var.ously in
terpreted. His good faith doubted.
No one can tell what, under cover of
darkness. the Indians may undertake
That they have contemplated and do still
contemplate an attack upon the agency is
believed by all Wei informed people. That
they are now awaiting an'opportunity is
almost an established fact. . Red Cloud is
living in his house in The midst of alleged
1riendlies. AT signal from the hostlles,
1t is believed ho will communicate the same
to the friendlies. The agency could then
be attacked from all sides. There are now
less than thousand soldiers within mile
of headquarters. Before those stationed
IN the field could reach here great damage
could be done. General Miles to-day, as If
impressed with this fact, is extending the
breast work around tbs school which will
command larger extent of the friendlies'
camp. He also received word from General
Brooke that number of hostiles last night
tried to break through his lines and escape
to Rosebud. They found the lines too
strong, however, and retired.
Colonel Kent and Captain Baldwin, who
are collecting the facts in the Wounded
Knee fight have already examined num-
Der of witnesses. Information is being
gathered in an informal manner
Troop A, Seventh cavalry, Captain Moy-
Ian, left as an escort to-day with PAY
masters Baker and Comezys, who will visit
all the troops in the field Red Cloud saws
there are 100 wounded Indians among the
hostiles, whom Little Wound wants to send
to the agency. General Miles has placed
Colonel Shafter, First infantry, in com
mand of the troops at the agency. Sitting
Bear and Long Bull have written General
Miles that they propose to come with their
followers and be good Indians.
Ii Is believed that General Miles reason
Tor ordering an extension of the breast
works about the school grounds is due to
the discovery of the fact that Que of the
plans of the hostiles, with the assistance of
the alleged friendlies, was to attack the
school. The attack would not be made
until the children had left the building.
This evacuation was TO be accomplished at
a given signal, and Immediately preceding
1t the scholars were to set upon and over
power the teachers. Then the work of
destruction was to begin. The story is well
authenticated and was brought to General
Miles attention. He has taken due p.ecau-
ton.
Colonel Shafter has issued an order to
the officers in command of the several de-
tachments to take every precaution to pre-
vent an attack. In the event of such a sur
prise several troops and companies are t.
repair Immediately to designated positions
which they are to hold to the last While
the post could be satisfactorily defended
during the day by breast works, Hotchkiss
and Gatling guns and four pieces OF
artillery. it could not be protected in the
event of surprises at night. This order
doubtless has been suggested for the pur-
pose of allaying fear of a night attack
which exists among whites.
Later this afternoon the Seventh cavalry
was moved from the bottom in which it has
been stationed to the bill Immediately east
Which commands view Of the agency
From this position they can more easily
respond to a cali from any part of the
agency at any time day or night. Shortly
after this change, three fires were noticed
from the schoolhouse. 1t is thought the
houses of The Mexican, Young Man
Afraid of His Horse and Standing Soldiers
were fired by the settlers.
He Dog and Jack, Red Cloud and abou,
one hundred others have returned to camp
Still more have promised, but have failed
to keep their word. General Miles SAYS
SAT last accounts the Indians were fighting
among themselves. Their camp was !
pandemonium. There was no head to the
hostiles and the desperadoes were destroy
ing their own people" If those Indians
who belong, to this agency come IN, others
the general thinks, will endeavor to gel
back to their own reservation. The hos
tiles, he says, are composed of Ogallalas
from Standing Rock, Cheyenne River anG
Rosebud reservations. Troops on the otnel
side are frequently skirmshing with item
and will follow them if they come. Should
such be the case the general thinks the
military problem will be solved. Control
OF the Indians in peace, he holds, will still
be matter for serious consideration, be
cause they will have to be so cared for as
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states and go to war in the spring even il
they should desire to-,
General Miles to-day received note in
Indian couched in terms of sweetness and
innocence. 1t came from Sitting Bear ant
Short Bull.
They had stopped their ghost dance, they
said. because The general babe them. The,
would come in and be good Indians. 1t i.
unnecessary to say the word of these will,
chiefs was not respected from the first
They have been credited before with as
sorting they would never come in even i
only fifty remained out The letter wa
intended for purpose, and General Mile
seems to understand what that purpos
was.
1 This afternoon a detachment of thu
Ninth cavalry arrived escorting twenty
Jour Indians, who had succeeded in break
ing away from the hostlles.
] Young Man Afraid of His Horse re
ported to General Miles this afternoon. HI
had visited the Ogallalas and they woul,
start for the agency this afternoon, camp
ing tonight near the schoolhouse a
Wounded Knee.
Indian Troubles Expected in Oklahoma.
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