The morning call., 1891-01-16
CONCEALED GUNS.
A Small Number Of Weapons
Turned Over to Miles.
a Delegation Of Hostile Chiefs to Be
Taken to Washington.
Young Braves Abandon The Ghost Dances,
but Are In Bad HumOr-G Guarding
Against Surprise.
Fpecial to THE MORNING CALI.

OF two miles, on foot horseback and in
wagons, with large number of ponies
Some of them are entering the friendies'
camp and others are pitching their tepees
on the west bank of the White Clay. These
are the OgallalaS. The Brules are camped
in a bottom around Red Clouds house,
half mile from the agency buildings. 1t
is not at all likely that all the tepees will be
pitched before evening. There are about
75O lodges, with $500 Indians. The Indian
camp two miles from the agency has been
broken up. General Brooke has been or
dered TO march with his command from
below the mission to this poirt, and will
reach here to-day. Part of his command will
camp on the west bank of White Clay,
Immediately north of the Indians, while
another part will flank them on the west
and south.
HIDING THEIR WEAPONS.
The advance guard CT the hustiles had
scarcely reached the agency when Big Road
sent word he had collected the arms of his
followers and wanted to surrender them to
the agency. When the weapons came in
they were found to consist of simply two
shotguns, Henry rifle, a broken carbine,
two Sharp rifles and one Winchester-nine
guns in all. This surrender is evidence the
Indians do not propose to give up all their
guns, and that they have hidden their best
weapons in the hills. On this basis the en-
tire hostile band would be expected to give
up in the neighborhood of one hundred
guns, when it is known that every buck is
the owner OF weapon.
American Horse. Standing Bear, White
Bird and Spotted Horse, friendly chiefs,
are now asking protection from the hostiles,
who have camped among them.
The announcement of the death at Fort
Riley OF Lieutenant Mann of the Seventh
Cavalry, wounded in the fight at the Mis-
sion December 3Oth, is made.
Another talk by General Miles and the
chiefs is expected this afternoon. 1t is not
believed he will be satisfied with disarming
on the basis of Big Roads surrender. This
may seriously cOmplicate the settlement.
GUARDING AGAINST SURPRISE.
This afternoon the Brules abandoned their
proposed camp near Red Clouds house and
pitched their tepees with the Ogallalas,
forming camp nearly mile and a half in
length, connecting with the friendlies south
of the agency. The main part of the camp
extends westward from White Clay Creek
up to the bluffs, on the summit of which the
Indians have posted pickets to guard against
surprise.
Since the surrender by Big Road of the
nine guns to-day nothing has been heard of
or received from the hOstiles.
Tonight the military pickets re watching
the hostile camp as vigilantly as ever. To-
u,o ic 4ad ba 81, oI,
turn over to Agent Pierce the arms Of their
surrender will be any more complete than
was that of Big Roads band to-day.
WILL NOT SEARCH FOR THE GUNS.
Big Roads band did In this matter lust
the same as did the warriors of Big Foot
The searching of the tepees of the Latter
was followed by the Wounded Knee mas
sacrc. Doubt is expressed that General
Miles will order a search. 1t is also quite
certain that he will not seek for hidden
weapons in the Bad Lands or near the camp
sites which the hostiles have abandoned.
Such being the case the Indians Will hardly
miss the weapons they have surrendered,
knowing they may at any lime regain pos
session Of those they have stored away.
The settlement CT the matter without dis
turbiDg the Indians will be enc OF great in
teTest, though many people hold that the
Indian, even with arms is not to be feared
served.
This afternoon General Brooke visited the
agency. aud later returned 10 his camp,
W hich is now but a short distance outside OF
the northern bTeastworks. II other detach-
ments OF troops have moved up, and the
military Gordon still surrounds the hOstiles.
An Associated Press correspondent made
an attempt to enter the hostile camp, but
was prevented by some friendly Indians.
The latter say the hOstiles, especially the
In n had Inn, Frba,-
are suspicious of the intent of the military.
AT late hour tonight no lights were
visible among the tepees and, it appeared as
II the ghost dance, which was indulged in
by some OF the young men, had been dis
continued.
NEWSPAPERMAN'S DISAPPEARANCE.
DULUTH (Minn.), Jan. ia dispatch
from Rushville says that Guy. Butter
Duluth correspondent, started yesterday to
visit the camp of the hostles. He has not
yet been heard from aud it is feared he has
been killed. Troops are out searching for
him.
SIOUX CHIEFS TO VISIT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia telegram was
received at the War Department to-day
from General Miles, asking permission for
a number of Sioux chiefs to visit Washing
ton fGr the purpose of conferring with the
President in regard to their condition.
General Scho1ieid received a telegram
from General Miles this morning, dated
me Ridge, January 18th, as follows: "In
order TO restore entire confidence among
these Indians, l have found it necessary to
send delegation to Washington TO receive
assurance from the highest authority of tile
good intention of the Government toward
them. This will answer double purpose,
namely, satisfy them, bridge over the transi-
ton period between war and peace, dispel
distIu5t and hostility and restore confidence.
1t will also be guarantee of peace while
| n hat nNu aotfo
receive the approval of the department by
telegraph. Everything is progressing salts
factorily and can see no reason why per-
feet peace may not be established"
BY direction Of Secretary Proctor, Cen
eral Schoheld sent the following reply:
The Secretary has conferred with the
President and Secretary of the Interior in
regard to your proposal 10 send delegation
OF Sioux chiefs to Washington, and they
approve your recommendation. The Secre-
tary OF the Interior has sent an agent to
conduct them. He desired that the delega-
tion be as small as possible. five or six, and
not more than ten, and if the delegation had
already started to telegraph at once the
number en- route and the commanding Off
cer."
In reply to the kilograms sent to General
Miles to-day concerning the time of the de-
parture OF the Indian delegation for Wash
ington he said: ''Ihere is no necessity for
haste. do not intend to send the delega-
tlOu until lulS matter is entirely settled
here and the Indians have done as | have
directed, which directions they are now
complying with in every respect. This In
dian war now consider at an end in a
most satisfactory manner. More complete
submission to military power has never
been made by any Indians. The report
that any have escaped is simply untrue"
A PLEA FOR THE RED MEN.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15.-The Executive
Committee of the Indian Rights Associa-
tian has adopted an appeal to the citizens of
the United States in behalf of the In
dians. The appeal says: 1.-THE first aud
most important requisite is single,
responsible and competent head for
the management Of Indian affairs, and
charged with that duty only, who shall re-
port directly to the President. ana be looked