The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-01-08
GEN. MILES HAS THE saw
AGES coRRALED AND Es-
CAPE CUT OFF.
ROW IN THE INDIAN CAMP.
Gen. schofeld's Explanation of the
Plan of Campaign and Gen. Miles
Observation-Disclosures In ,.Aa
dian News.


following from its staff correspondent:
Pine Ridge Agency, S. D.: Gen. Brooke
and staff together with eight companies of
the Second infantry and all of the Ninth
cavalry that have been here started into
the field at IL o'clock yesterday morning,
agency. From there they will swing out
into as long line as practicable, thus
forming the western and part of the north
ern side of hollow square, which it now
seems it has been decided to form about
the hosties Carr's command has arrived
at Wounded Knee. Carr's command is to
constitute the east and north sides of the
square. From the expression upon the
faces of the officers and men as they pulled
out through the snow and bitter cold 1T
was evident that they did not relish Col.
Miles order. Three companies of the First
infantry from San francisco have already
arrived and SIX more are expected today to
replace the second.
A scout came in yesterday and reported
that The main body OF the hostl es had
moved back twelve miles from the agency
and towsrd the Bad Lands. Another ar
rived last evening ana reported the Indians
indulging in wild war dance eight miles
west of there.
A party of Indian scouts visiting the
scene of Mondays battle found nine In
d ans who were wounded in the fight still
alive. Two of them had been taken
to log hut near by and were be-
ing cared for by squaw that had
remained behind The other seven all
of whom were found lying in gullies remote
from the battle field, had survived the biz
zard without any attention of any kind.
Two were bucks and the other five were
squaws. There was scarcely life enough
left in any of the seven to pay the scouts
for bringing them in, but Il ey did so, and
they are now with others in the Episcopal
church. Of thirty-five wounded Indians
brought in after the battle, nearly all of
whom were squaws and children, not one
has as yet died, though many OF them
are badly mangled with bullets. After
the late battle the Indian scouts went over
the field and picked up all the disabled hos.
tiles they could find. The snow storm that
has been raging for twenty-fOur hours has
ceased. The weather is warmer and as
result the viaiant outlook for surprise by
the hostiles which was allowed TO lapse
during the war of the elements has been re-
sumed. Most of the won 4ded soldiers seem
little better.
WHAT GEN. sHCoFIEID SAYS.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2 Gen. Schofield re E
ceived early this morning telegram from
Gen. Mines, dated at Pine kiuge agency,
January |, saying that 1900 Indians, men,
women and children, and including about
60O bucks are now encamped In secuon
of the Bad Lands about fifteen miles from
Price Ridge agency and there is almost
Gordon of troops around them. Gen. Miles
announced that he hoped to be able to in
duce the hostiles to surrender without a
struggle. The spot where they are en-
camped he described as some.
what like the lava beds of
California, where the Modocs made their
final fight. 1t is an excellent position from
an / ldian standpoint, but there are no ave-
nues of escape, all having been closed by
the troops. Gen. Miles says the Indians
have gathered some cattle and provisions
and appear to be determined to make their
fight for supremacy at this point He says
he will make another effort to get them
back to the agency without boodshed, and
In order to do so he has established regu-
lar seige around this stronghold.
Gen. Schofield said this morning that
there is no truth in the report telegraphed
from the West that Gen. Brooke had been
relieved from his command at Pine Ridge.
Gen. Miles, he added, has charge OF the
campaign, and as it has progressed he has
stationed himself at the most convenient
points for general communication with his
| forces. At first he remained at Chicago
where he had almost unlimited means for
telegraphing Then he moved his head
quarters first to st. Paul and then
to Rapid City so as to get
the quickest word possible. to the whole
body of troops moving i'll from all direc-
tons. Fina ly when concentration had so
far progressed as to bring the forces within
a comparatively small compass he has las
command, as b-fore. of the entire body Of
troops but at the point of concentration.
This scheme Gen. Schofield says was rem
dered necessary by the. conditions
which required the congregation OF forces
from manly points and over such great dis
tances. Gen. Brooke, who has been on The
field with Gen. Miles, has been maneliver-
ing in this way to get to Pine Ridge stimuli
taneously with the bulk of the troops, has
now left that point for some other place on
the scene of action, and probably has
charge of section of the forces.