The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-19
Gen. Miles Issues an Address to
His Victorious Soldiers.
THE GREAT RED CONSPIRACY.
Purpose of the Sayages Was to Begin
Rebellion in the Spring.
Peace Reigns in the Okanogan Hills
Acting Governor Laughton Did Not
Call Out the Militia, Nor Was AS
sistance of the Army Asked.

guns were turned IN 10 agent Pieree today
by the hostiles. They told him a syste-
matte search was being made i'll the tepees,
and that all the weapons found should be
turned over. The custodian said today
that 500 guns had been surrendered, and
al headquarters il is claimed the arms
turned over exceed III number those re-
ceived in any other campaign.
Last night several shots were fired in the
hostile camp. but nobody was hurt Today
the Indians were gloomy and suilen.
Friendlies informed the correspondent
that 4 number of troublesome young men
still have bad hearts, and cannot be con-
verted.
General Miles is meeting with some op-
position III his plan of segregating the sey-
eral Indian tribes. Notwithstanding the
Cheyeunes had started TO Tongue river,
the tribe is still detained outside the
breastworks, awaiting the commission
from the interior department to move The
general proposed to send back to their re-
spective agencies all the Indians not be-
longing to this place.
Another council was held today, but
nothing important took place General
Miles tonight issued a congratulatory ad-
dress to the soldiers on the success of the
campaign. General Miles will probably
leave for the East early next week, and
General Brooke will resume command of
the forces in the field.
General Miles, in his address. takes
pleasure in announcing the satisfactory
termination of hostIlities. The disaffec-
ton among the Indians, he says, was wide
spread, involving many different tribes.
The purpose of the conspiracy was
to produce a general uprising of all the
Indians in the coming spring The hostile
element of the Sioux nation precipltated
the movement by leaving their agency,
defying the authority of the government
and nestroying property given them for
purposes of civilization. General Miles
goes on to trace the insurrection, begin
ming with the arrest and killing of Sitting
Bull in revolt which he created after ap-
parently submitting TO the police. He
tells of the concentration of the various
bodies of troops and the gradual CLOSING in /;
how everything was moving smoothly
toward the completion of the plan of cam
paign, when the unfortunate revolt of Big
Foot's band '.incited too hastily BY one of
their fale prphets," resulted in the awful
tragedy at Wounded Knee. The attack on
ON Pine Ridge mission the next day is
mentioned, and the story of the closing up
OF the military Gordon, the subsequent
skirmishes and the forcing In of the hos
tiles to where they are now, under the
guns of the command and the control of
the military.
While the service has sustained the loss
of such gallant officers and patriots as
Captain Wallace, Lieutenants Casey,
Mann and Brace, and the non-com-
missioned officers and men who have given
their lives in the cause of good govern
ment, the most gratifying results
have been obtained by the en-
durance, patience and fortitude of
both officers and men. The work of dis
arming the hostiles has in large measure
been accomplished but will be continued
by portion of the command now in The
field and by the agency officials At soon
as practicable the troops will return to their
stations and will take with them the
assurance that their services have been
of great value to the country in suppress
ing one of the most threatening Indian
outbreaks, and that they have been en-
abled to keep between the hostile Indians
and the unprotected settlements to the ex-
tent that no citizens life has been lost be-
yond the boundaries of the Indian reserya-
ton.
In announcing these facts, the division
commander desires TO express his thanks
and the highest appreciation of the loyal
and efficient service that has been rend-
cred. Mention of individual names of
officers or soldiers and their conduct will
be deferred until sufficient time is given to
ascertain each heroic act. III order that it
may be properly recognized and duly re-
warded.
This afternoon the wife of Few Tails ar
rived here badly wounded, having been
the victim of white mems malice. Four
weeks ago she, with her husband
and several other Indians, left the agency
with pass from General Brooke to hunt
for eagle feathers When near Bear Butte
they were set upon by some white men,
Few Tails killed and his wife badly wound
ed The others of the party scattered, and
have not been heard from since. For nine
days past the woman has been walking 70
the agency, covering the distance of l5O
miles. She reached the camp of the Sixth
cavalry this morning and was brought to
the hospital in an ambulance
WASHINGTON CITY. Jan. Is. - The Past
says: Secretary Noble is talking of the
policy TO be pursued with the Indians
hereafter. He said first fall they should be
deprived of firearms. An intellect that
could master the mechanical intricacies
OF Winchester rides was quite capable of
appreciating the noble simplicity of the
plow, and he proposed to give the hostile
Sioux an opportunity as well as an incen-
tive to earn his own living. out of 244 900
Indians IN the United States over two
thirds are earning their own living. The
secretary is decidedly in favor of making
these Indians. who depend on government
bounty, work for their living, Just as the
white people do They should be treated
with perfect fairness and justice, but work
should enter into any policy or scheme for
their civilization.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, Jan. 1S-The meet
ing Of sQuaW men OF the Chickasaw nation
condemned the allotment of tribal lands
in severalty and the statehood movement
Tor the Indian nation. The convention
indorsed Governor Byrd's policy and
promised 10 aid him in expellin- in
trudeTs from the nation. They argued
that editors OF the leading paners
fayoring the allotment and state
hood movements should be exiled. The
convention was presided over by Frank
Murray, an adopted citizen, who owns
6,0o9 acres Of tribal lands, with 1000 ten
ants. The ChickGsair Chompi nothing
daanted, champions the right Of the In
dams and advocacy Of allotment. The In
dlans true friends are not the big tribal