Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
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 this morning not to barley with the Indians nor confer with them again. This morning he sent messenger .o the hostile camp at the Mission, stat ing his terms, he said they must come into the agency in small squads, go in to camp and they must submit to the laws of the reservation. This is Miles final action. If they do not accept his terms he will go after them.
 PINE RIDaE-Kicking Bear writes that he will surrender, but this is re- garded with doubt. The hostiles are moving toward Pine Ridge agency slowly having fifty badly wounded in charge.
 CHICAGO A Times Washington special says Blaine has announced to his friends that he could go no further in the Behring Sea controversy with England. That the U. s. had nothing to fight with and that to insist On it meant resort to arms.
 MONTE CARLo.-Another suicide has startled Monte Carto. A Russian gentleman whose name is withheld by the authorities, blew his brains out last night. A letter upon the body contained the information to the effect that the writer had lost soc, 900 roubles at the gambling tables.
 CHIcAao-Captain Higgins is in re- ceipt of the following telegram from Captain Maus, aid de camp to General Miles: Their camp is within six miles of the agency and the prospects are favorable for their surrender.
 PINE RIDGE, S. D.-During the morn ing number of bucks and squaws from the hostile camp arrived on horse back and in wagons in all stages of di- liquidation. The arrivals, however, were not as numerous as had been ex- pected, the main body of Indians still remaining near the mission.
 General Miles tried to exercise pa- ti-nce almost to a ridiculous degree, but now all is changed. Yet if an at- is made the cry will go up from the In- dians that they were bringing in their wounded, that the squaws had no po- nies and they were not given time to come in. It is we'll remembered and understood what the effect of this com pl, int will be in the east, and so Gen. eral Miles is compelled to wait and let the Indians suit themselves and move back and forward at their pleasure. OMAHA.-General Miles has had a short talk with American Horse and his band. Col. Baker, assistant pay master, has returned from his trip to the several commands in the field, all of which he paid, save that of General Brooke, which will receive it's money when it reaches the agency. This ar rangement was made at the sugges- tion of General Brooke himself.
 PORTLAND, ORE.-A special from Sal. em, Oregon, says: "The sixteenth biennial session of the Oregon state legislature convened to-day. The legis- lature stands on joint ballot. republi cans 64, democrats 26, and will elect a successor to United States Senator Mitchell, who probably will be return ed, as he has no apparent opposition.
 CHIcAeo-A special dispatch from Clinton, Missouri, says: "Dr. Tan ner, the man who was famous for hay. ing lasted forty days now lives on a farm few miles southwest of this city. He now challenges Signor Succi to sit down with him in Chicago du- ring the Worlds Fair to test the mat ter in a ninety day fast on water only or fl Succi prefers, let the fast continue from day to day until the other yield. he contest"
 ST. LOUIs.-Between one and tw, o'clock this morning, Frank L. Mitch ell, a well known gambler shot and killed q woman named Mayo, whom ht had been living with, and the com mitted suicide. The woman refused to live with Mitchell longer and they quarrelleI, with the above results Mitchell's relatives live at Cincinnati and the woman's at Pittsburg, Penn sylvania.
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