Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-12
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Stssp Banks

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Must Surrender OF Fight.
PINE RIpGE AGENCY. S. D., via. Rusn'
WILLIE. Neb.. Jan. l0-Thefe 10 great ap
prshension at Pine Ridge. The feeling ID
general that it will be here that the final
clash of this trouble will come.
There are bayonets to the right, TO thu
left. aud behind the 5000 hostiles, and theiI
sharp points are slowly pressing tie painted
desperadoes towards the agency. The hem.
ispherical blue wall is moving % close up.
on the savages that they must fight where
they are or pull up their stakes and run fol
the agency. This 10 the mouth to the pickel
and . grim looking mouth il 10, too.
A three-inch fifed gun that can sweeT
the country for fonr miles, and has recoil
Of 80 feet. peeps through . breach in the
earthvoSks on thu north.
Hotchkiss guns and gatlings are pointed
toward the favine, which would be one OF
the runwsys Of the sawages. These guns
are behind the big dirt and stone barriers
On the butte to the east.
Another Hotchkiss sticks ito black muz.
zle through the breastwofks near the school
house on the west, and can be worked %
advantageously that, in case OF Q fight, il
could sweep the plain for q mile in halt
circle, and, with the three.inch rife on the
north butte, blow Red Clouds house and
his outfit into atoms.
Six hundred infantry troopers and can
noneers are here to receive the savAges
when they come in front of the bayonets
that are now moving along like the teeth
Of tremendous moving machine,
But. despite the 'mssterly arranged cor
don. it 10 plain that even army officers are
nervous. Civilians are alarmed.
There are at least 1900 heavily armed
warriors in the hostile camp. Their village.
- near as it can be estimated, 10 two miles
long. 1t 10 pitched in . long winding "a
vine similar to the one Custer pounced
upon In 1876.
Scouts report that many Of the redskins
have no tepees, and are in camp in the
pockets side the rsvine with pine boughs
90 arranged - to keep out snow and wind.
The hostiles are not all Brutes. There are
many bloodthirsty Ogallalas in the gang.
Probably every Sioux reservation in the
Dakotas is represented. Some Of the sav.
ages have come from the east side of the
Missouri river.
The greatest anxiety arises over the dis
position to be made Of the savages should
they come into the agency without first
giving battle. 1t is firmly believed that
Gen. Miles contemplates disarming and
dismounting the hostiles. Old scouts are
of the opinion that such move will pre-
cipitate the bloodiest Indian battle the
country has ever known. They declare it
will be hand to hand fight, in which the
Sioux will eventually get the worst Of it,
but not until 1900 armed savages have null
tipIied the horrors of Wounded Knee .
hundredfold.
The situation is such that nobody can
prophecy the outcome. Ex Agent McGil.
licuidy thinks there ia plot on foot. He
says the so-called friendly Indians are
lying almost to man. Even old Red
Clouds propositions of peace are secuted.
The old wretch is now wearing goggles to
bear out his assertions that he 10 blind
The story of his son Jack that he fired shots
at the murderers Of Lieut. Casey 10 also
. lie. The young whelp had unwashed
streaks of war paint on his face all the time
he was telling what . good Ossllala he 10
A slip Of any kind would start the whole
shooting machine here. So-called friend
lies are known to be harboring hostiles in
their tepees near the agency. Despite the
vigilence of Capt. Dourherty's men, who
patrol the natural runway Of the ghost
dancers, they continue to clip into camp
nd Nf fhou IL vNt ksn Oh
There was big pow-wow in the camp of
the hostiles, Thursday night. 1t was .
starlight night aud the redskins stood or
squatted in great circle around the council
fire. The bulk of the Ogallalas, led BY
Little Wound and Bid Road, made speeches
urging their surrender, but the young
dsre-devils were still obstinate.
After wrsngling and fighting they finally
agreed to move on the agency today and 20
into camp in White Clay creek, five miles
from Pine Ridge, and near the scene of the
Catholic mission battle.
This is the story told by Young Man
Afraid of his Horse, who returned from the
village late yesterday afternoon.
The hostiles bad not moved up to late
hour last night, for Gen. Brooke, whose
command is only seven miles from the
savages, heard them singing until morning.
Probably, however, that Q large party Of
Ggallalas is now on its way to the agency.
As soon as the camp breaks up the cres-
cent shaped wall Of soldiers will move no
another peg, and, ss the army bulletin issu-
ed at noon grimly reads: "Act as circum.
stances may dictate"
Should the Indians continue in this direc-
tion and show purpose to surrender, the
bulletin continues, the troops will not attack
them. but il any Of the reneqades attempt
to get away or succeed in piercing the blue
wall, they will be shot without ceremony OF
pursued until caught, alive or killed.
Gen. Miles says every measure will be
taken by the military to force the Indians
to submission and avert serious trouble to
the settlements.
There are reasons for believing that this
gigantic roundup cannot be accomplished
without heavy fighting. There are scores
Of indians in the village who vill never
sure nder at the agency without giving
battle. They are not only crazy about the
coming of the Messiah, but fear the conse.
quences of many crimes they have com.
mi'ted .iuce the trouble began. 1t 10 con.
sidered certain that at least 1000 young
dare devils will cut loose from the main
body during the march to the agency, and
attempt to get away. In this event, there
will be plenty of work for the soldiers.
Scouts report that the dense columns oi
smoke which were seen to the north yes
terdAy came from three. abandoned cablns
which young bucks hal fired. The house
Of Young -Man-Afraid-o of His Horse wsa
not burned. Late this morning two youna
Brules dashed up to the agency buildings
They had just come from the hostile camp
One had streak Of blue paint across biz
nose and both we're in white shirts. They
leaped pimbly Oft their ponies and
bolted through the crowd to Gen. Miles
headquarters, dragging their rifles behint
them Indian policemen fell upon then
and disarmed them. They then said they
wanted to see Gen. Miles, They we're e.
corted to headquarters, where they wert
profuse in their assurances that the BruIe,
meant no harm. Gen. Miles told them u
60 back TO their camp and surrender With
out further trouble. When they left th,
agency grounds they were given theil
guns.
These daring fellows weren't 20 year,
old, and. doubtless. came to the agency or
some mysterious mission. Their boldnes,
simply shows the craziness Of the youn,
dare devil Brules.
The Indian police, who have been OF
duty around Gen. Miles' headquarters de-,
and night, have been relieved, and will il
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