Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-07
MURDER IN A MASSACHUSETTS TOWN
The Proceedings of House
 and Senate.
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.


 Massacre the Whites at Pine Ridge
 How Their Work of Humiliation
 was observation-disclosures Official Corre-
 spondence in Regard to:the Forsythe
 Case.
 DENVER, Jan. GA special to the Rocky Mountain News from Pine Ridge says: Sunday night will never be forgot ten by any one who spent it at Pine Ridge. The Sabbath had opened bright, clear and warm. The church bells rang and the three pastors had crowded houses. In the afternoon toward 3 o'clock it was noticed that the squaw men and half breeds were excited and hurried from one point to an other with their guns in their hands, In stantly everyone was on the alert and run l ming down the ravine. It was found that a half dozen squaws had been given the l tip to skip, that party of war-bucks had visited the camp of friendlies, so-called, who are camped within mile of the agency and urged them to help massacre all the agency.
 l The Indians have always been permitted to come in and during the day and evening 1 to wander around the agency at their own | sweet will carrying their guns in their hands. The plan was to take advantage of l this leniency and gather in the town late | in the evening and at a given signal for each Indian to pick out his man and kill l him on the spot. The success of such a | plan was self evident. There are less than five hundred soldiers here and they are on 1 the far outskirts of the village at their l earthworks. Such force with their can l non could keep large number of Indians at distance in the daytime, but at night ] the picket line is necessarily weakened and 1 drawn out into too long line to hold back | any rush, while the cannon are useless. The hostiles were to be close at hand and to rush in. The citizens and re- porters, as well as the soldiers, soon learned the news. Many man thought of this or that Indian with whom he had quarrelled and kept sharp watch to see that no one was behind him. Finally the half breeds told certain Indians that we understood the scheme and the bucks were advised to light out or the soldiers would make it warm for them. In an hour there was not an Indian in camp, except the uniformed scouts and police. Many dark look was passed and ugly words spoken between the whites and reds during that hour of stampede. Over twenty-five squaw men and their families drove with frantic speed for settlements along the railroad. Houses and hotels were abandoned, every one going after nasty apology for supper to some store or warehouse where there was chance of resistance.
 Even General Miles remained up until 1 o'clock this morning. There are not near enough troops here. A battle is expected every day with them and it will be one of the hardest in the annals of Indian war fare.
 The troops have the Indians surround ed on the east and west and north, and an | attack will drive them into the agency, where the main battle must be fought. | The enemy number over four thousand men, women and children, with half that l many to attack us in the rear. The scene when the people moved into stronger buildings was one of confusion, as men l with guns on their shoulders and grim l look of war in their faces moved along. CORRESPONDENCE MADE PUBLIC. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The following correspondence in regard to the Forsythe l case was made public to-day: Under date ] of December 30 General Schofeld tele graphed General Miles expressing the be- | lief that he would soon be master of the l situation, and asking that his thanks be 1 given to the ''brave Seventh cavalry for their splendid conduct"
 | Under date of January 1 General Miles telegraphed General Schoield as follows: Your telegram of congratulation to the Seventh cavalry is received, but as the ac- tion of the colonel commanding will be a matter of serious consideration and will undoubtedly be the subject of investiga- tion, thought it proper to advise you. In view of the above facts do you wish your telegram transmitted as it was senta It is stated that the disposition of 400 soldiers and four pieces of artillery was fatally de- 1 fective, and @ large number of soldiers were killed and wounded by fire from their own ranks, and very large number of women and children were killed in addi- tion to the Indian men
 General Schofeld telegraphed in reply under date of January 9: In view of the aspect of the case represented in your tele- gram of yesterday it would be better not to deliver my message to the Seventy cav airy until I have seen your report after the investigation you propose. Therefore you will please withhold it until further advised by me.
 He also telegraphed General Miles again
 on the same day as follows: Your dis patch to me of yesterday and that to the adjutant general has been shown to the president and in reply the secretary of war directs me to say: "The president has heard with great regret of the failure of your efforts to secure the settlement of the Sioux difficulties without bloodshed." :"
 He suggests that possibly watchful ob
 servatien of the hostile bands that would
 prevent their breaking into the settlement
 and give the Indians time to recover from
 their present excitement would be we'll.
 But he leaves all this to your
 better information and discretion and
 would not have you omit anything that is
 necessary to protect the settlements. He
 regrets the report of the killing of women
 and childpen in the affair at Wounded
 Knee and directs that you cause an imme-
 diate inquiry to be made and report the re-
 suit to the department. If there was any
 unsoldierly conduct you will relieve the
 responsible officer, and so use the troops
 engaged there, so to avoid its repeti- | tien."
 wish to add to the presidents sugges-
 tions the hope which ] still entertain in
 spite of the unfortunate accidents which
 have occurred that you may be able by convincing the Indians that the purposes
 of the army are not hostile to them, but on
 the contrary friendly and dictated by de-
 sire to secure to them future peace and
 prosperity, to obtain their surrender with
 out further conflict.
 General Miles telegraphed General Scho-
 field under date of January as follows:
 '"The directions of the president and your
 self is just the action had anticipated and I taken. Nearly HI OI LILO olAtn duu Nlutu
 cavalry and Second and Seventeenth in- fantry, with one hundred Indian scouts,
 are practically on three sides of the hos
 tiles along Beaver, White river and Percu-
 pine, with General Brooke in command,
 and this may hold them in check. I am
 in close communication with them and
 have informed them that the only safe : road is toward the agency, and about half 7 are anxious to come in. The others are making desperate efforts to keep all al r war. I consider it very important that J tha five officers that recommended be @ placed in charge of the five agencies y Please inform me if this is approved o1 1T disapproved. have a very great amount t. of information concerning the conspiracy h It involved all the tribes in the northwes s and the wild tribes in the Indian territory = Sitting Bull would have been the head anG
 the move was to be made in the spring
 They expected to strike west to where tn k ghost delusion originated, Nevada" ,u Two Killed.
 lu CosHocToN, O., Jan. G. The Pal Q. Handle westbound passenger train this eve d | ,;un4a yvni1o aaut If ffais town ran into tu