New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-21
GEN. MILES GAINS TIE INDIANS.
THE ARMY NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH
OF FEW TAILS-A BIG REVIEW 81 TROOPS
TO BE HELD-THE INDIANS HAPPY
OVER MORE RATIONS.
OVER MORE RATIONS.

Pine Ridge $ D., Jan. oO.-Gcncral Miles has
succeeded in allaying to a great extent the excite
mcnt under which the Indians labored YESTERDAY lie
called a number Of chiefs together and explained L"
them how Few Ta,'s killing was committed and
assuring them that both he and the army disapproved
NJ n and that the Army in no manner rspon-
sibc for it.
Notwithstanding the fact that supplies for twenty
days have been ordered. il Is expected that some
Of the troop, in the field will return home before the
expiration of that time General Miles has issued
an order for a grand review. TO tax" place on Won
Creek possibly tomorrow. lie has sent word to the
Indian chiefs that they must not look upon the move
mcut Of rooDs In the review as one directed against
tbcm llt rather as an evidence that the campaign
j. d-aWlug 70 \ close.
Tie nr,t large beef issue under the new agent,
cautan Pierce tale, place tomorrow. Fifty-iive
hundred pcopl, will be fed. one beef VIII be issued
10 every TWENTY-FIVE people instead Of thirty. a form
crly. In th, manner. every twenty two people VIII
hereafter receive 3l6 pound, more at each beef Issue
than they did before. Thi, Increase greatly plca>cN
the Indians. General Miles is selecting ten chiefs
from the Osalalla, aud Bulcs to send 10 Washington
to -cttc their cl~c before the Interior Department
They will be accompanied by +. D. Lewis, special
Indian Agent
\ meeting Of the commanders Of the several Army
camp, around the agency with General Brooke was
hc.d Yesterday after which the o''ccr- repaired again
. commands. The meeting was neil
T., decide upon certain tactical movements and at the
same Gmc the situation considered and The con
diton of each command discussed. During tie alter
noon chief Two strike. accompanied by about thirty
Indian, turned over 70 Agent Pierce twenty Shn, oI
vahou, patterns,
The addr'~, issued to the soldiers 10y General MilS
last night Ia, been warmly received ard both men
and officer, now seem more than ever willing To UNI
d,r.o the privations Of u winter campaign, II Surh
should be required. The band OF CheyenncN Wh'h
I,,vo ,o morrow on their march 10 Tongue kNer'
Tbcy will be under the direction oi captain E"err'
Tbi, move give, General Miles hope that he VIII DC
ncrmcd 10 separate the hostlcS and forward them 10
fine arenclc, To which they belong. Lieutenant Getty
commander of the Cheyenne scouts, lately uhdcr t'o
command Of Lieutenant Casey. la, been ordered To
remain here until after the close OF hoStlitIcN lie
w tl,cn return to Fort Keough whcrc he VIII assume
,b dtcs of auartermaster OF the 2lSt lnfantry lie
I.,, recommended both Captain Lockwood ana LN'"n
mt Hodges 10 succeed him as commander OF the now
famous scouts " ,.t,,. .,aob camn cri,i
bccausC he does not move upon
and annihatc the Indians Tile answer maze 10 lhcSc
Trn hradOuartcrs i that the force IN inc henu !, 'l
noscd ~ soldiers and not Of butchers, tat even lo
inmmandcr + under orders, and that ihosc otuci, ao
tbai the war must be brought to close WITHOUT ooo"
she'd a., Indian nolcp at he
concv discovered the bodies of four dcld lhdltS III
crncl nc,r Wounded Knee. one OF them was & Don,
~ ,rcre Girls and the fourth an OLD stluaw' Inc!
wore victims OF the battle OF December ~