Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-05
UNCONDITIONAL
Must BE the Surrender OF the
Hostile Redskins.
Otherwise Their AnnihilatiOn is
Threatened
The Unruly Sioux Reported to
Be Surrounded.
RElNFORCEMENTS ORDERED FROM
THE EAST.

Father Graft, the Priest Reported Killed
at Wounded Knee Greek, Writes a Let
ter in which Ho Defends the Imlisns.
Estimate Of what VIII BE Required
for the Sioux for the Coming Year
General Indian News.
OMAHA, Jan. 5.-The following was
received from Rushville, Neb., late Fri
day night
1t is definitely known that hostiles to
the number of 100 are fortified near
the mouth of White Clay creek and
that Gen. Brooke with detachment5 of
troops Is swinging round to the north
of them. Gen Carr is supposed to be
approaching from the west, and Gen.
Miles will make dash from the south.
The force thus engaged, it is thought,
is sufficient to annihilate the band, un-
less some unforeseen complication or
misfortune arises.
Ambassadors from the hostile camp
have again Leen suing for peace to-day,
and Offering to surrender arms. 1t is
not known here whether terms viii be
granted or not, but the general opinion
is that in view Of the action of the reb-
els in slaughtering the troops under a
flag of truce not much credit will be
given to their pretended repentance.
That the hostiles have been largely re-
inforced within the last few days there
is no longer any doubt, and there seems
to he ground for the rumOrs that In
dians from other agencies or from the
British possessions have joined them
A report has reached here by courier
that a foraging party Of Indians from
the main camp on White Clay creek,
attached the ranch Of Douglass Points
last night, killed him and drove away
his 400 cattle
1t is also reported that a big row has
broken out in the camp of the hostiles
over the question Of surrendering.
This news was brought by half breed
courier, who said he had Just come
from the camp, Unless there is an un-
conditional surrender there is likely to
be a great battle within few hours
Removals Recommended.
Gen. Miles has recommended that
Agent Boyer be removed and Capt
Dougherty, of the Firat infantry, placed
in charge. Gen. Miles has also asked
the president to remove the agents at
the Cheyenne, standing Rock and Rose
bud agencies Capt. z. p. Ewenq, of
the Fifth; j. M. Lee, of the Ninth, and
Capt Z. f. Pierce, of the First, are rec
commended for these places respectively.
Gen. Miles thinks this will restore peace
and harmony. The indians are slowly
starving TO death, but an army officer
could soon supply food. Twenty horses
were stolen from Summers command
Friday night by hostiles
Changes Made by General Miles.
Instead of cautioning the troops to
keep in a huddled condition. inS the cen
ter of the camp as Agent Brooke had
them, Gen. Miles has thrown them into
picket lines upon the top of the ridge
that encircles the agency valley, and is
having rifle pitsand board shelters built
for them. The one for use in case of
attack and the latter to shelter them
while off duty.
In other words, instead of the agency
building surrounding the soldiers, the
soldiers are TO surround the agency
Indeed, during the brief time since
Gen. Miles arrived there the, entire face
of affairs has undergone a radical
change
The wounded soldiers passed a com
Portable day. The attending surgeons
say they never saw more flightful
wounds in their lives, the close range at
which most Of the wounds were re-
ceived having resulted in unusual lacer-
alton.