The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-17
Boiled Dog and Hot Coffee Banp
quet at Pine Ridge.
THE RED MEN ARE FOR PEAch
Chiefs Advise Warriors to Give Up
Rifles and Behave.
Truth About Wounded Knee Massacre--
The Bucks Were Not on the warpath
and Few Were Armed--women and
Children Slain without Mercy.

FINE RIDGE, Jan. I6.-This afternoon an iu1s
portant conference took place ON the invitation
OF the ogslalss in the vicinity OF the friendiies
camp, at which 600 Brulcs were present The
ogalallas had prepared feast Of hot coffee and
boiled dog. The only white men present were
Lieutenant Taylor, of the Ninth cavalry, come
mander of the ogalslla scouts, and ex-Agcno
McGillicuddy. All the prominent ogalalls and
Brulc chiefs were present.
American Horse made strong talk in favc1
OF the Indians complying with General Niles
disarming order, and saying the chiefs should
return 10 their homes and bring their young
men TO respect their white friends, dissuada
them from violence, and compel tho children 70
return to school,
Short Bull said that many OF the Rosebud Ins
dians wanted to come to Pine Ridge, because
they knew they would be better treated there's
They were starved at Rosebud sometimes. They
wanted TO live with there brothers In one place,
The people carried lies about the Indians whcu
they were separated.
High Pipe aud Two Strike also spoke, and
were followed by Standing Soldier, a finc young
chief, member OF Taylor's scouts. Hs said
some had come TO the agency to make troubIe
and had killed friendly Indiana That
had caused tho soldiers to be
sent against them, and made General
Miles command them TO lay down thefa
arms. He hoped all OF them would comply
with the order, because Ii would bring peace
again. A short time ago he had brought to
White Hat Qieutenant Taylor good many of
Sitting Bulls men. They were now in camp.
They had been we'll treated and their ponies
fed with grain and hay. III Big Foot and his
band had at once come in they would have been
treated in the same manner. The troublo
which came to him was brought on by his OWE
people.
DR.. McGillicudy then gave tho Indians talk
in which he pointed out the errors they had
made. He advised them to obey tho regulations
f fha frst S.,.<n H.xI I~<A -
speak. He said he knew very many Ogalallas
and was satisfied they were friendly. He did
not know the Brules so well, but he felt there
were many good men among them. The trouble
they had experienced had been cccasioned
by variety OF circumstances. In the
greater part of the Indian trouble
he had observed the Indians had always good
excuse, and he thought they had some excuse
in this instance The trouble was now oycrs
and II they wished to remain in peace all they
had to do was to comply with the orders OF Gene
cral Miles Those who had good sense should
set the example to and control the young men.
They had turned in very few
guns, aud every one knew they
had many more. Tho Great Spirit had
so far this winter given extraordinary good
weather. If blizzard should now como up
their women and children would die, and they
and the soldiers would suffer. He hoped tney
would Immediately comply with General Miles
orders, so the soldiers could soon 60 home. II
they did some of the chiefs would be taken to
Washington City to state their grievances TO the
Great Father. Their rights would be recognized
by the present officers over there.
The council closed In the best possible humor.
the Brules having listened intently. Good re-
suits are expected from the council Up 10 this
evening the Indians have turned over fifty-one
guns out of about LOO they are believed TO
possess.
Standing Elk's and Little Chiefs bands Of
Cheyenne left here today for Tongue River
agency, a distance of about 400 miles. They are
accompanied by Captain Ewers, whose dtltys
among other things, win be to satisfy settlers
along the route that the Indians are peaceablos
and that no danger need be apprehendcd.
The transfer Is made in pursuance of an agrce-
ment entered into several months ago by General
Miles and other Cheyenne commissioners, at tho
request OF the Cheyennes, who arc not able To
live in peace with the Sioux. The disposition
of the various bodies of troops remains un-
changed. This morning 1t was reported on good
authority that General Miles had ordered
civilians to keep out OF the hostile camp. be
cause he intended to disarm the Indians II he
had TO shell their camp to accomplish the
purpose Adjutant- General Corbin was asked
If General Miles had issued any such order, but
he would neither admit or deny it. So long, ho
claimed, as the arms were being surrendered by
the Indians, there was no necessity for the use
Of force. This morning about twenty Indians
surrendered their guns. Their clothing was not
searched, and no one doubted that they had hid.
den arms which they would not hesitate to uso
in case of emergency.
WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. 16.--The commissions
er of Indian affairs today received from Goodsiis
supervisor of education at Pine Ridge, his re.
port on the battle at the Wounded Knee. Thu
information is chiefly from Indian prisoners
who were engaged in the battle and persons who
afterwards visited the scene. The survivors OF
Big Foots band are unanimous in the statement
that the Indians did not prcmeditato
plan OF resistance. The bucks in the
party, many OF them unarmed, were intending
to visit the agency at the invitation OF Red
Cloud. When they met the troops they untici.
pated no trouble. There was constant friendly
intercourse between the soldiers and the In.
dians, even the wormen shaking hands with the
officers and men, The demand for their arms
was q great surprise to the Indians, but the
great majority submitted quietly. The tepees
had already been searched, and large number
of guns, knives and hatchets confiscafed
when the searching OF the persons OK
the men began. The women say they too vere
searched, and their knives, which they always
carry for domestic purposes, taken from theuL
number of the men surrendered their rihec
and cartridge belts, when one young man de-
scribed BY GoodalI as a good-for-nothing young
fellow fred single shot This called forth q
volley from the troops, and the firing
and confusion became general. The
superinterdent does not credit the statement
made OF some Of the women carrying arms and
participating actively in the fight. Most OF the
testimony is overwhelming against this suppo-
sition. There might have been one or two iso-
lated cascr of this kind, but there is no doubt
that great majority OF the women and chill
dren, as well as many unarmed young men, had
not a thought of anything but flight They
were pursued up ravines, shot dawn and killed
by the soldiers The killing OF women and
children was In part unavoidable, owing TO the
confusion. Parties who visited the battlefield
January report that nearly all the bodies OF tbs
men were lying close 10 Big Foot's, while the
women and children were scattered along dis-
tance of three miles from the scene Of the en-
counter.
British North American Federation.
OTTAWA, Jan Is.--A member OF the cabinss