The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1891-01-03

retary OF the interior. laid before that Of
flcial an amended estimate OF the amount
required for the subsistence and civiliza-
tion Of the Sioux for the fiscal year 1892,
that will enable the department TO
furnish the Indians with rations pre-
scribed by the agreement of February y,
1871. The commissioner states that esti-
mates for subsistence OF the Sioux now
before congress amounts 10 100000. This
should be increased 10 81, 10000, in order
to enable the officers 10 comply with the
directions of the president and supply the
full rations stipulated 10 be furnished
under the agreement referred TO.
The commissioner also says the item OF
$685. 900 for subsistence and civilization OF
the Northern Cheyenne and Arapahoes
should be increased 10 $4,000 SO as
TO provide them with the same subsistence
estimated for the several tribes Of Sioux.
The item for Indian police is increased
from sl65,0O0 TO $4,000, 10 increase the
force by an addition Of 25 officers and $50
privates at large salaries. An item Of $780,
600 is submitted for irrigating bitches on
the Indian reservations; also an item OF
900 for irrigation purposes on the Fort
Hall reservation, Idaho; also $4,000 for
the erection Of slaughter houses and issue
stations on many of the Indian reserva-
tions.
There are also the following items:
The support of the Indians in Arizona
and New Mexico, an increase from Sl10,-
900 TO 500 900 TO enable the department
TO construct a saw mill and other neces-
sary improvements at San Carlos agency,
and for the additional support Of the
White mountain Apaches at Fort Apache,
Arizona.
OMAHA, Jan. 2.-Th e Bee has the follow
ing from its staff Of correspondents:
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, ). D., (via Rush.
villel Jan. l.-General Brooke and staff,
together with eight companies OF the Sec
ond infantry and all the Ninth cavalry
that has been here. started into the field
this morning via the Oelrich road to Bea-
yer creek, Is miles almost due west OF the
agency. From there they will swing out
into as long line as practicable, thus
forming the west part of the northern
side of hollow square, which IL now
seems il has been decided 10 form about
the hostiles. Carr's command has arrived
at Wounded Knee, near the point where
the battle took place, which is six miles
west Of Porcupine Butte, or about sixteen
miles northwest Of here, Of Wounded
Knee postoiiice. Thus II seems Carr's
command is 10 constitute the east and
north sides of the square. Companies OF
infantry from San Francisco have al
ready arrived and six more are expected
tonight TO replace the Second.
A scout came in this morning and re.
ported TO the main body that the hostiles
had moved back u miles from the agency
and toward the Bad Lands on the north.
Another arrived this afternoon and re-
ported the reds indulging in wild war
dance only eight miles from here.
A party of Indian scouts to-day visited
the scene of Mondays battle and found
nine Indians who were wounded in the
fight were still alive. Two of them had
been taken 10 log hut near by and were
being taken care of by sIuaw who had
remained behind. The other seven were
found lying in gullies.
Two Of those found were bucks and five
squaws. The scouts brought them in and
they are now in the hospital. In addition
TO these two tinylndian babies, neither over
six months old. were found, each beside the
dead body Of its mother. They were well
wapped up, but how they ever survived
the fearful weather of the last As hours
seems a miracle. OfS5 wounded Indians
brought in after the battle, nearly all OF
whom were squaws and children, not one
has yet died, though many Of them are
badly mangled with bullets. The rear
guard of the party Of charity-doing scouts
that went out on their search for wounded
Indians, were forced TO exchange several
shots with some rowing hostiles. After
the recent battle the Indian scouts went
over the field of carnage and picked up
all the disabled hostiles they could find
before the troops were compelled to hurry
in here and protect the agency.
The show storm that had been raging
"a hours has ceased. The weather is
warmer and as result a vigilant outlook
for surprise by the hostiles. which was
allowed TO lapse during the war OF the
elements, has been resumed. None OF the
wounded soldiers are any worse tonight
and most of them seem little better.
Amidst wild and bitter storm the
bodies Of 20 brave boys who fell at
Wounded Knee were laid away TO their
last rest. The corteRe, headed by Colonel
Forsyth and Major Whiteside, was COM
posed of Is wagons containing the rudely
coiilned dead, followed by an escort Of
Companies A., b., ID. and X. Of the
Seventh cavalry, together with an assist
ing squad from the Second cavalry. II
wound away from the camp up 10 the lit
tie cemetery situated at the crest Of hill
northwest Of the agency.
The surviving members OF fated Com
pany X looked lonely enough with their
fearfully thinned ranks. The vacancy SO
striking in contrast 10 the rest of the
column caused tears 10 start in the eyes
OF many comrade.
After the reading OF the burial service
by the Rev. Mr.. Cook, the Episcopal
clergyman here, the bodies were lowered
into the graves. Owing 10 the intensely
critical condition of the surroundings,
with the enemy ilocking about the agency,
threatening an attack, the usual salute
Of guns was omitted, while the soft notes
from the bugle and the wall Of the storm
whispered the last goodbye,
The remains Of Captain Wallace will be
sent TO Fort Riley. The body Of Captain
Mills, who died from rheumatism Of the
h.. A aVval L.