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Show SHELL THE CAMP If NECCESSARY. Din Is Determined That th. Redskins Miut ! DlK.nn.iU Pink RiixiK, Jan. 16. Tli ig morning it was reported on good Authority that General Miles had ordered the civilians to keep out of the bestile camp because h intended to disarm the Indians if ho had to shell tho camp to accomplish his purpose. Adjt. Gen. Cirbin was asked if General Miles had Issued such an order or-der but ho would neither admit nor deny de-ny such determination. This morning about twenty Indians came into the agency muter Little Hawk and surrendered 'thirty-one Rims, their clothing was Dot searched and no one doulited thai' they horn hidden arms, which they: would not hesilato to nsu in case of emergency. Thus far nfty-one guns have been turned over, out of ut nt least fourteen hundred, which the hostile are believed to possess. The Cheyenne belonging to Little Chief's and Standing Klk's band, left today for the Tongue river aa It wus decided'that they cannot live .comfortably among Sioux. i' |