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Show TEE "Sa-CHLCB H0ST1LES." The following Is an Cinaha World-Herald special from Fine Ridge, dated the 16th: "Yesterday- tbe so-called hoatllo party of about 1000 people came in leaving In the Bad Lands about 123 lodges, part of whoso occupanta.ar genuinely hostile. Tbo negotiators also came in saying they were (lad to get away with their Urea and that they would go out no more. The bostilci had drawn a line aaying that the first man who crossed that line would bo Willed. In lbs afternoon an Indian woman and three little girl, who had barn of the party which came In, came here and told her story. She was a Rosebud Agency woman and said tbat they had left Roncbnd Agency bscanso the police came u them at night and told them tho troops were coming and would be on them before morning and for them to get away ai quick as they could. She aald they lied that night and started for this agency. When they got ms far as Wounded Knee they were told by people from this agency that the troops from this place were coming on them. They then turned and fled to the Bad L.-uls. The negotiators from this agncy arc going out to tbem and avsaring them of Kifcty. They tried to get iny from there to come in. bat th hotiiio lorty, composed principally of jouns men, particularly thoae who had committed the raids, tried to prevent pre-vent tbem. They shot and killed some of their horse which were standing in harness hitched to their wagons. One of them laid tho butt end of bis gun on her uncle's shoulder shoul-der and fired it off, and that he was deaf from tho shock. She said that tbo botlles had a place of refuge which thoy believed was impregnable. It was surrounded by dins on every side, and there was only ono way in or out, and this pant was narrow and guarded by young men. AU the older men of the party warned to como in, but were prevented by the young men. Some of the party who were Mill there, and who were trying to get away, were making rope ladders to scale the cliffs seemly in their effort to get out. She raid that they were in a (-tarring condition, having hav-ing no codec, sugar, Hour or csetaliles of any description nothing but meal; tbat those who Had been wantiog to come in had lived on tbo pieces of meat thro away by thoe wbo bad committed the raids. Sbo said that aho pitied the head man. bbo Vnew be would giro up and come in if the young men would let him. He had his two wires and fourteen children with him. There was aim tome resentment mingled with pity for him in ihr position in which he found himself, for she said bitterly, 'lie said that wben the troor surrounded sur-rounded us, 'I will kt, loose tbe thunder and the winds to destroy them.' Now let's see htm do it.' Then she added: I am rery sorry for him.' She said that at night tbe old men went through the camp as public criers, calliDg on the yonng men to giro In, but the yonng men would not. Tuo woman who told us this had nothing but tbo leant of horses and buggy sbo was in, and with bar children chil-dren bad nothing to eat,jereryUiing bat icg been left at Rosebud Agency. Sbo said they had been wandering a month. If one can bo allowed to cxpres-t an opinion I should tbink that if this affair can be settled without with-out blood-died, which seems potiible to me, tho best thing to do with tbe young men wbo committed tbo depredations dep-redations would be to try tbem in the courts and send tbem to lbs peoiten-liary, peoiten-liary, just as they do white men who do similar things where they would receitc the necessary discipline and be tausbt trade. So far tbey haTa taken no human life. It would not be riht to punish tbo whole band, for tbe women and children would be mado to suffer more than the actual perpetrators. "I think this affair could b more easily settled if Governor Thayer would keep off the cowboys and ruUilia, and something could be done to stop tbe lies tbat are sent to the papers about fights tbat norer occurred. oc-curred. I am sure that the military are able to cope with the situation," |
