Show THE INDIAN MOVEMENT PINE jan 19 more nervous nervousness ness was noticeable among the indians indian this morning than for a number dumber berof of days this was occasioned by a variety of circumstances cincu instances many rosebud indians fear to leave this agency lest leaf on their way to the former place they will be killed by goliem sol aers some of them however have already returned wid and more will follow today the collection of arms is anything but satisfactory only guns having been surrendered up to date the news of the murder of few tills and four of his band also tends to bo influence the indians here the shoot ing is universally condemned as a cold blooded murder this ibis morning the indians rounded up heir ponies and herded them near their village while the indians themselves hang around the tepees and silently watch the agency general miles who is annoyed at this has put off 01 indefinitely the date of his departure colonel shatter last night broke up tip three gambling dens and destroyed the furniture the commanders of the several camps had a conference with general miles at I 1 today having been specially summoned for the purpose this afternoon one of the indian police discovered the bodies of four dead indians in the creek of wounded knee a boy two girls and an old squaw they were evidently victims of the wounded knee battle of the commanders of the various detach detachments menta of troops was held to decide upon certain tactical movements aud and at the same time the general situation was canvassed the thea ut sInew noted among the indians in tha alu morning rather died away this afternoon and two strikes came in with thirty of his bis men and delivered up twenty guns mostly of an obsolete pattern the uneasiness among the indians today was caused by news of the killing hilling of few tails and his party told in I 1 yater ede m days 1 RY 18 dispatches they being finally nail convinced that he be was massacred without reason on account pf af the bad effect on the young bucks general miles has ordered forage for twenty days longer and will himself remain here until everything is in quieted down the band of will start tomorrow for tongue river biver permission having been received from washington general miles hopes he will alti amely be permitted to separate the hostiles ho stiles and send them to the agency where they belong washington aNGToN jan 19 senator sanders Sa liders today introduced a bill making it an offense punishable by flue fine nd imprisonment for any person to sell ell or lend ff firearms rearms and ammunition to indians jan 21 this morning all troops with the exception of the first infantry broke up from camp and moved to the banks of craven creek about four miles south of the agency the were at a low loss to understand the move not a few of them looked upon it with apprehension and have accordingly doubled their pickets FALLS minn jan 20 excitement cit ement prevails here over the re port that the red lane chipperas Chipp ewaa ewas are preparing for an outbreak washington jan 20 the house committee on indian affairs has nearly completed the appropriation bill it carries an increase of over the current year NEW YORK jan 20 henry guy carleton has just returned from washington whit whither lier he went on behalf of the now new york world to investigate the cause of ef the recent indian war he was given data and looked into the matter thoroughly carleton finds that the government has not kept faith with the red man and that the savages notwithstanding the treaties made when they ceded their lauds were actually starved which carleton concludes was vas ample justification for them going on the war path after saying that congress cut down the appropriation for subsistence and civilization 1 I from to when it should not have been done the in vesti gator remarks 1 I am ral positively informed by a high author authority ity in the war department that a very recent army investigation at pine pin ridge shows that at the time the uprising ag occurred the following was the issue made by the agent to every indian family of seven persons the issue to last thirty days one beef on hoof and subject to 40 percent per cent low loss pounds flour 60 50 coffee 2 sugar sometimes 5 0 allowing sixty sixty four pounds at the weight of net beef the ration was actually it ss as than five ounces of beef and four ounces of flour per day to each indian Is not this starvation Is this a fulfillment of the treaty calling for twenty four ounces of beef and sixteen ounces of breadstuff per diem congress reduced the whole appropriation about 10 per cent the indian department promptly cuts the food supply down 80 per cent OTTAWA jan 23 the ind indian lain agent at blackfoot reservation writes under date of january that news is given him by a blackfoot just returned from the blood reserve that two runners arrived there to find out if in case there was a general uprising the bloods would assist the dakota indians or in case of the defeat of the indians there they could depend upon them for assistance one runner was running martin formerly a scout of fort assiniboine alter after a council he be returned to the south Pl egans telling the bloods that if the agent questioned them to say they were perfectly satisfied and in the meantime to sell their horses and lay in a good stock of ammunition and if everything turned out as they expected in the united states word would be sent when to meet for a general massacre the place of meeting I 1 13 g to be near fort walsh upon receipt of this information the department took prompt steps to quell auy demonstrations and if any runners from the union pacific cross the boundary they will be promptly arrested |