| Show A MURRY FOR ME RIDGE A rumor gives fl ary a spell of the 1 washington jan 7 secretaries pine or aind 1 nubia and gereral scho fild fi til ld had a conference in the war de pertinent atila afternoon alter noon in regard lidian L dian troubles tron bles and agreed to recommend to the president the appointment of aa so officer of the army as aint of lie ile indiana indians at aine ino thus necessitating the retirement of indian agent royer from that duty the ofle od ii er appon ed will however retain hid hie position in thy the army the indian avents ak ants at olber other agencies will ill not be disturbed but as shown ta in general telegram of the ath ine ins ant to G aeral miles army officers have been designated to take military control of four our other egen cifa with instructions to operate cooperate co with tha agents ot of the interior deportment ilie report that thee agents have been misplaced mie placed ia is without foundation except x c so far as relates to the pine I 1 d get agency capt pierce ot at the first infantry ioiA haa has been selected be agent at fine badge and will probably be appointed by the president tomor to mor row A message embodying the facts given bag has been pent by general schofield to general miles secretary Bec proctor la Is considerably exercised over ever the tile newspaper reports of ji a controversy behwen llie the war a and nd interior departments in regard to the tile anent of the indian lie ile paid ihie this afternoon after nooD the two departments are in perfect harmocy harro ocy in the matter and ho he authorized the most emphatic denial of any report indie ting the knightes t friction two depar mente the u ailini it ioner of indian received a long imig report from frona the agent at pine elde abnit t the wounded knee fight according to which the tile littia was started by a med cine cino man cf of bg U a fools foots band when the soldiers wre Pearch inix the tho eprea tepees for arhip arm he lie suddenly began t cry out kill the soldiers their balleta wont have any effect on our ghost spirits at the tile same time throwing up it handful of dirt into the air alter after a short performance perlor mance he fired his ilia gun in the direction of the military add this started he the fight PI AGENCY jan 7 couriers from amongst tile hostiles ho stiles repeat the announcement that no quarters qu artere can however how everl hopes are enter tamed that the trouble will foon soon end in peace general allies hae has not yet et heard from big road I 1 jack red cloud lie dog and little hawk who conferred with him on monday and returned to the tile ho hostiles hod tilea stiles he lie expects them tonight to night or tomorrow to morrow it if they do not come then it ie is probable that the general will tako take the field after them with but little delay late this evening the lie general received word from old bed red cloud that he would come in tomorrow to morrow and bring all tha indians he lie could with him the general thinks two strike will accompany cutri parly red cloud and that they may be followed by y all the other indiana indians advice from announcing ing the approval 0 of general alilea miles suggestions of putting the agencies where the trouble existe e under military control waa was resolved reco ived tonight to night miles mies was i I 1 1 I 1 r 1 d hie this reform will be of benefit to th basing his lopint n upon the record it A the officers he har selected all of ibeal them have in times nt bad experience in handling in damn aang and iab success mr lira bee to merly superintendent nt of indian schools in this agency haa has received permission permie ion ol 01 general miles to take littin little wound to chi chicago ca acl the to have this antior who ho inow among the host boehles I 1 as aid and wag was one of the earliest earlie et tell the etory story of the reon teon wr aronse ct fr he we people she returned only a at few v days ago from washington and bore a 11 1 1 te tago from rom the president to G general mile ables on the strength of h the request was granted |
