Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1891 — PEACE WITH THE INDIANS. [ARTICLE]

PEACE WITH THE INDIANS.

■ Hostile* Preparing to 96/rendertheirGn ■ a —■They Talk Wltfi General Milts, Peace with the Indians was on the 14th considered exceedingly probable. talking to general miles. _ Wednesday morn ing Littld Wound, Lite tie Hawk, Crow Dog and Old Calico came in from the hostiles to talk vrith General Miles under the escort cf Young-Man-Afraid sos-His-Horses. The council, whipbris now (T :30) In session, is progressing satisfactorily. Colonel Corbin has announced thattbat the chiefs have assented to the surrender of their arms, and the latter will probably be brought in to-night or to-morrow and be tagged-. / - * The press correspondent has just returned from General Brook’s camp, one mile south of the DreXel mission and five miles from the agency. The General is encamp, ed on the ground on which General Forsythe was engaged when Colonel Henry, of the Ninth Cavalry, came to his relief. The General has united all bis commands save those. under General Carr. His force comprises eight companies of the Second Infantry under Major Butler; seven companies of the Seventeenth under Colonel Offley; four troops of the Mi nth Cavalry, Colonel Henry; two troops of the Eighth Cavalry, Major Wells : four troops Leavenworth battalion, Col. Sanford ; Cheyenne scout*, Lieutenant. .G el tv. •. ■■. - ■ - ~V"

This force was placed under the command of Colonel Wheaton, of the Second Infantry. General Carr, with three troops of the Sixth, is nineteen miles from the mouth of Wounded Kvcecrcek. He has three other commands, one under Lieutenant Colonel Morrow, fifteen miles,another under Major Adam-, twenty-five miles, and the third under Captain Whitney, thirty miles from the mouth of the same creel:. This, together with thirty wagons under Major Egbert, came through forsupplies, marching about half a mile from the hostile camp. It was agreed that the hostiles would leave their present camp and pitch their tepees on tho west side of the White Clay creek, opposite, and less than half a mile from tho agency buildings. It was also docided that the Indians would surrender their arms to their respective chiefs, and that the arms would he turned over to Agent Pierce. The latter would receipt for them, placing the name of each man upon his gun. The weapons would then oe sold and tne proceeds returned to the Indians. It was also docidcd that their chiefs would attempt to control their young men, and, failing in this, they would diemsolves arrest those who refused toact I is good Indians, and turn them over to the » D ent. General Miles was pleased with the friendly disposition manifested by the chiefs, and proposed to allow them several lays ! n which to redeem their promises. As an evidence of his good will the Geners il has sent to tho hostiles several thousand pounds of flour and several hundred pounds of coffeo and sugar. The General ilso considered with them several of the important contracts which tho Indians slaim have been violated, and guaranteed ; ihat in future those contracts would be :omplied with to the letter. The chiefs were equally pleased with the kindly vestment they had received at the hands >f the General and left immediately for •amp. Gen. Miles demanded the surrenlerof the slayeVsof Lieut. Casey, and tho :hiefs promised to accede to the demand