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The advance guard of the hostiles had scarcely reached the agency when lllg Hoad sent word that he had collected the arms of his followers and wanted to sum nder them to the agency. When the weapons came in they were, found to consist of simply two short guns, a heavy rifle and a broken carbine, two Sharp rifles and one Winchester—nine guns in all. This surrender is an evidence that the Indians do not propose to give up all their guns, and that they have hidden their best weapons on the hills. On this basis, the entire hostile band would be expected to give up in the neighborhood of 100 guns, when it is known that every buck is the owner of a weapon, American Horse, Standing Bear, White Bird aiul Spotted Horse, friendly chiefs, are now asking protection from the hostiles who have campedamong them.It is not likely that General Mileswill he satisfied with the disarming of the Indians on the basis of Big Hoads’ surrender. If he should not be, some people here consider that the-difficulty . s far from being settled.
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Defiance Daily Crescent
Defiance, Ohio, US
Fri, Jan 16, 1891
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