The New York herald., 1878-06-02
THREATENED INDIAN WAR.
SITTING BULL PREP. RING FOR ANOTHER ON
sLAUGHT-A GRAND coUNcrL-Tnx cHrEP
ADDRESSES HIS YOUNG MEN-aATnERINa or
HOSTILE INDIANs-IMMEDIATE ACTION CALLED
FOR.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CHICAGO. ILL.,. June ], 1873
communication has just been received At Genera!
headquarters from Major Guide Ilgss CON-
manding the Seventh infantry At Fort Benton,
date Of April Is which conveys the information that
the hostile Sioux, Arrapahoes, Cheysnnss aud other
Indians assembled ~ the eastern Of tho
Cypress Mountains and known '.Sittng Bulps
camp contemplate south OF the boundary
line st early date Major Iacs looks upon the
situation ~ scrous. There are now congregatsd, he
says that location loss than fourtocn hundred
lodges, which muster at least two thousand war.
riors.
TROUBLE EVIDENTLY BREWING.
Major Irving, the commanding oGicsr at Fort
Walsh, when recently visiting Fort Benton said he
had faith in tho pcaceaDie Intentions OF
these Indians. He m!strus,ed them from their
defiant demcanor and he knew they were fully
supplied with and ammunition, carrying loaded
belts around their waists. breasts ana arma Major
Irving considers the situation OF grave a nature
that he Is moving the tort 10 more eligible sto
for defensive purposes.
SITTING BULLS sPEEcH TO MS YOUNG xRS
From otber reliable sources 1t Is asccrtained
that about tho Path ult these Indians assem-
blcd IN council at sitting BulI's camp lnt
harangued by m Ior several hours Ho paraded
several OF his young mon United states soldiers
clothing and said them In substance, Il left the
Yellowstone country because I wanted TO- and
not because was afraid. The stcnch IRON the dead
soldiers whom have killed there has driven mo
away. l wanted frosh and came here TO find tho
sons OF the Mother Chei but found none but Cana
dians, Snakes and Crees. and they havo lied to me.
When the grass grows viii mako them weep, and
60 back 10 tho Yellowstone country" tff
GATHERING on Tue nosIILEs.
The Informant says tnat next day Sitting Bull do
spatched runners to all the nelghoorng tribes both
sides of the limo inviting them to anal council
held about the LIST Of May. In answer to this
Invitation IL Is stated good authority, that about
xty lodges OF Assnibores have already crossed the
tine. thirty lodges, under Little Chief remaining
triondiy. The Gros v.nties. all but some forty
lodges, havs also disappeared. The nos,ilos have
also sent warning to the half broeds on MIX River
and the latter have left there.
NMkDiArs ACTION NEEDED.
thought that immediate action called for tho
defence OF the irootisr The intelligence also
that sitting Boil had his war dance or medicine
lodge. and thai Indians various tribes participated
tPRIsrSo OF THE pASSocx INDIANS.
wAsnisoroS, June l, 1873.
Tho War Dci arimsnt to-day received q despatch
confirming the fresh report Of the uprising OF the
Bannock Indians their wornding severely
two seitlsra seventy 0vc troops have gone to
tho locality TO protect tho settlers, but
viii not mako any attack the Indians, he force
10 TOO small to cope with thsn. No moro troops
be TO aid ,hom there the nearest being those
the Upper Colombia RIVER whose presence is needed
amou. the Indians thero as much as II Is among tho
DanDocks.