Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-04-12
RUGER AND THE R0IING REDS.
THE LAURELS WON BY NILES
I. LIKELY TO FADE.

First Indian outbreak on the Season
"A US. Signal Officer Shot and a
Soldier Killed-.-A Number OF the
Devils Seen West Of Mandan---
Trouble Brewing.
ON THE WAR PATH.
The Indians, few Gros Ventres and
Crows, have opened up the spring ball in
the Yellowstone valley by an attack upon
Johnson and Simpsons rancho at Terry's
landing. They, killed johnson and badly
wounded his partner. The cattle and
horses of the neighborhood were run off
and the authority of the military quietly
snubbed Several companies were ordered
into the field from Forts Custer and Keogh.
Nothing very alarming isexpected from
that quarter, but there is no telling what
Sitting Bull will do. Several hundred of
his lodges are still south Of the line, hunt
ing buffalo. Major Walsh expects them
back on Canadian soil during this month.
Gen. Miles inclines to the opinion that
there may be trouble in June. I.
THE SUN DANCE
will come off in that month and the Gen
eral believes it possible for the young
braves to work up hostile feeling that
will result in raid upon the new post on
Milk river. The Eighteenth Infantry,
about four hundred men, under the CON.
mand Of Gen. Ruger, will lbuild and garri-
son the new post and receive Sitting Bull.
Ruger ranks Miles, and that may make q
little unpleasantness. Miles knows all
about Indians and Ruger all about Ku-
klux. A conflict of feelings and informa-
tion is inevitable The introduction of
Ruger into the department Of Dakota
adds
ANOTHER ELEMENT OF D1sGoRD,
and the planting Of him north of the Vel
lowstone and in the very face of the great
Sioux warrior is thorn in the side of the
ambitious Miles. It is literally cutting
Miles out and leaving him alone in his
glory as commandant of the Yellowstone
District, covering Forts Custer, Keogh and
Buford. Ruger will he in command Of
the Montana district, formerly run by Gen.
Gibbon, now temporarily liz command Of
the department. II fSl
Ruger's position will make him the
central figure on the frontier, and from
his reports and actions the country will
get its knowledge of the whereabouts and
intentions of
SITTING BULL.
That prominence will hurt Miles feelings.
He has deservedly established himself in
the hearts of his Western countrymen,
l. 1~01 II
intruder. Terry undoubtedly is pleased
to see Ruger go to the front, as he has
been piqued, in times past with Miles
greatness and his inclination to assume
authority outside of the regulation books.
casion to say to Miles, "Go slow young
mani" Terry has actually reproved him:
These great generals from ST. Paul and
Chicago don't like Miles way of pushing
things and reaping laurels. Miles is
characterized as
"WuIRLWIND,"
when he gets on a hot trail, and his en-
terprise frequently leads him TO point
not written down in the St. Paul and Chi
cago Offices While Miles may be baff1ed
in this section in his endeavor to be a
brigadier, there is different status Of
things at Washington. His wife is Gen.
Sherman's niece and Don Cameron's Sis
ter-in-law. With John Sherman, Gen.
Sherman, Don Cameron and president
Hayes personally interested in Gen. Miles
advancement, there is no doubt of his sue
cess He must have that star even if old
Daddy Townsend is summarily relieved
from the Office of Adj djutantG General of the
Army to make room for him.
NINE CH1NAHEN WENT.
A correspondent Of the Helena Herald
from Salmon City, Idaho, under date of
March 18th, states that on the 10th Loon
Creek, placer camp that obtained some
prominence several years ago, was at
tackled by Indians. Five Cinnamon were
killed and four wounded, and the town
burned to the ground. A party of white
men went over from Jordan creek in COM
pany with several Celestials, buried the
dead, and brought back the wounded
The Indians who made this murderous
raid are believed to be of the band who es-
capped from Col. Green last summer.
AN OBSERVER SHOT AND SOLDIER KILLED.
Thursday Lieut.. Grimes was advised by
telegram under date of Fort Keogh, April
7th, that Sergeant Kennedy, of the signal
corps, who arrived there that day from
Deadwood, had been attacked by Indians
forty miles from that post, and was shot in
the hip. A soldier accompanying Ken
nedy was killed and scalped. Kennedy is
in the hospital. From this incident and
two others on the Yellowstone, it looks as
if the Indians were on their savage ear.
4 small squad of Indians was seen passing
north of Mandan on Thursday. It is
gravely suggested that the graders and the
engineering parties of the Northern Pa
cifc will have 20 keep theirweather peep.
ers open. 1t looks as if there was to be
music on the frontier. Helena special
reports q raiding party east Of Fort Ellis,
and company of soldiers in pursuit.
They cleaned outs few ranches and made