Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-08-26
Great Excitement at Standing Rock,
the Cannon Ball and Along
tho Frontier.
The Indians After Human Hair, the
Blood of the Buffalo,
or Both.
Troops Sent Out From Forts Yates and
Lincoln in Pursuit Of the
Red Skins.
BloOdthlrsty Sioux.

Bloodth1rsty Sioux.
News was received in Bismarck yesterday
evening of rather sensational nature,
which fully endorses the position taken
by the TRIBUNE in reference to anticipate
trouble from the 1000 Indians congre-
gated at Standing Rock, and the neces-
sity for more troops at Forts Lincoln and
Yates. Early in the evening the report
became current that large number of
the young warriors had left the agency
yesterday morning, and completely armed
and we'll mounted, had started off in a
northwesterly direction in search of
BUFFALO OR sCALPs.
The report that soldiers had started in
pursuit with positive orders TO compel
their return at any hazard also became
current, and great indignation was ex-
pressed over the fact that the government
had failed to heed the repeated warnings
and had thus placed the life of every from
tier settler in jeopardy. In order to
ascertain the truth or falsity of the ru-
mors, TRIBUNE emmisary Immediately
started on the reportorial war path and was
not long in cleaning authentic informa-
ton which led to the belief that serious
trouble may be anticipated. Mr.. Barney
MCKINLEY, the stage driver, who arrived
with the Fort Yates mail at late hour
was first sought but could not be found.
He had, however, upon his arrival, stated
to his employer, Mr.. Geo. Peoples, that
before he left Standing Rock yesterday,
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY INDIANS
mostly young bucks, had left the agency
and had ia some unaccountable manner
procured plenty Of arms and ammunition,
and being we'll mounted, had started off
in northwetserly direction across the
country. AS soon as this movement
was discovered, Colonel Gilbert
had started out 20 cavalrymen in
pursuit. and had forwarded a dispatch
asking Col. Tilford, Of Fort Lincoln, to
send out the largest force available to
head them off between the Cannon Ball
and the Black Hills road, and compel
them to return at any hazard. This was
all the information that could be CLEANED
from Mr.. mckinley, but his story was
fully corroborated by soldier from Fort
Lincoln in the city last evening, and from
the information sent in by the outgoing
stage driver. The soldier in question
stated that Col. Tilford had received a
dispatch from the commanding officer at
Fort Yates; as stated above, and in re-
Spouse had quickly dispatched ten
mounted men
UNDER COMMAND OF SERGEANT MULLEN
Lieut. English commanded another
squad Of men that were sent out shortly
afterward Before they had left the fort
news had been received that ON the night
previous the Indians had raided sever al
ranches in the vicinity of the Cannon
Ball, and had entered cabins and carried
away food and anything else that they
happened to desire. No reports of mur-
ders were received although it was said
that few of the timid settlers had vacated
their homes after the raid was made and
were so thoroughly frightened that they
DARE NOT RETURN.
At the early hour that the cavalry men
were sent out it was not known whether
the Indians were absent from the agency
by permission of the agent or not, but the
instructions were to "bring them in, pass
or no pass" Neither was the number OF
the blood thirsty red skins that were
roaming about definitely known, the stage
driver reporting them at $50 and others
estimating their numbers as high as 500.
Enough was known, however, to make
it apparent that whether on a peaceable
buffalo hunt or
ON THE WAR PATH.
it was nothing less than ridiculous
farce to send out thirty men to attempt to
compel them to return. Such action
although the very best that the command