, 1881-09-06
TIE "DREAAl" DANCE.
Facts a. to the Recent Indian
Scare in Wisconsin,.
Tie Tempest In a Teapot on tho Me.
nominee Reservation.
An Agent WHO Acted Arbitrarily, nn.l
Thou Got Frightened.
Interview with tho Official and Several Of
the Drcamers,"

nbout fifty miles north OF Oshkosh. and t1Ns ,ccn
hitherto remarxnllc lnIiuly Us tho cnntre Of tho
lumber Interest of this valley. During tho win
Tor lis warehouses are filled TO overtowang with
tho neccssarlGs Ut lilo III tho canip, aud long
tralns tlnily pass norihwnrh bcarinR thoir Altt'-
piles ilrty. soycnty-llya, aud lM inflcs 1ntp tho
wilderness trotltInu nnsy Oy tho nine. hunters.
II hns III tho Inst f0w weeks, hUwcvcr, aclu!rcl
now nterrst ns tho cet,tro arouna which num.
brrlUss vAguo rttnurs Ut
W4tH AND f>lsAsTEi!
have been hosurIng.
Tho first rn,ltterlgsof tho teapot. storm which
has AltieG sntEQti sllch a cOuin0tlpn wurU heard
III rho .4tu ,llt, when few stsuggng roa'n'cn,
OH sfccds Rayly cnpartsoncd, I,nsseh through
Shawano m thor way to the Mcnplulnco lie.
servo, located Just north Of Stnwntlo, viii, its
sent ol K1verntnUnt ut keshonn, about seven
niles htstnnt.
Your reporter reached tho Yrntts,A too late 10
Efvv Auy record rs I'M eyewitness Of the dircft,l
affair; but fron, SONS conversation With parties
who wcro present gso the following scraps.
My first tutorviow was with
TIE AuEST, ELL yrErlIESs.
Ou expressing my desire for short narrative
OF tho ruGent stirring events, hu gav0 the fol.
lowing:
"Aboiit three months ago received orders
from tho Commissioner to stop tho dance known
ns tho 1lrcnni tlapce among tho fMlnns. This IL
sort OF Drdpr ntnong them, tho nrst principles
OF which Are resistance to tho government
Their sorvtro Is 10 work themselves into u
trni,cc. aud thon whatever thoy SEQ ln tholr
drcnu If It BIZ 10 kill their tlearcst frirnt,
th1y are bound to do +; It has very ba.
wy from On ,ur ho tars rDs at 'xns tss b,sese he
,anTsros ] H. Tho bepartmont @ ,''s ortlorea me 10 70
thosa orssss. Whoii III Ills @ or'tor was slsss, "
Giit osai.tlnilY neariy nil of ti1om s!b,nltted'
weeks aEo. howeyer, i iearne,I that . au.n6or q
r.n,rs. ,,o ,.a a,o..n a. nANI.' 's.'' E..
the DenarimeHt; 6ut hoy pali no atientioa -
sI aakn,' @a ~ 10 o ~ e naso
| G Gnuta nnVo anons nity trooPa 70 aunnort mo.
atm tho, ane,,. bt staftnr thar tHt,rn wnro no
troons nyaIlnI,le. md That tnnst il necessary,
employ apecnt police. Thursday night, AuE. rs,
| received this dispatch, IND Immediately sent
runners nut ovor tho RESERVE, md noxt morn
sGn ns II rencoc 9ns h
lii Il procession nbout 10 o'clock, aud marched
T. whfr9 & tho Ss ,G, was va KonS OIL; At Arlfed I'd
TINT tho da:S nss sto and tho
did this as scnfiy Us oo.,i bo,tia earofiii not
! to spenk arbitrarily Il, thou1-for ltldans don't
lko % 10 driven. They sat thoro in thoit war-
NAM, yn s,nx ar uov,vn
ntor wa'a,1g Few inotnents to gyo them
se tha and pssed then
y a o I'D stopps tafwga s%p aos tqe
nnd laid my hand on their chief, whgn
n hoft 1rc3 ha, a pea n ~ S 1s songawk fra,,,1s
ra,soa war % %WnoGps and iIn!nol!ate!y 81 Wss
~ @ H., ~ " ~. aosy,maluass , I stoppeu T1Eat
yt,t t,lom from shootins. ind ll,ost Of Tho t5ris
onors escAI,cl. Saeing It woutlt 10 dangerous to
n;srtsrS fs f1sS1 5 the e!eo
tniy ur,lar ttoy .obeyei whilo was thore. /
!hon rot,rne,l 70 Kesbema, and that night about
Ernptet the stRte or nilairs. The Cathol!e
Men'!ni,ocs weFe in y trrros.strioken -; sondi-
vsiis, j found i tarrlbo exoite.ne,it. In ro.
slofso to my telegram. the Department
ORDERED MAI. pEX,1AM' WITH FORTY so1'
.,,,. ,,. n.i1'. ..1' ,,s.,u.
aiisrh3n Mo1,ay MorutnE ne d9nesra orok
yy ,1a GSsnK s rs istt 1Gf tho cranberry
:" l'Ia yai apprahss,n.d serious trouble when you
6o.t fnr the troopst
,,nl W. ~ aoi eond q ioT Troops merely repro
afrnld !!ysolf, but tue lndiau Is tricky fellow
70 n!nd!e Isii ~. ..,,.,. ..,u ,.,,. ,,.,u
,.,,,Uml, mUm you thia3 tals aanco ln1arions TO tho
l or
ruintu tho trlbe'' N'> "''''N' - '''' ''N'~
What pruportIou uf tho tribo joln IN tho
,IauceT'' '~~ '0"' 80 '@o
"Al,out onc-rohrth uro pugans, most or whom
cnII'lrcn., @ ,'''' "o'"' ''' 't'e"' "''"'u' e'''
"ijOw uwuy pottawatomcs do you think
thorB wert.Yf ~
"Aln,It lii Tot,awetomIos and Chippewas.'
"Hha yuu Hrroat any of tho rvrructory Mem
o1:' 'ses .aMi te,, vot va sb,, mt f., m,.,r, nco
| wtti, st,strntfona from thu i1cnmrtn,rnt.T
,vs.Snuu,
niNos"i''
ono OF tho leading danc6rs. 9y request through
" III tis ao "ooso o1pa tno aanco'
wi wus stnrtcd about .ov.n vcars ay,
! nu,t,ru tho Chinnuyas hy n wnnan. II diIFrrs
fr,,it fhn did fmt0 hscnl;.t, Il Hnesn't havN f,o
enIrie WIN nnkn the It,.iIa m do vos.i ar hrG r.
| Il nur reriut, wa hmvm ol,r urrnrhars WIN
ui ia int ia III, Ind. tlI,rmem nrnmIsC Mot Ia H."
nr st..ui nr ,jrtnk whisky II arv If their S.rnsE
,r riiIrs uIir bran ehnrs tako tfn tntIs rha rInn
ntsi tMIk 10 t,ell,.' '''S '''' 49,"
NO Wub. na..l5 had u uipo Iikn hatchot.
ami. whan iho Huntt tItnin ia Il, him. hc knnnkei
thn tt,n,r..o Mi ~ fhn tns sn.i ihe .rrnt ~
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