St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08
RECALCITRANT INDIANS.
Redskins at Rosebud Agency Attack
the Agent.
A Compromise Effected Before Any
Blood Is Shed.
Editor of the Globe

Editor of the Globe:
OMAHA, Neb., May News has just
reached this city from Valentine, in North
ern Nebraska, of very serious disturbance
which occurred at Rosebud Indian agency,
in Dakota, short distance from the Ne
braska boundary line. On last Monday Maj.
Wright, the Indian agent, found fault with
one of the bands OF Indians for having
located on a tract OF land which he consid-
cred and declared unfit for cultivation,
thereupOn he issued an order dl-
recting them to move on to land
that could be worked, and unless
they did this he would withhold his agri-
cultural implements and supplies that were
about to be given to them. This created
great Indignation among this band of In
dams, who held council and INDUCED in
some very
UGLY AND THREATENING TALK.
They finally resolved not to move, but to
demand that the implements and supplies
be issued to them without any further de-
lay or parley. Aiming themselves with
knives and revolverS, weapons which they
could conceal, they thereupon marched in
body to the agency buildings, and
made formal demand, accompanying
the same with all emphatic threat that UNI
less the demand was complied with they
would seize the implements by force. A
council was called then and there, and after
a talk Maj. Wright refused to
give them the implements I'M
ess they complied with his orders to
move. They remained obstinate, however,
and the situation warming up. Maj. Wright
hastily Withdrew to his private office A
number of Indians followed him, and when
he
ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE
from the Office the seized him. and
threatened to kill him if he did not
yield to their demands or leave the
reservation. Maj. Wright's Indian police
arrived upon the scene just in time to save
him from injury. Knives and pistols were
drawn by both parties, and for few mo-
ments there was the greatest excitement,
and bloody fight was imminent. The
unruly Indians boldly defied the agent and
his police and were about to charge upon
them, when some cool-headed Indians from
other bands, together with some white
men, both being prominent per-
ons, came up and called on them
to desist for a moment or two,
at least. This caused a sudden
cessation of hostilities and just as soon as
he could be heard the spokesman of the
peacemakerS, who
RECOGNIZED THE DANGER
of the situation, called on them to listen
and not to renew the fight.
He then succeeded in inducing
them to call the fight Off
by promising them that the difficulty should
be at once satisfactorily COMPROMISED This
was accordingly done, the agent being COM
PEELED to issue an order turning over the
implements to the Indians and also
giving them barrel of sugar and
other provisions in proportion, although
he did it under protest. The Indians were
placated, however, and celebrated their
victory with feast on the provisions. They
yet entertain bitter feelings against Maj.
Wright, and what the outcome will be it
is hard to predict. This news causes much
uneasiness among the settlers along the
northern frontier of Nebraska. as they re-
alize their dangerous position if an out
break should occur. Of the %, 600 Sioux
Indians who are located on the reservation
north of the Nebraska line, at least one
half are located at Rosebud agency.