The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-11-25

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public Besides the Seventh regiment of
cavalry Whlrh has eaen started from Fort
Riley. the Sixth regiment. now scattered In
Arixona sd new Mexico. has been ordered
assembledand forwarded 20 Pine Ridge.
pusing the dag the serresary received
telegram rom The mayor cf Buffalo. Wyo..
complaining there n only q small COM
pany of lefanfry IN that vicinity. and that
she frontsersmen ara certain IL they break
oNay frnn the reservation that will be one
of the nrs4 points fhey viii make for ne
demanded arms and ammunition or other
prOteefixH The SECRETARY ordered the
matter iapksd into. The agent at Pine
kiktHe. Ntap yesterday requested authority
| 90 eanplpEan additional lot of Indian po-
lice. has apeen authorized 20 employ hfty-
I've a. scanats for the same duties. the limit
Of The Inalan poiire having been reached.
| saftsng Hen Ks~pon.ibis for ths Trsable.
| W&sufs4GToS. Nov, s&.--ssOne thing ls
sure. and that IL IL there should be an La
dian nprising in she northwest the rolls will
| SHOW ann mensber less Ia the Lo family.
| sitting Bull Kila xo 10 the Messiah sure.
| SKID nm arsny nssicer 90 q correspondent last
| night There are thousands of men in the
army ranks who win pat themselves 10
trouble ard danger 10 have hack az that
old rmscsl in good fight sitting Bull was
| planner of tho Custer massacre aud hns In
cited nesxly all the difsenltles among the
indians fer twenty years, despite the fact
4 that be has been treated better than any
other OF IT, trihe. IL he should be- Ia the
region of aaht hia old skin will be 80 hiled
wtth leaa shat IL would sink a canal boat.
| II u heiieved In army circles that the ar
rest Ut Siding Bull BY the soldiers, charged
with disofasriy conduct and melting war,
! viii proripitate conflict or result In hold
| ing hlIn up 20 rldlcule 20 his people. thus
| barring lfisn frpm future leadership aua
power. Gen. schoaold believes thae n there
II no collision between the army and the
Indians aifhln the next forty -eight hours
| that the ihreatencd trouble viii be Vt a
practical end.
Ex-Awenf sscsslaaarmday Iatervlewsa.
nEApw0on. Nov e4--Dr McGillicnddy.
OF Rapid CITY. who for seven years was In-
dian agemt mt Pine Ridge. and who met with
great suaeess Ia handling the refractory
redskins. ~ speaking Of the Messiah craze
among the Sioux, said,
III d diiicast 60 tell at this distance
whether or not the tronble will prove seri-
ous. Many causes have andoabtcdly con.
trEbnGea 10 IL. the chief ones OF which are
probably decrease ln ratlons and religious
excitsneHt The department has counted
very closely the number OF indians on the
reservation and rations are mot issued as
iasishiy a. formerly. An Indian cannot
snhsist on : white man's rations. because
the fornasF are wasaefnl and extrasagant.
Theg NIL n~e sap weeks rations IA d few
duyA aatd Wien thoy are hungry they be-
cOmae ~ disc0ngented - q granger. blaming
the cause on the government or lfa em-
ployeA.
THE chief cause. however,. seems to bc q
religi0as excitement. induced b. cock
ana-DuIl story of the coming Of the Messiah,
who will dellverthe Indians from the thrall
OF the white man. and again make them the
monarch OF the chase. TO what pitch OF
frenzy religious fauaticism will induce pee-
pie may be judged from the performances of
the East Indians, Aziatics, Mohammedans,
and even civilized revivaiists- Ii is just so
with the North Americah Indians. They
will not stop ca consider thc cost. relying
hlindly vn their hopes of divine deliver
ance frnsn their present dlstastcful position.
| consider Standing Rock an the most dan
gerous agpncy. because OF the presence
there ~ old sitting Bull who will never be-
come reconciied 10 the whites. lie has evi-
IDENTITY taken advantage of this religious
craze 20 incitn his followers 10 rebellion
against the government. Pine Ridge In also
a dangerous post, bat Red Cloud, who is
chief there, n more cunning and less open
Ia urging the Indians 60 an outbreak than
sitting HULL shonld an outbreak occur 1t
viii most likely prove serious. with the
essept4ea- 80 Awsr Ac4zauEhsfu Mt standing
Rock. the Indian agents are entirely mex
perienced, havinE been appointed only last
summer.
..Shassla af uutbrrmk 0cruF. riIe Sioux In
dians Viii snozt likely strike north for the
Big Horn fanRe. The big sioux trail passes
up about three miles west 90 Bear Butte,
and along che north hank OF the Belle
EonFche river 10 the Big Horn country,
skirting MInneseia. Tho Cheyenne Indian
trail IN to the ~onth of che Hills. II an out
break occnrs the troops woaid be powerless
10 stay the tlde. The Indians would hardly
| attack towns, bat the ontlying ranches
would suffer from their invasion. Troops
can he easily missed NJ Pine Ridge and
standing Rock. bat the Indians scatter 80
that n & impossible 10 keep guard over all
OF them.
Dr. MeGillienddy thinks that n that
miserable old sinner Sitting Bull was re-
moved from the reservation. and either
| hanged or Sna0thered 90 death IN a surfeit
| Of good things 10 eat, this present troub @
| would never have occurred
helping Sappr~Ss ahe Messiah Grave.
WASHINGTON. Nov. sA--Maj. Burke the
managerial the Wild West show. accom-
panied the indians who have been Ia Eu-
rope With aAat organization back 10 their
reservation IN Dakota. and Il now In the
midst 0f excitement on the Sioux reserva-
tion. lie talegrApisS friends In this city
| that the Wiid West Indians are doing what
they can 20 suppress she Messiah craze. and
that they will h. veEy active and useful oI
the side Of she government.
aas<t - ssAsaiag Rens.
BISMARCK. =. D.. xoy. as.~-Latest adj
vices from s1andlns Rock contInoe favor
able. Ratlonk wnre issued saturday and
Agent Mclaughlin reports only small
nnmber Of bunks away. The military au~
th0rffiss cDunt shows > large number did
not appeaf. however. and yesterday a
| scouting party crossed the river 20 the east
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