Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-04
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Tia Indian war Starts Along the LIne.-A
A Fierce Battle Raging at IT Keegh.


Tia indian war starts Along the LIae.--A
A Fierce Battle Raging at r. Kesgh.
A fierce battle is In progress between
the military and the Indians near Fort
Reogh, Mont. The department has
ordered three companies of Fort Missoula
troops to the scene of the trouble. Ad-
vices from various points say that lively
skirmishing is in pre- gress all along the
line.
General McCook has ordered the Sixth
Cavalry, now stationed at Fort Union, to
be prepared with light baggage, to join
the troops that leave for Fort 'Wingate
and proceed with the utmost haste to
Fort Meade, Dakota.
General Mezner, commander at Fort
Russell, expressed his opinion on the
threatened outlook to the effect that II
fighting began it would require 100,00c
troops to conquer the Indians, and the
result would be the total annihilation of
the tribes waging the war.
Little Wound and the Rosebud Indians
have begun depredations by burning the
houses of friendly Indians on Medicine
and. Porcupine Creeks. Governor Mel
lette sent arms 10 the Black Hills peo-
| Pile. The troops will start at once after
| Little Wound. ~ R
Gen. Miles has received the following
telegram from Gov. Mellette, of South
Dakota, and Immediately after perusing
the same, said that Generals Auger and
Brooke were making all preparations
| possible to protecS lives and property.
The dispatch has been repeated to the
War, Department at Washington, and
also to Pine Ridge Agency and St. Paul,
Minnesota.
A special from Pine Ridge Agency, S.
OAK, says, unless the Indians are fright
ened or driven into fight during the
next week there is every probability that
the Indian troubles on Pine Ridge Agency
will be setJled without difficulty. No
hostile Indians can be found among the
1000 gathered here. The authorities
look mysterious, but talk much more
pacifcally than they have at any time
before. Every Indian that can be found
unites with Jack Red Cloud and Big
Road in the declaration that they
don't want to fight and never did.
1t Is claimed that enough troops have
been posted to the north and west of the
reservation to prevent the Indians from
leaving provided they should get away
! from the force here at the agency. The
authorities are reticent about their plans,
but there can be little doubt that an ef-
fort will be made to disarm the Pine
Ridge Indians, II not the whole Sioux
nation. This effort will include Pine
Ridge, Rosebud, Cheyenne River and
Standing Rock. In connection with
this, Red Cloud, No Water, Jack Red
Cloud and Big Road are in danger of be-
ng arrested
Bristol Is. d. special: The Indians
are reported to haYe broken loose at
Pierepont and Langford. Several men
have just arrived on horseback from
these places. One boy says the redskins
have burned Pierepont, and when he
started to leave on his horse he was shot
ct about twenty times. The men who
came with the boy credit his statement.
Several settlers came running into a vii
lage near Pierepont, giving the alarm,
and nearly paralyzing every ono in the
| village. People were running about the
streets half scared to death.
| No one has arrived since the first
alarm was given. Guards have been
stationed abant this place near the
ridges to keep watch, and If anything
moro IS seen they are to give signal
The Southern Minnesota Railroad has
given Conductor Colman the right of
way from Bristol to Madison, providing
it comes necessary to move the people
from here.