Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-27
SITTING BULL
His Braves Continue Their Weird Dan.
cling. Armed to the Teeth.
Massacre Of Fight People f. Reported-opin-
Ions OF those who Claim to Understand
Their Movem nts.
GEN. sTANLEY's OPINION.

Special to the Gazette.
san ANTONIO. Tx, Nov, 22.-Gen.
ID. y. Stanley, commanding the depart
ment of Texas, United States army, salt
to-day that he mai received no Dotifea-
! t!on from the war department TO hoId
his troops in readiness TO take the field
AGAINST the Sioux, as reported oy the
Associated Press last night. Gen.
Stanley also venturei the sta tsment that
ne did not believe there was anv danger
of an ludian outbreak in the Northwest.
| He lived among these same Indians for
eight years aud knows that the mass OF
them are peaceahe. This il the regular
season for their annual ghost aud sun
dances, and If not provoked bv too timid
or TOO impetnOuS soldiers the reds wilt do
no one any harm. In brief. Gen STAN
ley considers ali tue :umors of IL threat
ened outbreak the merest bosh, superin-
duced bT fright.
INSTRUCTIONS TO AGENTS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. -. ACHING Indian
Commissioner Belt has sent the following,
circular to ali Indian agents, except to
agents OF tribes in the Dekotas:
Your attention Is invited TO the pre-
vailing threatening excitement among
the Sioux of North and South Dakuta.
and some other Indian tribes couuected
with - ghost dance, of which you ars
doubtless posted, by the press reports or
otherwise. 1t is very important, ia
view of the tendency Of such excitement
TO spread and obtnIn q general hold uDcu
the Indians, that this office lie kept nd
vlsed As to the condition Of affairs at
each agency, with view to the adoption
OF all proper precautionary measures to
prevent an outbreak OF Indians, aud 10
enforce Obedience by them 10 all reguia-
tons of this department. You ara
therefore instructed To keep TINS Office
fully posted 10y letter, or by telegraph,
il the emergencies should require It, OF
the condition ana temper of the Indians
under your charge, showing whether any
excitement or spirit of disobedienee to
oriers or tbs regulations OF this DEPART
mcnt, which may exist among them, or
is threatened among them, whether an
outbreak is threatened thereby, and
what measures should i'll your opinion be
adopted 10 preserve peace. l do not de-
sire sensational reports on the subject,
but wish to be kept advised as TO the
actual facts, upon which TO base action
TO prevent trouble from the Indians.
SAID 10 BE RELIABLE.
MANDAN, \. D., Nov. 22.-Trusted
agents were sen. to the Sioux reservs-
ton three days ago. They have re-
turned with the following report, which
may be absolutely relied upon: There IL
no immediate danger of nn uprising, but
IL Sitting Bull concludes that any thing is
TO be gained by speedy action troubls
may be looked for at once, Sitting Bull
may be arrested and put in irons, but
the government. agents are afraid to do
this lest il preclpitHte trouble. Agent
McLaugh him of Standing Rock has lost
control Of Sitting Bull and his imme-
diate followers, and dare not treat HIM
harshiy. All reports that come by wire
from Standing Rock or Fort Yates are
coored. There i'll only military wire,
and censorship Is exercised over every
message.
GOING AHEAD WITH THE DANCE.
OMAHA, NEB.. Nov. PA special
from Pine Ridge says: Two of the best,
wsest and most reliable Sioux in the
government employ reported to Gen.
Brooke at Q O clock last night that nifty
lodges of W ouuded Knee fanatics, incIud-
ing some of the most desperate aud
treacheTous redskins in this part of the
country, had moved to White river,
twenty miles from here, and had again
begun the ghost dance in a wilder mau-
uer than has been known thus far. The
scouts said they talked with several OF
the lenders, End all declared they and
their associates had fully deter mined
that they would shoot any government
official or soldiers who attempted to sup
press the dance. This is considered by
far the most sensational news that has
come TO Gen. Br oke since his arrival.
WARNED TO LOOK OUT.
MANDAN, n. D., Nov. 22.-Sherif
Burgenneimer this morning received
70. mil
west. stating that the people are coming
in from Muddy and Heart rivers, having
been warned by the Sioux to look out for
themselves. The sheriff at once shipped
forty guns to Sims.
CROW CREEK BUCKS ALL QUIET.
WAsHINGTON, Nov. 90 Acting Com.
missioner Belt has received the following
telegram from Agent Dixon at Grow
Creek and Lower Brule Indian agen"--
''Indlans at Crow Creek and the Low
Brule are under control. Indian police
are sufficient protection under the pres
eut Indications. There are no Indiana
away from the reservation
MASSACRE REPORTED.
PIERRE, s. D.. Nov. 90 A telegram
from Gettysburg, Parker county, this
morning stated that seven persons had
been killed by the Indians, and asking
luz
telegram from Harmosa, in the
Black Hills, asked for 800 rifles.
No one here credits the reports of
massacre.
MALICE sCHoFIELD'5 OPINION.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 22.-Maj .-Geu.
Schofield this afternoon SAID that every
hour that passed without an outbreak
frightened the prospects Of a peaceful
settlement OF tho pending disturbance.
While no very definite idea could yet be
formed of the extent of disaifeetion
among the Indians, he had reason to be-.
lievs the majority would be found on the
side of peace and good order.
Dispatches we're received at the war
department tins morning from Gen.
Miles, to the effect that the separation OF
friendly and turbulent Indians at Pine
Ridge Is proceeding. kilograms have
also been received conirmatory of the
reports that the Messiah craze 10 rapidly
extending in the North and across the
Capadiau line, under operation Of Sitting
Bull 3 emissar ies,
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