The morning call., 1890-11-29
A WAR DANCE.
Sitting Bull Hourly Growing
More Hostile.
A Band Of Young Bucks RaidiDg the Coun-
try Near Rosebud.
Alarming Attitude Of the Braves a
Pine Ridge-Littls Wounds TreaCh-
Waiting for More Troops.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

MANDAN, Nov. 2s.-Word comes from
Sitting Bulls camp from different sources
that he is dancing his men more vigorously
than ever, and he is compelling the children
to join in the dance. He is reported to be
more hostile and determined to fight
than ever. This afternoon two troops
Of cavalry arrived from Fort Gus
ter, and proceeded to Fort Yates.
On AHA, Nov. ga Bee special from the
Rosebud Agency says: About fifty young
bucks are out raiding the country and de-
stroying deserted settlers houses, school
houses. etc. This gang can break up at any
time after. their work of destruction. or by
allying themselves with the hostiles can de.
stroy all the fodder and run off all the horses
on the reserve.
A Bee Pine Ridge special says: This
afternoon a friendly Indian came in to Agent
Roger with the rather startling report that
over 1000 Indians at Wounded Knee hav e
resumed the ghost dance with warlike
accompaniments. He said they were formed
in regular war dance and swearing vengeance
on the whites for conspiring to stop them.
The friendly Indian said they have re-
solved to resist interference to the last man.
Little Wound, who left the agency yester-
day with protestations that his men had
stopped, was in the dance with all his band.
The friendly Indian further said the
dancers are still burning the houses of set
tiers and killing all the cattle they could
find.
A special to the Bee from Pine
Tho n III
yesterday without exciting features. One
hundred and ninety steers were turned
loose. Hawk Head and Big Horse, re-
liable Indian poll emen. have reached the
agency with news that their families have
been stolen by band of 200 Indians that
had deserted from Rosebud few hours be-
fore and rushed off to join 1900 other Indian
deserters They are now only fifteen miles
northeast of the Pine Ridge Agency. When
Hawk Head and Big Horse discovered their
families missing, they immedittely set out
in pursuit of the deserters. The latter re-
fused to give up :he families. The police
men begged and entreatpd the deserters to
give them back their wives and chiSdren. but
they only got curses and threats OF their
lives. Before they got away from the band
the members Of the latter said: ''GO tell the
soldiers at Pine Ridge that we are a part of
1900 other Rosebud Indians now near Pine
Ridge, and from now on we are going 10 kill
every white person we meet and II tho
soldiers come we are ready for them"
1t is predicted bf the Bee correspondent
that within thlrty-SiX hours troops VIII be
ordered to diSarm or shoot down the maraud-
ers, and when the troops do start after them
the end will bc no Custer affair. A move
will undoubtedly be made under cover
of darkness and by forced march.
The attack and finish will both occur be-
tween the rising and setting of the moon.
| The scene of the action will be some fifteen
| or twenty miles northeast Of the agency.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, Nov. 2S.-Little
| Wound reports his inability 10 control his
band in the interests Of peace. The cavalry
expects an order to march tonight on the
Rosebud camp on the Porcupine, although
General Br coke is reported as being in
favor of waiting until the Sixth Cavalry
reaches Fort Meade and troops can be
| placed at Forest City. above Pierre.
BRISTOL Is. Dak.)., Nov 2S.-Much ex-
a report brought in by q stranger that the
Indians were at Pierpont and Langford,
and that the town OF Pierpont had been
burned. Later in the afternoon it was
learned that the whole thing was scare,
and the reported burning of Pierpont was
| discredited.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.-The War Depart
ment is in receipt of q number of dispatches
from the seat of the Indian trouble, all indi-
eating an improvement i'll the situation
General Brooke says every hour lessons the
strength of the disaffected. Little Wound
has come into Pine Ridge Agency, and his
brother braves are following him. Short
Bull of the Rosebud Agency, one of the most
troublesome of the Sioux, and his followers
to the number Of 800 lodges. returned te
Pine Ridge Tuesday,
Acting Indian Commissioner Belt to-da y
received telegram from General Dixon, al
the Crow Creek Agency, S. Oak, saying
that none of his Indians had yet been
dancing. A small band of Lower Brules,
near the Rosebud Reservation, have beeI
dancing, and he has dispatched force OF
police and scouts to stop it. He has also
called home all Indians having passes to
leave the reservation, and says he considers
it impossible to be surprised in any out
break the Lower Brues may make.
NEW YORK, Nov 2S.-A Posts Phladel-
phia special says: DR.. VT. McGilicuddy,
at Pine Ridge Agency, tclegraphs: 'The
newsp aper statements concerning the stu
alton at Pine Ridge are misleading. Matters
are now under control. with peaceable
ending In view"