Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-22
DANCING DEMONS.
Deluded Redskins Keep Up
the Ghost Dance.
BlOOdShed Will Follow Their
Weird Gyrations.
The Situation in the DakOtas is
Extremely Critical.
Troops Sleeping on Their Arms at Pine
Ridge Agency-Reinforcem
Badly Needed.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.--Acting Indian
Commissioner Belt this afternoon re-
ceived a telegram from Special Agent
Cooper at Pine Ridge agency, saying.
''The Indians are still dancing. The
police report thirty Rosebud Indians
arrived at this reservation, and 800 or
700 more en- route to the agency. We
hope to settle this Indian craze without
bloodshed."
All kinds of rumors are in circulation.
In the course of the afternoon the fol-
lowing telegram was received at the war
department from General Miles: "The
number of Indians going from Rosebud
agency to Pine Ridge is increasing. Re-
liable advices show that this Messiah
craze is extending to our Indians near
the mountain border and between the
Sioux nation and the Canadian border"
A General Movement of Troops.
Secretary Proctor carried the dis
patches to the cabinet meeting, and
they formed subject of discussion.
Secretary Proctor says the suggestion
made by General Miles, that troops in
other divisions than his own command
be got in readiness to reinforce him, had
already been anticipated. Orders had
been sent to the commanding officers of
troops as far south as Texas and Arizona,
and as far west as California, to prepare
their men for immediate movement if an
emergency arises. In any event, it is
the intention of the department to heav-
lily reinforce the troops in the Dakotas
during the winter, and they will be
moved in from other divisions from time
to time. In this way it is expected the
department will be able to mass an over
whelming force at the agency where the
excitement is at its height, SO as to ef-
fectually suppress an Indian uprising in
the spring time.
Agent Wright Re-instated.
Major Wright, recently relieved from
the post of agent at Rosebud agency,
was completely eXonerated in all charges
and reinstated today. He started for the
agency tonight. In an interview, he
said he thought if some of the vicious
leaders in the present trouble could be
locked up, the craze would subside.
Sitting Bull and Red Cloud had been
scheming to regain control ever since
they were deposed last year for OppOsi
tion to the land sale. They are respon-
sible for most OF the present agitation.
The Situation at Pine Ridge.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., Nov. 21.-
The number OF pickets has been doubled,
an Indian police force of one hundred
men is on duty, and every soldier has
been instructed to sleep on his arms.
Five companies OF cavalry are now on
the way here. As soon as the reinforce
ments arrive, consultations will be
forced with the belligerent Indians. If
they refuse to stop dancing, they will
be employed. A vast number of ghost
dancers from Rosebud left the reserya-
ton, and are now moving rapidly
toward this point. About two-thirds OF
the Indians at this point are believed to
be hostile.
General Miles's Policy.
CHICAGO. Nov. 21.-In an interview
this afternoon General Miles said he
had no further word from General
Brooke, but he thought the latter had
beyond all doubt given the Indians to
understand that he is there for the pur-
pose of protecting lives and property,
and God help the first Indian who
makes break. ''It is not my inten-
tion," said General Miles, "to tolerate
any nonsense. l will tell you further,
that so far as regards the present ample
supply of ammunition and best patterns
of Winchester rifles with which the In
dians are armed, that somebody up in
that northwestern country is making a
business of furnishing these, and it will
not be many days before 1 shall know
just how this business is accom-
plished.'
Assistant Adjutant General Corbin
said the removal of the Cheyennes from
Pine Ridge agency, in accordance with
the recommendations of the commits
sion, has been ordered, and the carrying
out OF the order now, he thinks, will
remove the disturbing element from
Pine Ridge, and divert the attention of
the other Indians.
An Indian Sermon.
This morning General Miles was in
receipt of telegram from Rosebud,
from one of his officers, in advance of
the formal report. The officer gives
sermon delivered by Short Bull, the So
called prophet of the Messiah at Rose
OuO dSCHCf, W Iuc luuldilb. LII CulS SER
mon Bull said the things he predicted
would have to come to pass in two
seasons, but since the whites are begin
ming to interfere, the time will be
shorter. The Indians must not be afraid
of anything "Now," said he, "a tree
will sprout and all the members of our
tribes must gather there. But before
this time. we must dance the balance of
this moon, at the end of which time the
earth will shiver very hard. Whenever
this occurs, will start the wind to
blow. We will then see our fathers,
mothers and everybody. We, the In
dians, are the ones who are living
sacred life. Our father in heaven has
placed mark at each point of the four
winds. clay pipe lies at the setting
OF the sun representing the Sioux;
holy arrow at the north, represents the
Cheyennes at the rising of the sun there
lies a-hatchet, representing the Arapa-
hoe tribe; at the south there lies pipe
and a feather, representing the Crow
tribes. My father has shown
me these things, therefore we