The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-11-15
The Pine Ridge Indian Agent
Wants the Government to
Take a Hand at Once.
As a Precautionary Measure Troops
VIII Be Stationed at a
Point Near BY.
The New Christ Craze Becoming More
Noticeable---A Contra
diotory Report


shere have been apprehenslons at the i'm
terror department OF serious trouble with
the Indians at the Pine Ridge and Standing
Rock agencies, caused by the hostile in
clinations of the Indians at those points
This was intensified yesterday when COM
municatioa was received at the interior de-
partment frosn Agent Roger. of the Bine
Ridge Agency. In which he stated that NJ
ghost dance given few days ago the In-
Gians became 50 bellige-ent and hostile
that he ordered the arrest OF three
OF their number. immediately their
fellow -menbers interfered aud he
was compslled 60 release thesn.
The agent recommends that steps
be taken by che government 60 prevent amy
trouble and asks that troops be- stationadi
on contiguous territory In case any serioas
trouble should arise. On the receipt OF tbES
communication Assistant Secretary Ghan.-
dleF and Acting Secretary Grant, OF the war
department., held consultation, at which.
IL was decided 10 leave the matter To Gem
Thomas II. Rnger, commanding the depart
ment of the Dakota. gen. Ruger will pro-
ceed to the Pine Ridge agency and investi-
gate matters Assistant Secretary Chan
dler. In conversation, stated that be did nOs
anticipate any trouble and that he thought
everything would he settled amicably. AmN
q precautionary measure, however II IL
likely that troops will be sent Co points
near these agencies on the next issue day,
In order Co quiet any disturbance that
might possibly arise,
The strange BELIEF Spreading.
PIERRE. Nov. 1&.--Coi. Tassen and uapn
Vivian, of the United states army. were In
town yesterday fresh from the scenes amoHE.
Sioux Indians. They say that the new
Christ craze IL again becoming more notice-
able among the Indians As has already
been stated this new Christ Il 10 appear at
an early date. The earth In Co pass through
= remarkable Transformation and he H. %
lead all Essod Indians through safhly and
they will have proprietary right to.the new
earth. The present globe will be sob
merged ia n stfatnmB Bf earth aud thus all
whites and their earthly possessions will
be buried. On the new earthis surface
viii be found every condition 60 make an
Indians existence one OF perpetual bliss.
The streams will abound In fish. and Duf-
falo. deer, antelopes, elk and other. Wild
game will roam Ia abundance They now
refuse To let WhitemAn. with whom they
have been doing business and whom, they
have repeatedly admitted 10 their dances
and councils. who can talk In their native
tongue and with whom they have. always
been ON the most friendly terms, bp ap-
proach the places where they are holding
their religious orgies, Even the squaw
men, who have married into their tribes are
refused participation. Their officers say
that II the new Christ comes and under
takes any bad breaks such as inGtfisg the
Indians 60 war, etc, he viii be summarIly
shot or hung. Col. Tasssn says the new
Messiah idea first cropped out amaaig tbs
Indians OF northern California in 1883. He
was among them that year and learned all
the signs and the reasons for their belief of
the coming of their Christ. n spread
slowly at first, but has now full possession
OF all the tribes.
A Contradictory R~poxt-
HURON, Nov. 14.-Thomas H. Ruger. of
the United States army, commhnaaeF of the
department of Dakota, accompanied by
Lieut.. Woodruff, was here yesterday after
noon. They came direct fnoBa Standing
Rock Indian Agency, where they inyesti-
gated the reported excitemens and dl~con-
tent among the Indians because OF the ex-
purtcd --ufn4rre --f-tare ss-essa4~e Me-ztn4s-
Sitting Bull, whsm they regard as one OF
the most willy Indians on the reservation
and who has given the interior department.
no little trouble, Is resp0nsiblss for much of
the excitement that prevailed few days
since, but which mas n0w sabslded. The
reports were greatly exaggerated MAI Mc-
LauEhlin. agems at Standing Rock agenoy.
Is In favor wish the Indians and win have
no trouble in keeping them quiet. GeR.
Ruger and Lieut.. Woodruff went To Bewa
sulIy In the. afternoon. TAsy viii visit vaEi-
Gus posts and military aeoscies in Northsaad
south Dake&a before retaining 90 81. Paal.