The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-25
NO SCALPS TAKEN YET.
-ur GOVERNMENT RUSHING ITS
TROOPS TO PINE RIDGE.

,,.,+ of the Dispatches Received at
.,a War Department of a Reassur-
80 Nature-The Cheyenne's Calling at
rbeir Reservation to Secure Their
Allotment Of Rations.
w.szrNGToN, Nov. A.-Several dis
..tcbes from Gen. Miles, received at the
~ denartment this morning. were taken
hv secretary Proctor to the white house for
AZ Presidents information. The substance
- tbem is mainly confrmatory of the news
Nl..odv received from the west. 1t appears
.ho, affairs at the Standing Rock agency
.ho,v much Improvement. A considerable
.,uonar nj Indians from the Rosebud
-anov are reported moving toward Pine
1sJ p;Jro Inst what their purpose is, is not
is,o1 49,, IN the army officials. They may be
80, IN participate in the ghost dance, or
soo nav he on q hostile movement, not
i.ncJvv;ng sr9J that a strong military force has
Aao, +,a3hered at Pine Ridge. Gen. Brooke,
- e in command there. reports that he
" socnre in his position that the friendly
Indians coming to the agency are increas-
ing in numbers.
p,-sHryG FORWARD THE TROOPS.
Tho war department is giving every as
si.,ance in its power to Gen. Miles. In i'd
J;tion tn the military forces in his division
ten troops of calvary stationed in Arizona
and New Mexico and Texas and large
force from Fort Riley, including two light
batteries Of artillery, have been forwarded
10 Pine Ridge agency to reinforce his COM
mand All of these movements have been
sanctioned by the President, who is deeply
interested in the Indian situation.
RATION DAY FOR THE CHEYNNEs.
NrNNEAPoIIs, MINI, Nov. "a. - A
special to the Journal from Plerre, .. d.,
saws. s'This is ration day at the Cheynne
agency. and the Indians ere congregating
| there in large numbers The scare is SUBJ
siding Indian agent Norville has just re-
turned from the the Bad river country.
He saws the Indians there are abandoning
their dances, and promise not to participate
in them again"
LOYAL INDIANS ALARMED.
special to the Tribune from Standing
Rock agency says the Indians who are
loyal to the government are as much afraid
Of the messiah Indians as the white people
The report of a stampede on the other side
of the river, in which 500 families left their
homes and fled for their lives to
Eureka and other towns within radius
of 50 miles, was caused by a woman
living at La Grace, who was riding along
The river and saw small number Of Indians
on the sand bar yelling. She galloped home
and gave the alarm, starting for Eureka
herself Families are now returning TO
their homes. The Indians In Sitting Bulls
camp are still dancing, but doing no harm,
and are not molested by the authorities.
The soldiers here have been drilled to a
high point of efficiency.
SCARE AT ONEIDA.
BLUNT. S. D., Nov. 24-In their fright
Saturday evening at report that an armed
body of Indians 800 strong were approach
ing from the northwest, all Oneida and the
surrounding vicinity of Suly county
gathered into the largest hotel and the men
waited, armed for the fray. The old and
sick women and children were huddled en-
maSse in the building. Two children of
MIR. Livingstone, lying low with scarlet
fever, were crowded in, exposing the " hole
company to the dreadful disease. Oneida
has been furnished 100 guns and 700 rounds
Of ammunition from Fort Sully.