The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-03
PloTr%G TO NUN
GlEN. BROOKE.

Conferen1 s." xyh,ch All the Hos'hs
Indians On, n.rin Their BLOODY
pine .r.ncy Is. d. dispatch.
Cripple idse a,ans, old Indians, squawS'
and chill fron are thick about the asentt o.,
ana the all protest their frienosh'p ~
the VIII a" There are few II any ao.o
men in t%a Marty. Nearly all the repoi's
from IN '"o INA about the reser'a'lon
agree that the snffected braves are nv ~,
coming IN. lne. position has prooausg
been stated s he,nnes by Red star, S Sits
S Ce creek He met Ahh eel1ss sn1 iorse IN
front OF the agency, and, In reply 10 q
question, said:
"If they want us TO como In let them
come out and round US up
The authorities at the agency have re-
ceived permission from Washington 10
increase the Indian police force 10 100
men. Working upon this same IDEA
Gen. Brooke has been empowered 20
muster in 200 more Indians TO serve as
souaw scouts, but thus far no steps have
been taken to arm or equip such "A force.
In looking over the Indians assembled
here IL is extremely hard 10 ilnd where
the 200 men would come from. There
are probably not that many young and
active braves in the whole camp
So far only few Indians have APP
peared TO belong TO the bands assembled
at the points marked out for rendezvous
TO the north Of the agency. At Medicine
Root, White River, and White Clay, the
dancing still goes on, and the Indians
are not inclined to come TO the agency
for any purpose. Monday is the day forl
issuing rations, and Wednesday the beer
supply for two weeks will be given TO
the Indians. Red Star and several or
the other Indians who are inclined 10 be
defiant agree with Little Wound in his
declaration that they will not come in
unless they are forced TO do so. Here at
the agency the general feeling Is ner-
vous one. Nearly every one agrees that
there will be trouble. The Indians as
sembled here probably number 500 or
900. AS they came in they pitched their
tepees as they pleased about the prairie.
Early this morning an order was given
for all the Indians TO move off into the
low lands upon the banks of Wolf Creek
that runs off TO the southeast At noon
an ugly and dirty Indian, who is the
barbaric ancestor of the town crier,
moved about the camp promulgating the
order in shrill and strident voice that
could be heard for half mile. There
was no hesitation. The decrepit old
the elder boys gathered the ponies to-
gether from the surrounding knobs, and
the squaws tore down the smoky tepees.
Everything was loaded up, and the whole
party moved over into the new camp. A
careful inspection of the camp rummage
as il was being moved showed only few
Springfield rifles and Winchesters, but
many of the old men carried about their r
waists belts filled with loaded cartridges.
The question that everybody is asking
is whether the ghost-dancers will come
in 10 see the agent under the order of
last Thursday for all peaceably disposed
Indians TO report at the agency. There
are 1000 Indians all told in the reserva-
ton. About 500 or 900 Of them have
come in, but Of this number there are
not $50 able-bodled warriors. The young
men, the hot bloods. the disconnected
ones,' and the fanatical ghost-dancers
are not among them.
The first knowledge that the ghost
dancers had commenced plotting TO en-
trap the soldiers was brought TO In
dian Agent Roger last night by William
ID. McGau, formerly an Indian
scout and now wealthy ranch
man living in the vicinity of Buffalo
Gap. McGau was travelling overland
on horseback and alone. He enjoys
a wide friendship among the Indians
generally, and last night staid at one af-@
the lodges midway between this<1
and Buffalo Gap. He had placed
dependence in the reported scare,
therefore felt no fear in lying down
going TO sleep in tepee full of broA
faced fellows, Notwithstanding
noticed that they were all fully arm
little curiosity, however, promp
him TO feign sleep and keep his ears OF
during the early part of the night. x
resuiv -.s :. at he secured information
as startling as IL was valuable, and that
removes every vestige of doubt as TO the
bloodthirsty villainy which has taken
possession Of the ghost dancers.
After he had been in bed some little
time, couple of hours or more, one of
the redskins bent over him to discover
whether he was asleep. To all appear
ances he was Then he heard them get
up and begin a whispered consultation.
For the first time in his life McGau says.
he almost doubted his own ears. VIE.
Indians with whom he had lain down "a.
sleep with feeling of the utmost Sc
curity were deliberately plotting TO lead
Gen. Brooke and his soldiers into an am
bush and shoot them down.
Their plan, as McGau heard from their
own lips, is to continue the ghost dance
till the troops try to stop IL. The place
selected TO carry out their murderous
design is place sixteen and one-half
miles north of here, and more adj
vantageous locality for so devlish deed
probably does not exist anywhere else on
the face of the entire continent. 1t is
where the White Horse Creek empties
into the Wounded Knee and lies in
something of an amphitheater shape
The only practicable way of leading
TO the spot is by road that follows.
along the bank of White Horse Creek.
Upon either side of the road and
creek are dense clumps of trees, so.
many as TO almost form wall on either
side OF the approach. The plot is TO.
have ghost dance in the center of this
amphitheater and have the woods on
either side OF the road full OF Indians;
when the soldiers come up to stop HE
dance, they would be easily shot down
by the Indians in ambush on either side.
BY lining the road with their Winches-
tiers for the distance of mile and let--
ting the troops get well into the am