Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-24
THE INDIAN SCARE.
Hostiles Moving Toward Pine Ridge
Agency with Blood in Their Eyes.
The General Belief That II Trouble Does Not
Occur Now There will be a General
Uprising in be Spring.
GEN. MILES KEEPS POSTED.

ndh DuiIulug after ne uau kept iHe VII es
1Ot with orders TO The commanding OFF,
sers with the troops in the Northwest
among the Indians. The first telegram
rece we'd from the Indians came from an
army officer 1T the Rosebud agency say
ing that information has been received
that the hostile indians are moving
from Pass creek towards Pine Ridge
agency IN Two parties, the bucks with
Snort Bull along the While river route.
lhr oil men, women aud children on
The medicine road. This news comes
irOm Ind ans Who have returned from
Pas creek, aud Louis Richards SAYS II is
reliable. 1Eey report that they are
gong 10 the Pine Ridge agency 10 get
the ludIaus there 10 talk TO the COM
mnndIug general in their behalf. The
Trtort also says that Chief Two Strikes
intends To stab the commanding officer
as the i.unl for au attack 10y his Uuud.
Ih're seem TO be no doubt that the
leaders mean war and they are only
usllg Short BulI as preteuse
TO KEEP THE INDIANS TOGETHER.
Gen. Mics says that the troops have
been fully apprised concerning these
matters and precautions have been
tuken.
Gen. MIles received another letter from
tae frontier to-day. II was from Capt.
higgins, dated Great Fnils. Mont.
Nov. Is. the captain says: 81 was
Ut Pouu.ar Creek agency tor
about SIX hours Yesterday after
writing you my previous letter
uud heard some adiitonul items of ~
teresI concerning the feeling among the
Indians here aud eisew here in this region
Joseph Culberson says that the Indians
at Popular creek axe better armed to-
day than they have ever been before
He says there 10 strviceable brerch-
loader for nearly every warrior in the
tribe. He SAYS they have no religious
dances, nor is there great excitement,
but he only knows two halt-breeds and
NOT q single Indian who does not conf
dentialy
BELIEVE IN TIE NEW SUPERSTITION.
He says there Is no talk of any hostility
against the whites, but | asked him the
question why they are so well armed and
he replied, 'Oh, there is some game IN
the country yet, and il is the nature of
the Indian 20 carry gun anyway if he
eau.
IL learned that White Gut, Sitting
Bulls messenger, stopped nj the Popu-
lar Creek agency for Il few hours
last week on his way back 10
Dakota after visiting the Indians in
the Dominion of Canada. The agent did
not seem 10 know this when talked with
him. White Gut also said that the In
dgHs with Sitting Bull were better
armed than al the time of the Custer
affair He gave orders that if hostile
gun wa, fired Ut any time in Dakota or
elsewhere all the Indians everywhere
must rise and
10 WHAT DAMAGE THEY COULD
aud 70 Join sitting Bull aud Kicking
Bear at Bear Butte, in the Black Hills
region. This is to take place in the
spring. White Gut says the conditions
are more favorable now for an Indian war
Than ever before, as cattle are scattered
everyV here through the country where
the buffalo used to go in great droves,
aud ut one time given section would
have 10 lunnlo in il for months ut a
time. In support Of the statement that
lie country is now in good condition for
Ind an warfare, he cites the case of the
ChrytUnUs who went TO Tongue river
through country containing no game,
hut they found abundance of cattle for
their sustenauCe, while the settlers were
too few or too scattered to offer resist
auce. The Indians with Sitting Bull
have tHlk.i al this over and saw
they can MT ster more warriors now and
they nre better armed than at the time
OF the Custer affair, and the country is
better bow for their warfare than II was
then. But their main reliance after all
IS in
SUPERNATURAL AID.
asked Culuertsuu why The Indiuus did |
not take warning bv the fate of Sword |
Bearer, which ought to convince
them of the folly of their super
stItIou He says that the Iudians |
think that Kicking Bears medicine is |
stronger than Swordbearer's was and |
that they have seen manifestations and |
wonders which prove Leyoud doubt |
the truth of the present movement. |
They say these proofs were wanting in |
tho case OF SworhbeMrer. Joe hazer.led !
conjecture which seems TO me not i'm |
probable. He thinks Sitting Bull wants
next spring 10 assemble Rs large force
of warriors rs possible, thinking that !
even If the hope for
DIVINE ASSISTANCE
should not come hr could stand off the
troops tor time ami perhaps win some +,
great victory and eventually, if ueces-
sury, make his way 10 the British line
where he thinks he could be again safe
as he used 10 be aud could, If necessary.
treat nnd exact terms. Joe estimates
the total number of SIOUX still north of
the line at eighty lodges. l think
Boyar statement more likely 20 be cor
ret. namely, fortv-pight lodges ut
Woody Mountain and five or six lodges
elsewhere. l did not stop at Fort Belk-
nap reservation Ms | had probably OBJ
tniued all the Information | could have
gotten there. 4 scout from that ra-
servaiiou Is II Buford. Boyar has talked
with him. ! talked with an -mploye
from Fort Belknap who was on the train
foe few moments. There is rather
more excitement and ugly feeling shown
there hy the Indians than 10y those at
l"rulnr Greek. They are well armed.
OF THE MISSOURI SENDS
TROOPS.
ST. LOUIS, No, Nov. % Gen. Wes-
ley Mtr.Itt, commander of the depart
meit OF the Missouri, ut 8 clock this
morning received orders from the head
quarters of the army in Washington 10
send troops TO Pine Ii lge agency, the
scene OF the Indian troubles. Gen.
Merritt accordingly ordered regiment
Of the Seventh cavalry, consisting of