Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
THE INDIAN CRAZE.
Official Reports Say 1t Is
Subsiding.
Adyices From Other Sources
Not So Encouraging.
A Good Deal of DeviItry Going on
in Dakota.
sitting Bull Still Dancing With All His
Might and Making Dire
Threats.
Associated Press Dispatches,

Associated Press Dispatches
WAsHINeToN, Nov. 2S.-The war de-
partment is in receipt OF number of
dispatches from the seat OF The Indian
trouble, ali indicating an improvement
in the situation. General Brooke says
every day lessons the strength OF the
disaffected. Little Wound has come
into Pine Ridge agency, and his brother
braves are following him. Short Bull,
of Rosebud agency, one OF the most
troublesome OF the Sioux, and his fol-
lowers, to the number of 500 lodges. re-
turned to Pine Ridge Thursday.
Acting Indian Commissioner Belt to-
day received a telegram from Agent
Dixon, at Crow Greek agency, S. d.,
saying none Of his Indians have vet been
dancing. A small band of Lower Brules,
near Rosebud reservation, have been
dancing, and he has dispatched force
OF police and scouts to stop it. He has
also called home all the Indians having
passes to leave the reservation, and SAYS
he considers it impossible. to be sur
prised in any outbreak the Lower Brules
may make.
CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., Nov. 29.-The
Lower Brule Indian police last night
started in to break up the ghost dances,
and today eight leading dancers are in
Jail at the agency. Another dance is
reported as organizing for tonight, and
the police are ready for it. Affairs are
lively for the time, but the police are
too much for the adherents Of the new
Messiah. No danger of an outbreak is
feared.
BRISTOL, S. D., Nov. 2S.-Much ex-
citement was created here this morning
by a report brought in by stranger
that Indians were at tPierpont and Lang
ford, and that the town Of Pierpont had
been burned. Later in the afternoon it
was learned that the whole thing was a
scare, and the reported burning of Pier
pont is discredited.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-A Philadelphia
(, special says: DR.. N. t. Gilcuddy, former
agent at Pine Ridge, telegraphs Herbert
Welsh, that the newspaper report of the
Pine Ridge situation is misleading.
Matters are under control.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 2S.-A special to
the Bee from Pine Ridge saws: The beef
issue passed off yesterday without any
exciting features. One hundred and
ninety steers were turned loose. Hawk
Head and Big Horse, reliable Indian po-
licemen, have reached the agency with
news that their families have been
stolen by band OF 200 Indians
that had deserted from Rosebud
few hours before and rushed off
to join 1900 other Indians. The de-
serters are now only fifteen miles north
east of Pine Ridge agency. When
Hawk Head and Big Horse discovered
that their families were missing, they
Immediately set out in pursuit of the
deserters. The latter refused to give up
the families. The policemen begged
and entreated the deserters to give them
back their wives and children, but only
got curses and threats against their
lives. Before they got away from the
band members of the latter said: go
tell the soldiers at Pine Ridge we are
part of 1900 other Rosebud Indians now
near Pine Ridge, and from now on we
are going to kill every white person we
meet, and ii the soldiers come we are
ready for them'
1t is predicted by the Bee correspond
ent that within thirty-six hours the
troops will be ordered to disarm or shoot
down the murderers, and when the
troops do start after them, the end will
be no Custer affair. A move will un-
doubtedly be made under cover of dark
ness, and by a forced march the attack
and finish will both occur between the
rising and the setting of the moon. The
scene of action will be some fifteen or
twenty miles northeast of the agency.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, Nov. 28.-Little
Wound is in and reports his inability to
control his band in the interests of
peace. The cavalry expects an order to
march tonight on the Rosebud camp on
the Porcupine, although General Brooke
is reported as being in favor of waiting
until the Sixth cavalry reaches Fort
Meade, and troops can be placed at
Forest City, above Pierre.
MANDAN, Nov. 2S.-Word comes from
Sitting Bulls camp from different
sources, that he is dancing his men
more vigorously than ever, and compell-
ing the children to join in the dance.
He is reported to be more hostile and
determined to fight than ever. This
afternoon two companies of cavalry
arrived from Fort Custer, and proceeded
to Fort Yates.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 2S.-A Bee special
from Rosebud agency says about fifty
young bucks are out raiding the country,
destroying deserted settlers houses,
school houses, etc. This gang can break
up any time after their work of destruc-
ton, or by allying themselves with the
hostiles, can destroy all the fodder and
run off all the horses and cattle on the
reservation.
A Bee Pine Ridge special says: This
afternoon friendly Indian came in to
Agent Roger with the rather startling
report that over 1000 Indians at
Wounded Knee had resumed the ghost
dances, with warlike accompaniments.
He said they were formed in regular war
dance, and were swearing vengeance
against the whites for conspiring to stop
them. The Indians said they were re-
solved to resist interference to the last
man. Little Wound, who left the agency
yesterday with protestations that his
men had stopped dancing, was in the
dance with all his band. The friendly
Indian further said the dancers were
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