The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-03
FOR BREAD, NOT BLOOD
Colonel Sitting Bulls Agitation
Has Rations i'm View.
NO FEAR OF ANY FIGHTING.
Since the SNOW Filled the Clutches and
the xsari b saas, NltssIs shs
Ghost Dance Has Subsided.

PINE RIDGE AGESCY, Dec 2-Sleet, snow and
cod weather gu sefed everything today. There
wiz be sp, c;al Issue of rations tomorrow 10
the frendiiesl II il reported that there is d.
vision of OPT MON among tins hostiles. and that
some want 10 come into the agency. Fight
lod . of Ii 81. Wounds psopls re urn TO-DAY.
BISMARCK. n. D., Dec. Owing TO the delay of
srsias, Buffalo Bill did not start East till noon
today. He Proc ds directly TO Chicago for .
conf renee with gems rsl Mics In conversation
here to-day, he expressed the opinion that all
the troub e with the Indians is caused
by Sitting Bull and few other
crafty leaders. who are workin upon the su-
rstitious na;u-e OF their 70 lowers for rhe
purpose 81 brin ing the gnver meat TO terms
on TIE ieer OF OK cues ard incr as.d ra-
tons Cody do s not iook for an uprisi g. bnt
thi Ks the military must be Kept Oh hand in
full strength unit the relig Gus Graz sub id g,
or thee W be depre istions in the spring
VIII en- wou d bring war.
DENVER Dec 1.-The entire command 1t
Fort Logan leaves tomorrow morning the
scene OF the Iniian di turf auce in Dakota
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 2-Lieutenant McComb,
In command OF the scouts Al Fort Reno, was IN
the ei y today. He stated that tne Cbeyennes
sud Arspahoes had had several dances of late,
bat they hsd M host le significance whatever.
Jimes odmire. receiver the land Office at
Kinefsher, to egrapts that there 10 no excite
ment and that tho who have been psrtlci-
pat NJ In the dance have returned nome. A
sp.c. dispatch from Guthrie Gays there is no
da er of an outbrs ak q nong the Indians In
the territary.
STANDING Rock A6EScY. Dec. 2-Ordsrs have
been issued TO MAJOR NJ Laughiin to increase
me rstions from eIgat TO ten per cent K torts
r,m Sitting Bulls camp report decided de-
crease in danci z
PIERRE ID C. 2.-Let'ers were received today
from the comm 81 danss III Fort snl y ard Fot
Bennet +, $ at o ed on the Indian frontier tnet
20 ar as that con try caIcern.d, IL Is per.
fecily ssf An offc re'uraed from q pers nal
visit 10 Hun p's and big Foot's camp o. Cnerry
creek. states that he cod weather and snow
nave driven the Indians in from the gnost
dances. They advise all settlers to procure
rifles aid plenty of ammunition this winter be-
cause the danger of an outbreak in the spring 10
great
WASHINGTON CITY. Dec. 2-General Miles, In
an int r,i-w on the Indian troubles. said he be-
neyed darger was imminent. The seriousness
of the siiustiou. h sd, had not been exs,ger.
ated. The dis # ion Is nor Widespread than
fer year,. The conspiracy extends to tribes that
have heretofore beea nosIi e. but are now in
fuii sympathy with each other. Though scat
tered over large sr a of country, the causes of
the difficulty are easy OF location. Insufficient
food supplies, religious delusions and the in-
naie Dip sition of the savage TO go to war must
be he d responsible.
"Are the campaign preparations on the part
of the government comp ete?" was asked.
"Not quite" replied the general. Everything
viii be ready in a few days, though. The troops
aud supplies en- route will be available very
speedily. 1t is possible TO encourage the loyals
and reduce the number and influence of the
hosiiies. and In this way IN outbreak may be
sverted."
General Miles referred to the great necessity
~ nv cd for
he said. I'VE have about 200 mountsi men and
have plenty of infantry, we cannot catch
INQUIRED Indians with white foot soldiers"
SIS it not novel proceeding for the indians
to go on the war-paih at the beginning OF win.
terri qusried the reporter.
"Yes, in some respects it Is" replied the gen
eraL "Their argument Is good, though They
are better armei fhan ever. and tnei. supply of
horses all that could be desired. Every buck
has Winch. ster rife and knows how 10 use it
They can live on cattle aud the Humerous horse
ranches will furnish them with fresh stock
when cold and starvation ruin their mounts
These hostiles have been starved into fighting
and they will prefer to . lighting rather tuan
starve peaceably. hop the problem may be
solved without bio dsneo, but such a happy
ending to th- trouble seems improbable"
The order previously issued, reiiev ng Colonel
II. C. Corbin fl. m duty at Chicago, and sending
him 20 San Frau cisco, has te-n revoked He
will be Chief oil the stan at Chicago uuder Gen.
eral Nils.
NEW YORK, Dec 2.-The Herald has Q dis
patch from W. F. Cody, al Msndan, OAK, say
ing: Il have iusi arrived from the Sitting Bun
and Chief Gal country. When l left yes
terday the Indians were still dancing
1ney said they were going to dance
all winter or die, and if they did die it would be
good medicine. as they would CO ne to life in
the spring and not be cold and hungry this
winter. In this part of North Dakota Sitting
Bull is the great disturoer aud prophet The
situation 10 most critical. II it were spring
there Won be war, and Is the Indians are 30
well armed and mounted, many homes would be
laid low, and many thousands Il innocent lives
lost Troops are arrsv ng dairy and getting
into position, thus giving unprotected se,t ers
more confde. &c. Ii General Miles cannot han
de this question NO other man need iry. The
Indians are awaiting the coming of the Messiah.
Winter has Sc in, aud If the Messiah does no,
get q move on himself the snow will blow
through mis- VII skers so rapidly that he will
forget 10 materialize.
w. F. CODY. Buffalo Billy