The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-21
Indians at Pine Ridge in ! Re.
ligious Frenzy.
THE GHOST HASN'T wALkepyrr1
Troops Surround Sitting Bars 81
votees, and There Will Be No VA.
The Trouble Has Been GrssuIy xxaersr.
ated' and Was Largely Dus !. :. ~
competent Assnt-A rev Usly Wss.
riors ON the Reservatiens, II

FoRr NIoBRARA, Neb.. VA v.,.nts,.
Neo., NOV. M-Ihe troops from Foef|
Nioorara reached Rosebud agency e6rivE
TINS morning. and found al quiet sn6
peaceful. The Messiah craze has NOT h1Iult
as prevalent at Rosebud agency, and mr11E
OF those affected by it LEFT several 6SvsE
ago Tor Pine Ridge, to paracipats - 1So|
gnost dance. The presence Of alarfe num.'
Der OF these Indians. with dozen Waeuo1.
IN valentine yesterday for the purnoSe
OF freighting agency goods 70 Rosebud.
when they knew that troops were mara 4
ing 10 the agency, was assuring 70 the NJ.
pie that little trouble was apprehended' Ik
is also considered good evidences thaf tl,orr
will be no trouble at Pine Ridge. vk>ro e
is thought most Of the present rov -
caused BY the new and inexperioncs6
agent s7'
PIERRE, Oak. Nov. 20. Captain NofyiIl
special Indian agent stationed n 1x15
point, returned today from trip up I11
river, where he had gone "a receipt q = =.
port that the Indians, on account cf ~
Messiah dance, were fsiline 70 attend ~
distribution of rations and killing cnf(la
He reports that he found H. Indians un,n6S
excited, and keeping up their fomoo
ghost dances with zest and porsevornr65
that Is alarming. He found Humn R
with about 300 braves Of Two KsttleSe honx
all painted up and scting IL ! WY ~
picious manner. COWBOYS Who orrfVo1
here tonight. stated that ~ IndinuS ~
killed number Of cattle and Wore oooIno
strangely. and that the famous In6lSnS
Steps the Cripple. had told thom that tk6y
had better keep on theiv gusrd The - =
chief told Captain NorviIIe that several hns
tiles had urged his people 10 IS and M
in the ghost dances, making fhroote fkSf ff
they did not enough force would s. s5nt
against them to kill them alL Ih1e cl6xr
to stand in great fear Of The hcotIio6.
Kansas CIrY, Nov. 2O.-A disp63ck m
Pine Ridge from James n. FinIoy, forrl
OF this city. but now post txnder at -
Pine Ridge agency, was receivod hare ~
night. The dispatch mentions ~ arrival
of troops and CONTINUES q foIIoWo:
The Indians are actually erased v1(N rollnGour
fanaticism, and the excjtsuer5 y ~ enc1G
dance II Of most inteuse chan ~ A61 ~
their excitement the utter Uet11 - st -
sequences induced By thsir hind 49,
and you may gain some idoa ~ ~ s1tnotG
1t ID the general opinion smong ~ Roopn q
they wili be ordered In ! day 81 ~ . - r
Indian ghost dance. Then 1oun1o WI U
douosediy follow Two or mree onne1g -
- plosls 80. $3.50. nsz .Jss ~ Just y-xe..sz
es,.s.-s.ss., .-.sss 80 s-ssss 80 ~ M
Thev ~ III hasxi1v 1rus1d. nr1 - NJ s.
Rosebud sioux u 3oln them 800 Y Is 95
CHIcAoo. Nov. D. GenSrnl M n
evening received : telaeram frona ~ J
Vile informing him that Gooee,l nrnoIus4
command reached Pine Ride ~ ! Co.,
this morning. The Indians - eouain1 RI
in largo numbers from Roeohud HkoeS -
much excitemant and ~ ehoof dnr775I
continues. s.
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Il Npmhers ~ voune I1xi1ar ~ q
red rev Wincheefsr 81 - - -
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tajns north 81 The Britarh linz. 6o proSG1y(5
~. remnsnt. 81 tha Owallal6e - Uno<s
papas One of the LOYAL Indians ~ 1l1Cx
once that IN case the eioux ohoQI1 G1 {
hostiIities nanv vounx vnrfjoD lS0m f&n1#
vicinitv we're Hkeiv to ro nnd jcfn l<oln
Ths ogaIlalas 'and UncepopooI -
of the Britirh line. ~ -
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cerned N the Ainne.gs u sss- "a -
The Gr0s Venfxcs Indians
Belknap reservation, aFe II very - 81
lent state. As an instauoo q - eooe1
floating around. ~ oflceF sells 80 e.
rent ON the reservation, - - ogs u lz1!| i
several young warf1on - = q. r..
to visit Sitting Bun end te11n : 3. '!l
new Messiah. On the WY 80 g
Yellow Hawk, sid - 80 NJ !s s|.Z
manded in . dream e ~ .lI'1 - e..
test Of faith, with ne peo r. l.l.. H. q
should be raised from oesta g .y..z!< :
ted suicide accordingly. sne - 1.* z3 I
on without him Wnen Z ~ f., !:
there ~ alive and ven, having - -
rected and taken 70 Standing Rack oo