, 1890-11-19

Associated Press reporter called on Gen.
Miles. He said: The newspapers
really ought not 20 publish this sort of
thing for it will be in the Indian camps in
less than twenty-four hours. There is
nothing in it except hat troops are being
sent to the vicinity of the reservation to
prevent. if possible. any outbreak and
to encourage the loyal element among the
Indians. also to protest the agencies which
report Indians as turbulent and past CON
troll. 1t was hoped this excitement might
pass without serious trouble, and
up to this time no Indians have
left their reservations. The causes of
this threatened trouble are: Failure of
their crops, delay of congress IN making
appropriations for their support and sub
sequent delay in getting supplies, result
ing 10 their being brought to the verge of
starvation and worked into a frenzy.
They are getting rations now and posi-
bly, the difficulty may be bridged over.
The movement OF troops Is simply pre-
~cautionary, but at the same time they
may have serious work. The reporter
asked If it would not be unusual for the
Indians to 20 on the warpath at the be-
ginning OF winter. The general replied,
Not at all; those northern Indians are
tougher than leather"
MINNEAPoLIs, Nov. ls.-The Tri-
bune's Mandan, n. D., special says:
Every house in town is full to overfiowIng
with refugees from the country districts.
he most intense excitement prevails in
the country. Settlers are prepared to
believe anything about the Indians. In
town somewhat less tension exists owing
to the receipt OF 300 guns today from
the state government and the fact that
a company of soldiers will be here
tomorrow morning from Fort Totten.
Tonight there are 200 Indians in town
armed but the citizens are armed. too,
and patrols will be out and the people
will sleep with their clothes on. A date
will be fixed by a committee of citizens
and the Indian agents will be notified
that after hat date any Indian found in
this county without a pass from the agent
will be killed on sight. The population is
excited and although conservative men are
doing their best to quiet the angry ones,
there Is every reason TO believe that unless
the government takes immediate steps
to increase the force OF soldiers here and
at Fort Lincoln, every Indian coming
into the county will be killed.
ST. PAUL, Nov. lS.-A Pioneer Press
special from jamestown, n. d., says:
The messiah craze has struck the Indians
at Fort Totten and they are Inclined to be
ugly. One hundred armed bucks were
seen crossing the railroad track at
Minnewaukan EN- route from the Turtle
mountains to join the Sioux at Standing
Rock. They said they were going hunt
ing.
BISMARCK. n. D., Nov. Is.-Late
last night the city was startled by the
alarm OF an Indian outbreak. The re-
port came from Mandln that Indians at
Standing Rock agency had left the
agency and were advancing on Fort Lin
cOl0. The state government was called
on for aid and by this morning the ex-
citernent was intense. A reduction of
the forces at Forts lincoln and Yates
hiss made the settlers apprehensive, for
there are 6.000 Indians at Standing
Rock alone. Ii vas learned this alter
noon, however. that the alarm was I'M
necessary. Everything is quiet at Fort
Yates and no trouble is expected there.
Very lew soldiers are now kept in the
forts in this ~neighborhood and the set
tiers are easily alarmed. The Indians
could sweep the country west of the Mis-
souri, before assistance could be had, and
the demand for charging the garrisons at
Forts Yates and Lincoln will be renewed.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. lS.-A Chadron,
Neb., special to the Tribune says: 1t is
reported here that the Indians at Pine
Ridge Agency have gotten entirely be.
yond the control of the agent and have
already begun depredatious in the way Of
stealing cattle and other property. Three
hundred soldiers from Fort Robinson
passed through here today.