Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-27
uneasy Indians, because of the coming Of
so many soldiers.

uneasy Indians, because of the coming Of
so many soldiers.
AFRAID OF A STAMPEDE.
If the redskins should take to the hills in
fright, they will lead the boys in blue a
merry chase, and then, and not until then,
would the situation become critical. To-day
was the regular day Tor issuing beef to In
dians at the Government corral, two miles
from the agency, but when the Sioux and
Cheyennes came tramping in from their
villages, they were told that no beeves
would he killed until tomorrow, because
Little Wound and his band had not yet put
in an appearance. Runners reported, how
ever, that the big chief would be in before
night and with him were the 200 Rosebud
Agency Indians, who desire to be trans
ferred to this agency and not to go to war,
as the abnormal liar has made out.
The Indians now here have one more
grievance, which does not help the situa-
tlon, and that is the refusal of Agent Boyer
and General Brooke to hold a council with
them. They cannot understand why nego-
tiations are at an end, and nothing remains
for them as peaceable Indians but uncondi-
tional surrender. Red Cloud cannot get
hearing, No Water is threatened with ar
rest and constantly keeps away from the
agency buildings. Big Road pleaded all
day ior conference with the officers, and
late last night he was granted hearing. 1t
anybody who was present at that conference
doubts the pitilul docilitv of the Sioux at
Pine Ridge he must be a calloused skeptic.
PLEADING FOR HIS PEOPLE.
Seated in the center of the floor was the
famous chief, who is known the length and
breadth of the reservation rs man who
never breaks his word. and as 4 warrior who
has the courage OF Gall and the bravery of
. Chiefs son. He came, he said. to plead
for his people and to beg that they be not
killed. He had danced in religious dances,
and frankly admitted that he had done so
against the wishes of Agent Boyer, but ne
declared he thought himself in the right,
and promised there and then that neither he
nor his band would dance again if it WAS
against the earnest desire of the Great
Father.
big Roads people have been sfted from
the so-called uufriendlv camp of the Sioux
around Red Clouds house and are now in
the village of friendly Indians. Agent
Bower said this morning that he had infor-
nation that Sitting Bull had fire brands at
all the Sioux agencies, who were trying to
foment trouble. He was positive that the
old medicine men had emissaries at Pine
Ridge and that Indian runners were con-
veniently passing to and fro between the diff
ferent agencies, with the information as to
the progress of affairs on this reservation.
He also said that Indians who had been
seen galloping along the ridges overlooking
this agency were the men picked by the un-
friendly Sioux to watch the troops, and that
the instant trouble began they would make
a dash !or the ranches and begin their
depredations. Agent Boyer, it may be
said, is doing all he can to straighten out
the snarl in which he unconsciously finds
himself, and if he is successful his star as
an Indian agent will blaze with redoubled
brilliancy.
At best the present situation is pretty
mess ami one which requires careful investi-
cation, as there may be some pertinent and
embarrassing questions asked when Uncle
Sam is asked to pay the bills for this
enormous expenditure of money.