, 1890-11-30
THE INDIAN MESSIAH.
Capt Jack Wilson the Prime
Cause of the Trouble.
Navsjoes Become Drawer as
Troops Leave.
0sages are Also Struck With
the Craze and Dance.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 29.-Gen. Miles
arrived this evening from Chicago and
spent several hours in consultation with
Secretary Proctor aud Maj. Gen. Soho
field in regard to Indian matters. Sec
rotary Proctor approved his course and
told him that the president had directed
that he be gisen the fullest discretions in
the hope that the threatened outbreak
might be avoided without bloodshsd if
possible.
PIEaRE, s D., Nov. 29.-The fact
that several companies of troops reached
the bad land country aud will head off
any ~marauding Indians, has resulted in
the subsistence, to a large extent. of the
scare. The Indian who was sent to Big
Foot and Humps camps at the mouth of
Cherry creek, some time ago. returned to
Fort Bennett today and says the intention
of the hostiles Is apparently to soon join
Short Bull on Pass Greek and subsist
there during the winter on cattle quart
cred in the bad lands. He says there was
n number of educated Indians among the
Cherry creek hostiles. who came to Pierre
regularly and bought copies of papers.
These they took back and read to the
other Indians. The Indians. he said,
enjoyed greatly the reports of the great
alarm everywhere among the whites Ii
seemed to strengthen their belief that
the Messiah was coming and that the
whites we're ready to either die off or
leave the land to the Indians.
MINNEAPoLIs, Nov. ga special
from Standing Rock agency TO the Trib-
lme says: Buffalo Bill and Powell had
not been many hours at the agenc today
before a report was spread that they had
come for the purpose OF arresung Sitting
Bull and removing him from the reserya-
ton. Cody and one or two others left for
Bulls camp about noon. Trouble is an
tlcipated in c1se the arrest is attempted.
and the soldiers at Fort Yates are pre-
pared for a campaign at a moment mo-
tice. Information was obtained Tonight
that the commanding officer OF the post
had received instructions from Gen. Miles
to postpone the arrest of Sitting Bull for
the present, Agent McLauRblin has oour-
iers out to catch Buffalo Bill. Messen-
ners from Bulls camp last night reported
the dance going on, bat everything quiet.
ST. PAUL, Nov. GA Homer
Press special from Pine Ridge agency
nys: A conference was held today be
tveen Special Agent Cooper. Agent
River aud ex Agent McGillicuddy and
C4iefs Bad Yellow Hair, Little Wound.
Little Bear and Broken Arm. Little
gEound was the spokesman and many
if1ssuious submitted TO him met with
evssive answers. He frequently asserted
that be did not want war with the whites
He said the dance was organized by the
Indians because they have an accImula-
lion of grievances and used this means
to exhibit their discomfort One great
cause OF trouble seems 10 be jealousy
among the chiefs and the Indians. Little
Wound made several statements which
were directly at variance with facts, and
therefore all his talk was taken with allow
ance. Sensational reports tonight that a
battle Is imminent had no foundation.
The correspondent asserts that investiga-
tons have shown that Encouragement OF
the Indian bureau is largely responsible
for all the trouble.
A Chamberlain, S. D., special to the
Roneer-Pre says the Indian police of
Lower Brule have made several more ar
rests today, but the dance still continues
at White River. No danger is appre-
hended.
PARIS, Texas. Nov. Authorization
reached here tonight from the Com
manche and Kiowa reservations that a
great number had Joined the C%heyennes
and Arapshoos in the messiah craze, and
are now in iull force on the Canadian
river, where a ghost dance Is in progress.
1t is estimated that 1000 are there, and
all are armed and have plenty of cattle.
FORT WINGArE. N. NJ, Nov. 20
Rumors are current here OF the probable
uprising among the Navajoe Indians.
The sudden departure of the Sixth cav
alrv is attracting a number of Navaioes
into the post traders. Others report them
as very i~nsolent and overbearing. They
are holding large dances. and it is believed
the messiah craze mas reached them.
They are even holding a dance near the
limits of the post. led by medicine 1en.
Ranchers report That cattle are being
killed, horses stolen and cowboys attacked.
KANSAS Cry, Kan. Nov. pa