St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-24

CHlCAGO, NOV. 70. IN Notwithstanding
the fact that to-day was Sunday, Gen.
Miles was at his desk early in the fore
noon, as also were Gen. Williams, Col.
C0rbln and other United States army
officers. The first telegram received
from the Indian country came from an
army officer at Rosebud agency, saying
that information has been received that
the hostile Indians are moving from
Pass Creek toward Pine Ridge agency
in two parties, the warriors with Short
Bull along the river route, the old men,
women and children on the Medicine
Root road. This news comes from
Indians who have returned from
Pass Creek, and Lieut.. Richard says
it is reliable. They report that they
are going to Pine Ridge agency 10 get
the Indians there to talk to the COM
manding general in their behalf. The
report also says that Chief Two Strikes
intends to stab the commanding officer
as signal for the attack by his band.
leaders mean war. and they are only
using Short Bull as pretense to keep
the Indians together. Gen. Miles says
that the troops have been fully apprised
concerning these matters and precau-
tions have been taken. Gen. Miles re-
ceiyed another letter
From the Frontier
today. 1t was from Capt. Higgins,
dated Great Falls. Mont, Nov. Is. The
captain says: II was at Poplar Creek
agency for about six hours yesterday,
after writing you my previous letter,
and heard some additional items of in
terest concerning the feeling among
the Indians there and elsewhere in this
region. Joseph Culbertson says that
the Indians at Poplar Creek are better
armed to-day than they have ever been
before. He says there is a serviceable
5reech-loader for every man fit
for active duty In the tribe. He
says they have no religious dances, nor
is there great excitement, but he only
knows two half-breeds, and not single
Indian,who does not confidently bell we
i'll the new superstition. and it is the
only topic of conversation. He says
there is no talk Of any hostility against
the whites, but asked him the ques-
ton why they were so well armed, and
he replied: 'Oh. there is some game in
the country yet, and it is the nature of
the Indian to carry gun anyway if he
can.' learned that White Gut, Sitting
Bulls messenger, stopped at Poplar
Creek agency for few hours last week
on his way back to Dakota, after visit
ing the Indians in the Dominion of
Cauada. The agent did not seem to
know this when L talked with him.
White Gut reported that the Indians
north of the line were
Richer and More Prosperous
than those who surrendered, finding
good game, trapping and fur, and, when
they wished to work, getting better
wages than the Indians Oh the reserva-
ton. White Gut also said that the In
dians with Sitting Bull were better
armed to-day than at the time of the
Custer affair. He gave orders that, if a
hostile gun were fired at any time in
Dakota or elsewhere, all the Indians
everywhere must rise and do what dam
age they could, and go join Sitting Bull
and Kicking Bear at Bear Butte, in the
Black Hills region. This is to take
place in the spring. White Gut saws
the conditions are more favorable now
for an Indian war than ever before. as
the cattle are scattered everywhere
through the country where the buffalo
used to go III great droves, and at
one time given section would
have no buffaloes in it for months at
time. In proof of the talk that the
country is now in good condition for In
dian warfare, he pointed to the case of
Cheyennes who came from the south to
Tongue river through a country con-
tanning no game, but they found abund-
| ance of cattle for their sustenance. while
the settlers were too few or too scat
tered to offer resistance. The Indians.
with Sitting Bull, have talked this over.
| and say they can muster more warriors
now and they are better armed than at
the time of the Custer affair, and the
country is better now for their warfare
than it was then. But their main re-
lance. after all. is in supernatural aid