New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-25
GENERAL BROOKE CORRECTS AN ERROR
THE INDIANS CROSSING WYOMING ARE NOT DIS
LoYAL-THE WARRIORS STILL ABSENT
FROM PINE RIDGE.


CHEYENNE Wyo Nov. Ex-Governor Warden mas
received this dispatch from General Brooke, from the
agency via Rushvllle Neb.: "The Sioux Indians re-
ported as being on Powder River in Wyoming, headed
for the Big Horn Mountains, the band OF Young
Man Afraid of IIs-IIorse They on visit to the
Crows by permission of the Indian Bureau. indian
polcc accompany them and they are entirely peace
full suggest to you to tell the people OF that section
that there is no reason for alarm much regret the
absence of this band from Pine Ridge at this time,
as lis presence would aid me materially in the work
to be done here
Governor Warren replies follows: Your mes
sage received Accept thanks for the kindly advice.
have forwarded the information to Buffalo and other
points, Please post me, If danger is threatened
The company OF state militia at Rock springs has
offered to enter the field at once, II necessary.
Al Medicine Root White River and White Clay the
dancing still goes on and the Indians arc not inclined
TO 90 10 the Pine Ridge agency for any purpose Mon
day is the day for issuing rations ana wednesday te
beef supply for weeks will be given TO the INDIANS
Red Star and several Of the other indians VINO are IN
cliped to be defiant agreed with Little Wound In his
declaration that they will not come In unless they are
forced TO do so At the Pine Ridge Agency the gen.
craI feeling is nervous one Nearly every agrees
that there will be trouble. The Indians assembled
there probably number 800 or 900. As they came In
they pitched their tepees they pleased on the prairie
Late on Saturday night authorities discovered that TIC
agency was also completely surrounded by the Indian
CAMP All protested, the greatest friendship, but
II was soon learned that many Of the squaws and chill
dren belonging TO the ebeOus braves and few OF
the braves themselves were wandering stolldy about
among the crowds of soldiers and halfbreeds who
ounged In front of the traders stores and the agency
buildings. The Indian police had worked all the
afternoon taking the names Of the people who
had come In, but one knew exactly who was
here and who was not. Neither the soldiers nor
the civilians liked the idea Of being surrounded by
tepces. Yesterday morning an order was given for
all the Indians to move of into the owlands upon the
hanks OF Wolf Creek There was no hesitation. The
decrept coffee coolers the aged bucks are called
stood about and smoked, the elder boys gathered the
ponies together from the surrounding kDols, and the
sauaws tore down the smoky tepees Every tlung was
loaded up and the whole party moved over into the
new camp. 4 careful inspection Of the camp as II
was moved showed only few Springfield rifles and
Winchesters, hut many OF the old men carried about
their wrists belts alled with loaded cartridges. There
are 900 fndians all told, In the reservation About
500 Or 900 OF them have in. hut In this number
herr are not $50 able bodied warriors. The young
men, the hot bIoOds, the discontentcd ones ana the
fanatcal ghost dancers not among them. The re
ports from the Indian teachers, squaw men ana
balfbrccds agree that the dlsaiIeced Indians VIII
sem. their sauaws 10 draw their supplies The
bucks themselves Will hold out, and as soon as the
ratlons and beef have been issued VIII demand