The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-11-27
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LATEST INDIAN NEWS.
NOW scHEMINo TO REPEAT
THE CUSTER MASSACRE.
Hosules Moving nom Pass Creek Toward
Ptns Ridge III Two Paraes-Troops Be-
ting Massed &C notwithstanding Bull
RssPsnsibls for the Trouble.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2l,.-.1en. Miles yesterday
afternoon received Y telegram from one Of
his oficers AT Rosebud, saying hatinforma-
ton he's been received that the hostile ms
diAns are moving from Pass creek toward
Pine Ridge In two parties, This news comes
from Indians who have returned from Pine
Ridge, and II II believed to be reliable. It
10 repoFeed they are going to PINE Ridge
agency to get the Indians there to talk to
the commanding officer In their behalf, the
Intention being for Chief Two Strike to
stab the general as ths signal for q general
attack by his band. The officer adds there
seems no doubt that the leaders mean war
are only using Prophet Short Bull as a
pretext to keep h Indians together. Gen.
Miles says the troops have been fully adj
vtsed OF this and other reports and due pre-.
cautions taken.
Another startling story was published
yesterday morning to tho efect thai Will
liam McGau, formerly a government scout,
overheard the Indians arranging q plan to
repeat the Custer massacre. Their scheme
was to move the ghost dance Into a valley
near the agency where there is a sort of
natural amphttheatre, on two sides of
which Is dense clump of trees. When the
soldiers march down to stop the dancing,
hundreds Of bucks will be ambushed in the
trees with rifles, and according to their idea
not o single soldier can escape alive.
Gen. Miles also received, last evening, q
letter from Poplar Creek agency from Capt.
Huggins. The Indians at Poplar Creek,
he say are better armed to-day. than ever
before. Sitting Bulls messenger, White
Gut stopped there a week ago on his way
eack from Canada. He reported to the
Poplar Creek Indians that the Indians north
of the line were richer and more
prosperous than those who @ come
back to this country after the
custer affair. White Gut also
gave orders there that il a hostile shot wal
tired at any time in Dakota or elsewhere all
the Indians everywhere must rise and dc
what damage they could and join Sitting
Bull and Kicking Bear in the Black Hills
white Gut furthermore told them tho con-
ditions now were more favorable for an In.
aian war than ever before, as there art
great droves of cattle all through the coun.
try where the buffalo used to be. A scout
told the captain he thinks that Sitting Bull
wants tn n eco NJ lo n, 1on-o S..
riors next spring as possible, thinking even
II the expected divine assistance should not
come, he could stand the troops off for
awhile, possibly win some BATTLES and then
escape into British Columbia, as he did be-
fore, where he would be safe and coul
make a treaty with the United States
again. Capt. Higgins says the reports
from Fort Belknap agency indicate that the
Indians there are also in a very excited
state.
Reported More Submissive.
Late last night Gen.. Miles said he had
advices from Gen. Brooke saying the turbu-
lent Indians had evidently changed their
minds and instead Of making an attack are
more submissive. What this meant could
not be told, but the natural treachery of
the Indians is not being lost sight of by the
officials, Thu longer they refrain from hoa-
Utilities the better it is for the army, which
can be concentrated to better advantage.
The general also received a dispatch last
night from the sheriff OF Nelson county, N,
D., saying a friendly Indian brought infor-
nation that 200 bucks have left the Devil,
Lake reservation.
Col. Cody, Buffalo Bill" left last nigh
for Omaha, am will go thence to RushviIle
Before leaving he said the question of the
outbreak was problematical. II the gras.
were four inches high he would expect i
every night. AS it is, the season is agains
an uprising. However, with the ~fanatica
bucks dancing the ghost dance. there is nj
telling into what fever they may worl
themselves. There will, it appears GER
tainly be trouble unless the dances ar,
stopped. On the other hand, interference,
of the soldiers may precipitate war, so /
looks bad either way.
Troops Being Massed at RushvilIe.
OMAHA; Nov. A.-There is more blood O,
the moon. at Pine Ridge thar can be seer
from here with the naked eye. News from
there is meagre and unsatisfactory, AM
consists mainly Of rumors. Yet the activit,
at army headquarters and the hurrie,
efforts to mass troops at Rushville give
color to the belief that serious trouble i
anticipated now. Fort Omaha, the strong
est garr1soned post in the department. O
the Platte, is now depopulated save for
squad necessary to keep the buildings ant
barracks in repair. Yesterday Companie
E, F, G and 81, Second infantry, Capts
Gums, Ulia, Keller and Clark, We're hastil,
loaded on two special trains on the Elkhorl
line and hurried away toward Nashville
where they will arrive at 4 a. m. to-day
At the same time Companies A, c, E and G
Twenty-frst infantry, Lieut.. Brook
and Capts. Ebstein, Duncan ant
Boyle, were hurried away from Fort Sidne,
under the command OF Lieut.. Col. POLAND
Col. Guy V. Henry was already on tn
train en- Rpute from Fort Mckinney will
some troops Of the Ninth cavalry. All thes,
troops will be at Nashville before noon to
day. At other posts, in the department o
the Platte, troops are under marchinJ
orders and the entire strength Of the de
partment can be massed' at Rushville ii
.hirty six hours. This preparation is said
at army headquarters here, t1 be only pre-
cautionary, and it is thought probable tina
small raiding parties will harrass the farm
ers along the reservation borders and troop
will be required to prevent this, and ais,
that IT a fight should nsue at Pine Ridg
these forces can support Maj. Buffers col
umn. What it all means is not clear. Arm,
officers are very r~eticent and tell nothin,
that is not easily apparent. It was rum
ored here yesterday that a fight had occur
red at Pine Ridge, but this was not veri
fed.
Troops Been Forwarded.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 24.-Secretary Procto
has received no information from the In.
dsa troubles other than that already mad,
public. Besides the Seventh regiment o
cavalry which has been started from For
Riley, the Sixth regiment, now scattered ii
Arizona and new Mexico, has been ordered
assembled and forwarded to Pine Ridge
During the day the secretary received
telegram from the mayor OF Buffalo. Wyo.
complaining there is only a small com
pany Of infantry In that vicinity, and tina
the frontiersmen are certain II they breal
away from the~r reservation that will be on,
Of first points they will make for. H,
demanded arms and ammunition or othe
protection. The secretary ordered tn,
matter looked into. The agent Mt Pin,