The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-03
IMMINENT DANGER.
Gen. Miles Thinks the Situation
Has Not Been Exaggerated.
Preparations In Progress for a Long Cam
palgn-The DiSafecton More Wide
spread Than for Years.


w NhoIilNuIO-Ns ICS. S.@.-pOiiC1dl 4ullCos III
an interview to-day on the Indian trouble,
said he believed danger imminent. "The
seriousness of the situation" he said. has
not been exaggerated. The disaffection is
more widespread than for years. The con-
spiracy extends to the different tribes that
full sympathy with each other, though scat
tered over large area of country. The
causes of the difficulty ale easy Of location.
insufficient food supplies, religious delusion
and the innate disposition of a savage to 60
to war must be held responsible"
" Are the campaign preparations on the
part of the Government complete?" was
asked.
Not quite" replied the General. EVERY
thing will be ready in a few days, though
Troops and supplies en- route will be avail
able very speedily. All that is possible is
being done to encourage the loyal and re-
duce the number and influence of the hos
tiles, and in this way an outbreak may be
avoided"
General Miles referred to the great neces-
sity which existed for more cavalry, "al-
though" he said. 1--WE have about two thou
sand mounted men. We have plenty of in
fantry, but you cannot catch mounted In
dians with white foot soldiers"
SIS it not novel proceeding for Indians
to go on the warpath at the beginning of
winter?" queried the reporter.
Eyes, in some respects it is" replied the
General. "Their argument is good, though.
They are better armed now than ever, and
their supply of horses is all that could be
desired. Every buck has Winchester
rife and knows how to use it. They can live
on their cattle, and numerous horse ranches
will furnish them with fresh stock when
cold land starvation ruin their mounts.
These hostiles have been starved into fight
ing. and they will prefer to die fighting
rather than starve peaceably. l hope the
problem may be solved without bloodshed,
but such happy ending to the trouble
seems improbable"
General Miles, after a long consultation
with the Secretary of War and General
Schofeld, left for Chicago this morning. .
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
General Williams, Chief of Staff under
General Miles, has been ordered to duty in
pointed to succeed him as Chief of Staff at
Chicago
Four companies of cavalry have been
ordered from Fort Leavenworth TO the seat
of the threatened trouble, and are now on
the way. They are selected from the First,
Second. Fifth and Ninth regiments. Or
ders also have been sent to the First In
fantry, stationed on the Pacific Coast, the
Fifth Regiment in Texas and the Seventh
Regiment at Denver to hold themselves in
readiness to start for the Indian country at
moments notice.
Acting Indian Commissioner Belt to-day
received letter from Special Census Agent
Lee at Pine Ridge Agency, saying there is
no suffering there among the Indians for
want of food. He asserts the present trou-
bleS are not due to hunger.
STANDING Rock AGENCY, Dec 2-Or ders
have been issued to Major Mclaughlin TO
Increase the rations from to 10 per cent.
Reports from Sitting Bulls camp report a
decided decrease in dances.
DENVER, Dec. 1.-The entire command at
Fort Logan leaves tomorrow morning for
the Srene of Indian disturbance in Dakota.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 2.-Lieutepaut Nc
Comb, in command of the Sioux at Fort
Keno, was in this city this evening. He
stated that the Cheyennes and Arapahoes
had had several dances of late, but they had
no hostile significance whatever. Jacob
Cadmire, Receiver of the Land Office at
Kingfsher, telegraphs that there is no eX-
cltement, and that those who have been par
tlclpatlng In the dances have returned home.
Special dispatches from Guthrie say there
Is no danger of an outbreak among Indians
in the Territory.
THE SITUATION CRITICAL.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2-Important kilograms
have come from the Indian country, but
General Williams refused to divulge their
contents until General Miles arrival from
Washington. The situation is regarded as
critical. General Brooke telegraphs that
number of Rosebud Indians, with some from
the Pine Ridge Agency and some from the
Lower Brule and Standing Rock Agencies
to the number of 800. have gathered on
White River above its mouth under the
leadership Of Wounded Knee and are very
defiant.
PREPARING FOR ACTION.
OMAHA, Dec. 2.-Advices from Pine Ridge
Agency report that the troops are expected
to advance to the Bad Lands at once, and
provision is being made for long cam paign.
Inc Government has advertised for forage
and transportation. Indian scouts report
more depredations and excitement runs very
high. The army officers at Pine Ridge pre-
dict the expedition will be as rough and as
important as any i'll Indian history.
SITTING BULLS FORCES.
New YORK, Dec. 2.-The Herald has a
dh.s
which says: Have just arrived from Sit
ting Bull and Chief Gall country. When 1
left yesterday they were still dancing
men, women and children. They said they
were going to dance all winter or die. and
If they did die it would be good medicine, as
they would come to life in the spring and
would not be cold and hungry this winter,
In this part of North Dakota Sitting Bull is
great disturber and prophet. Ii it were
spring there would be war, and as the In
a na.f at,d ,t,l
home would lay low and many thousands
OF innocent lives be lost. The Indians are
waiting for the coming of the Messiah. The
winter has set ln, and if the Messiah does
not get move on himself the snow will
blow through bis whiskers so rapidly that
he Will forget to materialize."
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
BISMARCK, Dec. 2.-Owing to DELAY of
the trains, Buffalo Bill did not start for the
East till noon to-day. lie proceeds directly
70 Chicago Tor conference with General
Miles. In conversation here to-day he ex-
pressed the opinion that all the trouble with
the Indians is caused by Sitting Bull and a
lew other crafty leaders, who are working
upon the supeIstiti0us nature of their fol-
lowers 1or the purpose Of bringing the Gov
ernment, to terms on the subject of back
dues and increased ratiOns Cody does not
look fer an uprising, but thinks the military
must be kept in hand in full strength until
the religious craze subsidies, or there will be
depredations in the spring. which would be
apt to bring on war.
EFFECT OF COLD WEATHER.
PIERRE, Dec. 2.-Letters we're received
to-day from the cdmmandants al Fort SuIly
and Fort Bennett, stating that the Indian
frontier, so far as that country is con-
cerned, is perfectly safe. An officer VINO has
just returned from a personal visit to
Humps and Big Foot's camps, on Cherry
Creek, states that cold weather and
snow had driven the Indians in from the
ghost dances They advise all the settlers
to procure rifles and plenty of ammunition
this winter. because the danger of an out
break in the spring is great.
BLOODED STOCK,