Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-11

| AT the opening OF winter ptvhuss VI tie
governments failure to furnish them sub
sistence The interior department has
authorized the expenditure. of $1,000 fol
the relief of the red men but upon this
| small sum over 200 men, women
and children must live for period
of six months of rigorous winter. This is
less than one cent day for each person,
Chief Renyille and all the other able
| bodied Indians on the reservation have adj
dressed petition to the government MS
follows: ntye appeal to the authorities at
| Washington and our friends everywhere in
| the east to aid us as far as it be in their
power Unless we are helped in some way
great suffering and actual starvation Will
be inevitable.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, Dec. 7.-Some OF
| the hostile chiefs have kept their sworn
| pledges made to Father julie in the Bad
Lands to come in and see General Brooke.
They came bearing a flag of truce and
armed with Winchesters and Springfield
| rifles The entrance of the novel process
/ sion produced ilutter of excitement, the
| greatest that has been known here at the
agency since the trouble began. All the In
dans were decorated with war paint and
| feathers, while many wore ghost dance
| leggingS and theghost dance shirt dangling
At their saddles.
AZ tho beginning of the powwow Gen.
/ ilIttlht tAIliliittl illub tllt hiINhb
| through him, had asked them to come in
| and have n talk regarding the situation.
| through him he said the Father wanted to
| tell them il they would come in near the
| agency where lie General Brooke) could
see tliGm often and not be compelled to
1 depend ON hcArsay, that he would give
I them plenty to eat and would employ
| many Of their young men as scouts, &c.
| lie said he had heard they were hostile
! Indians, but he did not believe it., The
soldiers did not come there to fight, but to
| protect the settlers and keep peace. lie
| hoped they (the Indians We're all in favor
| NJ peace, as the Great Father did not want
| war.
rhc representatives Of the hostiles lis
tenet with contracted brows, sidelong
Chances al one another and low grlints.
When the general had concluded his re-
marks Turning Bear came forward and
spoke in reply He is d fine specimen of
the blanket wrapped Indian, with a face
that is positively handsome, a form as
creci ms 4 flagstaff and a voice that would
attract favorable comment in legislative
halls He proved Il most entertaining
person. Simmered down to few words
Turning Bear gave expression to the fol-
lowing ideas:
II would be u bad thing for them to come
nearer the agency, because there WAS no
water Or grass far their horses here. He
could not understand how their young
men could he employed as scouts if there
was no enemy to he watched They would
be glad to be employed and get paid for it,
They might come in, but AS the old men
and old women have no horses and as
their people have nothing generally to
pull their wagons it would take them
long time to come. If they should come
they would want the Great Father to send
horses and wagons out TO Bad Land camp
l,tt,, -
Nc, they had there and take 1t anywhere
10 4 new camp that might be agreed on.
In conclusion the speaker hoped that they
would be- given something to eat before
they started back.
10 this the general replied that they
should be given food As for horses and
wagons being sent after the beef, the gen
cral said that and many other things
would he considered after they had acceded
t. the Great Fathers request to move into
the agency. Any reference whatever to the
Wholesale devastation and depreciation,
thieying and burning of buildings was stu
dioisly avoided on both sides After the
pow WOW was ever thegang was conducted
TO the qiartermaser's department and
there given big feed. The 81 uaws living
here at the agency came out in gala day
feathers and gave a squaw dance
ST.. Louis, Mo-, Dec ga special
from Guthrie, Indian Territory, says:
II. ID. Mckee, ono of the couriers who
arrived here yesterday from Frisco, a
small town on the border, says in addi-
tion to the statements made to Governor
steele that while the greatest fear was
entertained by the women and children
in that section, yet the sturdiest men
might well feel alarmed, He states that
there are 1000 Indians in different sec
tions west of his place engaged in the
ghost dances and that they are trading
of the ponies, blankets and trinkets for
guns and ammunition.
They are daubed with war paint and
dancing and screeching in their half
nude condition. Never before during
the recent craze has the aspect of the
Indian Territory looked so serious. Ar
engagements are heing made to give the
border towns every assistance possible
and the Oklahoma settlers are fully
aroused
Governor Steele takes very much
interest in al that is Transporting and
the people feel confident that he will
meet successfully every emergency.
RAID CITY, S. D., Dec. "a band of
Indians from Little Wounds camp is
campea about 10 miles east of the Chey-
enne river between The mouths of French
and Battle creeks. They have been raid
ing deserted ranches, killing and running
off stock, burning hay and grain and steal
ing household goods Yesterday 20 armed
men well mounted left Rapid City for the
Indian camp. They will he Joined by a
number Of ranchmen and il they are not
intercepted by the troops, will attack the
Indians.
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from Buffalo Gap, r. VI. Warren Il ranch
man, With four Of his men, attacked d
raiding party Of Indians and killed four.
This story is not verified
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