The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-22
DEFIANT INDIANS.
Intellectual Efforts to Stop the
@Gh0St Dances"
Re : Endorsements Of Troops ADXi0uSly
Awaited al The Agencies.
A Repetition Of the Custer Massacre Immi-
lent-Sitti1g Bull Openly DefGS
the Soldiers.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

Special to THE MORNING CALI.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21.-General Miles has ad-
vices that there is no outbreak at Pine
Ridge. he thinks General Brooke will pre-
vent hostilities. In an interview this after
noon General Miles said he had no further
word from General Brooke, but he thought
the latter had, beyond all doubt, given the
Indians to understand he is there for
the purpose of protecting lives and prop
erty, and God help the first Indian who
makes break. 1t is not my Intention"
said General Miles, ''to tolerate any nom
sense. will tell you further that so far as
regards the present ample supply of ammu-
milton and the best patterns of Winchester
rifles with which the Indians are armed,
somebody up in the Northwest country
is making a business OF furnishing these,
and it will not be many days before shall
know just how this business is accom-
plished."
CHEYENNEs ORDERED REMOVED.
Assistant Adjutant-General Corbin said
the removal of the Cheyennes from the
Aho AhfNF-C A6c4S9s AZ dSSOANNuSO WIN LuC
recommendation of the Commissioner, has
been ordered. The carrying out of the or
der now. he thinks, will remove disturb
ing element from Pine Ridge and divert the
attention of the other Indians.
SHORT BULLS SERMON.
This evening General Miles was in receipt
Of a telegram from Rosebud, from one of
his officers, in advance of a formal report.
The officer gives a sermon delivered by Short
Bull, the so-called prophet Of the Messiah,
at the Rosebud Agency to the indians. In
this sermon Short Bull said the things lie
predicted would have come to pass in two
seasons, but since the whites are beginning
to interfere the time viii be shorter. THE
Indians must not be afraid Of anything
now," said he. There will be tree sprout
and all the members of our tribes must
gather there. But before this time we must
dance the balance Of this moon at tue end
of which time the earth will shiyer very
hard. Whenever this occurs l will start the
wind 10 blow. We will then see our fathers,
m others and everybody. We. the Indians,
are the ones who are living a sacred life.
INDIAN SUPERSTITION. -
"Our Father in heaven has placed mark
at each point of the four winds. clay pipe
lies al Tie SetllIls OIL TIE SUN, representing
tha Sioux; holy arrow at the north repre-
sents the Cheyennes; at the point OF the
rising of the sun there lies hatchet, repre-
senting the Arapahoe tribe; at the south
there lies pipe and feather, representing
the Crow tribe. My Father has shown me
these things, therefore we must continue
the dance. There may be soldiers surround
you, but pay no attention to them. Con-
tinue the dance.
THE SOLDIERS WILL HAVE NO SHOW.
Soldiers surround you four deep. Three of
you upon whom l have put holy shirts viii
sing the song l have taught you and some
Of the soldiers will drop dead. Then the
rest will start to run, but their horses will
sink into the earth. The riders will jump
from their horses, but they will sink into the
earth, and you can do what you desire with
them. Now you must know this, that's all.
The soldiers and the white race viii be
dead. There will be only 5000 Of them left
living on earth. My friends and relations,
this is straight and true. We must gather
at Pass Greek when the tree is sprOuting
Then we will 90 among our dead relations.
You must not take any earthly things with
you. Men and women must disrobe them
selves. My Father above has told US to do
this thing. Guns are the only things We are
afraid of, but our Father will see they do no
harm. Whatever the white men say do not
listen to them"
SITTING BULL DEFIANT.
Adjutant-General Williams said this even
ing that telegram had been received from
General Brooke at Pine Ridge, saying his
scheme for inducing the dislOyal Sioux to
abandon their tribe and join the loyals is
working well, and he hopes soon TO have the
hostile crowd broken up. The report Of
the officers in charge at the Rosebud Agency,
however. is not SO encouraging. He tele-
he hat han, tEaF hieo
mand moved near the Indian camp to-day
they retreated back fifteen miles. and to-
night are holding ghost dances and working
up to such frenzy that some outbreak may
occur before Tomorrow night.
The headquarters We're also advised to-
day that Sitting Bull has been sending out re-
quests to all the Sioux Indians. even in Can
ada, Indian Territory, and as far west as
Wyoming to join his forces He is assisted
by large number of Indians who have been
educated by The Government at tie East.
GREAT CARE NECESSARY.
In an interview late tonight General
Miles, referring to the statement as outlined
above, said 1t required care and prudence on
the part OF the army to prevent an outbreak,
and even with that they may not succeed.
The great trouble is the craze is so widely
spread, existing in places widely separated.
AS near he has been able to learn, a con-
certed understanding was arrived at by the
Indians during the summer that the first
hostile shot should be the signal for assem-
bling and concentrating of all who are
opposed to the whites. The General
would not talk about the dispatch from
Washington regarding the general move
mpnt of troops, saying he considered 1t bad
policy to make such movements known, as
. the news would be in the Indian camps in
twenty-f0ur hours.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT.
OMAHA, Nov. 21.-A special 10 the Bee
from Pine Ridge reports affairs temporarily
quiet, though the excitement is intense and
nnabated. General Brooke is anxiously
awaiting instructions from the depart
ment at washington, which were due
or not he shall interfere with the
ghost dance" This dance is now going on
at Wounded Knee, sixteen miles northwest,
and at Porcupine, thirty miles north.
white scout, who has just come in, reports
that band OF 500 ,copper-faces has ap-
peared at a point only nine miles to the
northeast. The Indians are dancing with
rifles on their backs. The Indians who are
dancing at Wounded Knee announce openly
if the soldiers attempt TO take Little Jack,
Red Cloud (son of old Red Cloud. Big Road
and Little Road away, as there have been
thoughts of doing, they will cut off the
soldiers ears and otherwise MAIN then.
MAY SHARE CUsTER's FATE.
Every officer on the ground, especially
those high in authority, JOCKS upon the situa-
llOD as very cflticdl. 10 De SLUl more tX-
picit, the officers consider it next to prob
able that six or eight thousand Indians may
sweep down upon the agency at any mo-
ment. If they should do SO nothing but
miracle could save us from Clusters fate,"
said prominent officer, 'and hope to God"
he added, "re-enforcements will arrive before
the red devils make their break" The
Indians here in sight seem exceedingly
friendly and are trusted by all, but it is well
TO keep it in mind that blood is thicker than
water. Red Cloud, who has been and is still
symDathizing with the new Christ fanatics,
ls:here instead of being at the ghost dances,
and continues very sullen. He is being
keenly watched. A false move and he will
DC put IN irons. He seems thoroughly bent
on producing an uprising.
NO CONTROL. OF THE INDIANS.
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 2l.-The Tribune's
correspondent at Mandan, n. OAK, has OBJ
tained'information from the Sioux Agency
from two reliable sources that the chances
are against an immediate uprising, unless
Sitting Bull makes up his mind thatit would