The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-22
2REPARt yE The way.
A McSn John the Baptist Crying
In the Plains Of
Dakota.
The Coming Of the Indian Messiah
IL Foretold by Short
Bull.
Dire Things 70 Happen to the whites
Diminishing Prospects Of An
EARLY Uprising.

CHICAGO, Nov. N.-In an interview thil
afternoon, Gen. Miles said he had no fur
thor word from Gen. Brooke, but he thought
the latter had, beyond all doubt, given the
Indians to understand that he is there fol
the purpose Of protecting lives and prop.
erty. and God help the first Indian whc
makes break. 1T is not my intention, y
said Gen. Miles, ito tolerate any nonsense
will tell you further that 80 far as regards
the present ample supply Of ammunition
and best patterns Of Winchester rifles with
which the Indians are armed, that some.
body up in that northwest country is max.
ing a business Of furnishing these and it
will not be many days before shall know
just how this business is accomplished. y
Assistant Adjutant General Corbin SAID the
removal OF the Cheyennes from Pine Ridge
agency, in accordance with the recommen-
dations Of the commission, has been Or.
dered. The carrying out Of the order now
he thinks, will remove disturbing. cement
from Pine Ridge, and divert the attention
Of the other Indiana.
This evening Gen. Miles was in receipt Of
officers, in advance Of the formal report.
The officer gives q sermon delivered by
Short Bull. 90 called prophet Of the messiah,
at the Rosebud agency, to the Indians. In
this sermon, Bull said the things he pre-
dicted would have come to pass in due sea-
son, but since the whites are beginning to
interfere, tho time will be shorter. The
Indians must not be afraid Of anything.
Now" said he. ''there will be tree sprout
up, and all members of our tribes must
gather there. But before this time, we
must dance the balance of this moon. at
the end Of which time the earth will shiver
very hard. Whenever this occurs, will
start the wind to blow. We will then zee
our fathers, mothers. and everybody. We,
the Indians, are the ones who are living the
sacred life. Our father in heaven has
placed mark at each point of the four
winds. A clay pipe lies at the setting Of
the sun, representing the Sioux. The holy
arrow at the north represents the Cheyennes.
At the rising Of the sun there lives an en-
blem representing the tArapahoe tribe. At
the south there lies pipe and feather, rep
resenting the Grow tribe. MY father has
shown me these things, therefore wo must
continue to dance. There may be soldiers
surrounding you, but pay no attention to
them. Continue the dance. If soldiers
surround you four deep. three Of you upon
whom have put the holy spirits will sing
the song have taught you and some Of
the soldiers will drop dead. Then the rest
will start to run. But their hopes will sink
into the earth. 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 all. soldiers
and others Of that race, will be dead.
There will be only 5000 Of thom left living
on the earth.
my friends and relations. this is straight
and true. We must gather at Pass Greek
when the tree is sprouting. Then we will
20 among our dead relations. You must
not take any earthly things with you. Men
and women must disrobe themselves. Ny
father above has told rs to do this thing.
Guns are the only things we are afraid Of,
but our father will see that they do us no
harm. Whatever white men may say do
not listen to them"