The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-30
GENERAL NEWS.
ANOTHER INDIAN MESSIAH FOUND
IN NEVADA.
Buffalo Bill Sent to the Camp of
the Ghost Dancers to Arrest
Sitting Bull.
Proceedings of the Great Irish Meeting in
Chicago Last Hight in Aid of the
Mission of the Irish ENJOYS.
a Gigantic Trust Formed to Control the
Manufacture of Threshing Machinery
The Chicago Building Trades
The Lead SHELTERS Trust
Items Of interest

hugh, until recently the special census
agent of the Indians, for Nevada, has writ
ten 70 the Indian bureau upon the subject
of the coming of the Indian Messiah In
his letter Mr. Mayhugh says: 1.-THE prophet
resides in Mason Valley, Esmerelda coun-
| ty, Nevada, close to the Walker river res
ervation. His name is not Johnson Sides
at Reno, but Capt Jack Wilson, known
among all Indians by the Indian names of
| Wevokare, and also Ko- we-jo, an intelli-
gent and fine looking Indian of about 30
years OF age, who goes into frances, or
| seemingly 50, for twelve to fourteen hours
in the presence of large numbers of
! Indians, present upon invitation of the
prophet. Upon his recovery, he relates to
them what he has seen. He tells them he
has been to heaven, and that the Messiah
| is coming to the earth again, and will put
| the Indians in possession of the country;
that he has seen in heaven a heap of
! Indians some of whom are dressed in
white mems clothes He counsels the In
dians not to disturb the white folks, say
! ing that the blanket or the rabbit skin
| that was put over the moon by the Indians
long ago, will soon fall off, and
| then the moon, which is now
aire, will destroy the whites"
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Gen. Miles ar
rived in Washington this evening from
| Chicago, and spent several hours in con-
! sultation with Secretary Proctor and Maj.
Schofield in regard to the threatened In
dian outbreak. Secretary Proctor APP
proved his course, and told him that the
the president had directed that he be given
the fullest discretion, in the hope that the
| threatened outbreak might be averted
without bloodshed, If possible.
AT PINE RIDGE.
OMAHA, Nov ga dispatch from Pine
Ridge agency, \. ID says: Plenty Bear.
an old-time friendly Indian, who lives at
Wounded Knee, twenty-five miles east OF
here, came in last evening with an alarm
ing report to Agent Roger. He stated that
there were 1854 lodges containing over 1000
Indians at Wounded Knee, and that they
had resumed the ghost dance with many
warlike accomplishments. He said they
were formed in the regular war dance
proper, and they were swearing vengeance
upon the whites for conspiring TO stop
their ghost dances.
PIERRE, S. d., Nov can Indian
named Ghost Horse, who was sent to Big
Foot and Humps camps at the mouth of
Cherry creek, some time since. returned
TO Fort Bennett yesterday. He partlcl-
pated in the ghost dance, and learned that
the intentions of the hOstiles were to soon
join Short Bull, at the camp of Pass
creek, going into winter quarters there,
and to subsist on the cate being wintered
on the Bad lands. He says there was a
number of educated Indians among the
Cherry creek hoStlleS, who came to Pierre
regularly every few days and bought copies
of every daily paper on sale, which they
took back and read to the council, COM
posed of chiefs and leading braves, inter
preting into the Sioux tongue all the &C
counts of the Indian uprising, thus inform
ing them of what is occurring at other
points The Indians seemed to enjoy this,
laughing heartily when they heard of the
great alarm everywhere. 1t seemed to
strengthen their belief that the Messiah
was coming and that the whites were be-
coming afraid and ready to die off and
leave the land TO the Indians.
AT STANDING ROCK.
STANDING Rock AGENCY. n. D., Nov
29-Col Cody and DR. Powell are believed
to have come for the specific purpose of
arreSting Sitting Bull. Accompanied by
an Interpreter and one or two others, Col.
Cody left the agency for Sitting Bulls
camp, which they will doubtless reach
some time tonight. 1t appears that
trouble is anticipated in case the ar
rest is attempted, and the military
people at Fort Yates, adjoining this agency
are busily engaged in making preparations
for a campaign The commanding officer
of the post has received instructions from
Gen. Miles to take steps to postpone the
arrest of Sitting Bull for the present Maj |
Mclaughlin this morning anticipated such
TO restrain him from making the arrest. If
they catch him before he reaches Bulls |
camp all will be well.
PARIS, Tex, Nov. %. - Information /
reached here tonight from the COmanche |
and Kiowa reservations, that those under |
the leadership of Quanah Parker, chief of /
the Comanches, and Lone " off and Black |
Bear, chiefs of the Kiowas. have Joined |
the Cheyennes and Arapahoes in the Mes I
siah craze. and are now in full force on the /
Canadian river. where ghost dance is in I
full progress The warriors are camped |
on the southern border of Oklahoma, and /
are estimated TO number 5000, and are |
well armed and all have plenty of cattle. /
They are capable of doing great mischief, |
and the whites are very much alarmed.
IN NEW MEXICO.
Fort WTNGATE. y. NJ, Nov Cru |
mors are current here of a probable upris- |
ing among the Navajo Indians. Numer-
Gus settlers and rauchers are making in |
ouiries into the matter The sudden de- |
parture of the Sixth cavalry Is attracting 4
a number of Navajo Indians into the post /
Traders and others report them rs very /
insolent ana overbearing They are hold /
ing large dances, and II Is believed the /
Messiah craze has reached them They are 1
even holding their dances near the limits 1
of the post. being led by the medicine men. /
The ranchers are reporting losses. cattle /
being killed. horses stolen, and their cow
boys attacked. Gen. Carr. through his 4
long acquaintance with Indians and his 1
Indian policy, has held them in check; but /
now that the Sixth cavalry has been with /
drawn settlers and citizens are very appre- |
hensive.