The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-11-25
The Now Crazy Redskins
Scheming TO Repeat the
Custer Affair
Hostilss Moving From Pass Greek
Toward Pine Ridge In
Two Parties.
Troops Being Masssed Of kushville--
Sitting Bull Responsible for
The Trouble

ht& 0Heef@ AT hosGbuds saying tnnt 1nfofWA-
tIon has been received that the hostile fn-
dians ARE moving from Pass creek toward
Pine Ridge In two parties. This news conscS
from 1ndians who have returned from Pima
Ridge, and ii h believed t0 he reliable. IN
u reported they are going to Pine Ridge
agency to get the Indians there to talk ~
tine commanding ofsicer la their behalf. the
intention being for Chief Two strike 10
stab the general as tha signal for general
| attack by his baad The officsr adds there
seems no doubt that the leaders mean war
and ara only usiag Prophet short Ball "a a
pretext 90 keep the Indians together. 0sns
| Miles says the troops have been fully ad-
vised OF this and other reports and due pre-
| cautions taken.
| Another startling story was RublIshed
/ yesterday morning 10 the effect that VIII
liam McGan, formerly y government scout.
overheard the Indians arranging plan 90
repeat the Custer massacre. Their scheme
was 20 move the ghFst dance into valley
near the agency where therr j. sort of
natural amphithemtre, ON two sides 0f
which Is dense clamp of trees. when the
| soldiers march down 10 stop the dancing,
hundreds Of bucks will be Ambushed in the
| trees with rifles, and according t0 their idea
not single soldier can escape alive.
Gen. Miles also received. last evening. d
letter from Poplar Crock agency from Capt
l Hugglns. The Indians at Poplar Greek.
| he says. are better armed to-day than ever
before. sitting Bulls messenger. White
| Gut, stopped there week mgo on his way
back from Canada. lie reported co the
| Poplar Greek Indians that thu Indians north
/ Of the line were richer and more
| prosperous than those who had come
back 60 this country after the
1 Custer affair. white Gut also
gave orders there that II . hostile shot was
| ared At any time in Dakota or elsewhere all
| the inAlans every where mnsl rise aud 10
whas damage they could and 5oln Slftinr
Ball and Kicking Bear In the Rlack siills.
White Gut furthermore sold them the enn-
| dEtions now we're more favorable for an In
| dian war thar ever before, - there are
great droves Of cattle all through the coan-
| try whore tho buffalo used 90 be-. A scout
told the captain he thinks that sitting Bull
wants 90 assemble ~ large a force of war
ri~rs next spring possible, thinking even
IL the expected divine assistance should not
come. he could stand the troops OF for
awhile, possibly win some battles and then
escape inta British Columbia. as he did he
forc. where ne would be safe and eoslld
make n treaty with the United states
again. Capt. Huggins says the reports
from Fort heiknap agency indicate that fhe
Indians there are Also In q very eScited
state.
Reported Mers sahassssive,
Late last night Gen. Miles said he had
advices from Gen. Brooke saying the turbu-
lent indians had evidently changed their
minds aud instead of making an attack are
more submissive What this meant could
not be- told, but the natural treachery Of
the Indians il not being lost sight OF ny the
officials. The longer they refrain from hos
tilities the better IL is for the army. which
can hea concentrated to butter arvxufMEs.
The general also received dispatch last
night from the sheriff OF Nelson county. N.
| D., saying friendly Indian brought infor-
nation that 200 bucks have left the Dexll.--
EHke reservation.
| COL. Cody. Buffalo BLli," left last night
| for Omaha. and will go thence To Nashville.
Before leaving he said the question Of the
outbreak was problematicaL II the grass
| we're four inches high he would expect IL
| every night As II is. the scason Is'agalnst
I an uprising. However. with the fanatical
bucks dancing the ghost dance. there IN no
/ telling into what fever they may work
themselves. There viii. 1t appears Ger
1 talnly be trouble unless the dances ARE
stopped. On the other hand, interference
OF the soldiers may preclpisate war. so IL
| looks bad either way.
Troops Hsing szasssa ~ Rushvllls.
| OMAHA. Nov. 24.-There In more blood on
the moon at Pine Ridge than can be seen
| from here with the naked eye. News from
there h meagre and unsatisfactory. and
consists maiAsiy of rum0r~. Yet the activity
4 az army headquarters and the hurried
efforts 90 mass troops nj Rushville gives
color 10 the belief that serious trouble ls
anticipated now. Eort Omaha. the strong
/ est gmrrisoned post IN the department of
/ the Platte, is nuw depopuiafed save for q
/ squad necessary 10 keep the buiIdimgs and
barracks in repair. Yesterday Companies
| Y. y. @ and II. second infantry. Capfs.
cunis. UlIa, Keller and Clark. we're hastily
loaded On two special trains on the Eikhorn
line aud hurried away toward Rashville.
4 where they will arrive a. 4 =. M. to-day.
/ Az the same time Companies A, &, r. nnd @ I.
Twenty FIRST infantry, Lieut.. Brooks
and Cants. Ehwtein. Duncan and
Boyle. were hurried away from Fort sidney
under tho command Of LIaet Col. POLAND.
col Guy v. Henry, was already ON the
train en- route from Fort Mckinney with
sDfAe troops nf tire Ninth cavalry All these
troops will he ~ Ruahville before noon TO-
day. Al either posts, la the department of
the Platte. troops are under marching
orders and the entire stfength of the de-
partmens can be massed 10 Rushvilie In
thirty six hours This preparation II said,
~ army headquarters here. q be 0nly pre-
canti0mary. and IA h thonaht probable that
small raidlng parties win harrass the farm
ers along the reservation Borders ana troops
will be requErcd 10 prevent this. and alsc
that II light should enAne IN Pime RsdEs
these forces can support MAJ. Butier's eoi-
umn. What II All nleAns \ not clear Array
ofzcsrs are very FetIcent and seli noahina
that h not easily apparent IL was rum.
i orsd here yesterday thar bght had occur.
red at Pine Ridge. bur ehis was not veFs.
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