Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-12
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.

Favorable Reports From General Ruger-No Cause For Alarm-In-
 dians Coming In and Renewing | Allegiance to the Government. WASHINGTON, Dec. Il. General Schofeld to-day received the following | dispatch from General Miles about the Indian situation: Reports from General Ruger and General Brooke are quite favor able. The presence of the troops now in position has had demoralizing influence upon the Indians and those that week ago were defiant and warlike are now giv- ing evidence of submission. Captain Ewer's Fifth infantry has returned to Fort Bennett. bringing with him Hump, who formerly did excellent service in the Lame Deer and Nez Perce campaigns, and was badly wounded in the latter. He de- sires to renew his allegiance to the gov ernment and will make good use of him in bringing in others. General Brooke reports that the Indians near White River have turned loose their stolen stock and were coming in. Colonel Gunner reports quite a large number of Indians in his vicinity who are willing to obey his or ders. These belong to Big Foot's follow ing and other located about the south western part of Cheyenne River reserva- tion.
 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 1.-The Journals Bismark, N. D., special says: Major Mclaughlin, agent at the Standing Rock Indian agency, is in town to-day. He says there is no danger of an outbreak and that there never has been. Sitting Bull and his followers are still keeping up the ghost dance on Grand river, but their wild enthusiasm is rapidly abating. The major fply oo1l l up the dancing.
 WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 1.-The fol lowing telegram from General Miles was received at the war department to-day: Reports from Generals Ruger and Brooke are quite favorable. The presence of the troops now in position has had demoral- izing influence upon the Indians, ,and those that week ago were defiant and warlike are now giving evidence of submission"
 General Brooke has issued orders for troops to be ready to march on Bad Lands tomorrow, and active preparations have been in progress all day.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 11.-Dr. H. von Leuttwitz of the United States army, and on his wey from Fort Reno, I. T., to Pine Ridge agency, says all uncivilized Indians of the Indian territory have the Messiah craze and there is dancing going on. No one is alarmed, however, as there is enough soldiers to prevent trouble. He anticipates no trouble until spring, when he predicts one of the great est uprisings in the history of the country He emphasizes the statement that the only good Indian is dead one. Even the gov ernment scouts have been participating in the ghost dances. He says there are 5000 young bucks in the territory who are eager for glory, and the old chief encourage them by telling stories of former victory. He tells of the young squaws who went to school for three years and as soon as they returned they put on blanket and joined in the dances. He says the Indians are better armed than the whites.
 CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Captain c. H. Con rad in @ report to General Miles says the 1,700 Indians at the Yankton agency are receiving rations enough now for barely two days out of seven. Crops have failed them owing to the drought, and the men are wiling to work, but there is none for such number during the winter. On ration day the poor devils, many old and decripit, are so famished that they cannot resist eating at once practically all that they receive, notwithstanding that another issue is not due for a week. Cap tain Conrad says there is standing com plaint that these same Indians have S1,- 750, 1000 owing them for railroad right of way locked up in the treasury.