Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-24
TNE INDIAN SCARE.
Latest Newc From General
Miles.
SITTING BuII. WILL FIGHT NEXT SPRING
Excitement Among Widely
Separated Bands Contin.
ues to Increase.

CHIcAaO, Nov. "a. - Genera
Miles this afternoon received telt
vram from one Of his officers a
Rosebud, saying that information
had been received that the hostil
indians are moving from Pas
Creek toward Pine Ridge, In tw,
parties.
General Miles says the troop
have been fully advised of this ant
other reports, and due precaution
have been taken.
General Miles also received thii
evening letter from Poplar Creel
agency, from Captain Higgins
The Indians at Poplar Creek, ht
SAWS, are better armed today thar
ever before. Sitting Bulls messen
ger, White Gut, stopped there Q
week ago on his way back from
Canrda.
'2hite Gut Furthermore told them
that the conditions were now more
favorable for an Indian war than
ever before, as there are great droves
of cattle all through the country
where buffalo used to be. The scout
told the captain he thinks Sitting
Bull wants to assemble large force
Of warriors next spring, If possible.
Captain Huggins says reports
from Fort Belknap agency indicate
that the Indians there IRE also In a
very bad state.
The general also received q dis
patch tonight from the sheriff of
Nelson county, N. d., sayisg a
friendly Indian has brought infor-
nation that two hundred bucks had
left DEVILS Lake reservation.
Colonel Cody, buffalo Bill" left
tonight for Omaha, and will go
thence to Rushville, Before leaving
tonight he said the question Of an
outbreak was problematical; if the
grass were four inches high he would
expect it every night. As 1t is, the
season Is against an uprising.
OMAHA, Nov. A.-Latest reports
from Pine Ridge are not SO re-
assuring as those received last night.
It is admitted by the authorities a:
the agency that numerous bands
from Rosebud are Ell route to Pine
Ridge, though the purpose of the
vsi. Is not vOuchsafed. Short Bull
and ia tx Red Cloud, who have
been the leaders of the ghost dane.
ing at Rosebud, deny any hos tile in
tentiOns, and say that the dancing
has been stopped.
New YORK, Nov. 24.-The Her
AIDS special from Fort Niobrara,
Nebraska, says: Lieutenant Colo
mel Smith, Sth infantry, in com
mand of the troops MT Rosebud
agency, has telegraphed the depart
ment commander that the Indiaus
at that agency are defiant, and that
he will need more troops in order to
sustain any offensive operations.
ST., PAUL, Nov. 24.--A Pioneer
Press special from Blunt, S. d., says.
General Bowers and members of the
Midland Pacific survey, at work
eight miles west Of Pierre, reached
here this afternoon. They say the
Indians are in u frenzied condition
and liable to commit murder at any
time. Friday night fifty Indians
surrounded the survey camp, burst
in the tent aud took possession.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, s. d., Nov.
H.-The situation il certainly grave.
The trouble Is slowly reaching II
crisis. The danger of the Indians
camping In circle about the agency
became so apparent Saturday night
that orders were issued to-day for
them to move to the barren sandy
plain at the foot of the butlcs to the
north and along Wolf creek,
SITUATION UNCHANGED.
WASHINGTON, ID. C., Nov. "a
Several dispatches from General
Miles were received ut tue War De-
parlment this morning. The sub
stance of them Is mainly II confir-
nation of news already received
from the West. General Brooke In
command there reports friendly In
dlans coming to the Agency in in
creased numbers.
THE SCARE SUB IDING.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 24.-The
Journals Pierre, $. d., special says:
This Is ration day at Cheyenne
agency aud Indians are congregating
there In large numbers. The scare
m subsiding. Indian Agent Nor
vile who has just returned from the
had River country, says Indians
are there attending the ghost dances
but are peaceful.
HOSTILE INDIANS ATTACK A LOO
GING CAMP.
SHAwANo, Wis, Nov. ga
serious outbreak was reported Sat
urday afternoon on Menominee
reservation. A hundred and fifty
armed Indians surrounded the log
g'ng camp Of Henry Sherry. The
norses and oxen were all killed and
the camp outfit destroyed. Tliir-
Teen Wllla man ..,l.1. .nona nnnrnanA