Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-19
HOSTILE INDIANS.
North Dakota Citizens Fear a
Disastrous Sioux Uprising.
Gen Miles Says the Situation is Very
Serious-Citizpns Organizing
for Protection.
The War Department Send Arms and Am
munition, and Troops Are Kept in
ReadiEess-Tne Messiah Craze.

| a. Miles. whose department embraces
thstefritory Throughout which the Meg
fieh craZed Indians are scattered, made
| TINS reply to question: LIT would be
uuwlse TO say anything at this time.
! Anything l might say would be tele-
| graphed all over the country, and to-
morrow would be in the Indian camps.
! The Indians now have young men who
read English perfectly. They utilize the
mails and keep posted with events affect
ing their interests. | have nothing TO
say beyond the fact that the situation is
very serious, and that there is grave ap-
pveheus!on of trouble with the Indians of
the plains between the Missouri river and
mountains. -
ORGANIZING FOR PROTECTION.
MANDAN, y. D., Nov. lS.-Citizens
held Il meeting last night and organized
for protection against the SiouXs. A
telegram was sent to Governor Miller
asking for arms and ammunition, aud
he has given instructions to the adju-
taut-Eenerai to use his discretion. The
sheriff of Monroe county calls on the
governor for troops.
Settlers are Still coming from all di-
rections. Grave fears are entertained
for the safety OF the settlers IN the south
ern part OF the equity.
GOT An EYE on EN-.
WASHINGTON, Nov. lS.-The war de-
pArtnent officials have received no news
to-day OF gnT ch%nge in the situation at
Pine Ridge. Standing Rock and other
Sioux agencies. and competent officials
are on the watch at oil points where
trouble is threatened, whose duty it is to
report any significant events. 1t is
taken for granted that no immediate
trouble is at hand.
BETTER FEELING.
MANDoN, y. D.. Nov. l3.-An easier
feeling prevails here this morning be-
cause of the receipt of arms aud um-
munition By the citizens. Six mounted
sfriendly Sioux have been sent to patrol
the borders of the reservation. Settlers
are still coming in.
TROOPS ORDERED OFT.
OMAHA, NEB. Nov. lS.-Troops from
Fort Omaha, Fort Robson, Fort Nes-
5rGra, Nebraska, and pack train from
Fort Russell. Wyoming. have been Or
dered out to hold the Indians in check ut
the Pineridge and RoEebud agencies on
the Dakota frontier. They will all be in
motion before night.
CONFLICTING REPORTS.
ST. PAUL, MINI. Nov. lS.-Gen.
Ru2er. comnander of the depa 7trnent of
Dakota, accompanied by Ai6-de-Camp
fLieut. Woodruff, returned this morning
from their tour of inspection among the
various posts OF the North west. Gen.
Kruger was busy with ths accumulated
work, but Lieut.. Woodrug said the re-
ports of trouble were more or less egaG-
gerate9. Regarding these reports lie
said some of the statements made, par
ticularly those with reference 10 the be-
lief that Manian, =. D., Is threatened
by Az armed force Of Indians, is untrue.
Located nearest to Mandan, thirty-tive
miles away on the CanIonball river, are
Il thrifty, industrious aud peaceable class
OF Indians. They are Christiauized, hav-
ing TO faith in the aboriginal supersti-
tians, ana dis!iking this new Messiah
craze. for they say That it interferes with
the progress OF the people, and every
year these Indians sell hundreds of
pounds of beef to Standing Rock agency,
receiving not only good prices therefor,
but also some Of the beef in return Us
ratiOus. mo, you can't convince me
that people who have land, homes, stock,
cattle, wagons, crops and revenue are
III all anxious to go 10 WEI, and yet they
are Inc ones whom the people OF MhnOhn
have sen; scouts TO watch. The band
from which any real outbreal, is anjici-
pated. is that headed by Chief Hump,
and situated southwest OF Standing
Rock. Like all leaders, he is very willy,
and if the promised Messiah does not ar
rive in the spring, he will probably tell
them that the whites are using their in
fuence TO keep him back, and that the
best way TO aid him will be to kill some
OF the palefaces.
However. IN the even. of the ex-
trenest emergency the troops will be
fully equal TO the occasion. the Depart
partments of Dakota and the Platte be-
ing close together. Sluce last March,
when we first heard OF this craze, two
companies OF cavalry have been camped
south of Pine Ridge and others OF the
Tongue river and elsewhere, SO that it
will be impossible for the Indians TO
mass at any enc point. 1t must be
taken into account that some OF the
agents are new men, muse 10 the ways
of the Indian. who delight IN frightening
those who they cen effect by glance or
gesture. Older men would pay no at
tention to it.
THE HEiDENHEiMER CASE.