, 1890-11-23
THE INDIAN TROUBLE.
Officials and Soldiers Threat
ened With Death
If Any Attempt is Made to
Suppress the Dance.
Work of Bringing the Disturb
ers to Time to Begin Monday.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Acting In
dian Comm,ss;oner Belt sent A circular to
al Ino'an agents eAVeps Agents VI tioes
in Dakota, regarding the ghost dance.
He ut is very important in view
IF the tan lencv of such excitement TO OBJ
Observation-Disclosures H. Tna;.,s ,ba,
tam keneiA' "0
this office be kent advised as 10 the con
dition of affairs at each agency with a
view to the adoption of all precautionary
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dians aud enforce the oDeolehce py tnem
of all regulations OF this department You
are therefore instructed to keep this office
lii ;,a,no,ad h, latter or hv ,eIaors, nh
~aaran
II enerRenc'eS Snou'u iequae'
Acting Commissioner Belt received the
following telegram from Agent Dixon;
.sTbe Indians at Grow creek and lower
d. nooa oon,.oJ u.roh.d
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three leaders rom other reserVations I'M
der arrest at Grow Creek and discharged
them under promise of rood behavior
~. al. .ou...z auG.an to
me inuiAn pon'e are 0umn' III pio-
tection unoer present inoications' 1nere
are no Indians away from this reservation
as far as the police can ascertain.
The wal department has authorized the
number OF Indian scouts in the division
OF Dakota increased by 500 men. They
are to be elected from Indian police
and other Disciplined Indians.
MAJ. Gen. Schoield this afternoon,
said that eyory hour which passed without
an outbreak frightened the prospects Of a
peaceful settlement Of the pending dis
turbance. Secretary Proctor and Noble
were in consultation this afternoon with
the president who manifested much
interest in The subject. and decided that
Two eeiment of cavalry be sent 10 Pine
Ridge from Arizona and New Mexico.
Dispatcbes from Gen. Miles state that
the separation of friendly and turbulent
Indians is proceeding rapidly at Pine
Ridge. Gen. Brooke anticipates no
immediate trouble and thinks the separa-
ton will make an easier task of restraining
the turbulent Indians from overt acts.
kilograms also received confrmatOry Of
the reports of the messiah craze is rapidly
extending north and across the Candian
line under the operations OF Sitting Bulls
emissaries.
OMAHA, Nov. GA special to the
Bee from Pine Ridge agency saws: Two
II the most reliable scouts in the govern
meut' 8 employ reported to Gen Brooke
last night thai $50 lodges OF wounded
knee fanatics, including some Of the most
desperate and treacherous redskins in this
part Of the country have moved to White
pve5G twenty miles north of here, and
have again begun the ghost dance in a
wilder manner than ever known thus far.
Inc scouts talked with several OF the
leaders, all OF whom declared they would
shoot any government officials or soldiers
who attempted to suppress the dance.
This Is by far the most menaeinE news
which has come to Gen. Brooke since his
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