New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-20
THE INDIANS RESTLESS.
A THREATENING STATE OF AFFAIRS AT PINE
RIDGE AGENCY.
MAsSING TROOPS AT THAT POINT-GENEkAL
BROOKE OFF FOR THE SCENE OF THE
LApE. TED TE3 sLEs -.s-sA ,slN ArioE
OF SIOUX CHIEF FRIENDLY
TO THE GOVERNMENT.


TO THE GOVERNMENT.
Chicago. Nov. 19-General Nelson A. Miles, COM
nanding the Department Of the Missouri, when inter-
viewed last evening" said The same turbulent spirit
among the Indians is manifest at Rosebud. Pine Ridge
and the cheyenne agencies There Is a more threa'eh
ing state of affairs existing at the Pine Ridge Agency
,b.n elsewhere and my latest official reports are that
troops have gone to the Pine Ridge Agency rom the
Rosebud Agency. General Brooke LETT kush'ihe 'ins
noon for Pine Ridge and he, with his command OF
three troops OF cavalry and five companies OF liau'
will reach there by daylight in the morning Az ,o
same time Lieutenant Colonel Smith Will reach tile
Rosebud Agency with three companies VI o"'''s w
three companies of infantry. In my opinion theso
,rcee will he sufficient to protect the lives and pubic
nroperty at these agencies and control the lhu'aus
there am of the opinion that the appearance vi 'no
troops will have most guetlnS erect h''o i
ceved information that night before hSo A"'ofi''"
uorse who is one OF the Sioux tribe. han halro"
oaoro from assassination from the turbulent INDIANS
at the Pine Ridge Agency. This lndlah Is " proini'
Stony chief and friend to the United states "o'crl
ment." n,u, y n
A dispatch to The Times from biSfnareh, ~ D''
savs A man who has just arrived from Aiahual Sd'
tbo Indian scare has subsidized Whlie inc eAeioo','
there for a few hours genuine leVeiieaueu pe'po
horo compared it to the Messiah craze WHICH ahcos
NOW ~ the Sioux The reports sent out from hefo
r. on,e ara leaving their homes and that geneifs
uprising OF INDIANS Is inii''i NV
ton. u ,,,., fbop,
Minneapolis, Minn., Nov 49," Inc 'outhal O.'"' '
,orI,ip : d. dispatch says: The winter supply VI
clothing and annuity goods is being deiVeieu d. '''
uioux agencies II has beer the custom OF tne Iua'
~ sell their clothing for little or nothing as soo d
oo,,od leaving them thinly clad during inc cou
- An efforts to stop the practice have been
, Co... rpavaIng and the present winter VIII DOUBT
| 49,, rore M exception to the rule. To encourage the
,d,ars IN work for themselves the agents nave mauc
racts with the industrious ones to deliver inc sup
m ~ the agencies for the railroads paying them
good price. , p.oo,,o o,r,maraer Al
nonartment Of the Platte, left for the scene of the
a,a Indian troubles last night at IL O'CLOCK
ue was accompanied by his aide, Lieutenant ohaiiea
=, rr,itt Of the 21st Infantry. General BROOKS
command will, it is expected. leave Rushviiie 'o
night and the cavalry are under orders 10 move o"
there not later than IL p M. with the ann Vi
Pine Ridge agency by o'clock tomorro" i'i'''"e
The intention OF the commander Is 70 mass do man.
troops as possible at the same moment III .io 'i''
Of the agency. Agent Rior, at zinc "se' .,o
teepraphed tho General repeatedly, ahd' WHICH t'e
80 ras ,ssuod ccntrlnc the soldiers in the vicinity
% his station begged that the Information might DC
withheld from the newspapers lie lesreo u'a' :.
would reach the savages soon as IL wouiu po 500
and before the troops could proven, !. '"e i .no
would massacre every white person iou,ia @ had
r.scryation II was rumorcd that the lnu''h' w
attempted the life OF the agent ,,. ,bo indians al
n has later been announced that te ''oa Ia, 20
Rosebud have risen and proceeding III 49,, ~, y
pine Ridge the adjoining agency whSn - m v tndei
miles distant II II should prove 70 W ,ond viii no
ali the available troops Of the depsr'.aemgS p aS,e " w
ordered Immediately the scene OF iie .h
Rosebud Agency, ;. D.. Nov. lV-Mnon 'i,o ,nr,,,,y
an hi and The pine Ridge agency wake up 10 oloriVm P
morning they will find themselves h,b hao ~ henn
tronreSt body of United states troops ;o aS
mustered i'm the West since the delea, vi & ue'o t %
r. can be predicted that II some h vc @ o,ent
the mart of the soldiers does not anu " o Iii -
~ the redskins the threatened uprising WIN n.t
onr small detachments OF troops nave Dcen mo, iis
~ ~. drection for the last three day anu ue Woio
hun has becn so smoothly and qulcty uohe '@e no'
,vnrd ~ warning has reached the Indians. ., ;,
Wasbinrton Nov. 19.secrctary flvc.oI ~ u, " e
ION from the West TINS inorhihe anu Nv m.
80 teiecram from General Miles, which ssu , nu
. roau day are OF the threatening TENOR from
spor 'Troons have been ordered TO that agency
| IA Dn.ehud The military are now usHs v,ory
mort to pestrain and avoid outbreak, OF az ieasi
m hrare over the time between tiis anu seNcIo soiu
,yeather Tius far no Indians have been IcPor"o d.
"a~tnr left their reservation with hOstiie ihOei,
| In repiy Maj0r-Gcneral schoncm schi u,sPa'en P'
IN GensrrI Miles approving the measures ne hau & se
| in se"dnr troops 10 the Rosebud ana fiho hdee
| asIiocon Neb Nov. 10 (speciaD-A proclamatlon
Ia. ho.n lss1ed by the Governor f0rbiddilg dealers
in, Tho northern border Of Nebraska or any Othef
aat ~ The state from furnishing the Indians with arms
ar ammupition This action was taken IN esponse
~ Telegram from General Miles informing tne 10Y
ernor that the law this point was boag 'ioia'eo