River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-11-27
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READY TO Eight.
startling Rumors from Various Points in
the Dakota Observation-Disclosures Not
Reas~uring Received at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The follow
ing telegram bearing upon the situa-
tion at Pine Ridge Agency has been
received at the War Department.:
CHICAGO. ILL., Nov ao.-Adjufdnt Central
Army nashiagf0R: liable information has
been received that the Yanktons and Grosven-
tres in Upper Missouri. also those near old
Fort Belknap, have unanimously adopted the
Messiah craze. and the latter are quite
ugly; that Sitting Bull has sent ennis
saries TO these tribes and the forty eight lodges
north OF the British line, exciting them TO get
and ammunition and join the other war
riors near the Black Hills in the spring. An
effort is being made to allay and restrain the
turbulent but the violent. overt act OF any
small party Of the desperate ones may cause a
general uprising. The latest reports from the
Northern Cheyennes is that they have TO aban-
dsa the reser, alton. There has been delay,
however, in putting other trol ps than those IN
these two departments in proper equipment for
the field MILES,
Major General Commanding"
CHICAGO, Nov. 2i.-Adjataat- G-n rsI OF ne
Army, Washington. d. e.; The number OF In !
dians going from Rosebud agency 10 Pine Ridge
agency is increasing Reliable advices show
that this Messiah craze is extending to our In
dams near the mountain border and between
the Sioax nation and the Canadian border.
MILES, Commander"
Acting Indian Commissioner Belt Fri
day afternoon received the following
telegram from Special Agent Cooper at
the Pine Ridge agency:
Newspaper reports false. Agent Roger is
1T his post. Indians still dancing. Police re-
port that thirty Rosebud Indians have arrived
at this reservation and go or 100 more
route to the agency. We hope TO settle this
Indian craze without bloodshed"
Secretary Proctor carried the dis
patches to the White House when he
attended the Cabinet meeting at noon
and they formed subject of discussion
at the meeting.
Afterward Maior-General Schofield,
commanding the army, was in consulta-
tion with the Secretary for an hour re-
speeding the condition of Indian affairs.
Secretary Proctor says that the sugges-
tion made by General Miles that troops
in other divisions than his own COM
mand be got in readiness to reinforce
him has been anticipated. Orders have
been sent TO commanding officers of
troops as far south as Texas
and Arizona and as far west
as California to prepare their
men for immediate movement If an
emergency arises. In any event it is
the intention of the department to
heavily reinforce the troops in the Da-
kotas during the winter, and they
will be moved in from other
divisions from time to time. so
as not TO overtax transportation
and supply facilities. In this way it
is expected that the department will be
able to mass an overwhelming force of
troops at the agencies where the excite
ment is at its height, so as to effectual-
ly suppress an Indian uprising in the
spring-time.
ABERDEEN, 5. D., Nov. o. -Advices
from Eureka show that the settlers of
Emmons and Campbell counties are
flocking into that place on account of
well-defned rumor that the Sioux
take the war-path to-day. Five
hundred people from the country
are now in Eureka La Grace,
on the Missouri, is completely
depopulated. 1t was reported early
Friday morning that two men had been
shot and scalped by Indians in Camp
bell County, but this is not credited
here. The sheriff of Campbell County
wires that there is large body of Sioux
on the east side of the Missouri. The
people are greatly excited and are APP
pealing to Governor Mellette and
Mayor Moody of this city for arms and
ammunition.
LINCOLN, Neb, Nov. Ex-Governor
Thayer has complied with the tele-
graphic requests from citizens of Har-
rison and Nashville, sending supply of
muskets and ammunition for use in case
of an Indian uprising in that locality.
PINE RIVER AGENCY, S. D., Nov. 22.-
General Brooks is anxiously awaiting
instructions from the department at
Washington, which were due before he
left Omaha, regarding whether or nc.
he shall interfere with the ghost dance,
the stimulating factor of the Messiah
craze.
The Indians dancing at Wounded
Knee announce openly that if the SOL
diers attempt to take Little Wound
Jack, Red Cloud. a son of old Red
Cloud, Big Road and Little Road away,
as there have been thoughts of
doing, they (the Indians) will cut
off the soldiers ears and other
wise MAIN them. Every officer on the
ground, and especially those high in au-
thority, looks upon the situation as
very critical. The officers consider it
next to probable that 5000 or 5000 in
dians may sweep down upon the agency
at any moment.
Nothing but miracle could save us
from Clusters fate" said prominent
officer, and hope" he added, that
achievements will arrive before the
red devils make their break"
OMAHA, Neb, Nov. GA special
from Spring View via Ainsworth says
that word was received there that the
Indians were banding together on Pan
na creek, about twenty miles north of
there, for the purpose of raiding the
settlements along the reservation line.
The town is full of settlers and wagons
loaded with household goods. All are
being cared for by the citizens Of Spring
View.
General Brooke has received dis
patches to separate the good Indians
from the bad and bring the peaceable
ones into the agency.
Governor Miller is in Mandan. He
visited Fort Lincoln and said there was
nothing between the white settlers
south OF the town and massacre but the
good of the Indians.