Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-02
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The 6A6 LANDS.
REPUBLICAN, SENATORS ANr
THE ELECTION BILL.

Tclegrsas.
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AyTEa sIrSIHG BULL
| An Agent says He 0healA - A..
ST. PAUL, Dec. IA Roneev
Press special from Standing Rock
agency says: Il b considered prob
able that Sitting Bull will Gene in
next Saturday, and Eheh be does
he will be arrested Major Mel Laugh
lin, the agent, sAll to-day: There
is no reason why Sitting Bull should
not be arrested - soon ~ he comes
within reach Of this agency. He
has broken his promise 70 send his
children 10 school and did not come
in last n ion day, - ordered. !
have ten scouts and u the old re-
creant comes within the limits Of
the agency, they will bring him In.
The weather does not get - cold -
I wish. Sitting Bull should b cap
tured and confined. His influence
is strongly and constantly Tor evil,
and while he does not participate In
the ghost dances, to the extent Of
jumping about and yelling, he keeps
the frenzy ut the highest pitch.
Gall and John Grass sre thoroughly
loyal. 1t seems probable that Sit
ting Bull will be . prisoner before
many days"
ANOTHER GEE" REPORT.
OMAHA, Dec. Ia Bee special
from Pine Ridge says Judge Burns
Of DeadWood arrived tonight, having
run the gauntlet Of the hostile camp,
and declares he Ii thankful that he
escaped with his life. He says the
ghost lance 10 going on all day and
night, varied occasionally win the
old war dance. The hostile band IL
made up almost altogether Of
young men whs have disregarded
the advice Of their old chief.
Judge Burns corroboratee fully the
previous reports a 10 the abundance
Of food and ammunition which they
have and says they are making up .
big supply ola new pattern toma-
hawk, which IL more ugly than the
old style. What friendly Indians
there are left at the agency are
coming In and telling Agent Roger
that they wish the thing could he
settled without bloodshed. Roger's
reply 10 in effect that he ID Afraid II
Is too late to make peace.
Little Wound has made another
effort to persuade his braves 10 fore
70 hostilitiss and he barely escaped
from them with his life. The scouts
are returning constantly and report
increased preparations for war.
oPY FOR THE had LANDS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The re-
ports received by the war depart
mept from the locality Of the threat
ened Indian troubles are much less
favorable than for several days past.
They Indicate that between one
and two thousand Of the Indians
who refused to come into Rosebud
agency In response 10 the agents
orders have started westward To-
wards what Is known - the Bad
Lands. In their stampede they
have committed depredations ON
the cabins and stock Of friendly
Indians, who went into the agency.
General Brooke telegraphs the In
formation - not from his own
scouts. He expects further informa-
ton.
These alarming reports have
again been the subject Of cousulta.
ton between Secretary Proctor and
Generals Schofield and Miles. The
latter has asked General Schodeld
that additional troops b placed 1t
his command. 1t 10 understood that
his request was for mounted In
fantry. The department will soon
have q large number Of troops at its
disposal in the region where the
turbulent indiana arc gathered.
The sixth cavalry are now ON their
way to the scene.
TAKING GOVERNMENT CATTLE.
Sr. PAUL, Dec. 1.-The Pioneer
Ress correspondent 1t Pine Ridge
Agency telegraphed that John
Dwyer, chief herder Of the govern
ment herds, in whose charge were
three thousand cattle for U.S. In Civ
ing rations TO the Indians, has been
compelled 10 keep constant guard
and finally he aud all his herders
had to leave to save their lives. Ut
the herd Of 5000 head, the Indians
seized ali. killing some for immedi.
ate use and driving the remainder
into the Bad Lands for future con-
sumption. There will, therefore, he
no cattle for ratiops fer the Indians
next week, rs many more cattle be-
longing 10 the Rosebud Agency
nave also been captured By the In
dams.
Chief Fast Thunder reached the
agency tonight and reports were re.
ceived at the agency late tonight
about depredations Of hostlles. Big
nal fires north Of white river an
uoupce the approach Of the Chey-
ennes. Four scouts have been out
since Friday morning and IL b
feared they may have been killed.
BUFFALO BILL.
BIsnARcR, n. D., Dec. 1.-Buf-
falo Bill arrived tonight on his way
East, his mission to Standing Rock
having failed, coming to . clash BE-
tween the War and Interior Depart
ments. He wss on his way to
Sitting Bull's camp, when . courier
overlook him with dispatches coun-
demanding his previous vrden. II
appears that the Interior Depart
meut, acting under the advice Of
Agent Mclaughlin, would not per
NIT the arrest Of Sitting Bull. Cen
eral Miles and Buffalo Bill were 81
the opinion that his afrest would
end the agitation. Mclaughlin be.
lieves the present cold wave vii
end the trouble. The military +
stroug enough 1t all points, Il b now
believed, 10 protect the settlefS. and
the trouble 10 believed 10 be over.
THE IDAHO GsTTLDA
PoCArELLo, Idaho, Dec. LA
ghost dance Il now In prolren
among the Indians on the Fort Hal
reservation. "Let them dance, u
the people here say, tive have ouI
var.pafut on and n they make {
break there viii b NO Ind1sn'
left."
GRxnAL MILF.
WASHINGTON, DEC. l.-0eoesa
Miles spent half IN hour With TIKI
Secretary Of the Interior this aflsr
noon in discussion Of The IndlAl
situation. Upon lnving The 0oofe
| tary . ofyiee he said to . repreoeutn
i tive Of the Associated PfsD that ~
l6Ioux continued very much syeiesd
and be feared IN outhceak. He -
i~erded the situafjon g CHARMING