New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-22
THE DANCES CONTINUE.
But GENERAL BROOK IS PERSUAD1NG
HOSTILE INDIANS TO BE LOYAL.
SIOUX, EVEN IN CANADA, URGING THEM TO
AID HIS PARTY-MANY BRAVES SUP
POSED TO HAVE TAKEN REFUGE

AID HIS PARTY-MANY BRAVES SUf-
POSED TO HAVE TAKEN REFUGE
IN THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS
Chicago, Nov. 2I.-At Army Headquarters here to-
night General Miles said al have received telegram
from General Brook. who Is commanding the forces
at Pine Ridge, saying that his scheme for inducing the
dsloyal Sioux to abandon their tribe and join the loyal
ones Is working successfully and he soon hopes TO
have the hostile crowd entirely broken up. The re-
port from Lieutenant Smith. who is in charge OF tho
forces Of the Rosebud Agency however Is not so en-
couraging He teegraphs that when the forces under
his command moved THO Indian camp to-day
the savagcs rctreatcd about fifteen miles 10
place where tonight they holding their ghoSt
dance and working up such frenzy tiiao somc
outbreak may before tomorrow night. was
advised to-day that Sitting Bull has beon sending out
requests to all Sioux In Canada the indian Icri
tory and far west Wyoming to Join his forces.
lie Is assisted In his work by large number of MS
tribe who have been educated In the East. IL the
Indians care to do so they do great deal OF dam
AGE before they can be checked CT course their
career would be short, but amends would never be
made for tile property or lives Of settlers they might
Destroy
said General Miles to-day, General BROOKE has, by
his forced march with the troops under his command
beyond all Of doubt given the Indians ais
tincty TO understand that lie will protect lives and
propcrty and God help the first Indian who makes
bad break. 1t Is not my intention to tolerate any
nonsense Now, will tell you just one thing so
far as regards the present ample supply OF ammi-
ntion and the best patterns OF Winchester rifles, wh
the turbulent Indians possess Somebody up In that
Northwest country is furnishing these arms ana am
munition to the Indians trading with them, ana IL
vIIl not be many days before shall know just how
this busI,ess Is accomplished
All the dispatches We have received to-day said
Colonel Corbin "are OF ain encouraging nature. There
oi,t thrrak at agencies,
General Ruger reports the situation as peaceful all
around The removal Of the Cheycnnes from tho
Pine Ridge Agency will probably have good erect
They are to bc taken at once They VIII be taken
back TO their old reservation In the Big Horn valley
A commission, of which General Miles was chairman
went nm there recently and investigated the advsabiy
of taking them back to their old home. General
Miles before he left the Pine Ridge Agency, informed
tho Cheyennes that the Commission would recon-
mend their removal Since then the removal mas been
ordered and carrying out the order now VIII remove
disturbing element from Pine Ridge and divert the
| attention Of all the other Indians
At Pine Ridge the dancing Indians have the agency
and the surrounding country in state OF terror The
Ghost Dances under the lead OF Little Wound SIX
Feathers and other Chiefs still going on at
Wounded Knee Creek. White Clay and the other
Indians have their guns strapped to their backs as
they dance. Medicine Root, the farthest point from
the agency where the dancing Is going on, Is thirty
|
! twenty-five.
General Brooke who Is in command of the troops
which arrived Yesterday held long consultation with
Indian Agent Roger and Special Indian Agent Cooper
IL is probable that with the force at hand no attempt
will be made to stop the dancing at present Both
the Indian agents said that the situation was certainly
| grave several days will be passed by the troops
and agents in maldng q study OF all phases Oh the
exctement but until troops here in greater force
the rods will not be molestcd The wives ana
children OF all the traders and other white men about
the agency have gone TO safer points along the rail-
road and the men here are prepared for the worst.
The very heart Of the town part of the reservation
at Pine Ridge has been appropriated by the representa-
| tlves Of the Government The camp includes four
comnonics from Omaha, one company of the Sth In
f,utry which Is serving artillery attachment with
! a Calling gun and Hotchhiss cannon t"co
companies OF cavalry from Fort ROBINSON zap
| tain steadman commanding the cavalry battalion ;
Major Butler OF the I'd Infantry. commands the "hoe.
General Brooke Is also on the spot. lie has occupied
agency quarters since his arrival and has been Dusty
engaged In receiving and replying 70 communications
rclat,ye TO the situation. lie j. anAi0usy awauhg
| the instructions from the Department at wash
! ington, which due before he leit oIhaha'
on the point whether or not he shan III
terfcre with the Ghost Dance ms uance
is now going at Wounded Knee, and at Porcup'Ne'
while a scout reports that band OF 500 copper races
i
Of here In all these cases the Indians are dancing
With their rifles strapped rpon their backs The In
dians dancing at Wounded Knee announce openly tia'
il the soldiers attempt 10 take Little WOUND jack
Ped Coud a son OF old Red Cloud Rig Road ana
Little Road away, as there has been thoughts OF
doing the Indians Will cut of ihe soidIcre ears anu
/ otherwise MAIN them. Every officer on the ground
and especially those high III authoriS' iooN "Po
the situation as critical.
Nothing a miracle could save lis IRON Custcr >
fate, said a prominent officer, And l hope to
God he added. that rcinforcements VIII arrive be-
fore the red devils make their break
The Indian, that are here In sight seem TO be ex-
ceedincly friendly and they are trusted by all but
still il is well Kept in mind that blood Is thicker than
water Red Cloud, who has been and Is stu sym,
pathzing with the fanatics, but is here instead OF
being of AT the Ghost Dances, continues Suiem' ana
is kcenly watched false move on ms S. pra Srot o nn
producing all uprising.
The that the troop were 'c,as coming ,oa, was M in
resnonsc The Indians declared that >ther Messiah
was advising them and encouraging tne' every u''
anu II the soldiers come here" they said VIC VIII
treat them the way we did the agent anu his poi''
herder who reached here reported that at seveTai iIs
hundred Indians had ro nesyy armed and We're
expecting the Rosebud Sioux TO JOIN tieh.
Tho roops from Fort Niobrara reached the KoseDua
Agency early this m9rn1s G,e anu has not been as prev
aIent nj the Rosebud Agency, ana most oi u no left
| arc rted
1900 for Vine Ridge several days ago u parei,
nate in the Ghost Dance. The craze has been much
| more extended at Pine Ridge. IN,
rho rr.senre of a large number Of Indians win a
do,en WAGONS Yesterday In Valentine ior te Dos
Of feiSnS agency goods to Rosebud n wmsm VIZ M.
Tne,r fhe troops we're marching TO the agency; was wa
reassurhle ~ ~ r vii lie no trouble at Pine Ridge \
now and inexperienced agent at tle hIne nSso Sss
Agency is probably the cause OF "ha' cA'''"0"' ''
thus far occurred.
r,anl, Gruara. the Government superintendent si STA
TONED AT Fort Mckinney reported that % ,orn
uo md cnvenre. were heading fer me utai DE hvp
M"untains fs movement Involves t @ ,fP oi
ILL.,. ., % connt,es 81 wyoming They LETT the nahoa
reservations as the result Of the Me,sa t
ITeir non Is doubtless to make stand against @ ao
nnrs,ePs in the broken country for which tney are hy
bound The Information was received at od n
S,ats SENATOR TIsdale of Johnson County nc snoweo
the dspach Governor Warren ana e nst n,ser remoVal %
~ the Fort Mckinney cavalry TO the Pne haEe W
try In response TO his request companH o' ning 10
ui,i he retained al Mckinney. the cavalrv golnk "
Pine Ridge The maraudng reds have nil M rsonr
tat monies and plenty Of ammunition. III ms rupo
rpard intnates that there is imminent peril. ne ls