The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-26
MARAUDING INDIANS.
Homes Of Settlers Plundered and
Stock Killed.
RaidiDs Parties Preparing to Start From
Red Clouds Camp.
An Entire Herd Of Government Cattle Cap
tured and Slaughtered by Hostile Red.
skins at Cherry Greek.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

OMAHA, Nov pa special from Pine
Ridge says: 1t was learned tonight that
Indians en- route from Rosebud, 900 strong,
are plundering the deserted settlers houses
along the route also killing cattle and feast
ing on fresh beef. Seventy-fve Cheyennes
were enlisted as scouts by General Brooke
tonight, and watch is being kept over
Red Clouds band, as it is feared small raid
ins parties are preparing to start from his
camp. There were no disquiesing develop
ments at Pine Ridge to-day. The issue of
rations goes on. many of the dancers coming
In for them and being treated the same as
others.
The ranches which the Rosebud Indians
have been raiding were vacated by the oc-
cupants when the exodus of settlers oc-
Cured two weeks ago. SO there Is no danger OF
any loss of life. Colonel Wheaton arrived
to-day with several companies of infantry
and he and General Brooke held long con-
Sultation, the purport of which was not
learned.
PREPARING TO DANCE.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. pa special from
Arkansas City tells of excitement among the
Indians in the Territory over the Messiah
craze. A delegation OF PoncaS. OtOS. Mis-
souris and IOwas returned to their reserva-
tions to-day from pilgrimage to the CheY-
ennes, where they learned all the latest
newa of the Messiah. These Indians dwell
on adjoining reservations and will inaugu-
rate ghost dance Friday.
SPREAD OF THE MESSIAH CRAZE.
LAWRENCE (kans.), Nov. 25.-Joe Abner
a Cheyenne Indian flom the Cheyenne and
ArapahOe Reservation, l. T., says the Mes
siah craze has taken hold of the Indians
and they are arming aud becoming very
restless. A Sioux, acting as missionary,
has come from the North to teach the new
religion TO the southern tribes. He breaches
to them that any one who does not believe
in the new religion will be destroyed, and so
works upon the maginations of these people
that they fall PROSTATE to the ground. and
while lying there the missionary pretends
to cast some spell on them. and when they
arise they declare they have seen the new
Christ, and at once join in the ghost dance.
The new religion has also spread to the
kiowas, Comanches and ApacheS.
WATCHING THE BOUNDARY.
WINNIPEG, Nov. 25.-Private informa-
tion has been received from the Domlnian
capital that the military forces here are or
dered to be in readiness to proceed to the in
terpatOnal boundary to prevent any Ameri-
can Indians, who are thought abou. to go
on the warpath. from crossing the British
territory or melting the British Indians to
join the uprising.
TROOPS FOR SOUTH DAKOTA.
ALBUQUERQUE On. Mex, Nov. 25.-Gen-
eral Cara, commanding at Fort Wingate,
has issued orders to get the Sixth Cavalry
ready for transportation to South Dakota.
The Quartermaster-Genera telegraphed the
officers of the Atlantic and Pacific road
here to have special train ready 20 leave
tonight.
IN AN UGLY MOOD.
MINNEAPoLIS, Nov. 25-The Tribune s
Standing Rock special says two scouts re-
turned to-day to Fort Yates from visit to
Sitting Bulls camp They found the chief
and his adherentS very ugly. He told them
he understood the soldiers were coming to
take hin, but he had his runners out and on
the first news of the soldiers he and his peo-
pie would leave. They have abandoned the
white mems houses, said he, and will not
return to them or the agency. The supposi-
ton here is if Sitting Bull hears of serious
trouble at Pine Ridge or if the military at
tempt to take him, he and his followers will
make at once for the lower agencies, there
by declaring war.
A Tribune special from Pierre says every
thing is quiet at the Cheyenne Agency. AT
the hostile camp on Cherry Creek, how
ever, yesterday several turbulent Indians
captured an entire herd of cattle which was
to be slaughtered for monthly rations, and
taking them to their village, issued them to
suit themselves. The white man in charge
dar edmake no resistance