Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-05
ORSERET EVENING NEWS.
INDIANS IN THE MAJORITY.
MORE REDSKINS OLD ENOUGH 10
FIGHT THAN THERE ARE
SOLDIERS.

FIGHT THAN THERE ARE
SOLDIERS
Washington Nov. 2s.-If there
should be a general Indian war,
and all those Indians took part who
are row stirred up over the Messiah
craze, there would he more Indians
who could lake part than troops in
the entire standing army OF the
United States. Ii is estimated that
between 10000 and 1000 male
Indians old enough to take part ia
war, are scattered through the west
ern States, ami that all Of these, 10
greater or les extent, are affected
by this Messiah craze.
The standing army Of the United
States consists OF rs, go enlisted
men. These are scattered all over
the country. Some are in Maine.
some la Florida, some more ia. Texas
and some On the Pacific Coast, anu
there are lines OF forts stretching
across the country at intervals from
the Mississippi river t. the Pacific
coast, which have from two TO If
teencompanies and TROOPS OF cavalry.
The war department does not ex-
rect, even IL the worst rumors Of
war come 10 he fact, that ii will be
necessary TO use any troops in sup
pressing the outbreak except those
now STATIONED ia the department of
Dakota and the department Of the
Platte; although. IL il were neces-
sary, the entire %, 900 men, except
such as must necessarily be LETT at
the various posts TO protect public
property, could lie sent TO the inter
Tor TO fight the Indians. The avail
able strength Of the different po-ts
In the country where trouble was
most likely to occur was given TO
the Fsoneer Frees by Assistant AID
jutsnt General Vincent rs follows:
AT Fort Abraham Lincoln, y.
D., two companies Of infantry; at
Fort AssiDaboine, Mont, three
troops of cavalry and six compsDies
OF infantry; at Fort Bufori, y. d.,
me troop OF cavalry and one com
pany OF Infantry; nj Fort Custer.
Mont, five troops Of cavalry and
two companies Of infantry; II Fort
ID. a. Russell, wyo.. the entire
seventeenth Regiment Of Infantry,
1t Fort Douglas, Utah, nine com
panies Of infantry; at Fort Keogh.
Mont, two troops OF Cavalry anu
six COMPANIES OF Infantry; at Fort
Mckinney, WyO.. two troous of
'avalry and one company Of infant
~; at Fort Meaie, ) D., five troous
81 cavalry and three companies OF
ln'antry; ut Fort MissOula, Mont.
1ve troops Of cavalry and thre.
s-nmpanies Of infantry: at Fort
Niobrara, Neb., two troois If caval-
ahd Tour companies OF infantry;
at Fort Popllr River. Mont, two
COMPANIES Of infantry; at Fort RAN
dall SD, one company If infantry;
At Fort Robinson, Neb., three
troops Of cavalry and two COM
panies Of infantry; at Fort Shaw.
Mont, three companies of infantry;
at Fort Smelling, MINI five com
Hafies u infantry; at Fort Sidney.
Neh-, three COMPANIES Of infantry;
at Foft Sully, Sd, three companies
Of Infantry; at Fort Washable.
Wye, one troop Of cavalry and
ore company Of infantry; at Fort
1ates, y. d., two troops OF cavalry
aud two companies Of infantry; in
all tNenty-four troops OF cavalry
an nfty-seven companies of infant
2 :"
A full company Of infantry num-
bers 100 men, but many Of the COM
panles stationed through the North |
west are not full companies, some
containing but thiIty-three men and |
others sixty-six. Ii these troops are
not sufficient, those most likely to
he brought TO the scene of trouble
inst will be from the departments
OF the Missouri and of Texas. The
war department believes that the
extension Of the railroad system
through the West and the North
west within the last few years would
give the government n great advan-
tage over what il has had in any
other Indian war in that section.
The troops could lie handled "A great
,i'a al quicker; they could be trans
ierreu on shorter notice, and could
lie gotten into the Indian country
with shorter marches. Any point
IN the states or territories where the
trouble Il likely TO occur can be
reached by rail and a comparatively
short march. This would b.. of
great advantage, especially in the
winter season.
Neither the war department, nor
The Indian department expects any
trouble except with the Sioux. To
lie sure, the ShoshOnes. Comanches.
Bannocks, Utes and other tribes ON
the western reservations are more
or less stirred up by this Messiah
craze, but they are not ugly about it.
The civilized tribes in the Indian
Territory are behaving themselves
in a way that gives satisfaction Ia
the Indian department.. They are
aware that an Indian Messiah Is ex-
pecied, but they are not frenzies;
over IT, and have not initiated the
series OF ghost dances which other
tribes have. They are too far adj.
vanccd toward civilization 10 90
Wild over this fanaticism. The
Chippewas in Minnesota have heard
about the Messiah, who is expected
when the grass grows, but reports
received by the Indian bureau in
dicate that no trouble j. TO be
expected from them. The tribes
which arg expected to make the
trouble, n there is any, are To-
Gated chiefly in the Dako;as, wyo-
ming and Montana There are in
all ~, $50 IDdians in the Great Sioux
in the DakOtas. At Standing Rock
here are 1895. at Cheyenne River.
!, OsS; at Grow Greek, LOSS; at
Lower Brule, l0,026; at Pine Ridge.
1913, and at Rosebud, 5. 345. The
indian bureau estimates that in case
d general uprising all males seven.
'een years old aud upwards would
20 on the warpath, 10 say nothing Ct /,
certain percentage OF squaxs. who