The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-21
GOVERNMENT ACTION,
Prompt Measures Taken Because
Some Worry Alnrminr Reports

WASHINGTON. Special Telegram. Nov. Is
The interior and war departments are
'eriously alarmed over the threatened up
rising Of the Sioux Indians in the Dakotas
In spite of the quictinY assurances which
have been circulated the interior depart
nicnt has realized that the situation Is toe
serious for it to face without troops. and ha,
asked the war department to assume juris.
diction. This the war department has done,
and tonight took prompt action, which i.
decidedly warlikc in its nature.
Gen. Miles. who has had long experience
in bloody battles with these same Indians,
was directed tonight to take active meas.
urcs to preserve the peace. His orders wer.
explicit enough to direct that troops from
the various forts in all the Northwest H
held in readiness to go at once; that sutti.
cient troops be centered at the nearer post.
hostile demonstrations which the Sioul
may may make, and that no time be lost. Gen.
Miles was also authorized to act OH his ows
discretion without consulting with the de-
partment If the occasion required it.
According to the reports received here
the crisis is most likely to break out al
Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota,
where sitting Bull is. and from which o,
aay or Two reports OF an outbreak have
been coming. The uneasincss which exist,
there It is said, has spread to greater o,
less extent to other bands, and ali the res.
e::vations OH which there are an,
signs OF trouble will be under Iii.
eye Of Gen. Miles and his troops.
lhe reports of the last few days have thor.
onghly aroused the authorities to the stu.
alton. They profess to believe that the ap
pearance of ftroops will in a great measur.
stop the rising desire OF Sitting Bull and hi.
crowd to taste blood again, am, with tina.
end in view the troops will be gotten within
sight Of the redskins. IT. however. that i.
not enough. the troops will stand no fool.
ing and will give the redskins all the bloot
that solid Minnie bullets can draw.
An alarming report was received to- DAY
rom Agent Palmer of the Cheyenne ascli
cy it South Dakota. He said that the In.
uiahs had apparently gone crazy over I'll,
ghost duncc.h and that they refused tt
obey his orders. lie was Unable to kccl
them quiet either by persuasion or Will
l,is Indian police. whose authority the In.
dams deiied. The most startling TACT in hi.
report was that the Indians had ub,aince
possession OF considerable quantity o
arms and ammunition and it Only needed
bold move on the the part OF one or tive
to put the indians into frame of mind I,
use them. The Indians had received con
siderable money from the sale Of beet, ano
az their spare cash had been invested ir
WINCHESTER rifles and ammunition. Thcs,
had been scattered widely over the resvrvu
zion, and j, looked US ii they were oni,
waiting tor signal Tor all uprising. Agcliit
Palmer recommended that trools bc sen,
there at once, and that tho Indians be dis
armed.
Another report. unofficial, was received
rom place near Pine Ridge agency. thai
the Indians had secured from sales OF bee
about 5000, and that good proportion
OF this had been invested in rifles and am.
munition.