Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-05
Troops Gathering for an Active
Indian Campaign.
Gen. Miles Will Leave Chicago for the
Seat OF the Threatened HOSTILE
ties Immediately.
In the Opinion OF Those Who Claim TO Know
insufficient Rations Is Causing the
Troubls-still Dancing.
WILL BID GOOD BYE TO TEXAS.

pair at oncs 70 the scene of the Indian
| trouble, and will be on the road by Sat
| urcsy. In order to ascertain their flu
ture disposition and for the CON-
! veniencs of the families of the members
| of the regiment, Gen. Stanley tele-
! graphed an inquiry to Gen. Scofield and
/ received reply that nothing had been
settled, but ii was improbable that the
Fifth would ever return to Texas. II
! IS the old regiment OF Gen. Miles, and
I he will naturally like TO keep them near
! him. The order to the Fifth infantry
and the disposition of other troops is re-
garded 10y experienced officers of this
department as indicating definite and
decisive style or cam paign. They re-
gard it as surety thar an unhreakable
Gordon will he drawn around the disaf-
fected Indians, TO be followed by gen.
eral and sudden order for
THEIR DISARMAMENT.
They consider this order rs certain, and
a consequent fight inevitable. The 5000
warriors, they say, will not give up their
rifles unless force is applied, and the ap-
plication of force they consider to be a
surety.
A letter from Gen. Brooke, command
ing the department of Dakota, has been
received here. In il he says that the
Messiah craze has very little to do with
the disaffectiou. Orders issued BY the
inferior department to cut down rations
are responsible for most of the trouble.
Rations have been cut down, and as
consequences the Indiaas have nothing
much to eat. Gen. Brooke tersely
remarks that a brave with full belly is
never very brave brave, and thinks
plenty of bread and meat the true basis
of a settlement.
SEVERAL COMPANIES OF THE SIXTH REGI-
MENT AT DENVER.
Special to the Gazette.
DENVER, COL, Dec. 4.-The seven
companies of the Sixth regiment cavalry
which have been stationed al Fort VIM
gate, New Mexico, arrived In Denver
this morning at 1920 O'Clock over the
Santa Fe. The regiment is in command
of Gen. Carr, while the officers are
Lieut.. Col. Morrow, Maj. David Perry,
Adjt. F. G. HodSson, Capts. Krammer,
Wallace, Kerr, West and Carter.
The train upon which these troops
reached Denver was in five sections. 1t
was II o CLOCK before the horses were
unloaded at the union stockyards, where
they will be fed and rested until to-
morrow morning. The soldiers are
quartered in the cars, and will remain
there until ordered 10 move. In all
there are about 500 men, with some
thirty officers.
Last night at 'clock Company G of
the Sixth regiment, which has been sta
toned at Fort Union, N. Nj, reached
Denver over the Santa Fee. The stock o f
this company is also at the Union stock
yards.
Sometime this evening one troop of the
regiment, which has been CHARTERED at
Fort Lewis, will arrive in Denver over
the Rio Grande.
The regiment is under orders to report
Mt Fort Meade, and will do its share in
taking care of the ghost dancers.
They will all leave Tomorrow morn
ing.
MILES TO GO TO THE FRONT.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 4.-Gen. Miles
said this morning that he would go to
the Northwest in a day or two to direct
the military arrangements being made
IN the Indian country. In the meantime
Capt. Ewers of the Fifth Infantry at
Pierre will go to the Cheyenne agency
and get In communication with Hump,
one of the leading chiefs of the Northern
Cheyenne tribe, who will be told to
bring into the agency Horse Roads and
Iron Shields, mem bers OF his people.
SECRETARY MOBILES ORDER.
The following order has been issued to
the Indian agents amoug the Sioux:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Dec. 4, 1880.
Commission OF Indian Affairs:
You will convey the agents on duty
the Sioux the following order,
which is hereby made: During the
present Indian troubles you are in
structed. while you shall continue all
business and carry into effect educational
and other purposes of the Iudian agency
by issuing all rations intended to sup
press any outbreak, you will cooperate
with and obey orders of the military
officer commanding on the reservation in
your charge. Very respectfully,
JOHN w. NOBLE, Secretary.
This order, said an army officer at
headquarters, virtually turns over abso-
lutte control of the Indians to military.
THE INDIANS NOT IDLE.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., Dec. 4.
Hostile Indians are making suse of
every moment g delay on the part of the
military to move on them by strength
ening their now almost impregnabie
camp In the Bed Lands.
The squaws with them are working
day and night digging rife pits about
the camp. This ls some thing very I'M
usual, if not wholly I'm precedsnted, OIL
the part of the Indians preparing for
war. The reason of this move is TO more
insure protection of the immense guam
titles of stolen beef and provisions IN
camp than to insure the great slaughter
of settlers. The moment that these |
supplies are captured by the military |
that moment must they surrender, un-
less their thirst for blood is SO intense as |
to lead them to fight until they are
downed, either by starvation or bullets.
At best, whether the military can cap
ture the bulk of the hostiles' supply or
not, the Indiane have undoubtedly |
secreted small quantities sufficient to
run them for atleast eight or ten weeks.
A SIOUX APPROPRIATION.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-The secretary