New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-21
AN OBSERVANT ARMY OFFICER.
REpoRTIyG TO GENERAL MILES THE FEELING

REPORTING TO GENERAL MILES THE FEELING
AMONG THE VARIOUS TRIBES OF SAVAGES.
Chicago, Nov. 2O.-General Niles received letter
to-day dated at Camp Poplar River Mont, November
II which came from one Of the Army officers at tha
post and contained considerable matter OF interest
with reference 10 the agitation among the INDIANS III
the far Northwest concerning the new Messiah. The
officer says:
81 arrived here last night at IL O'Clock, and ex-
meet TO continue my journey westward tomorrow.
CAPTAIN Wheaton, commanding here, thinks that aii
tho Indians on the reservation believe IN the NlssSah
craze lie says that even the more inteinseht nan
breeds believe in it. Some OF Inc younger inu.""
have recently procured new Wlnchesters where ho ooe
not know The Indians here. as whole, arc not wei
ar,od hut IL they had money they could soon arm
themselves had talk with Mr.. Scobey, the Indian
agent here, who also thinks that the beliet III inc
Messiah is practically unanimous. lie unueiS' %
that one of the most prominent lhuidiS III Vi0 VIZ
believes In it. There has been no great cAoi'eH
herr, vet upon the subject nor any reheiou' u",c0
but there is deep and universal interest," anu 80
that there will be astonishing Supernatural
tons in their behalf before long.
A.. The agent saws that at the time OF the troupio
,tb the eros Vcntres, three years ago. although ''
sioux were unsricndly t. the Crows' suh .neio ""'
universal sympathy with sword Bearer anu u'S'p
pontment when his supernatural Claims pio'eu " 10
false on october % of sitting BuiiS heu'ei'''
" mt
dicted the new doctrine They denounced the SCHOOLS
and told the Indians here 70 provide themselves WIN
arms and ammunition, and to meet 'ie o'iei i'u''n
-. snrinr in the Black Hills country Ihey "cro
dorod off the reservation but instead OF going paVh
IN sitting Bull they went to Woody Mountain h'i,
'. o pitisb line to carry the dings to the remnants
81 o,,alalas and Uncapapas that are sun 'heic
4 Ioyal Indian, who lives sixteen miles away, ~ "~
o, tho AGENCY today and l have just had long ''iA
hp m
", L M belief in the new craze. Ito says lha'
c,t,Inc pul has been particularly bad hearted sih'o
,h death of his only surviving child, one year aso
lie ba, a lot Of ugly Indians about hiih' "ho Gu
opragc each other, and they talk ana po"-"o"' ''"
laen nm the excitement 10 such pitch 'na' 'i0,o
=, danger of boodshed before things can DO qu@'eu
uo savs that If the Indians with Sitting Buli shouiu
.4 " disturbance or outbreak and were not quickly
,,od n marty OF young warriors from here woulu
,,, likely start across the country to JOIN hh' io
ocrees that the belief in the Messiah Is
unanimous. There Is no intention VI 'oh"iii''o i
onv outrages at present, but the Indians are hopis
10 do something wonderful There are still for'yeiehs
LODGES of Ogalalas and Uncapapas north of the oouu
ary line about Woody Mountain Ihey nave no
chief but their principal spokesman Is a bruio
sio,x named Black Bull. There are about 3oo VI
these Indians Two of the Inkpaduta Indians WHO
we're in the Custer affair In the Little Big Horn, ana
four other Indians concerned In the aneso ", WooSv
Mountain north Of Turtle Mountain one OF lneSo
warriors claims to have General Clusters mo horSd Claim
is genuine The Inkpaduta massacre occurred 9n'eo
twenty eight years ago ana only thTSe T%a Of Of them
were killed, and probably the two at Woody
the only survivors Moist MGst OF If the fes pnreuar Sa
barous act, and were afraid to como LII WHICH ''0
Ho also says that the Gros Venres or the Fort G
BeSnap Reservation Indians are excited over ,e, .so
Messiah. and moro ugly than tle lhusnS ttns n.
After White 1U SSr' Ssre to S 1: saE sa ba BnT and also to
and. II possible, the new Messiah ON the WAY 49,, "
standing Rock Agency one OF them @ 70 M himself as
test of fath with the promise tnit he s'Sa Sou @ 20
raised from the dead. He COMMITTEES suiciac hen a
tSey reached standing Rock they found Yellow Hawk
there alive aud WELL having Deen riui a.; S,once nf
assisted BY the MESSIAH S to the he, AGENCY aS yet but
this Is the story thar they sent back; .,. a., 1890
General Miles referred 10 the & iscI 1odan ua' chief hi Ink
padua who is at the head of his band, was WirSI
in the massacre. whlca Is matter OF ns'O,s IN
cold Hood. The General has no hesitancy In saying
that he regards the Indian Inkpaduta above reterred
TO- sins sT ONE In that Sa s part ' of the COUNTRY
One thing which is most satisfactory TO me- said
the General s nSsr ss Ss cover Sf 81 night and reached
their point OF destination before the Indians hau ocs @
hostcs and the further faSt ance sas 'ey IL yayob @ and
now they have 10 attack our troops IN our o" nhe
or else break away from the RESERVATION IN % o,nes
words the principal danger now Is that the vIolent
e,ement NAV leave the reservation. The appearance Oh
General Brooke will have the effect, certainly OK sus.
.senrcs and will give protection TO the loyal element
among the Indians ~ VIII nave h ,no n ,,,e,d,v W
TO the Government
THE RED MEN QUIET AT PIERRE.
pierre :. D. Nov. o0.-Indians on the agency tribu-
ary here are peaceabe. No trouble whatever 4 ap-