The sun., 1890-11-21
A FIGHT WITH THE INDIANS.
SOLDIERS SAID TO HAVE HAD BAT-
TIE HITH THEM NEAR PINE RIDGE

TIE wrTH THEM NEAR PINE RIDGE
No lafor.stioH Aseut the Resnit OF The
Fight-sais to Have Oeeurres Yesterday
Afterrosn-The Messiah Crsse spread.
tag 60 Many Tribes-sittiae nuips Iaau.
snce wsniaG-Frish hteuea Whites FLEEING
CHICAGO. Nov. 20.-Wiliam F. Cody. "Bnf-
falo BILL" at o o'clock this evening told . rep
resentative OF the Associated Press that Gen.
Miles had Just received word that the troops
under Gen. Brooke had fight with the In
dans this afternoon between Rushvills and
Pine Ridge. The extent Of the casualties and
result OF the engagement has not yet been
learned. He expressed confidence that Gen.
Miles would. II let alone by the Government"
settle the trouble expeditiously.
Gen. Miles could not be seen might, either
at his Headquarters or MOTEL 1t was said that
he had gone out In company with Col Corbin,
his Assistant Adjutant-G General.
A teleeram from Rushville informs Gen.
Miles that the troops under Gen. Brook reached
Pine Ridre Agency nt z A. NJ. to-day. The
Indians are coming In II large numbers from
Rosebud. Thore is much excitement. and the
ghost dancing continues.
At army headquarters this afternoon Gen.
Miles received letter dated Camp Poplar
River. Montana. Nov. H." from one OF the army
officers at that post. which contained consid-
cradle matter OF interest with reference to the
agitation among the Indians in the far North
west concerning the now Messiah. The army
officer says:
II arrived here last night at ~ O'Clock. and
expect to continue my journey westward to-
morrow. Capt Wheaton. commanding here,
thinks that all the Indians on the reservation
believe In tho Messiah craze. He says that
even the moro intelligent half breeds believe
In 1t. Some Of the younger Indians have re-
Gently procured new Winchesters. where
he docs not know. Tho Indians here.
a. whole. are not we'll armed. but II
they had money they could soon arm them
selves. had talk with Mr.. Scobey the In
dian agent here. who also thinks that the belief
in tho Messiah Is practically unanimous. He
understands that one Of the most prominent
Indians In the tribe believes ir It There has
been no very great excitement here yet upon
the subject nor any religious dances. but there
is deep and universal interest, and belief
that there will be astonishing supernatural
manifestations in their behalf before very long.
Tho agent says that at the time OF the trou-
bic with the Gros Ventres three years ago. al
thoaah the Sioux were uniriendly to the Crows.
still there was universal sympathy with Sword
Bearer. and disappointment when his super
natural claims proved to be false. On Oct. %
last one Of Sitting Bull's Lieutenants. White
Gut and two other Sioux. came here and pre-
dicted the now doctrine. They denounced the
schools and told the Indians here to provide
themselves with arms and ammunition and
meet tho other Indians next spring in the
Black Hills Country. They were ordered Off
the reservation. but instead Of going back to
Sitting Bull they went to Woody Mountain.
north Of the British line. TO carry the tidings to
the remnants Of osallalas and Uneapapos
who are stu there. loyal Indian who lives
sixteen miles away was Mt the agency to-day.
1,.., no belief s,, in tho now Graz. He says that
Cd since the death n OF MS only surviving child
about so M him Who % ono snother @ ans and
they talk and pov.vow. and Keen up tho ex-
element to such pitch that there is is danger
OF 1oodshsd before thing. .h can es is auistsd:
and and wore not very quickly ausllsd, a party Of
YOUNG Warriors .s from here ". would I'D YER, likely
start se.oss me % eoun'ly 70 ION tnem. he
agrees tina. the belle, ,r in tho Messiah is practi
hn,
iuI :. There ore ,stlll forty eight lodges OF
3ga!lsIas an and Une1RapSs a5ss north Of nt the
have no, chief. but their principal spokesman
are about 500 OF these Indians. Two Of the
Inkpsduta Indians who were in the Custer
AFFAIR In the Little big Horn and four other
indiana concerned in tho Minnesota massacre
Mountain. north Of Turtle Mountain One Of
these wsrri0rs claims to have Ger. Clusters
that his claim is genuine.
Tho Inkpaduta massacre was twenty eight
tisrs ,wsre engaged IN It Two q them were
the only survivors. Most OF the warriors at
Woody Mountain have been guilty Of some
come IN when the others did. He also. says
that the Gros Nentres or the Fort Belkna
elah. and are more ugly than The indians bore.
started from here to visit Sitting Bull. and also
to And II possible the, new Messiah. on the
Yellow Hawk, said he had revelation order
i the prorniaa that h0 9hOOld In, raf0pd from ha