New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-27
THREATS OF THE SIOUX.
DEFIANT TALK OF BRAVES TO A FORMER
GOVERNMENT SCOUT.
THE HOPE FOR HAILSToRM THAT WILL KILL
THE S0LDIERS-DISLOYAL SAVAGES GATHER

THE SOLDIERS-DISLOYAL SAVAGES GATHER
ING, 1T is SAID, on WHITE RIVER.
Chicago, Nov. 26.-Gcncral Miles received a dis
patch tonight from Governor ,ieettc, of South
Dakota. and Immediately after perusing it said
that Generals Rugcr and Brooke were making all
preparations possible to protect fves and property
The dispatch has been repeated TO the War De-
partmcnt al Washington, and also TO Pine Ridge
Agency and to ST. Paul, MINI. The dispatch, which
was dated at Pierre, s. d., was follows
Scott Phillips, who has thousand head OF
cattle and has lived at the mouth of the Grand
Stone Butte Creek, eighty miles up Bad River.
with an Indian family since 1879, and Waldron,
the cattle man, seven miles this side of Phillips,
left their places at p. m. yesterday to bring me
intelligence. Phillips is a cool, courageous man.
was a good scout through the Sioux troubles ot
ls7j-i6 and Cheyenne troubles of 1879. lie is
n reliable man of nerve, good Judgment, and good
character lie reports that he was never afraid
of Indians before and thinks that there will he an
uprising very soon, and states his belief as fol-
lows: Eight days ago five lodges, containing
twelve buchs armed with Winchesters and laden
with ammunition campcd at his house. going from
Rosebud 10 a large camp which is formed on White
River at the mouth of Pass Creek. He talked
with them an hour They were surly and defiant
in manner. one said he had SEN the time when
he used 10 beat out tho brains of children and
drink woman's blood and that The time coming
when they will do it again. lie said that Phillips
was raisyc horses for the Indians to ride, that
the country was Just good now as in buffalo
time as there We're plenty OF cattle in it. Phillips
knew these Indians we'll IIellow Thigh being
their leader
Field. settler at the mouth Of Pass Creek. on
White River, had his house broken open by the
Indians and all his goods and horses we're stolen
about ten days ago. Three days AGO three bucks
came t. Waldrons. Phillips in these last few
dny, has had twenty cattle killed by tho Indians
and Wadrpn scrcn that they know Of Three
half-brccds from White River stopped AT Phil
lips, house niIht before last and sad they cN-
pcctrl to find the settlements destroyed when they
got horne The threats are AGAINST The hoIi-brceds
ard an Indians who will not join the ghost
dance Phillits says that everybody who has
been among the Indians any length of time, with
ont any exception sar tn1t there - going I" he
an uprising. and that very quick. Tic Pass
creek dance has been running for a month Phil
lp, and Waldrop say that it Is short Bulls head
quarters. and they ;hink II Is a point h\cd for
concentrating al the bands They think that
there arr now .0t1 lodges and 1000 armed war
riors tlcrc The Indians claim that ticy will not
give up Short Full and Will fight when the soldiers
try 10 arrest them. They say that - soon aS
tho fght breins. a hailstorm VIII viii the white
soldiers The Indiaus say that they have shirts
that arr hullctpro, This talk Is from Indian
runners passing Pl.llipss place between Standing
Rock and the camp or Pass Creek They travel
iay and nieht with incredible swftnc>~.
know Phillips well and would take his judg
mont on thc 'iiu1iion in preference 10 anybody |
lluow If yon deem tins information of any inn
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Ind The 'spuaw mcn' have been threatened |
with death by the hosricS. and are running away |