Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-19
Unwarranted Reports About the In
dian Uprising.
LITTLE MOVEMENT In STOCKS.
Dillon and O'Brien Will Issue a
ParneII Manifesto.
DElAMATER IS NOT A CANDIDATE.
THE SCARE SUBSIDING.
Little Cause for Fear OF an Indian Out
break.

Aituc SouSo IOr n ear OF an 1udi8n Out.
break.
CHICAGO, Nov. ia special to the Times
from Bismarck. Nd, says: A man who has
Just arrived from Mandan says the Indian scare
has subsided The expected massacre Of the
people Of that place by a band armed to the
teeth and bent upon e1terminsting every white
man in the vicinity did not take place. While
the excitement there for few hours
was genuine, the level headed peo-
pie here compared it to the Messiah craze,
which affects many OF the Sioux Gov. Miller
participated In the panic by ordering the adju-
tant general to Bismarck and making prepara-
tons to issue arms and ammunition and call
out the National Guard. The dcsertion OF his
post OF duty by an agent of the United States
Department of the Interior at Pine Ridge
agency, compiled with the fact that there is con-
siderable excitement among certain Indians on
all of the agencies. has been the main cause OF
the excitement and talk about an Indian up
rising being imminent
The agent in question was sent to Pine Ridge
agency about six months ago, with no expert
ence in dealing with Indians. The agent was
entirely unequal to handling the refractory
bucks who were crazed with the religious
fever. Previous to his departure he wrote let
fers TO some Of the army officers calling atten-
tion to the impending danger of an outbreak,
citing incidents where Indians had resisted ar
rest and openly threatened the agent. and ad-
procedure in assembling an army of soldiers
on the ground at once TO quen the impending
strife.
The action Of this agent in deserting his post
after writing the communication had much to
do with the spread of alarm among the white
settlers. The reports sent out from here that
people are leaving their homes and that gen.
eral uprising of Indians is imminent are without
foundation. While many Of the rich cattle
men would like to have additional troops sta
-
there are none in order that their cattle might
be insured from molestation by the Indians,
the necessity OF the hour does not warrant it.
THE INDIANS WINTER SUPPLIES.
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, Nov. 1a-The Journals
Chamberlain, Sd, special says: The winter
supply OF clothing and annuity goods is
being delivered at the Sioux agencies 1t has
been the custom Of the Indians to sell their
clothing for little nothing as soon as re-
ceived, leaving them thinly clad during the
cold weather.
All efforts to stop the practice have been thus
far unavailing and the present winter will
doubtless prove no exception to the rule. To
encourage the Indians to work for themselves
the agents have made contracts with the indus
trious ones to deliver the supplies at the
agencies from the railroads, paying them .
good price.
WHY THE SCARE WAS STARTED.
FARGO, Nd, Nov. ia telegram from Gov.
Miller to Adjutant General Percy, now in this
city is to the eectt the whole story in regard
to the Indians is greatly exaggerated and the
people OF Mandan have no grounds for fearing
a raid. 1t is alleged that these narrowing tales
were got up by Missouri parties interested in
the retention of Fort Lincoln and other posts
in the west, as there had been considerable
talk OF late OF abandoning them.
TROOPS IN READINESS.
SALT LAKE, UTAH, Nov. 1a-All troops at
Fort Douglas, except one company, yesterday
received orders to hold themselves ready to
march to the scene Of the Indian troubles