The morning call., 1890-11-21
COMPLETELY CRAZED
Intense Excitement at the Pine
Ridge Ghost Dances.
General BrOOks'S Command al the Scene Of
the Threatened Outbreak.
UleOHfrmed Report Of Fight Between the
Soldiers and Indians Fort Omaha
Troops Prepared 10 Move.
special to THE MORNING CALI.

Agency, was received here tonight. The
dispatch mentions the arrival of troops, and
continues as follows: 1.-The Indians are
actually crazed with religious fanaticism, and
the excitement at the ghost dances is Of the
most intense character. Add to their excite
ment the utter reckessness OF consequences
induced by blind tanaticism and you may
gain some idea of the situation. 1t is the
general opinion among the troops that they
will be ordered in day or two to stop the
Indian ghost dances. Then trouble will
undoubtedly follow. Two or three of these
dances are now in progress"
A herder who has just reached here re-
ports several hundred Indians congregated
secretly nine miles from this place. They
are all heavily armed and expecting Rosebud
Sioux to join them shortly.
MONTANA INDIANS.
CHICAGO, Nov 2o.-General Miles this
evening received telegram from Rush
vile, informing lin that General Brooke'S
command reached Pine Ridge at Z o'clock.
Much excitement and the ghost dance con-
tinues. General Miles also received a conf
munication from an officer at a camp on
Poplar River, Mont, dated November 18th,
containing matter of interest with reference
to the Messiah craze. The officer reports all
Ind ians in that vicinity affected by the pre-
vailipg craze and even the more intelligent
balf-bret ds believe in it. A number of
young Indians recently procured Winchester
rifles, where the fficer could not ascertain.
There had been no excitement up there yet
nor any dances, but there is deep and uni
versal belief that there will be astOnIsll-
ing supernatural manifestations before very
long. One Of Sitting Bulls lieutenants
white Gut, with two other Sioux, had re-
Gently been up there preaching the new
doctrine, denouncing schools and telling the
Indians to provide themselves with arms and
ammunition, and meet the other Indians
next spring in the Black Hills country.
They were ordered off the reservation and
went to Woody Mountain, north of the Brit
sh line, to proselyte the remnants of the
Ogallalas and Uncapapas. One of the loyal
Indians told this officer that in case the Sioux
should open hostilites many young warriors
from that vicinity would likely go and join
them. The Ogallalas and Uncapapas north
of the British line are bad lot, some of
whom were in the Custer affair and some Of
the older ones were concerned in che Mime
sofa massacre of 1862.
YELLOW HAWKS DREAM.
The Gros VentreS Indians at Fort Belk-
nap Reservation are in n very turbulent
stale. As an instance of the stories float
ing around the officer tells one current on
the reservation to the effect that several
young warriors started from there to visit
Sitting Bull and learn about the new Mes
siah. On the way one of them, Yellow
Hawk, said lie had been commanded in a
dream to kill himself as a test Of faith,
with the promise that he should be raised
from the dead. He committed suicide ac-
cordingly and the party went on without
him. When they reached Standing Rock
they found Yellow Hawk there alive and
well, having been resurrected and taken to
Standing Rock ahead Of his companions.
This is the story sent back by travellers.
THE PRESENT DANGER.
General Miles expressed great satisfaction
this evening that General Brooke's troops
reached the agency this morning before the
Ind ans had inaugurated hostilities, and the
further fact that the latter are not CON-
mitting any violence. Now" said he,
"they have TO attack us in our own rosition
or else break away from the reservation.
Tie danger now is that turbulent bucks
may leave the reservation. The appear
aDce of General Brooke's command, how
ever, will have the effect of sustaining the
authority OF the Government ana give pro-
lection to the loyal element among the In
dianS."
HosTIIITIEs BEGUN.
Buffalo Bill, who is in this city, told an
Associated Press representative this evening
that General Miles has received information
that fight occurred this afternoon between
General Brooke'S troops ana the Indians
between Rusbvile and Pine Ridge. No par
ticulars have yet been received, aud the cas-
uaties are unknown. Buffalo Bill expressed
the opinion that General Miles would, ''if
let alone by the Government" settle the
trouble eXpeditiOuslY.
General Miles could not be seen tonight
either at his headquarters or hotel. 1t was
stated that he had gone out in company
with Colonel Corbn, his Assistant Adiu-
tant-General.
General Miles was seen at midnight, and
assured reporter that nc knew nothing
whatever about a battle having occurred.
PREPARING TO MOVE.
OMAHA, Nov. 20.-An order has been re-
ceived at Fort Omaha to have the four re-
naming c0mpaDie les of the Second Infantry
ready TO go to the front at moments notice.
The companies Immediately began to pack
essary in a winter campaign was ready to be
placed on board the cars. These companies,
so far at least as the commanders are con-
ceIned, comprise some of the oldest Indian
fighters in this section OF the country.
QUIET AT ROSEBUD.
FORT NIoBRARA (Nebr.), Nov. 20-Troops
from Nlobrara reached Rosebud Agency
early this morning and found all quiet and
peaceful. The Messiah craze has not been
as prevalent at Rosebud Agency, and most
of those affected by it left several days ago
for Pine Ridge to participate in the ghost
dances. The presence of large numbers OF
Indians with dozen wagons yesterday in
Valentine, for the purpose of freightug
agency goods to Rosebud, when they knew
troops were marching 10 the agency, was
assuring to the people that little trouble was
to be apprebended 1t is also considered
good evidence that there will be no trouble
at Pine Ridge, where it is thought most Of
the present row was caused by new and