The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-28
THE DANCERS TIRED.
Indians Are Coming Into the
Agencies Better Now.
THE FORT kEocH FloHTAEABLE,
southwsssern savssss Partioipats In the
Ghost Circle. but with No
Great Interest.

CHICAGO, Nov. 27.--General Miles this
evening said today 3 advices from General
Brooke were of q very satisfactory nature
He confirms the report that Chief Little
Wound came into Pine Ridge agency yes
terday, and says every hour seems to lessen
the strength of the dissatisfied Indians.
Short Bull, of the Rosebud agency, has also
come in, and his people. numbering nearly
$500. are reported IS following. General
Miles considers Short Bull one of the worst
and most tfeacherous Indians in the North
west The general today replied to Gov
ernor Mellette's communication. informing
him that nothing had been left undone for
the protection OF life and property in ali To-
calities where any danger is spprehended.
WAsHIEarou CITY, Nov. N.-Advices re-
Ceived at the war department today from
the seat Of the Indian troubles are reassur-
Ing, and indicate subsidence Of the ghost
dance.
CHICAGO. Nov. 27.-Generai Miles this
morning was shown report saying that
fight occurred yesterday between the
United States troops and Indians near Fort
Keogh, Mont He said he did not think
there was a word of truth in it. He has re-
ceived no official news whatever of the re-
ported conflict.
A dispatch was received by the Associated
Press this evening from General Manager
Mellen. of the Northern Pacific railroad.
which said that the report from Missoula,
Mont, of fighting between Indians and
soldiers, was absolutely without founda-
ton.
ST. PAUL, Nov. N.-At the headquarters
OF the department of Dakota no news was
reported Of the battle with Indians near
Fort Ke0gh, received this morning, and it
| is not thought there Is any truth in the re-
| port Lieutenant Woodruff stated to an
| Associated Press reporter that the Chey-
enne Indians near Fort Keogh are all
friendly and have asked permission to fight
| the Sioux in case the latter 60 on the war
| path. Most of the Cheyenne Indians in
the neignborhood of the fort have enlisted
in the service Of the government He says
If there has been fight the department.
| would have been advised before this.
81. LOUIS. Nov. N.-General Merritt has
received dispatches from the Indian terri
tory to the effect that the Indians in the
| vicinity Of Fort Reno were somewhat un-
| settled. due to the Messiah craze, but no
trouble is feared. Their religious dances,
however, are carried on with much fervor.
and are participated in by Indians from
| other reservations.
DuRANGo, Colo, Nov. N.-It is reported
that the Navajo Indians are greatly excited
over the reports from Dakota Their the
DRY is that the Messiah is none other than
Isldor Cohen, who is known throughout
South Colorado as ''Nosey." Cohen is we'll
acquainted with their tongues and Gus
toms. The Southern Utes talk of the craze
| with but little interest
ST. PAUL, Nov. 27.-A Pioneer Press
| special from Pierre, S. D., says: Two
ranchers who came in today report having
met large band of Indians some distance
west coming from the Cheyenne country
and heading for Pass creek camp The
belief il prevalent among old frontiersmen
that the Indians are concentrating their
forces and supplies near the entrance to
the Bad Lands.
OKLAHOMA CIrY, Nov. 1.-THE Messiah
craze has reached Oklahoma. Captain
Stiles. in command of the troops at Okla.
h0ma. has received orders to march at q
moments notice. This order applied also
to troops stationed at Elkins, Fort Sill,
Kingfsher and Guthrie.