Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-11-26
SLIGHTLY MIXED.
Dispatches from the Alleged
Seat of War Indicate no
Dangerof an Outbreak,
While the War News From
Chicago is of the Most San
gulnary Nature.
All Quiet at Yates.

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many sensational stories have b. en-
sent forth from Msndan and other
points more or less remote from this
agency that the public have unavcid-
ably formed an entirely erroneous i'm.
preston regarding the conaition OF
affairs among the indians. AT the
sacrifice Of a splendid sensation, which
as a newspaper man, ] am 10th To
spoil. must say that I find the situs-
,ion far from wailike. Indeed, thus
far there have been no hostile demon
strstons whateyer, aud there was Alb.
solutsly nothing upon which to found
any excuse for the exodus OF settlers
from the surrounding courtry except
the newspaper ficticns. But IT is II
lamentable fact that in addition to
the flight of settlers from Morton
county, southern Enmons aud Camp.
bell COMMITTEES are almost depopulated.
/ know Of one instance in which a
woman, who had given biIth to a
child but ten hours previously, wa
placed on a mattress Ia Il wag and
sent on an all night journey of forty
miles to escape the Indians, who were
reported to be on the east side of the
river.
There Is Io truth whatever in the
reports that tb. Indian police have
thrown Off their uniforms. Indians,
like Irishmen, are loyal 10 the flag
they are fighting under, and the EN-
tire police force Is with the agent.
One Or two of the police are little
weak kneed, perhaps, but this is fully
compensated for by Others who openly i
denounce the ghost dance and all that
goes with it. This being ration day,
much anxiety was felt as to whether
the Indians would come into the
agency. 1t was argued that those who
did come by that act would acknow-
ledge themselves loyal TO the agent.
Nearly all came except Sitting Bull
and bis immediate followers. The
agent met all the leading chiefs In
council and explained 10 then the In
terest which the government took in
the welfare OF the Indians. and what
serious mistake was being made by
those who took part In and encour-
aged the ghost dance in defiance Of
the agent and the government. John
Grass, Gail. Mad Bear, Bear Face,
Red Fish and other chiefs publicly
pledged themselves to support the
agent throughout, and use every effort
to discourage the fsnaticism. The
sgent clearly holds the winning hand
In my short acquaintance with him
have gained great confidence In Major
McLaughlin's ability to handle the
Indians. He ia q genius both rs
diplomat and general, snd hs has,
without the aid of troops, overcome
many more serious complications
among the noble red men than th'
one he IL called upon to face to-day.
There 10 an cir Of impenetrable mys'
terry about both agency and military
headquarters and nothing can bs
learned by the most vigilant corres-
pondent about the program contem
plated. I am not Q prophet and no
wont to foreehadow coming events II
my dispatches, but km satisfied tha
Msjor Mclaughlin is confident thai
he hes the matter under control, and
that before many days Mr.. Sitting
Bull will fiud himself completely out
generated, the new Messiah will b
driven from the agency and perfec
order be Z. stored and maintained
until spring, at least. What will hap
pen then, shall not attempt TO say
as It will depend entirely upon tn
success which 10 met with in crushing
out this fanaticism at other agencies
Company q. Twepty-sscoud infant
~, Capt Miner commanding, arrives
at this post yesterday. LIEUT.. Crow
der and q detachment -ef the Eight
cavalry, LEFT yesterday toscout througl
Campbell county and assure the set
tlen Of their entire safety.