The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-11-21
Grave Fears that the Troops
and Indians Will Come
Together To-Day.
Many Friendly Indians Have Lsft
Pine Ridge and VIII Aid
the Whites.
Cause for Apprehension In North
Dakota---valentine Settlers
Seeking Safety.

A
CHICAGO, Nov. ga special from Ru~h-
vile, Neb., says ~ soon as the troops ar
rived there yesterday couriers rushed wlsh
the news 10 the Pine Ridge agency. Word
was received last night that the fndlsns
under Red Cloud declare they viii naees tbs
troops In battle to-day. Agent Roger and
them. Thunder Bear. arrested bad Indian
last Saturday. but was overp0wered and the
prisoner released. Several other prisoners
were released and the rebels threafen 20
burn the agency buildings.
The Indians at the Pine Ridge agency arr
about equally divided among good and baA.
Red Cloud and Little Wound have been
fcrmenting trouble for several weeks
while American Horse and Young Man
Afraid-of- His-Horse tried 10 paeify
the warriors Last week big meeting was
held thirty miles from the Pine Ridge
agency, at which . reputed apostle OF ther
Messiah was present. He told the Fsdtans
% return 40 the agency and await the COM
Ing OF the Messiah, who ~ Ca, arrive to-day
In the form OF bhfaio. He will give the
signal for the opening OF the conflict which
Is % annihilate the white race. This fac1
causes great fear I'm the minds of old Indian
fighters. Unless there Is absolute failure
to get word from the Messiah, on the day Of
the arrival OF the troops. q coHniet N ees-
tain.
Maj. Buffers column went int0 camp iass
night prepared for what seems now 90 be
certain combat Many OF the friendly In
dians have left the agency. and are now ea~
camped AZ Rushville. They have sixnifed
their intention of aiding the whites.
Movements Of Troops.
OMAHA. Nov. 2o.-Gen. Brooke, cum-
mander of the department Of the Platte,
has left for the scene Of the expected Indian
troubles. The intention OF the commander
Is 90 mass as many troops rs possible AZ the
same moment In the vicinity Of the agency.
This demonstration. IL Ia thonght. will have
beneficial effect upon the Tndians and ~
the same time deter thcm frofn.
attempting an attack which. u Il
feared. they might do II the mill
taFy detachmenks should be foand 20 b
ut Pine Ridge, has telographed the general
repeatedly. and when tha order was issued
centering soldiers In the vicinity OF his sta
tion. he begged that information might Dc
withheld from the newspapers. He feared
It would reach the savages as soon as IL
would Ghe settlers and before the troops
could prevent IL the Indians would massa-
ere every white person found on the reser-
walton.
IL has later been announced that tho In
dians at Rosebud agency have risen en-
masse and are proceeding 20 Pine Ridge,
the adjoining agency, which Is about hfty
miles distant II II should prove 10 be well
founded all the available troops viii be or
dered immediately to the scene of the
trouble. So far rs known the troops In the
department of Dakota have not yet been
called for.
s-ttl.rs Seeking safety.
tvALESTTEE. Suh. Nov. e0.--settlers from
the west are coming into town for safety.
There are ave families who left their homes
between Valentine and Cody to come to
Valentine last night. Cody Il thirty y-eight
miles west OF here and about three miles
from the reservation. These settlers say
Dr. DE Bell. one of the post traders at Rose
bud, warned them that 10 was unsafe 10 re-
main outside the settlements. The people
OF Cody are reported by one Of the settlers.
w. y. Brandon, who has taken refuge In
Valentine, 90 have prepared q petition ask
las alss- eessassaadlaE- -officer2- Of EoEt- -Niaa-
| brara To supply the citizens with arms.
There are about 100 residents In Cody. The
Indians have been coming into Cody since
| yesterday trying to purchase ammunition.
No actual violence Is reported as yet, how
ever. There are perhaps thirty outside
| families In the city now, and others art
| coming in hourly.
aImst Mot Furnish Firearms.
LTNcoLN, Nov so.--In response 10 a sas-
gestton from Brig Gen. Miles. Gov. Thayer
has issued proclamation warning all Me-
braskn citizens mot 20 furnish frearms or
ammunition 10 the Indians along the north
ern border. and calling the attention of the
United States district attorney 20 the mat
| ter, 50 that violators may be prosecuted.
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