The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-11-26
AT PINE RIDGE AGENCY.
THE INDIANS TO BE ORDERED TO
STOP DANCING.
Enough HOstiles There to Wine Ont
the Troops il They Wish to.

is probable that the troops will take
the field against the ghost dances
about Saturday. Everything points
to a long campaign against the
Sioux, who are now infamed at the
presence of the colored troopers of
the ninth cavalry, and who are grow
ing more fanatical every day over
the religious dances. The situation
is SO grave that old Indian fighters
and scouts refuse to express all
opinion as to the final outcome of
this trouble. This is certain, that if
the Sioux on Pine Ridge were to
take notion to attack the troops
now in camp here there would not
be soldier, civilian, woman or
child left to tell the story OF the on
slaught. There are l,5OO heavily
armed warriors within radius of 40
miles Of the agency and the available
force to place in the field would not
amount to 500 and 100 are Indian
police employees and half-breeds.
Post Trader Assay says if the present
force OF soldies were to take the
field they would be the worst licked
body Of men since the massacre OF
the Seventh Cavalry on the Little
Big Horn. The Gatling and Hotch-
kiss guns would he OF no service in
a campaign. as the Indians always
scatter in an engagement and it
would DO like firing o magazine to
kill squirrel. Mr.. Assay is OF the
opinion that the fighting will take
place in the Bad Lands.
1t seemed to be tho present pro.
gramms OF the army to call in oil
friendly Indians and then go after
the hostiles without quarter. Last
night 36 Indian police at the agen.
cy on Aestfooted ponies were sent
out to the surrounding country to
warn the friendly Indians to come
to the agency Friday and ever since
sunrise the Sioux who have not tax.
on part IN or have no syampathy for
the religious craze have been riding
into camp.
TO Owe AN tLT1MATtM.
Sixty Of the of these friendly In.
diaos will tomorrow be drawn up
in the beef corral and heavily arm
ed. Then the Indian police. under
command OF one who has the sword
a captain. and Lieutenant Fasthorse
will lead the friendly Sioux to the
camps of the ghost dancers and de.
mand that the dances cease. If the
hostiIes refuse to comply with thi,
command they will be warned again
then if the order is disregarded the
soldiers will take the field and put
down the rebellion by force of arms
The trouble will come when the ef-
fort is made to stop the dancers. Lit
tie Wound, Young Man Afraid of his
Horse. Torn Belly, Swift Bird. Big
Road, Six Feathers and Little Man
have openly and repeatedly declared
that they will fight if the soldiers
attempt to coerce them. They hav,
great influence with their people.
Scouts from the hostile camp,
ride along the ridges of the Butte.
III the agency. One of them who
rode up to Wolf Greek was in full
war dress. Through pair of field
glasses the warrior could be seer
studying the camp intently. At
o o'clock last night two horsemen gal
loped furiousiy up to the agency
They were Baptiste, or Little Bap
tiste, or Little Bat, one of Crook
/ famous scouts. AMI Louis Mossoi
another scout. They rode 10 mile.
| from Fort Robinson without rest a,
the command of the government, ,ant
are now in the White Clay district
studying the movements of the hos
tiles. Later in the night three NOR,
scouts returned from the Wounded
Knee and reported to Gen. Brook.
that the Indians were still dancins
with their rifles IN THAR bocIc