The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-22

pay. Sitting Bull would be arrested and put
In irons. but the agent is afraid this would
precipitate trouble. Agent Mclaughlin lost
control of Sitting Bull and other leaders.
AT Sitting Bulls camp the dance keeps up
day and night. The Indians with Sitting
Bull do not welcome even friendly whites,
and will not shake hands with them. They
say all the white men will be turned into
buffalo and catfish In the spring.
TREACHERoUS INDIAN POLICE.
Agent Mclaughlin sent some Indian po-
lice to arrest the refractory indians, and in
stead of obeying the order they threw off
their clothes and joined in the dance. They
returned to the agency without the prison.
ers and offered no excuse. Sitting Bull is
jealous Of the increase of cattle on Cannon
Ball River belonging to white settlers, and
he teaches his followers that If raid is
made on the settlers and they are killed. the
Indians can surrender to the soldiers and be
forgiven. Then because of the fate of the
former settlers no new ones will come there.
Indians who have accumulated property
are opposed to the proposed uprising. The
young bucks who have nothing and the older
ones who are lazy, led by Sitting Bull, are
causing the trouble.
TWO MEN REPORTED KILLED.
ABERDEEN Is. Dak.), Nov. 21.-Advices
from Otreka state that settlers in Emmons
and Campbell counties are flocking into that
place on account of Il rumor that the Sioux
had taken the warpath. La Grace, on the
Missouri, is completely depopulated. 1t was
reported this morning that two men had
been shot and scalped by Indians in Camp
bell County, but 1t is not credited here.
The people are greatly excited and appeal
ing to Governor Mellette for arms and ammu-
milton.
AFFAIRS AT PINE RIDGE.
PINE RIDGE AGENCY Is. Dak.l, Nov. 21.-
The number of picketS has been doubled.
l.. 8.
duty and every soldier has been instructed
to sleep on his arms. Five companies of
cavalry are now on their way here. As
soon as reiuforcements arrive consultations
will be forced with the beliigerent Indians
If they refuse 10 stop dancing they will be
arrested, and If they resist force will be EN-
ployed. Vast numbers of ghost-dancers
from Rosebud have left the reservation and
are now moving rapidly toward this point.
About two-thirds of the 1900 Indians at this
point are believed to be hostile.
A SCOUTS REPORT.
CHEYENNE, Nov. 21.-Frank Guard. a
Government scout stationed at Fort McKin-
ney, reports the renegade Sioux and Gney-
eDnes are heading for the Utah Big born
Mountains, a distance of 200 miles. The
fleeing reds will traverse several of the
counties OF Wyoming. Their plan, doubt
less, is 10 make stand against their pur-
suers in broken country. Governor War
Itli dl OnCe WlE6u GtEeInl DTOOke q DT0IeSI
against the removal of the Fort Mckinney
cavalry at Pine Ridge. Guard intimates
that there is imminent peril. His infornla-
ton was secured from Utah Crows, 10 v HON
runners brought the news.
AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-Telegrams re-
ceived at the War Department from Gen.
eral Miles regarding the Indians are OF the
same tenor contained in the dispatches COW
ering talks with him at Chicago. He con-
siders the situation so grave that he recon-
mends the putting OF additional troops into
the field az once. The cavalry and artillery
at Fort Riley are ordered to be in readiness
TO move at once.
Acting Indian Commissioner Belt this
afternoon received telegram from Special
Agent Cooper at Pine Ridge Agency, saying
the Indians are still dancing. The police
report that thirty Rosebud Indians have ar
rived at this reservation and 600 or 100 more
are en- route to the agency. He said s We
hope to settle this Indian craze without
bloodshed. All kinds of rumors are in cir-
culatiOn.' fss
PREPARING FOR ANY EMERGENCY
In the course of the afternoon the follow
ing telegram was received at the War De-
partment from General Miles: ''The num-
Der OF Indians going from the Rosebud
Agency to the Pine Ridge Agency is increas-
lug. Reliable advices show this Messiah
craze is extending to our Indians near the
mountain border. and between the Sioux
Nation and Canadian border"
Secretary Proctor carried the dispatches
to Cabinet meeting, and they formed the
subject of discussion. Secretary Proctor
says the suggestion made by General Miles
that troops in other divisions than his
own command be got in readiness
to reinforce him has already been an
ticipated. Orders have been sent to the
commanding officers of troops as far south
as Texas and Arizona, and as far west as
California TO prepare the men for immediate
movement il the emergency arises. In
any event it is the intention of
the department to heavily re-enforce the
troops in the Dakotas during the winter,
and they, will be moved in from other
divisions from time to time. In this way it
is expected the department will be able to
mass an overwhelming force at the agencies
where the excitement is at its height, so as
to effectually suppress any sign Of an up
rising in the spring time.
MAJOR WRIGHT ExoNERATED.
Major Wright, who was recently relieved
from the post of agent at the Rosebud
Agency, was completely exonerated in all
the charges and reinStated to-day. He
started for the agency tonight. In an in
teryiew he said he thought if some of the
vicious leaders in the present trouble could
be locked up the craze would subside. Sit
ting Bull and Red Cloud have been schem-
ing TO regain control ever since they were
displaced last year for opposition TO the land
sale, and they are responsible for much of
the present agitation.