Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-27

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trouble may he looked for at once. Sitting
Bull would be arrested and put in irons
but the government agents are afraid to dt
this, lest il prceiptate trouble He has IN
bucks at Grand River, 10 miles from For
Yates, dancing al the while tgcn
Mclaughlin of Standing Rock has los
control of Sitting Bull and his immediate
followers and dare not treat him harshly
All reports that come by wire from stand
ing Rock or Fort Yates are colOred There
is only one military wire and a censorship
is exercised over every message.
PEOPLE FLEEING IN ALARM.
MANpAN, N. D., Nov. 22.--Sheriff Bur.
genheimer this morning received tele.
gram from Sims, a town 10 miles west,
stating that the people are coming in from
Muddy and Heart rivers, having been
warned by the Sioux to look out for them
selves. The sheriff at once shipped 40
4 guns to Sims and Hebron. Capt, Halloran,
4 commanding officer at Fort Abraham
/ Lincoln, maintains that there is no ground
for alarm, and has written reassuring let
tiers to ths local papers.
80 IMMEDIATE TROUBLE FEARED
| WASHINGTON, Nov 22.-Disputches were
| received at the war department this morn
| ing from General Miles, to the effect that
| Inc separation Of the friendly and the tur-
| bulent Indians is proceeding rapidly at
| Pine Ridge General Brooke. who is
watching matters closely there anticipates
no immediate trouble and thinks thai this
separation viii make easier the task of re-
strHining the turbulent Indians from overt
| acts kilograms have also been received
cnntirmatorN a the reports that the Mes
siah craze is rapidly extending in the
north and across the Canadian line under
the operation Of sitting Bulls cmissurcs.
VALENTINE, NrB., Nov. a5.-'rhe ration
day passed Of quietly at the Rosebud
agency yesterday. Very few, not over ~,
Of Short Bulls followers were iii. which Is
accounted for by the fact that they have
helped themselves to the government beef
hcfe, There will probably lie no conflict
with the Indians unless The troops attempt
10 make arrests of thu fanatics who are re-
sponsible for the theft IL the beef from the
agency herds.
50 far the only onsntc IS Tile taking of
tue cattle, and the policy tlipt is to he p,ir-
sued IN regard to this o!lense has not vet
developed. lhc number NJ troops Is en-
trcly inadequate for anything except tlic
defense ot the agency against attack. The
force is entirely too small 10 act nggrcs-
SlNelN. -Four companies Of the 2lst in
iantrN are lne on their way 10 reinforce
Rosebud This will make seven c1mpa-
ni"S Of infantry aud tWo troops If ihe
Ninth cavalry ~ thai place when they yet
there Ibis force is still too small for ag-
grcsSlve purposes Without lit least TIVE
regiments Of cavalry il would Be useless
tptrv TO force the Indians into sghordina-
ton
The most economical plan would be the
starving process by placing the cattle herd
beyond their reach and thus compelling
the l1lfliails t6comn into tic agcncy for
something 70 eat and then il would be
possible to arrest the leaders in detail
HEnsKiNs RUSH FoR RArioNs.
WAsHfNGroN. Nov. Acting Indian
Commissioner Bell this morning rGeeiVeda
telegram dated last night from Special
Agent Cooper At Pine Ridge stating THAI
the loyal Indians are lurrring in tar ri
tlons while the turbulent Indians are slow
n coming tnthe aseneN. The presence Of
The military i having a sautary effect
Mr.. Cooper says he has sworn lii addi-
tional police making 0il all,
THEY DANCE BIT WONT FIGHr.
PIERRE, S. p, Nos Is 4 party Of Pierre
people have just returned from Fort Ben
ncti whore they saw theisStIinec of ration,
e the Indians. They cmphaticaly deny
thai there is any danger Of iii outbrpal, ii
the heyenne agency although the ghost
dancing Is still kept M 70 some extent
ArR"rHEr srIRs II EXCITEMENT.
LAWRENCE, KAN, Nov. 2d..lGe Ahncr.
leyrtne Indian, whuarriycdat Haskell
Institute from the Cheyenne and Sralhor
reservation, in The Indian Territory, Saws
the Messiah erazr has taken hold of lie
indians down there and that they arrarm-
ing themselves and becoming very rest
less.A Sioux lndiali,actiug rs 4 missionary.
has come from the north to teach the new
religion 70 the southern tribe. lie
preacher to them that any one who
does ndt believe in tie new re
ligion will be destroyed and in
this manner he So works upon
the imagination Of these people that they
iall prostratr to lie ground and while
living there the missionary preentls 10 east
some ,srcll on them and when they rise
they declare they have seen the new christ
and n once Join in the ghost dance. which
they keen NJ until exhausted, This new
religion has also spread to the kiowas,
4 ,omalMAcs and APaches whose rcserya-
ton aliuns tho Cheyenncs and Araplocs
on the south, and different tribes I'LL ioin
in holding the ghost dance and ara rapidly |
becoming more restless and desperate rs
the time for thu coming of the new mes
sab who is to lead them to victory draws |
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