The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-23
REDsKIN GHOST DANCES.
Sitting Bull Talks Smoothly. but is Be
ing Watched.

/ Sitting bGl IalkS smoothly put - DO
ing Watched.
/ CHICAGO, Nov. GA special from
/ Mendan saws that trusted agents we're sent
/ to the Sioux reservation three days ago,
and that they have returned with the fol
( lowing report, which may be relied upon;
There is no immediate danger Of an upris-
ing, but if Sitting Bull concludes that
anything is TO be gained by
speedy action trouble may be
! looked for at once. Sitting Bull would
be arrested and put in irons, but the gov
| eminent agents are afraid to do this, lest
it will precipitate trouble. He has 2.OOO
bucks az Grand river, forty miles
from Fort Yates. dancing all the while.
Agent Mclaughlin of Standing Rock
has lost control of Sitting Bull and his i'm
mediate followers and dare not treat him
harshly All reports that come by wire
from Standing r Cd are colorei. There IS
only u military wire, and a censorship is ex-
ercised over every message.
THE INDIANS DIVIDING.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ga dispatch was
received at the war department this morn
ing from Gen. Miles to the effect that the
separation of the friendly a1d tur Ulent
Indians is proceeding rapidly at Pine
Ridge. Gen. Brooke, who is watching mat
ters closely there, anticipates 10 immediate
trouble, and thinks this separation will
make easier the task of restraining the tur-
bulent Indians from overt acts. kilograms
were also received confirmatory of the re-
ports that the messiah craze is rapidly ex-
tending Ia the north and across the Canadian
line under the operation of Sitting Bulls
emiSssrieS.
A LETTER FROM SITTING BULL.
MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, Nov. pa spe-
cal from Standing Rock agency, n. D., to
the Tribune, says: Maj. McLaughlin's
visit to Sitting Bulls camp last Sunday had
the effect OF stopping, for time, at least,
the ghost dances held in connection with
tne messiah craze. Maj. Mclaughlin re-
ceived a letter from Sitting Bull yesterday,
who says he has taken his friends advice
and stopped the dances. He regards
Mai. Mclaughlin as the best friend
he ever had. and says that when he follows
his advice ne never makes a mistake Sit
ting Bulls child is very sick or he would
come to the agency to-day TO draw rations.
He hopes to see his friend, Maj. Mclaughlin,
soon, IL the child RECEIVERS. Sitting Bulls
followers are growing less all the time, and
that discourages the old cnlef.
THE AGENTS INFLUENCE.
"The agent thinks there is no probability
of trouble at present and may not be this
winter or spring He is working hard.
with corps of able assistants and he makes
strong arguments against the craze, talks
to them singlY and convinces them that
there is no foundation for their belief.
Only seven or eight are not worth while to
talk to, and the rest of the band-about 100
he can draw away from Sitting Bull by
argument. The agent is very successful in
his methods of winning the Indians away
from the craze.
FLIGHT OF THE PEOPLE.
1.-THE people on the east side of the river
are fleeing for their lives, and no man In
pursuit. The excitement is all unwar
ranted.
''The reports Of a massacre forty miles
south of the agency are believed to be I'M
founded.
Lieut.. Crowder and men, with an
abundance of ammunition and rations for
three days, will cross the river early to-
morrow morning to make a tour of the
country said to be infested with Indians.
The agent refused to deliver rations 10 the
squaws unless the bucks were along"