The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-29
The Day of the Expected Outbreak
at Pine Ridge Agency is
Safely Passed.
The Indians Generally Understand
it is Useless to Fight the
U. S. Government.
Army Headquarters in Chicago Very
Dull and no War News
Available.
One Report From Pine Ridge Says
the Indians Are Plundering
Deserted Homes.
A souaw Mans Opinion,

A Squaw Mans Opinion.
RUsHvILLE. Neb. Nov. 25.-To-lay, OF at
the farthest tomorrow, is the time set
for the bloody engagement between the
soldiers and Indians at Pine Ridge, but ad-
vices up to noon to-day report all serene on
the battle field. Your correspondent in
teryiewed "a courier named Baptiste, a
sauaw man living on the Sioux reservation,
and having ar Indian wife and many child
rem. He is called Big Bat by the Indians and
has lived among them for 30 years and is
intelligent, wealthy and Of wide influence
among them. He stated in substance that
no outbreak or depreciation OF any nature
would occur. "The Indians have been
dancing" said Big Bat, "but that does not
signify that they want to murder the
white settlers or fight soldiers" Being
asked if the Indians would peacefully stop
their dance and surrender their arms, he
mandel of them. II don't think they care
much about giving up the dance" said he,
"but they would kick some on giving up
their guns. They would not fight for their
ms though." Are many ofthem armed :"
eyes, about two-thirds of the males, but
they do not want TO fight. [ attended the
council OF dances night before last when
they discussed all their matters and the
leaders speeches TO the young bucks were
all to the effect that while they could cas-
lily wipe out the troops now on hand, if they
did so there would be ten soldiers there
the next day to where there was II the
day before and it would be only a question
of a few days until the last Indian would
die. Beside, they said, where would we 90
<NS vNn - c,IrrnnvAnI IN oil SiIns hyy
soldiers and settlers. We have no provi-
siOns for a campaign and would surely
starve and our squaws and papooses would
perish before our eyes,. The whole cOun-
Gil united in advising and agreeing to sub
nit peacefully to whatever the govern
ment demanded. Big Bat urged the neces-
sity Of taking away from the Indians all
he thought an uprising probable at any
time, but to make them less rowing and
shiftless and feel more dependent upon
manual labor or civilized pursuits. Cen
| eral Brooke asked r. o. Pugh, issue clerk
of the supply department, what ration the
Indians were getting. "They are getting
this" replied Pugh: "Ten pounds of bacon,
one pound of baking powder, four pounds
of coffee, fifty pounds Of flour, two pounds
| of salt, two pounds of soap, seven pounds
| of sugar" "This is the quantity allowed
to 100 Indians to-day for TWO weeks" add
ed Pugh. 1.-Two little. too little, entirely
too littlen exclaimed the general! with
much emphasis. "Who Of us don't know
whether they are Indians, or what they
are? People can't be satisfied il they don't
nave enough to eat, and the government
| should be finding it out pretty soon.'
"For one thing" said Agent Roger, "they
don't get all the beef that is coming to
them. Beef weighing HOO pounds when il
gets here to us, shrinks tc 700 before it gets
to the Indians, and the Indians are the
losers" "But it is not beef alone that is
Short" resumed the general. sit is about
everything else except soap, and there
seems plenty of that"
FRIGHTENED AT PINE RIDGE.
PINE RIDGE, S. d., Nov. 25.-The condi'
tion to. day is considered critical. General
Brooke and Agents Roger and Cooper held
a consultation this morning, and all admit
that the aspect of affairs is serious. Indi-
cations are now that the good ndian are
on the point of joining the ghost dancing
faction. What the result will be cannot as
yet be fOreseen.
THE WAR ENDED IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-Throughout the af'
ternoon and up to a late hour tonight
army headquarters in the Pullman build
ing was a very quiet place in comparison tt
the lively times which have for the pas
two weeks prevailed there by reason Of
the Indian excitement in the far north.
west. General Miles was at his Office dur
ing the day, and for a little diversion from
business matters, attended a theatre with
his family this evening. After the per.
Torrance he returned to his Office, but
found no dispatches from the northwest
which were of public importance.
PLUNDERING DESERTED HOMES.
OMAHA, Neb.. Nov. GA special JUS
received from Pine Ridge says it wa!
learned there tonight that Indians en-
route to Rosebud, some 800 strong, are
plundering the deserted settlers houses
along their route. They are killing cattle
and feasting on fresh beef.
A nulufh Rank SuRDenda.