Mower County transcript., 1890-11-26
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- 'WAsHINGTON,sf Now 29.-The follow
ing telegram bearing upon the situa-
ton At Pine Ridge Agency has been
received at the War Department:
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Nov 9O-Adtutant Gsnra1
ArnV hushin7ton: Reliable Information has
boen received that the YsnktoEs and Grosven.
tres in Upper Missouri also those nesr old
Fort Belknap, have unanimously adopted the
Messiah craze; and the latter are quite
ugly; that Sitting Bull has sent ennis.
ssries to those tribes end the forty oight lodges
north OF tho British line exciting them TO get
arms and ammunition aud Join tho othcr war.
riors near the Black Hills In tho spring. An
effort Is being made to allay ana restrain the
turbulent, but the violent, overt act Of any
small party of the desperate ones may cause .
general uprising. The latest reports from the
Northern Cheyenncs is that they have to sbsn
d:a tho resery alton. There has been delay,
however, in putting other troops than those IN
these two departments In proper equipment for
tho neld. f1 MILEs
"Msjor. General Commanding"
"CHICA0o, Nov. 2l.-AdjutnnI. GIN trA Of u,
Avnsy Harrington. H. a.: The number Of In.
dians going from Rosebud agency to Pine Ridge
agency Is Increasing Reliable advicos show
that this Messiah craze Is extending to our In.
dians near the mountain border and between
the Sioux nstio; and tho Cnnndian border.
MILES, Commander"
Acting Indian Commissioner Belt Fri
day afternoon received the following
telegram from Special Agent Cooper ut
the Pine Ridge agency:
"Newspaper reports false. Agent Roger is
at his st. Indians st1ll dancing Police re-
port TINT thirty Rosebud Indians have arrived
at this reservation and 90 or 700 more are en-
route to the agency. We hope to settle this
Indian craze without boodshed."
Secretary Proctor carried the dis.
patches to the White House when he
attended the Cabinet meeting at noon
and they formed subject Of discussion
at the meeting.
Afterward Major-General Schofleld,
| commanding tho army, was in consulta-
tion with the Secretary for an hour re-
spectjng the condition OF Indian affairs.
Secretary Proctor says that the sukges-
tion made by General Miles that troops
in other divisions than his own COM
mand be got in readiness to reinforce
him has been anticipated. Orders have
been sent to commanding officers of
troops as far south as Texas
and Arizona and as far west
as California to prepare their
men for immediate movement If an
emergency arises. In any event it is
the intention OF the department. to
heavily reinforce the troops in the Da-
kotas during tho winter. and they
will be moved in from other
divisions from time to time. so
as not to overtax transportation
and supply facilities. In this way. it
is expected that the department will be
able to mass an overwhelming force of
troops at the agencies where the excite
ment is at its height, SO as to effectual-
ly suppress an Indian uprising in the
spring-time.
ABERDEEN, S. D.. Nov. 22.-Advices
Emmons and Campbell count es are
tlocking into that place on account of a
well-defined rumor that the Sioux
take the war-path to-day. Five
hundred people from the country
arc now in Eureka. La Grace,
on the Missouri, is completely
depopulated. It was reported early
Friday morning that two men had been
shot and scalped by Indians in Camp
bell County, but this is not credited
here. Tho sheriff of Campbell County
wires that there is large body of Sioux
on the east side of the Missouri. The
people are greatly excited and are ap-
pealing to Governor Mellette and
Mayor Moody of this city for arms and
ammunition.
LINCOLN, Neh, Nov. Ex-Governor
Thaver has complied with the tele-
graphic requests from citizens of Har-
rison and Rushville, sending a supply OF
muskets and ammunition for use in case
OF an Indian uprising in that locality.
PINE RIVER AGENCY, s. D.. Nov. ga
General Brooks is anxiously awaiting
instructions from the department at
Washington, which were due before he
left Omaha, regarding whether or not
he shall interfere with the ghost dance,
the stimulating factor of the Messiah
craze.
The Indians dancing at Wounded
Knee announce openly that If the sol.
diers attempt to take Little Wound
Jack, Red Cloud. son OF old Red
Cloud, Big Road and Little Road away,
as there have beon thoughts of
doing, they (tho 1ndians) will cut
of the solliers' ears and other
wise MAIN them. Every officer on the
ground, and especially those high in au-
thority. looks upon the situation as
very critical. The officers consider it
next to probable that 5000 or 5000 in.
dians may sweep down upon the agency
at any moment.
Nothing but a miracle could save us
from Custer's fate,' said a prominent
officer, ''and hope" he added, that
reinforcements will arrive before the
red devils make their break"
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. ga special
from Spring View via Ainsworth says
that word was received there that the
Indians were banding together on Pan
ma creek, about twenty miles north of
there, for the purpose of raiding the
settlements along the reservation line.
The town is full Of settlers and wagons
loaded with household goods. All are
bcin" cared for by the citizens Of Spring
View.
General Brooke has received dis
patches to separate the good Indians
from the bad and bring the peaceable
ones into the agency. ":'
Governor Miller Is in Mandan.p He
visited Fort Lincoln and said there was