Telegram-herald., 1890-11-21
TROOPS on HAND
Soldiers Ready u Quell Any n
elaH 0afbrsak.
Thes Are Mzsssd a. PIE siaee
Agencf- --latest from 1hs Seens
81 the Troahle.

hrooke, commander ~ lae department
81 The Platte. lefs Ser ths seene 81 sac
expastsa Indian treatles SaacSf niEat
a. A. ec.ock ne NaE aeeoR psnisa ~
RS Ei1. Lieutenant Oa4rles az lrflta
~ ne 1NentV-nrsi infAnEs. Iais v.a
place the Genera . tes honrs later
than Tie tHo speolal Ira.ps utlch
leil Fort 0mahs Niih the wagons sna
Companies A. "a G ana b q tAs secqHa
lntanuy The Intention oi the oqln-
nan4er a to mass IS nanK troaps a.
Fossl bic 81 ths same moment ga the Pine
River agency 1his demonstration. -
Is thougaL vlll have = beneficial eject
upon use Indians and al tAe same ulae
deter then irom attempting "a attack.
which il is feared fhey mfght Go ~ The
military Gctaehul snts shoall be- ioand
u be small and eidely 81 pafatea
IL has lately seen announced shat lie
Indians 81 Rose taa hac risen en masss
ana we're proceed .ng - llno Ridge. ghe
adjoining agency wA4ch is aooai fily
/ miles distant If il shoGla prove
70 be well founded ali the aFail-
sbie troops 81 The departments
viii be ordered OCT Immediately %
the scene - the trouble 80 far 49,
known tie troops Of the department Of
the Dakotas have not been called Cor
| II they should be deman eed they would
| 80 under the command Of General
Z Euger, commander Of that department.
who, being the senior. would assume
command OF tue forces in the Held
ST PAUL. MINI. Nov ae.-GencrSl
| Manager Nellen q The Northern Pacific
railway has received d batch % reports
from the oompsnys agents IN Dakota
! Al tue latter unite IA saying that
| the Indian scare is greatly exaCgerai-
Cd by correspondents There are NO
great causes for alarm, and TIE
people are not SO badly frightened as
represented. Al army headquarters
nothing OF ns5tionsl nature has
been received. Troops are being massed
al various points bat not In the belief
OF probable outbreak The idea Of
the officers in doing 20 Is 20 restore con-
fdence and 20 inNmidaie the Indian
leaders who may try 30 breed oiscord.
RUsHvILLE. Ne b.. Nov. 2o.-As soon
as troops arrived here Wednesday cour-
iers rushed with the news 70 Pine Ridge
agency. Word Was received from the
agency that the bad Indians under
Red Cloud and Little Wound ce-
clare that they viii meet the
troops in hattie Agent Rover
was interviewed he and bis po-
lice were powerless. One o.
them, Thunder Bear, arrested a bad
Indian last Saturday. but was over
powered BY others and the prisoner was
released. Several other prisoners we're
released and the rebels threatened 70
burn the agency buildings. Royer has
been sending his reports recently 70 the
War Department. and the Indians were
not aware o. the coming Of the troops
until Wednesday
Major Buffers column went into camp
| Wednesday night about ten miles from
| Pine Ridge. The officers are prepared
for what seems now 10 be q certain rom
bat Many OF THE friendly Indians
have loft the agency and are noN en-
camped at Rushvlle. They have sie-
nihed their intention OF aiding the
whites. There is much uneasincss
among the settlers in Northwestern
/ Nebraska aad Southwestern Dakota.
but the arrival Of the troops has sver.ed
f0rious stampede.
WAsnISGToN. Nov 90. 49, Secretary
\ Proctor returned 10 Washington from
/ the West "Wednesday morning and wss
| at once shown the following Telegram
/ from General Miles:
"CHIcAco. Iii.. Nov. ls-1eivfgr.f. CsH-rsi 81
| a. A'vsB' distractions 81 the President and
! Maior-Gcrcral commanding TIE army received
/ Yesicraay With accompanying document hn1
! tfhESmltic4 % department. commander win
additional inrtructicus TIE reports 70
CAV are ~ the same threnfeuing terror
Z from Pine Ridge. Troops have reen ordered b.
that agency ard Rosebud &c give protection.
encourage the loTal as restrain g gossil.r.
4 TIE turorisut The military sre uow using
/ every Effort - reefra.1 and avoid 81 oufhrfak
o. % leaai O. bridge over the time between tts
= ruo severe cold westh~r u 81 nrHrref arY
/ other course NAY urtc' rifnts haftiIfIrr Thus
4 "a De Tod ans have been reported 90 hntfnr
/ lef' ihc reservation VIII hostile iutsnt Please
inform re- 81 ne course BE- approved b. TIE
Na.or General oornn-aad.rg tbs arn.r.
In reply 70 the above Naior-Genersl
+ schofo.a sent she follow % lspstch 10
Genera Miles.
Z aprrnvc ~ thc uleasgrcf ror hsrr tsfc- in
+ fenflnr troops Sc fhe Rosroae and Fiae
Ridge aRrrcies and also ~ rcur Tro
posed eforfs vtiis giving necfsserf pro
teciioa 20 So agencies snd restrelulng
a. faT - roafinls tsc Turbulent lrsiarr,
r. AVOID r. possible. Ct outf-eas 81 srf active
h0sfIsf8nt flT ifs present u.til ttr sfYnucirg
season and further preparation thsli make ths
operation ~ thr troops mere surrey rrscifts.
with less dsoFef ~ surroUnfng settlements.
The cavslyT and sfflaerf - Fnrt Riley on5
a. ofker svaiist's troops vi ~ p.aoef uncsr
ToHf oresrs = IL emergency seems r. -
cafrs "a
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q he dspsrtus ~ Nisscar wss esssf
"wednesday evening 81 - me latest psrs frolu
tie Indian trortiss En- &c Eoffhvesf offers1
rsfes vas s.earrls lnrfre5 ~ t.scrffif go 30
rort thsf the Tnie5 States troops bne slf
rrun1.6 ths Inoisus enc were masters ~ the
sftnafirn tsTas fesfr $3.50 Re vaut - in
fossfnls T0sfr srs ssrUf tVH SOU va
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sna csreIrr They sc guareifF territory
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