St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-02
POLICE ARE WILD.
The Dusky Officers Look for
Trouble and Find Il.

PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., Dec. L.
The Indian police on duty few hum
dTed yards from the agency buildings
dashed into Agent Rogers Office late
Saturday night and said that panic in
The camp of the "friendlieS" was lnevi-
table unless they were given protection.
All had received all urgent Invitation to
Join the hOstiles and go on the warpath
with them. Agent Rover sent them an
extra guard of 100 armed scouts, but
even this did little good. The Indian
village continued melting away, and
Sabbata morning revealed the fact that
over two-thirds of the 5000 who were
here at sunset had disappeared. The
hostileS have decided to move their camp
into the bad Lands" and there await
the coming of the troops to capture
them. They began moving there yester-
day morning, and Ly night all of them
were hidden away in that region, which
the best scouts describe as being worse
than the lava beds in which the Modocs
took SHELTER These bad lands begin at
the mouth of Wounded Knee creek, Of
which so much has been heard of late,
which is the gathering point for all
these hostiles, and where the ghost
dance started upon this reservation.
They run 1l0 miles northeast to south
west, and about fifty miles east to west.
1t is an utterly barren region of precipi-
tUuS canOnS, and
Fantastic and GhOstly
formations, few white men are acquaint-
Ell with The region, the Indians. how
ever, knowing it thoroughly. The fact
that it is possible tor the Indians. when
once established there as they now are,
to continue making raids upon the set
tiers adjoining the bad lands will GER
tainly, it would seem. induce the SOL
dierS to puSh'into the region after this
big thieyng band of rebels, notwith-
standing tie fearful chances 10 be in
Cured. The scouts tnat brought in
formation concerning this latest plan of
the hOStileS also said that the latter had
just slaughtered $40 of government cat
tie and 300 belonging to Gov. Mellette,
Of South Dakota. The scouts saw this
beef being hauled in wagons aud pack
trains 10 the new camp in the bad lands.
Many wagon loads of -four and other
provisions that had been stolen from
the settlers were also seen headed for
the region of death. Gen. Brooke
mas Just received telegram of 70O
words from Gen. Ruger warning him
that 300 lOdg' (abOut LOCO warri0rs) of
Cheytnnes were coming from Cheyenne
agency 10 join the hOstiles near here.
The Sixth cavalry, Ell route from Albu.
querQue to Fort Mead. have been or
dered to stop at Fort Sill. where an.
other ghost dance fever has broken out.
This was the day set for the appear
ance of the new Indian Messiah, but So
far as can be learned, the red children,
who have hugged the delusion, have
been disappointed. Charley Turning
Hawk, who keeps a store on Porcupine,
came in yesterday afternoon and re-
ported that the hostile gang had raided
his store and taken nearly $1,000 worth
of goods. A party of eight scouts. un.
der Frank Garard, chief government
scout, has just started out to get further
Information, and very important devel
Opments are expected. The troops are
still under orders to be ready to move al
moments hOtice.