Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-21
General Brooke's Command at the Pine
Ridge Agency.

Ridge Agency.
CHICAGO, November 10Th. - General
Miles this evening received q telegram
from Rushville informing him that Cen
eral Brooke command reached Pine Ridge
at o'clock this morning. Indians are
coming in in large numbers from Rosebud.
There is much excitement, and the ghost
dance continues.
General Miles also received communi-
cation from an officer at Camp Poplar
River, Montana, dated November 18th,
containing matter of interest with reference
to the Messiah craze.
The officer reports that all the Indians in
that vicinity are affected by the prevailing
craze, and even the more intelligent half
breeds believe in it. A number of young
rifles, where, the officer could not ascer-
tain.
There has been no excitement up there
vet, nor any dances, but there is deep and
universal belief that there will be astonish-
ing supernatural manifestations before
very long. One of Sitting Bulls leuten-
ants White GUT, with two other Sioux,
has recently been up there preaching a
new doctrine, denouncing the schools and
telling the Indians to provide themselves
with arms and ammunition and meet the
other Indians next spring in the Black
Hills country.
They were ordered off tbe reservation
and went to the Woody mountains, north
of the British line, to proselyte the rem
nants of the Ogallalas and Uncapapas.
One of the loyal Indians told this officer
that in case the Sioux should open hostili-
ties many young warriors from that vicin-
ity are likely to go and join them.
The Ogallalas and Uncapapas, north of
the British line, are bad lot, some of
whom were in the Custer affair and some
OF the older ones concerned in the Mime
sofa massacre of 1862. The Gros Ventres
Indians at the Fort Belknap reservation
are in a very turbulent state.
As an instance of the stories floating
around, the officer tells one current on the
reservation to the effect that several young
warriors started from there to visit Sitting
Bull and learn about the Eew Messiah.
On The way one of them, Yellow Hawk,
said he had been commanded in q dream
to kill himself as a test Of his faith, with
the promise that he should be raised from
the dead. He committed suicide accord
ingly, and the party went on without him.
When they reached Standing Rock they
found Yellow Hawk there alive and well,
having been resurrected and taken to
Standing Rock ahead of his companions.
This is story sent back by travellers.
General Miles expressed great satisfaction
this evening that General Brooke's troops
reached the agency this morning before
the Indians had inaugurated hostiities,
and the further fact that the latter are not
committing any violence. Now" said he,
they have to attack US in our own posi-.
tion, or else break away from the reserva-
ton. The danger now is that the turbu-
lent bucks will leave the reservation. The
appearance of General Brookes command,
however, will have the effect of sustaining
the authority of the Government, and give
protection to the loyal element among the
Indians"
BATTLE REPORTED.
CHICAGO, November 2Oth-"Buffalo Bill, ~
who Is in this city, told an Associated
Press representative this evening that Gen
eral Miles has received information that a
| fight occurred this afternoon between Gen.
eral Brookes troops and the Indians, be-
tween Nashville and Pine Ridge. No
particulars have yet been received, and the
casualties are unknown. Buffalo Bill ex-
pressed the opinion that General Miles
| would. "if let alone by the Government"
settle the trouble expeditiously.
General Miles could not be seen tonight
either at his headquarterters or the hotel.
1t was stated that he had gone out in COM
pany with Colonel Corbin, his Assistant
Adiutant-
LATER-General Miles was seen at mid
night, and assured the reporter that be
knew nothing whatever about battle hav-
| ing occurred.
TROOPS PREPARING TO MOVE.
OMAHA, November 20th-Orders have
| been received at Fort Omaha for the four
remaining companies of the Second In
| fantry to get ready to go to the front at a
moments notice. The companies immedi-
| ately began to pack up, and inside of two
| hours everything necessary in winter CAM
paign was ready to be placed on board the
cars. These companies, so far at least as
the Commanders are concerned, comprise
some of the Oldest Indian fighters in this
section of the country.
EXCITEMENT ON RED RIVER.
PIERCE Is. D y November 20th.--Cap-
tain Norville, Special Indian Agent. sta
toned at this point, returned to-day from
trip up Red river, were he had gone on
| receipt of the report that the Indians. on
account OF the Messiah dance, were failing
to attend to the distribution of rations and
killing cattle. He reports that he found
tlIS 1DuihllS lAtIA CACilCQt hSCpiDS up
their famous ghost dances with zest and
perseverance that is alarming. He found
Hump Rod with about 300 braves all
painted up and acting il very suspicious
manner.
Cowboys who arrived here tonight stated
that the Indians have killed a number OF
cattle, and are acting in strange man.
ner, and the famous Indian Steps-The
Cripple had told them they had better keep
on their guard.
Some OF the chiefs told Norville that sew
eral of the hostiles had urged them to 90
and join in the ghost dances, making
threats that if they didn't enough force
would be sent against them to kill them
all. They claim to stand in great fear of
the hostiles.
INDIANS cRAZED WITH RELIGION.
KANSAS CITY. November 20th.-A dis
patch from Pine Ridge from James n.
GENERAL NOTICES.