The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-30
4 REGULAR WAR DANCE.
THE PINE RIDGE AGENCY BUCKS
MORE FRENzIED THAN EVER.


Plood in Resisting Any Attempt to
stop the Ghost Dance - Twenty
thousand of the Savages at
wounded Knee.
OMAHA. NEB., Nov. 29.-A dispatch
from Pine Ridge Agency says: "Plenty-of-
Beat n old time friendly Indian who lived
a. Wounded Knee, twenty-five miles north
east Of here. came in last evening with an
alarming report to Agent Roger. He
stated that there were 364 lodges, being over
a0.OOO Indians, at Wounded Knee, and that
they had resumed the ghost dauce, with
many war accompaniments. He said that
they were formed in regular war dance
proper, and were swearing vengeance upon
the whites for conspiring to stop their ghost
dance. They have taken an oath to resist
interference if it cost the last drop of their
besrts' blood Plenty-of-Bear said
that he had witnessed the dance
in person, and that Little Wound,
who visited the agency here Thursday and
said that his band had stopped dancing, was
Joining in hotter than ever with his entire
band 1t is further stated by Plenty-of-
Bear that deviltry consisting of the burning
Of Il houses of settlers and stealing of stock
was still goi0g on, and great loads Of re-
Gently slaughtered beef are coming in
every hour"
COL. POLAND IN COMMAND.
OMAHA, Nov. ga special to the Bee
from Rosebud agency. says; "Lieut. Col
Poland of the Twenty-frst Infantry has
assumed command of the forces at Rosebud.
Tne colonel has had long experience with
tie Sioux. Rigid discipline is enforced to
keep the soldiers from alarming the Indians
Word is being sent to the Indians that no
injury will be done to any one at home
Five hundred young men are raiding the
whole country, destroying everything and
breaking into all the school houses and
mission chapels. These are at large, and
are having good time They opened the
house OF r. P. Whitfield, on White
river, an ex-farmer at Rosebud,
and stole gold watch and
chain given to him last New Years by
friends at Rosebud, and a large quantity
Of groceries. This gang can break up at
any time after doing very destructive work,
or by allying themselves to the hostiles can |
destroy all the hay and horses on the |
premises. A few runners are coming in, |
but no authentic news has been received as
ret All the friendly Indians from the |
Eostle region are now on the Little White
river five miles from the agency. The
weather is very fine. and the troops are in
good health"
THE MESSIAH.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-John S. May
hugh, until recently special census agent of
the Indians for Nevada, has written to the
Indian bureau upon the subject of the COM
Ing of the Indian messiah. In his
ktter Mr. Mayhugh says: The prophet re-
ades in Mason valley, Esmeralda county, Ne
yada, close to the Walker river reservation.
His name is not johnson Sides at Reno,
but Capt Jackson Wilson. known among
all the Indians by the Indian
names Of We-vo-kar and alsoCo-we-jo.
He is an intelligent, fine lookiug
Indian about 35 years OF age, who goes into
frances, or seemingly so, from twelve
TO fourteen hours in the pres
ence of large number Of |
Indians upon invitation of the prophet.
Upon his recovery he relates to them that |
he has been to heaven, and that the messiah |
coming to earth again, and will put the |
Indians In possession of this country, and |
that he has seen in heaven a heap of Indians, |
some Of whom are dressed i'll white mans |
clothes. He counsels the Indians not TO dis |
iurb the white folks, saving that blanket or |
rabbit skin that was put over the moon by !
The Indians long ago will soon fall off and |
then the moon. which is now afire, will |
destroy the whites. The Messiah Is to ap- /
pear on Mount Grant, which is very |
sacred, and situated about sixteen miles |
south OF the Walker river agency buildings, |
and the west side of the lake. Here is |
where the first Indians appeared, according |
70 the Indian tradition" Mr. Mayhugh |
says ne understands that the various tribes |
expect to send delegations to this mountain, |
aaq no recommends that they be allowed to |
VSt the mountain to see for themselves |
"Hat truth there is there is in the proph- |
ecy
IEN- MILES GIVEN FULL AUTHORITY.
CIao Miles arrived here this evening from |
Cacago and spent several hours in consul |
1a1lon with Secretary Proctor and Maj. |
Tsl, Schoheld in regard to the threatened |
4nuan outbreak. He made detailed state |
!neht OF the steps already taken by him,
auu outlined his plan Of operations |
~ ~ tne event of hostile demonstration on |
tle part OF the Indians Secretary Proctor |
approved p, his course and told him that the |
resident had directed that he be given the |
tIt tlllest discretion, in the hope that the
su!eatened outbreak might be averted |
without bloodshed if possible.
osAGE INDIANS DANCING.
ARKANSAS CITY, KAN, Nov. GA |
ta;aaeT' who came from the Usage reserva-
lon l last night. says the Oslge Indians
G 1--we begun the ghost dance, and are very
wy and insolent. They are well armed,
~ aal are the richest and most powerful tribe |
n n Ile territory outside of the Five Nations. |
sit sug agent is alarmed, and has asked for |
sSltalce.
POLITICS PLAY PART.
81 PAUL. MINI, Nov. ga special to
~ Se F'oneeT-PreSS from Pine Ridge agency, |
fa.n sfoo.n Dakota, says: ''This morning con-
s.ce 11.eilce was held, In which the government |
srS @s represented by Special Agent Cooper |
n-l TIi Dr R1yer, aud the state Of South
+pan paAota by DR.. McGillicuddy. The Indians
T;tG TrG represented by Bad Yellow Hair, |
Ie Wound, Little Bear and Broken
Tbl1' Tb,a' their spokesman being Little Wound.
,ba lbs interview leads to the belief that |
nss rsc political machinery of the Indian de-
r.'4ient or ., is to certain extent responsible
tin me trouble. Little Wound was ques-
cn5Gel n95a oy both DR.. Royer and DR.. McGilli- |
SaSdt' = Little Wound stated that the ghost /
NoGgg;,. would never have occurred if DIR. |
roniI lIIliicudy had been agent, because they |
no4n nave consulted him before beginning |
A CHAMPION LIAR.
nm. Attie Wound also said that he is not
dan,aoi VI the ghost dancers. This ghost |
or,a' raUe IS said by Little Wound to have been
asaLl1ed by the Indians because they have |
wai.I ulation of grievances aud used this |
T6o means to exhibit their discomfort. |
to y principal cause of their trouble seems |