Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-27
SOLDIERS FOR PINE RIDGE
Preparing to SubJugate the
Hostile Redskins.
WHAT SITTING BULL WILL DO
A Young Lady Brutality Beaten
by an Indian.

The Assault Adds Fuel to the Excite.
ment--Sitting Bulls soheme--Unitet
States Troops Ordered to the Pine
Ridge Ageney--The Indian War Cloud
CHEYENNE, Wy, Nov. 20.-Word
has been received here that Frank
aruard, the governmental Indian scout
has reached Buffalo, Wyoming, with
information that parties Of Sioux In.
dams are travelling up the Powder
River valley towards the Big Horn
region.
The people at Buffalo are excited over
the news, as depredations are feared
upon the ranchmen Of the Big Horn
valley and the big cattle herds of the
region, The Indians if not headed off
Will probably cross the Big Horn valley
TO the Shoshone reservation, where there
are LOO Shnshones and Araphoes.
These Indians have gone through one
Messiah craze and tits doubtful whether
they can be stirred mp by their visitors.
The troops in the region arc three
companies of the Fifth Cavalry at Fort
Mckinney near Buffalo under Colonel
Guy y Henry and several companies al
Fort Washable on the Shoshonc reserya-
tlan. The troops at Fort Russell are
still under marching orders. Their
baggage and supplies were sent north
by ran TINS morning. The commanding
OFFICER, Colonel Otlley, does not know
whether his regiment will go 10 Pine
ridge Or north TO the scene Of the last
reported raid.
A Standing Rock Agency, N. D., dis
patch says The news that troops have
been ordered to the reservation has
spread rapidly among the savages and
the general effect has been bad. several
hundred Of the braves have disappeared
with what object and in what direction
cannot At this hour be learned. There
Is evident fright in some quarters ana II
Is the general impression that the bucks
are running away from what tbey re-
gard a an impending calamity. ID may
Ne, however, that they are bent IN
pillage and murder or have galloned
across the country to incite the northern
heyennes, tile most eXcitable band ~
lhdlans IN the west, to take arms against
the whites. The aged warriors and
women are Frightened over the ontl6Ol,
and profess the warlnast friendship for
the pale faces.
Major Mclaughlin, the agent here
has Just returned from Sitting Bulls
camp on Grand River, and reports that
me dances are still going on, but Sitting
Bull influence has weakened greatly
n the last week Now he has no more
than hundred or SO of followers.
lle received Major Mclaughlin cor
daily, but the young bucks scowled al
The agent as though he We're not wei
come. lie had a long talk with Sitting
Bun, and is satisfied that the old chiefs
taltii IN the coming Of the Messiah is on
the decline, and unless something mn
toreseen occurs there is no probability
Of trouble this winter and possibly none
next spring
General Ruger's presence last week
had the effect Of reducing Sitting Bulls
followers BY nearly one-half, SO that
now ne has not enough men to carry on
campaign if lie wanted to.
a Valentine, Neb., telegram gives the
following particulars: Two travelling
men vino e2ine east from Nashville de.
clare i4'a' tctRlrier came in late Tuesday
nia'tf Y rrible tale that the anti
~ 5all i-aceeds and the ghost
l@ncars lad 4 row at the agency yester
day. He claimed shat go men had been
killed or wounded, but this il probably
the worst sort Of cXaggeration. While
there may have been row, it is NOT
thought here that any one has been
killed.
DIR. Dollard, the newly -elected attor.
ney-general of South Dakota, came
from Long Pine last night and he had
heard al Long Pine the story of the
tight At Pine Ridge. He had no details
beyond the rumor given above.
~ rough estimate 1,200mcn, women
and children have fled from the country
north Of the railroad and about the Pine
Ridge agency.
Troops from both the east and west
have been pushed on to Rushyile-the
nearest point on the Fremont. Elk Horn
I Missouri Valley railroad 10 the Pine
Ridge agency. About 600 men have
reached that point. These troops are
within about 40 miles of the Indians
and could be used at IL hours notice if
necessary against the excited Sioux Mt
the Rosebud agency where two whites
are leading ghost dance.
QUIET At DEVILS LAKE.
MISNEwAuKEN, N, D., Nov. 20.-The
Sioux Indians on the Devils lake reser-
Walton adjoining this town arc NOT es.
peeially stirred up as yet. All the troops
at Fort Iotten have been removed 10
Standing Rock. The citizens here are
uneasy, but II is not believed that the
Indians contemplate an outbreak.
PINE RIpGE A6ENcY. IS. d., Nov. 2l.-The
dancing Indians have the agency and the
surrounding country in state of terror.
l5he ghost Ounces under the bend Of Little
Wound, six Feathers and other chiefs are
still going OH at Wounded Knee creek
while lay and Medicine and the Indians
haNc their guns strapped TO their bucks as
eSYestcrday a large band Of Indians left
Rosebud Agency and headed this way, Ii
+ within the hounds Of possibility that the
dancing Indians may consolidate their
forces % Wounded Knee and in that case d
tight may be expected al any moment
Medicine Root lie furthest point from the
agency where tile dancing Is going on Il nj
miles away, Wounded Knee is Is and Por-
Gupine n.
Gen, Brooke, who Is III command Of the
troops which arrived yesterday. held Il
long consultation during the ,lay with
indian Agent Buyfr and Special Indian
Agent eoeper Ii is probable that with
the force At hand no attempt will be made
% stop the dancing at present, Both lie
Indian agents said at the conclusion Of the
interview that the situation was certainly
grave They confirmed the reports IF
armed indians dancing at different points
aud said thai PARTIES Of them were prob
ably moving about the reservations Sew
erai days vii be passed hN he troops and
agents n making a study Of all phases Of
tile excitement but until troops are here in
greater force The reds Will moi be molcsted,
The wives and children nfall The traders
AMI other Whites about The agency have
lett for he sAtcF point, along ihc railroad
and The men here are prepared for flc |