Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-29
GHOST DANCERS.
Tribes in and Adjacent to Okla.
homa Eager for the Warpath.
Thirteen Hundred Pine Ridge DeSerter'
Send Threatening Message to
the Soldiers.
Miles Goes to Washington to Consider Z
Move to Dismount and Disarm the
Hostiles In the Northwest.


THE SITUATION IN OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
Special to the Gazette.
GUTHRIE, o. T., Nov. 2s.-The In.
dian Messiah craze has invaded this
country. The tribes of the terri
tor, which lies adjacent to Okla
homa proper have become imbued with
the fanatical idea and are worked up to
an alarming extent. A ghost dance is in
progress to- night in which the Otoes and
Missouris are the leading spirits. A
number of the leaders of those tribes
have been here to-day and are greatly
excited over the state of affairs prevail
ing. They are firm believers in the Mes
sinh doctrine, aud will persist IN carry
ing on the role services laid down by the
Western tribes. Much uneasiness pre-
walls among settlers as 10 the final out
come. Whistler and keokuk of the Sac
and Fox tribes have been in town ell day
in conference with leading citizens. They
announce ghost dance to- morrow night
as having been arranged to take place
about eighteen miles from this city. The
same feeling of uneasiness has taken
possession of the Pots and KickapOos.
Scalp Him Quick and High Kicker
of the former, Snake Creek, Hunting
Pony, Tall Reed and Whispering Bear
of the latter are ali in the city, and are
tonight In council with Capt. Cavanaugh
of the United States army. These sew
eral representatives of the tribes belong
to the most Intelligent factions. and
their views are considered worthy of
credence. They are very earnest in their
convictions that their Savior demands
actions against the whites. aud tnat
under his dictations they will drive the
whites from the country and that they
will ultimately become
AN INDEPENDENT PEOPLE
40 do their will without any interference
5from the whites. W. P. Thompson.
editor of the News, who is an adopted
member Of the Sac and Foxes, is invited
TO attent the ghost dance Tomorrow
night and will be on hand. He yields a
great deal OF influence among them, and
has been working all day TO induce them
to abandon this chimer!cal project, but
he says his persuasive powers have been
Of no avail. He will review the situation
Tomorrow morning in leading editorial
giving his views at length.
The troops stationed here have been
notified to hold themselves In read mess
for transfer TO other fields. The secre-
tary of war has been advised Us to the
critical situation in this section. aud it is
hoped the order will be revoked until
such time as he Indians get over their
restlessness aud discomfort. With their
strength and provisions with the wsap-
ons or warfare AL outbreak at this time
would be most disastrous TO the country I.
Unless a more considerable spirit takes
possession of the Indians within the next
few days, there will undoubtedly be
serious trouble between the settlers and
Iudiuus.
GETTING INTERESTING.
WICHITA, KAN, Nov. 2S.-Reports
from Fort Reno tell of greatly increased
excitement among the ghost dancers and
considerable accessions to their ranks,
es ecia!ly from the Klowa aud Apacnes,
who seem most interested and inclined to
be turbulent. The more excitable red
skins are cutting themselves with spears
ond knives, and the sight of blood has
bu, the effect OF greatly arousing the
warrior spirit. Quanah aud several
other well-known chiefs reached the
scene of the ghost-dancing last night
and they appear to have been bearers of
some information from the North which
so In flamed the blood of several of the
lodges of the braves that they mounted
their ponies, approached the fort and
dared the soldiers to come out.
A runner sent north by the Caddos
ssad Kiowas have not yet returned, aud
Fthe.scouts are on the outlook TO intercept
them, as 1t is feared a report Of blood
shed may hasten an outbreak.
The greatest uneasiness prevails among
the tribes on the west border of OKLA
homa and in Greer county, Tex.
BULLETINS TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S.--The war de-
partment is in receipt. of O number of
sdispatches from the seat Of the Indian
tfonble, all indicating an improvement
in the situation.
A THREATENING MESSAGE TO THE SOL
DIERS.
OMAHA. NED, Nov. pa special
from Pine Ridge agency says the beef
tissue passed off yesterday without ex-
citing features. Only ninety steers were
turned loose. Hawk Head and Big Horse
reliable Indian police, have reached the
agency with the news that their families
had been stolen by band of 200 Indians
syD1had deserted from Rosebud few
hdtirs before, and had rushed OF to join
1900 other Indian deserters who are now
only fifteen miles northwest of Pine
Ridge agency. When Hawk Head und
Big Horse discovered their families were
missing they Immediately set out in pur-
suit of the deserters in order to regain
their families. The deserters refused TO
give up the families Of the policemen
The latter begged and entreated the de-
serters to give them back their
WIVES AND CHILDREN,
but they only got curses and threats Of
their lives. Before they got away from
the band members of the latter said ::
"Go aud tell the soldiers at Pine Ridge
agency We are part Of 1900 other Rose
bud Indians now near Pine Ridge agency
aud that from now OH we are going to
kill every white person VS. meet, and II
the soldiers come We are ready for
them.''
It is predicted by the correspondent
that within thirty-six hours troops will
be ordered to disarm or put down the
marauders. A move will undoubtedly
be made under cover of darkness, and
by forced march. The attack and fn-
ish will both occur between the rising
and setting Of the sun. The scene Of 90