Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-25
NEWS BI IE[t6RAPh.
From All Quarters.
ARMY OFFICIALS BUSY.
Concentrating Many Troops
at Pine Ridge.
DEATH OF AUGUST BELMONT.
Wilhemina Declared Queen
of Holland.
HARVARD STUDENTS celebrate.
Destructive Fire in q New
York Village.
HARVARD STUDENTS CELEBRATE.
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.

York Village.
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
General Brooke Disposed to Take a
serious View of the Situation-The
President Deeply Interested-SOme
Reasons why the Indians arc Ugly.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-Everybedy about
army headquarters to-day was busy. Tel
egrams were being constantly received
from posts over the west and General
Miles was sending replies and directing
the movement of troops. A large force,
larger than has been mustered in the west
since 1867, will be in the region about
Pine Ridge by Wednesday. The reinforce
ments are sent by reason of the advices re-
ceived from General Brooke, who is dis
posed to take a very serious view of the
situation. The troops at every fort and
station in Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota,
Montana and Wyoming will be drawn up
on and other detachments of the army are
under orders to hold themselves in readi-
ness Apparently General Miles believes
that if the Indians do go on the warpath
the campaign against them will be pro-
tracted one, for he is moving field
artillery, large quantities of ammunition
and supplies, as well as cavalry and in
fantry. Notwithstanding Sensational tel
egrams, the army will not take the
offensive, but is under orders not
to attack the braves until they do
something more warlike than dancing.
Tvcf M 10
sible by persuading the Indians to return
to the agency. General Schofield has in
structed General Miles to find out if the
cause of the present dissatisfaction among
Indians is due more to lack of rations
than to their belief in the coming of the
new Messiah. There are plenty of re-
ports on that subject already in the hands
of the war department and all of them
declare that the Indians have been unpaid
and undergrad and that their petitions
for more rations have been disre-
garded by the Indian bureau. In
accordance with instructions Colonel
Heyd, inspector general, left for the west
this afternoon and will visit
all the army posts and most of the agency
stations. He is accompanied by an aman-
uensis, who will take verbatum reports.
General Miles attaches little Importance to
Brooke. "The orders given to the officers
regarding the suppression of the ghost
dance are largely discretionary. Their
mission is to restore confidence among the
Indians andallay the excitement. They are
expected to use their own Judgment as to
the means for accomplishing that end
If it is considered the better policy to sup
press the dance at once the officers have
the means of so doing. However, they
may deem it a better policy to employ less
harsh means at the start"
MORE TROOPS FOR PINE RIDGE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. A.-The war
department is giving every assistance in
its power to General Miles. In addition
to the military force in his division ten
troops of cavalry stationed in Arizona and
New Mexico and Texas, large force from
Fort Riley, including two light batteries of
artillery, have been ordered to Pine Ridge
to reinforce his command. All of these
movements have been sanctioned by the
president, who is deeply interested in the
Indian situation.
AN AGENTS STORY.
MINNEAPOLIS, Fov. PA Tribune
special from Standing Rock says that o.
S. Stewart, the agency saddlery, while
out driving yesterday visited the Indian
camp four miles from town and saw the
Indians performing the Messiah dance.
The Indians were all nearly naked and
painted hideously. They gathered around
Stewart, who was badly frightened al
threats. One Indian pointed toward the
blazing sun, shaking Stewart with the
other hand and saying: ''See, see. There
he is now. The Indian Messiah is com
| ing now. See, see." Stewart was com
PEELED to look at the sun, and when h.
acknowledged he saw the Messiah the In
dams seemed greatly pleased. Stewart
| was then released and came to the agency
| as fast as his horses would bring him. Al
their supplies, and all appear happy. Sit
ting Bull is absent, but his family is here
Major Mclaughlin is in happy frame O
mind over the condition of affairs. TIL,
| only trouble is that the Messiah faction
| may compel the others to believe as the,
do. The Indians, who are loyal to tn
government, are as much afraid of tn
Messiah Indians as the white people.
STORE rILLAGEp BY INDIANS.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Nov. PA spe
cial to the Tribune from Pierre, S. d.
says: Parties returning from Cheyenn
agency state that hardly an Indian can b
seen there to-day. This is a most sus
picious circumstance to the authorities, a
the Indians always show up on ration day
A man named Whitefeld, who runs
small trading store on White river nea
Rosebud, arrived here to-day and report
that band of Indians broke in and phi
Jagged his store during his temporary al
sence. He has come to Pierre for safety
as also neighbor ranchman named Sec
vile. The latter claims to have cor
versed with the Indian Messiah follower
recently and they told him the white ma
had his Messiah and the Indian could hav
his; that the Indian did not stop the whit
man from worshipping his Great Spir
and that if the white man tried to stop til
Indian he would fight and kill. He onl
wanted to be left alone to dance and n
whites must come about; and further, thu
if the Great Father sent soldiers to sto
them they would be served as Custer
soldiers were. The consensus of opinio
is that affairs are at critical stage an
that the least thing will precipita1
an outbreak, but if no interference
offered to the fanatics they will soon sui
side and the excitement pass off.
SITTING BULL LOSING POWER.
ST. PAUL, Nov. PA special from Bi
marck, N. D., says: The Indians at Il
Standing Rock agency are beginning
conceive their Messiah is false expressie
concocted by Sitting Bull and friends
gain power and following. Sitting Bull
failure to come to the agency for his +
|, tons strengthens this belief. Bull b,
named the time and place for the Messii
to appear, which time has passed and &
Indians were greatly disappointed, t
. Messiah not appearing With the exec
ton of about dozen they have ceased
!, + believe that Sitting Bull has any power
any connection with their Messiah, and
we are inclined to believe the Messiah W
J; not appear. All is reported quiet at Stan
ing Rock. A white visitor at Sitting Bull
D. camp to-day was handled roughly by
e dancers. The scouting party on the q
of the river has not yet returned. No Fl
s Their demonstrations have been ma
against the settlers betweenthe agency .
Mandan, and they are returning to til
homes.
HALF BREED KILLE1.
, BLUNT, S. D., Nov. A.-1n the frie
Saturday evening after the report that
armed body Of Indians were approachi