Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-21
A Conflict With the Indians May
Come at Any Time.
THE MARKET FIRM AND ACTIVE
A Better Feeling in London, New
York and Philadelphia.
LATEST NEWS OVER THE WIRE.
QUIET AT THE AGENCIES.
No Conflict Between the Troops and
Indians Has Taken Place

No Conflict Between the Troops and
Indians Has Taken Place.
FoRT NIoBRARA. NEB.. Nov. 2L-The troops
from Fort Niobrara reached the Rosebud
agency early yesterday morning and found all
quiet and peaceful. The Messiah craze has
not been as prevalent at the Rosebud
agency, and most of those who we're
affected by it, to the number of about
200, left Rosebud for Pine Ridge several days
ago to participate in the ghost dances. The
craze has been much more extended at Pine
Ridge, and it Is tho cause of the
movement OF troops 20 that agency as
well as Rosebud. The presence OF a
large number of Indians. with a dozen
wagons, " Wednesday in Valentine for the purpose
OF freighting agency goods to Rosebud when
they knew the troops were marching to the
agency was very assuring 20 the people here
that no trouble was apprehended. 1t is also
good evidence that there will be no trouble at
Pine Ridge. A new and inexperienced agent
at the Pine Ridge agency is probably the cause
OF what excitement has thus far occurred.
special from Pine Ridge agency saws that
there is no apparent cause for alarm at that
agency. The few Indians there are walking
about quietly, stoically indifferent to the
presence Of the troops. There is an anxious
feeling among the whites, however. Special
Agent Cooper arrived from Windfeid yester-
day.
worxnpn rxrr rnrrv
The ghost dances, under the lead of Little
Wound, Six Feathers and other chiefs. are still
going on at Wounded Knee Creek. White Clay
and Medicine and the Indians have their guns
strapped to their backs as they dance. Ii is
within the bounds of possibility that the dane
ing Ihuians may consoiiaate their forces at
Nouhuea hnee, ana Ia that case nght may be
eApected AT any nomeni. MedlcAe Root, the
,ui 'nes' polnt Hoia fIne hirse agency Is
70 anu foreupine 20 miies. Inc last news
run "ouhoeu hnee, "nich came IN last hlGhl,
was 70 tue eHect tnat the Shost dances were
pelng heid nightly anu that all the Indians coli
nH: ,ecteo mere were e1cned, .hrealehlhg ana
ooisterous' Inc fuinor tha1 the troops were
coming was repeated there and only elected
.ha;s IN response; Inc ihaiahs declared ~
aging them every dav and that the dances
could not be stopped
1T the soldiers come here" they said, I'VE
vii WIN .reaI .nem the way we dld the agent and
barSnr vno ,rs, ro..,oa p;,o p;5oa 80
norts that .eve,oi bundrnd ind;ans haC.s - i
pregated secretix n;na nils 60, ,b". ,>iana
They are .II heayily ar,,ad "a 81 ~ ~ 80
nertinu tho Rosahud Sion 20 ;oin ,hor,
shortIy '
arv p,oorr -, ,o,,.,
"en' D.oohe' "ho ih eoihihaho OF the
troops which arrived at Pine Ridge yesterday,
held a long consultation during the day with
Indian Agent Rover and Special Indian AGENT
roon.r r.;..ahh,o a.. ;.L 81 -. :.
han5 M a,,arrt III ~ n"' Su .ne ioicc ar a.
danc;na Of ,,roson, pa,h ~ e'Ip tne
oannt. IA o.. DON .ne tuuian
;n,arr;o '" thot .h t,; Snc.uson oi 'he
tainiv yrav. Tbar nonss,n.I ,Lo . 6
srnaa fnS;ans an;, oonn' ~. isu .ie Iepor's VI
said that uar,es Of ,hsro ware ,'ro,IIr pln', "Iu
inc ahou, the resarxat,nn sraoai H. 'nu ,u;I,
han.0so5 b., b. ,,, , r.; y; yy: w"
stndn - al ,I,asaa - a. ar;;o,,. h. ,,;, q
troons are tsro in oraatar torca H. raIaltia
will not he moIestei 'A0 ''A'N'
Tha v;v.S or,J cbii5ro, 10 II, ,hr .-o,,ou. - !,
o.bar whites ahon. tha a,a,,o,, 10. rs -.
safer nonts aIong ,be rS,Iroad ana ,ha r,no 'iio
here are nrenarad for The wor5 O
- pH a..,. W."
ihh elhhN"ih of IhE INDIANS
Agent Eoyer computes the number OF actual
| able-bodied Indians who are prepared to fight
and who are fully armed at GOO The souavs
who ora hv NO means q trivial factor in ,,,a err,,
WV ".o ~ no " ~. .''o WI IL 'ne uSh''
OF course stretch that number away out As
.oo NO o,ueas na'e peeI gwen 70 feinIoree the
4oo men now Ia camp mere. put II 1t becomes
necessary there are more than dozen COM
pahies unuer marcning orders. Inc Indians
are noiestlnS nooody as yet ana do not
ob]ect TO having the whites witness their dance.
IN iac.' sI lne. pu. Ia extra keks a. such times
ior 'ne eWdent purpose OF convincing them
that they are In earnest. 1here Is not man
I'D the agency VINO KNOWS anythlng about In
S1 dian character VINO does no. prealct trouble
1he opportunities are better than for
years, as the rehgious nature OF the
revolt, Tor reVot mas become, Is
such that the traders and especially
me-; rs 0Ooper anu say " Is alalos. cer
strength W of the Indians Ammunition Is Soo 70
800 rounds to each man. If the Indians choose
they might easily make detour and destroy
the telephone communication
II thlnk IL Is Just as wen that the people out
side De placed IN possession OF exact facts IN
TINS case, said Mr. hoyer. 1t Is not worth
while to deny further that the trouble is immi-
nent. Everv one OF these hostiies IS heavily
loaded with ammunition and they Will use it.
have been among them before.
What are you going to dor"
Depaftmen' ana tne war departments give in
Sn ~ .o ma;t End Ie, ,hsr, n1av tt; 70
They will do it, too. Bloodshed is ali that will
stop them.
That applies to stopping the dances?"
"Yes, SIR; they must be stopped OF course and
soon."
Gen. Brooke himself reports 1t almost imnns-