The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-04
Not Liking 10 Retire Without Once
More Feasting on the White
Mans Blood.
An Outbreak Would Cost the Lives Of
Many Brave Men--moyements
of Troops.

thlzers to aght. WAile the Sioux claim.
and IL Is believed. that they are not snfi~
clentIy well fed. the impression IL here that
they are crAzed by general desire 70 Aght,
| and that they have been spelling for mas
! sasyre for some years This Il told at the
var department and Indian office. The In
dians do not like 10 retire 10 private life
l without once more fesstlng on the white
| mans blood.
The fact that aen. Miles was ordered 60
remain here at the moment he was 70 leave
| last night Is regarded as indicative that the
president and secretary OF war anticipate
1 bloody meetlug between the Indians and
troops and if n thought that the general N
/ wanted here for the direction Of tine troops
/ In an interview Gen. Miles says;
ssThe seriousness and danger OF the sitaa-
| tIoa have not been exaggerated. This dis
| satisfaction - moro sidespread than Il has
been at any time for years. The conspiracy
/ extends 70 more different tribes than have
| heretofore beesa hostile, bat that are now Ia
/ fall sympathy with each other and art
i scattered over a larger area af country
than In the whole history 0f Indian war
i fare. IL n a more comprehensive plot than
/ anything ever inspired by the prophei
L Teenuiseh. or even Pontiac. The causes OF
i this difBculty are easy of location. insufii-
eleni food supplies, religious deluslons and
the innate disposition of the savage % 80
90 war must be held responsible, The plan
Il Of campaign La preparation on the part OF
the government l. not quite completes
everything win be ready In few days,
Troops and supplies are en route and viii
| be available very speedily. All that ~
l possible IL being done TO ENCOURAGE the
| loyal and reduce the number aud influence
A at "A
may be avoided. sincerely hope there
win be mo- hostilities, for a general
uprising would be most serioaaf
| affair. Altogether there are In the NORTH
west about 30,000 who are affected by the
Messiah craze. This means fully 6,ee0
ightIng men. Of this number AZ least one-
third would not GO on the warpath, 50 that
leaves "a With about 1900 adversarles.
There are g,000 other indians la the Indian
terrltory who will need 20 be watched II
active operations take plaee. Four thor
sand Indians can make an ffnncnse amount
s~~-sass -aassA~ - fsaas nussasaf aev@
concerned In the Minnesota aassaere, yet
they killed more than SEQ settlers In very
brief space OF time, =.
sswhat IN the total unuiber Of your forceY'
was asked.
Gen. Miles avoided the question soiae-
what by referring TO the great necessity
which existed for more cavalry. Alto
gether," ho said. .4Ne have about 1000
mounted nen We plenty OF Infantry,
but you eannot catch mounted Indians with
| white foot soldiers. The infantry had one
or two good fights In 1876 and 1877, bnt
such engagements are rare In frontier war
fare"
! ..Is Il not novel proceeding for the In
/ dians 90 go on the warpath at the beginning
) Of wInterf'
, ..Yes. In some respcrts~4t is." replied the
general Their argument Is good, though.
j They are better armed now than they were
Z | and their supply OF horses Is all that could
be desired Every buck has Winchester
). | and he knows how 90 use o. In the mailer
OF subsistence they ara taking bat little
: risk. They can live on cattle just asMell
A. they used to on buffalo, aud the nuuler-
I Qua horse ranches will furnish them with
fresh ~ts,s.ss even t4 essit and rrtf
, their mounts The northern Indian y
hardy and can suffer o great deal. These
hostiIes have been starved into Sighting nne
= they will prefer to die fighting rather than
starve peaceably hope the problem maN
! be solved without bioodshed. but snch
! hmppy ending to the trouble seems improo
y ahle. An outbreak would cost tho lives Q
= a great many brave men and the destruction
OF hundreds of homes in the northwest !
peace h possible we will have IL.
Ordered ta Remain at Their Desks.
~ CHICAGO. nec. AIT army headquarters
10 orders have been given out that all en-
of ployes should remain at their desks unles
he special leave II granted. Important iele
K. | grams were resolved from tue Indian coun
o. try. but Gen Williams refused 10 dlynIg
their contents until Gen. Miles arrival froI
Washington. The situation h regarded !
! critical.
gen. nrooke teIcgrapls; "A numb'r
Roeebnd indians, with some from the PA
Ridge agency and s0ne from the Low'
''0 nrnlc aud standing Rock agencies. 90 4
number Of 500. have gathered on the Will
river above the mouth og the wound
he Knee aud they are very defiant
re- ssovemehas Of Troops.
~ wAsutSorog, Dee a.--gan. Miles wns
mo consultation with war department ofFcia
OF yesterday In regard 20 the latest change
the Indian situation. The action Of 9
sioux In going 80 the bad lands Il regard
with conccrn aud the Aulcofas y waseh
the attn interest dispatch received ins
NJ | Gates that the xituaiion II othersise prae
the caiiy unchanged
'a.N Four c0napanles ~ cavalry have &c
-. ordered ffoaa Fort Leavenwortls % tlv =
IL threatened trouble aud are AoN onsfh
iuo way. They are seiected fFon fhe = y
lne sacrna. Fifth aud Nlnth regiments orn
the were also sent 90 the FIrss infaRtFs, =
be- tl0ned an the Paclilc coast, the fifth g.
Who ment. stationed IN Texas, and the sevei
the regiment. - DenveF, = hold themselves
wns readiness t0 saars Tor the Indian country
. "a 4 moments notice.
Oklahoma ASKS ler Troops.
~. Louls. Dec. 3.--A special from Ga
tha RE Oklahoma, says: ssThe Messiah cF
IoF IL In full bloom In the indian TerEist
e The cheyenne. Arapaa@e Osaae. So
and Seminole tribes ard thv most nHF'