, 1890-11-19
QUIET AND ORDERLY.
No Change in the Situation at
Pine Ridge Agency.
An Easier Feeling Prevailing
at Mandan, N. D.
Troops From Nebraska Posts
Moving Forward.
No Change In the Indian Situation.

No Change In the Indian Situation.
WASHINGTON. NoY. ls.-The war
department has received no news OF any
change in the situation at Pine Ridge.
Standing Rock and other Sioux agencies.
As competent officers are on watch at all
points where trouble is threatened, whose
business it is to report any. significant
events, it is taken Tor granted that no
immediate danger of trouble is at hand.
MANDAN, N. D., Nov. IS.-An
easier feeling prevails this morning be-
cause of the receipt of arms and
ammunition. Six mounted friendly
Sioux have been sent TO patrol the
borders of the reservation. Settlers are
still coming in from all directions. The
gravest fears are entertained for the safety
of settlers in the southern part of the
county.
BISMARCK. N. D., Nov. Is.-The
Tribune says there is no substantial
foundation for the wild rumors of an
Indian uprising at Standing Rock. The
Indians are living peacefully on the
reservation. The agent there reports
everything quiet and orderly. TIE
conservative opinion is that the Indians
do not dream of an outbreak.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l8.-Acting In
dian Commissioner Belt has received no
recent information from South Dakota
which j~ustiiies the evident alarm OF the
settlers in the neighborhood of Pine
Ridge agency. Belt is of the opinion
that the government would not be justi-
fed in making any arrests or attempting
to suppress the ghost dances 80 long as the
Indians commit no acts Of violence. This
would surely make trouble. The proper
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dance themselves out. 1t will not be long,
he thinks. before theyrbegin to lose faith
in the messiah and the whole craze will
collapse Belt Is, however, strongly in
favor Of keeping a strong military force
within call. This %precaution has already
been taken and the government is not at
all apprehenslve oftrouble.
ST. PAUL. Nov. IS -Lieut. Woodruff.
referring to the Mandan scare, said:
The Indians located nearest to Mandan
are thirty five miles away on the Cannon
Ball river. They are a thrifty, indusiri-
Gus, peaceable people, who have taken up
claims, built huts and houses, own cattle,
ponies and wagons and are 10 good cir
cumstances. They have no faith in
aboriginal superstitions and dislike this
new messiah craze. The people who
have land. homes. stock, cattle, wagons
and crops are not anxious 10 go to war,
aud yet these are the ones 10
watch whom the people OF Mandan have
sent scouts. The band which may give
trnble is that headed by Chief Hump,
ard situated southwest of Standing Rock.
He is very willy. and if the promised
messiah does not arrive in the spring he
will probably tell them the whites are
using their influence to keep him back,
and that the best way to aid him will be
to kill some palefaces. However. in any
emergency, the troops will be fully equal
to the occasion. 1t must be taken into
account hat some of the agents are new
men, unused TO tie ways ofthe Indians. "
OMAHA, Nov. lS.-Aecording to or
ders issued this morning companies A, b,
q and d of the Second United States In
fantry, at Fort Omaha, left for Pine
Ridge agency this afternoon with Z tull
complement Of mules and wagons. The
other four companies were notified TO be
ready to move on short notice. The
troops at Fort Mckinney we're also or
dered out and LETT this morning for Doug
las. Wyo. The troops at Forts Niobrara
aud Robinson. which are not far from the
scene of the difficulty, will march tomor-
row.
1t was stated that two reliable Brule In
dams, now in this city, had stated to
army officers that there was no messiah
craze among the Indians just north of the
Nebraska line. Private advices from
Valentine give q different origin than the
messiah craze" to the Indian uneasi-
ness. Since August the Indians at Rose
bud have been restless. claiming that the
agent was not giving them a square deal
on supplies. Some families living north
west Of Valentine have moved away.
Alex Mouwseau. an Ogalalla Indian and
government scout from Fort Robinson,
was in the city and said today. referring
TO the Indian craze: "Some think itis
50 and some don't know what to believe.
The Indians at Pine Ridge are dancing
and meeting and talking, Some OF them
are wild about it, but some don't know
what to believe"
CHICAGO, Nov. ls.-On receipt oil
dispatches tonight announcing the move.
nents OF troops in the department of the
Platte toward Pine Ridge agency, an