The morning call., 1890-12-23
GATHERING THEM In.
Surrender Of Sitting Bulls Fol-
lowers and Big FoOt's Band.
Two Companies Of Soldiers Said TO Be
Surrounded by Indians.
A Band Of Redskins AmbuShed By Cowboys.
Ponies and Saddles Captured Story
Of the Piute Messiah.
Special to THE MORNING GAIL

RAPID CITY IS. Dak.), Dec. 22.- Dis
patches to General Miles from Colonel
Sumner to-day show that nearly all of Sit
ting Bulls followers. together with Big
Foot's band. have surrendered 10 him. Colo
mel Sumner in his dispatch said this disposes
of all the Indians along the Cheyenne River,
and if there are any more of Sitting Bulls
people out he doesn't know where they can
be.
General Brooke reports the arrival of
friendly Indians at the Bad Lands camp,
and says the capture of Sitting BulPs peo-
pie and Big Foot's forces will aid the efforts
Of the friendlies to bring in the hosties.
An Indian scout reports to General Brooke
that Short Bulls followers are anxious to
come in, but are withheld by threats of
Kicking Bear, one of Sitting Bulls agents.
The scout thinks, however, the frendlies
will at least succeed in bringing out Short
Bulls followers.
A report has reached General Miles via
MissOula that two companies OF soldiers in
the Yellowstone region are surrounded
north of Cave Hills by 500 or 600 Indians,
and have sent courier out with a notifica-
ton of their danger to the settlers. General
Miles says there are Indians in that vicin-
ity, but discredits the report that the troops
are hemmed in. He mas, however, ordered
e-enforcements sent.
SLIGHT SKIRMISHES.
DENVER, Dec. pa special to the
News from Rapid City says: Troops from
Colonel Summers command had a skirmish
yesterday with number of Indians from
Humps band, who are on the way to join
the hostiles in the Bad Lands. No one was
seriously hurt. More troops have been sent
out. A report was received that large
number of Indians were trying to Join
those in the Bad Lands, but the number is
believed to be exaggerated.
Yesterday ten cowboys ambushed num-
Der of bucks near Battle Creek, killing one
and wounding a number of others. The
cowboys captured number of ponies and
saddles
A PIUTE MESSIAH.
PORTLAND (Oregon), Dec. pa. !. Chap
man, well-known Indian scout, has re-
turned here from Nevada, where be went
last November for the purpose of interview
ing the so-called Messiah, in obedience to
orders from General Gibbon. He first went
TO Walkers Lake, in Nevada, and talked
with the Piutes, who told him the Messiah
had been receiving calls FROM all the tribes
in the West. Chapman found the Messiah
at the west fork of Walker River, in Ne
vada. Speaking Of his interview Chapman
said:
1.-The Messiah, 'Quoitz Ow,' as he gives
his name, is a full-blooded Piute Indian, and
has always been peacefully disposed. He
spoke freely Of his call to preach. His first
experience with the Almighty was one after
noon while hunting. Hearing noise he
started to learn lis cause. when he was
thrown TO the ground from some unknown
cause. He was then taken to heaven and
there saw all the whites and Indians that
have lived and died upon the earth. He
was afterward brought back to earth to the
same spot where he had fallen dead. God
told him he had been looking for mortal whom
he could intruSt with the mission of REFORM
ing the world. aud had decided on QuiotZ
Ow. Having been informed of his mission,
he set out to perform it. He taught the In
dians they should work and avoid fighting
except in self-defense. Last summer the
Indians told him unless it rained soon the
crops would fail. He told them to go home,
and in three days abundance Of rain fell.
QuiOtZ got his ideas from a religious family
with whom he had lived" Chapman thinks
Quiotz is only indirectly to blame for the
uprising, and that his doctrine imbued the
Indians with more independent spirit to
resist their wrongs.