Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-11-27

that the troops be retained In respons
70 his request a company of infantry vii
be retained at Mckinney, hecayalry guin
to Pine Ridge. The Fort Russell troop
are still awaiting orders TO move.
BISMARCK, n. D., Nov. 23.-Late las
night the Indian scarce excitement wa
given another turn by the commission .
q brutal assault upon q young girl by NJ
Indian from St Berthold agency. Mis-
Dora Wright the victim, is Young lad,
accountant and stenographer employed il
the Capital National Bank of this city
Her duties detained her until late hour
and ii was well on to midnight when sh,
started for home alone, near the suburb.
OF the town. When at the corner of Sixth
street and Avenue A She noticed an Indian
across the vacant lot stalking towards hei
rapidly The Indian came up close to her
and struck her from behind ON the back OI
the head with club or a blunt instrument
OF some kind, telling her senseless on the
lonely street
She does not know how long she re
manned there, but when she regained con
seriousness the Indian was gone Wea
and faint from loss Of blood and gaping
wound IN her head, she struggled III and
crawlcd home OH her hands and knees
The alarm was sounded by neighbors. and
in twinkling the whole town was aroused
and terribly excited, The only description
Miss Wright could give Of her assailant
was that h, WAS large powertu-looking
indian, with grayscoat
a band Of l5crhuld Indians is camped
at the river landing, and white ARM; a
Young buck, was brought IMP and lodged iii
Jail. The victim was tnu faint and nervous
to-day 70 tell coherent story Of the affair.
There are several hundred supposedly
friendly Indians within half dozen miles
Of Bismarck, and il is rumorcd that they
Will make trouble when news reaches
them OF their comrades incarceration The
feeling against anything in the shape of an
lnuilal in this vicinity, whether friendly
or Warllkc, grows stronger every day
INptANs BETTER ARMED THAN EVER.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23.-'rhe first telegram
received to-day from the Indian country
came from an army officer at Rosebud
agency, saying that information has been
received that the hostile Indians are NOV
ing from Pass Creek towards Pine Ridge
agency in two parties, the bucks with
short Bull along the White River route.
ana the old men, women and children
I on the Medicine Root, This news comes
4 from Indians who have returned from
Pass Creek, and Louis Richards SAYS il is
4 reliable.
They report that they are going to Pine
Ridge Agency to get the Indians there to
TAX 70 the commanding general in their
! iit ltl4piE NlsO SAWS tiltlL Z MEL
/ Two Strikes intends to stab the command
| ing officer as signal for the attack By his
/ band. Gen. Miles says precautions have
l been taken.
General Miles received another letter
4 from the frontier to-day II WAS from
eaptain Huegins, dated Great Falls, Mon
4 tHna, November 18th The captain saws ~
4 was at Poplar Creek agency for about yix
hours yesterday and heard some additional
items Of interest concerning the feeling
4 among the indians there and elsewhere III
tins region, Joseph Culbertson SAYS that
/ the Indians at Poplar Creek are better
| armed to-day than they have eyer been
/ before, He SAYS there is ii seryiceublc
breech-loader for nearly every warrior in
! NE tribe. He says they have no religious
dances, nor is there great excitement, but
I he only knows two half-breeds and not ii
single Indian who does net contdentlv
believe in the new superstition, and ii IL
the only topic Of conversation.
- learned that White Gut, Sitting Bulls
messenger, stopped at Poplar Creek agency
Tor few hours last week on his way back
70 Dakota, after visiting the Indians IN tile
DOMINION of Canada. legavc orders that
! u q hostile gun was fired at any time in
Dakota or elsewhere all the Indians every
where must rise and do whit damage they
could and go join Sitting Bull and KICKING
Bear at Bear Butte, in the Black Hills
region This is 10 Take place IN the spring
The Indians with Sitting Bull have
talked all this over, and saw they can
muster moro warriors now, and they are
better armed, that at the time Of She Ulster
affair, and the country is better now for
their warfare than it was then But their
man reliance, after all, is in supernatural
and Joe hazardcd conjecture, which
seems to me not improbable. He thinks
Sitting Bun wanted next spring to assem-
pie as large force of warriors ms possible