The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-11-20
BATTLE is IMMINENT
A Conflict With The Indians al Pine
Ridge Expected To-Day.
THE RED DEVILS VIOLENT
They Believe the Messiah viii
Appear To-Day In the Form
OF a Buffalo-Troops on
the Scene OF Action.

CHICAGO. Nov. l9-A special from
Nashville, Nebraska, says that as soon as
the troops arrived there to-day couriers
rushed with the news 10 Pine Ridge
agency. Word was received tonight that
the Indians under Red Cloud declare they
will meet the troops in battle tomorrow.
Agent Boyar aud his Indian police are
powerless. One OF them, Thunder Bear,
arrested a bad Indian last Saturday, hut
was overpOwered and the prisoner
released. Several other prisoners were
released. Rebels threatened TO burn all
the agency buildings. Indians at Pine
Ridge agency are about equally divided
among good and bad. Red Cloud and
Little Wound have been fermentlng
trouble for several weeks, while Ameri.
can Horse and Young.Man. Afraid-of-lil
Horse tried to pacify the warriors.
Last week big meeting was held 10
miles from Pine Ridge agency, at which
the rcputed apostle Of Messiah was pres
ent. lie told the Indians To return tosthe
agency and await the coming OF the Mes
siah, who is 10 arrive tomorrow In the
form of a buffalo. He will give the
signal for the opening of the conflict
which Is 10 annihilate the white
race. This fact causes great fear
in the minds Of old Indian fighters. I'm.
less there is an absolute failure 10 get
word from the Messiah on the day Of the
arrival Of the troops, a conflict is certain.
Major Buffers column went into camp
tonight, prepared for what seems to lie
certain combat. Many Of the friendly
Indians have left the agency, and are now
encamped nj Rushville. They have sig
niiled their intention Of aiding the whites.
OMAHA, Nov. 10. General Brooke, COM
mander Of the department OF the Platte,
has left for the scene Of the expected
Indian troubles. General Brooke's COM
mand will, il Is expected, leave Rushville
tonight, and the cavalry are under orders
10 move from there not later than ii
o'clock tonight, with the aim Of reaching
Pine Ridge agency at o'clock Thursday
morning. The intention of the comman-
der is 10 mass as many troops as possible
at the same moment In the vicinity of the
agency. Agent Ryan at Pine Ridge, tele-
graphed the general requesting that an
order be issued ceniering the sol
diers In the yiciuity Of his sta
ton. lie begged that the information
might be withheld from the newspapers.
tie feared II would reach the sayages as
soon as il would be settled and before the
troops could prevent IL the Indians would
massacre every white person found on the
reservation. II has later been announced
that the Indians at Rosebud have risen en-
masse and were proceeding 10 Pine
Ridge, adjoining the agency, which Is
about fifty miles distant. IN IL should
prove 20 be well founded, all available
troops will be ordered Immediately To the
scene Of the trouble. SO far as known
the troops Of the department Of Dakota
have not yet been called for.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. l9.-A Mandan spe-
cial 10 the Tribune says an unconflrmed
report was received to-day that Setting
Bull il in irons. pickets are out at night,
and the military rules Of the garrison OBJ
served A company Of troops arrived to-
night. The people keep coming In from
the county. Houses large enough to
comfortably accommodate one family
have five to 10 families. An Indian to-day
said:
"The Sioux are in good shape for a
fight. They have plenty OF guns and am
munition, and all the jerked beef they
need. They have white mans meat 10
eat while fighting white men. There are
200 young bucks missing from the reser-
vatlon. The scouts and Indian police
don't know where they are.N
Ederybody is praying for blizzard.
FREMONT, Neb.. Nov. l9.-forty-five
Indians, members Of Buffalo Bills Wild
West show passed through here to-day.
on their way to Pine Ridge agency. The
leaders said they bad heard about the
new Messiah In letters from their friends,
before leaving Europe. The Indians
went crazy on religion just as the white
people did, they said, but they hoped
there would he no trouble. one Of
the chiefs said they would do all they
could among the Indians at Pine Ridge
TO restore quiet, and they believed the
| older heads were opposed Ia any out.
break. Settlers are much alarmed in the
/ vicinity Of Valentine aud tho Rosebud
agency, and are flocking 10 these points.
II is believed that the post traders are en-
couraging this alarm, so as 10 increase
their sales.
LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. BIN accordance
with a telegram FROM Major General
| Miles, Governor Thayer has issued a
proclamation cautioning all dealers IN
the state, particularly along the northern
border, against selling arms or amnuni'
ton TO the Indians. violators Of these
instructions will be promptly punished.
LINCoLN. Neb., Nov, l9.-Specials from
Cody and Valentine say settlers there are
very much alarmed aud are coming ia
increased numbers for protection from
the threatened outbreak,