The morning call., 1890-11-27

The Governor vouches for his good charac-
ter and Judgment Phillips expresses the
opinion that there will be an uprising soon.
A few days ago twelve bucks. well armed,
stopped at his house on their way from
Rosebud to camp at South Pass Creek.
They were very suTly, and made threats.
A ranchman named Waldron also reports
to Governor Melette that Indians have
killed quite number of his cattle recently.
Phillips says everybody who has been
among the Indians any length. of time ex-
pect al. uprising soon. Short Bulls
headquarters, at Pass Creek. where dance
is going on, Phillips and Waldron think
point fixed upon for concentration. Fifteen
hundred armed warriors are there, and they
say they wont give up Short Bull under any
circumstances. Short Bull is teaching them
that they will be made inyulnerable against
the white mems bullets. The Governor
promises further information, and renews
his application for lO00 guns with ammuAi-
ton.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. GA Tribune's spe-
cial from Pierre, S. OAK, says the statements
made by Cattemen Phillips and Waldron,
the purport Of which vas telegraphed to
General Miles by Governor Mellette tonight,
created much excitement there. Phillips
and Waldron are known to be Intimately
acquainted with all the prominent Indians
and their ways, having married into the
tribe. aud great reliance Is placed in their
assertion of trouble coming. What makes
the matter more serious is the report that
army officers have been ordered to capture
Short Bull and some of the otner leaders.
Phillips and Waldron are sure such an at
tempt will precipitate bloodShed. In case of
an outbreak grave apprehensions are felt Tor
the settlers IN the counties to the north, as
rowing band of Indians can scatter up there
and destroy everything long before the
troops can catch them
GROWING RESTLESS.
Tucson, Nov. 26-Authenticated rum0rS
have reached this city that the Indians at
the White Mountain reservation are grow
ing very restless and the officers of the
agency are apprehensive. Medicine men are
endeav0ring to work up an excitement by
starting religious dances. Recently Lieu
tenant johnson arrested four more turbu-
lent Indians. The informant believes that
emissares from the Sioux are endeavoring to
foment trouble. United States Paymaster
Major Albert Tower, just returned from
partial trip through the Territory, reports
no special excitement, SO far AS he noticed.
HOPEFUL SIGN.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26-The War Depart
ment this morning received news that the
Cheyenne Indians had abandoned the war
dance and come in Tor rationS. This is re-
garded as the most hopeful sign of the
abatement OF the excitement. The 1900
scouts enlisted will, it is hoped, exert
strong and peaceful influence through FAM
lily and tribal relations.
PEACEFUL INDICATIONS.
OMAHA, Nov. 27.-At o'clock this morn
ing special from Pine Ridge gives informa-
ton that would indicate that tile war is
practically over. AT least Little Wound,
the last of the recalcitrant leaders,
accom- panied by his chief lieutenants,
Yellow Hair. Yellow Bear and Broken
Arm, came into the agency tonight and
have signified their intention of holding a
conference with the agent in the morning.
Lieutenant 1aylors band of scouts is en-
route to Fort Robinson for equipments.
A HUMoRIsT's LETTER.
CARSON, Nov. 26.-It is claimed by parties
in Reno that Bill Nye, the humorist, is in
directly responsible for the Indian disturb
Gnces. 1t appears that last winter when
Nye passed through Reno he stopped over
day and was introduced to johnson Sides,
the famous Indian interpreter. He was
quite struck with the pcculiarities of the
Indian, aud had q long conversation with
him. Aftcrward parties in Reno told Nye
several anecdotes of Sides which he incor-
porated in one of his letters Sides never
saw the letter in print, but heard of it from
parties who joked him about it, and many
who saw that he was annoyed manufactured
all sorts of yarns about him which
they said they had read in Nye's letter. He
finally became very angry because he has
led a sipgularly honest life and is proud of
his standardization and education. Parties
pretended to believe all sorts of things
ABOUT MIN anu cldlllleu tndt Nye DaQ written
him up as murderer, drunkard, gambler,
etc. In his innocence he saw no humor in
these things, ana, thinking that he had lost
the confidence OF the whites, he became
very morose. He then preached new Mes
siah, because lie argued the old Messiah had
not regenerated his chosen people, but
caused them to believe in wicked stories
about himself. People who could not dis
tinguish the false from the true needed a
new Christ.
JoHNsON'S CAREER.
Referring to johnson as the Messiah who
has promised the Indians all sorts of
miracles. a gentleman who knows something
of his career said. in the st. Paul Pioneer
Press: With the coaching he no doubt is
receiving from the M0rmons, he will be able
to create an excitement that will result in no
good to the Indians. Nor will it do good to
the white settlers who are located within
reach of trouble that will result from the
plotting Of this willy savage. In 1873 the
Ute tribe, of which johnson was petty
chief, was located at White River Agency,
in Grand County, Colorado. The head
chiefs were Douglas and Jack, while the
head chief of all the Ute tribes was Ouray,
who lived at Los Pinos Agency, some dis
tance from White River. There was
strong feeling in Colorado that the UteS