Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-23
SITTING BULL.
His Braves Continue Their Weird Dam
cling. Armed to the Teeth.
A Massacre of Eigh. People is Repnrtpd-Opin-
Ions Of Those Who CLAIM to Understand
Their Aovem nts.
GEN. SrANLEY's OPINION

| u. .. Stanley, commanding the depart -
ment of Texas, United States army, said
'o-day that he mad received no notifica-
ton from the war department to hold
his troops in readiness TO take the field
against the Sioux, as reported by the
Associated Press last night. Gen i.
Stanley also ven,ursd the sta tenent that
he did not believe there was anv danger
of an Indian outbreak in the Northwest.
| de lived among these same Indians for
| eight years and knows that the mass Of
| them are peaceGble. This is the regular
season for their annual ghost aud sun
| dances, and il not provoked by too timid
or too impetuous soldiers the reds will do
no one any harm. In brief. Gen. STAN
ley considers all the rumor, of Il threat
| ened outbreak the merest bosh, superin-
duced BY fright.
| INSTRUCTIONS TO AGENTS.
| WASHINGTON. Nov. -. Acting Indian
| Commissioner Belt has sent the following
circular to ali Indian agents. except TO
| agents of tribes in the Dakotas:
| ''1our attention is invited to the pre-
vailing threatening excitement among
the Sioux of North and South Dakota,
and some other Indian tribes connected
with II ghost dance, of which you are
! NoNo'ASSS postSos W NV pIVss tSpOitS vi
otherwise. 1t is very important. in
view of the tendency of such excitement
to spread and obtain general hold upon
the Indians, that this office be kept ad-
| vIsed as to the condition Of affairs at
| each agency, with view to the adoption
| of all proper precautionary measures to
| prevent an outbreak OF Indians, aud to
| enforce obedience by them to all rtgua-
| tious of this department.. You are
| therefore instructed to keep this Office
fully posted by letter. or by telegraph,
if the emergencies should require It, Of
the condition aud temper of the Indians
under your charge, showing whether any
excitement or spirit of diSobeiieuce TO
oriers or thu regulations OF this depart
| mcnt, which may exist among them, or
| is threatened among them, whether an
outbreak is threatened thereby, AMI
what measures should in your opinion he
adopted to preserve peace. do not de-
sire sensational reports on the subject,
but wish 10 be kept advised as to the
actual facts, upon which to base action
to prevent tronb from the Indians. -
SAID TO BE RELIABLE.
MANDAN, n. D., Nov. Z2-Trusted
agents were sent to the Sioux reserva-
ton three days ago. They have re-
turned with the following report, which
may be absolutely relied upon: There is
no immediate danger of an uprising, but
if Sitting Bull concludes that anything ia
to be gained by speedy action trouble
may be looked for at once, Sitting Bull
may be arrested and put in irons, but
the government agents are afraid to do
this lest il preclpitate trouble. Agent
Mclaughlin of Standing Rock has lost
control of Sitting Bull and his inme-
date followers, and dare not treat him
harshly. All reports that come by wire
from Standing Rock or Fort Yates are
colored. There is only military wire,
and censorship Is exercised over every
message.
GOING AHEAD WITH THE DANCE.
OMAHA, NEB.. Nov. pa special
from Pine Ridge says: Two of the best,
wisest and most reliable Sioux in the
government employ reported to Gen.
Brooke at 9 o clock last night that fifty
lodges of Wounded Knee fanatics, includ-
ing some of the most desperate and
treacherous redskins in this part of the
country, had moved to White river.
twenty miles from here, and had again
begun the ghost dance in a wilder man.
rer than has been known thus far. The
scouts seid they talked with several of
the leaders, and all declared they and
their associates had fully deter mined
that they would shoo. any government
ofici, o. soldiers who attempted to sup
press the dance. This is considered by
far the most sensational news that has
come to Gen. Br oke since his arrival. |
WARNED TO LOOK OUT.
MANDAN, n. D., Nov. 22.-Sheriff |
Burgenheimer this morning received a |
telegram from Simstowu, forty miles |
west. stating that the people are coming |
in from Muddy ana Heart rivers, having |
been warned by the Sioux to look out tor |
themselves The sheriff at once shipped |
forty guns to Sims.
CROW CREEK BUCKS ALL QUIET.
WASHINGTON, Nov. % Acting Com
missioner Belt has received the following |
Creek and Lower Brule Indian agency:
"Infians at Crow Creek and the Lower
Brule are under control. Indian police
are sufficient protection under the pres
ent Indications. There are no Indians
away from the reservation. -
MASSACRE REPORTED.
PIERRE, S. D.. Nov. % A telegram
from Gettysburg, Parker county, this
morning stated that seven persons had
been killed by the Indians, and asking
for militia.
telegram from Harmosa, in the
Black Hills, asked for 800 rifles.
No one here credits the reports OF
massacre.
MAJ.-G sCHoFIELD' OPINION
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Maj. Gen.
Schofieid this afternoon SAID that every
hour that passed withou, an outbreak
frightened the prospects of peaceful
settlement of the pending disturbance.
While no very definite idea could yet be
formed of the extent of disaffection
among the Indians, he hal reason to be-
lieve the majority would he found on the
side of peace and good order.
Dispatches were received at the war
department this morning from Gen.
Miles, to the effect that thu separation of
friendly and turbulent Indians ut Pine
Ridge is proceeding. kilograms have
also been received con tirmatory of the
reports that the Messiah craze is rapidly
extending in the North aud across the
Canadian line. under operation of Sitting
Bull s emissaries.
KANSAS CITY kXCUkSIUNlSTS.