Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-21
FRENzIED SAVAGES.
The Crazy Sioux Still in War
Paint.
Troops Arrive at Pine Ridge
Agency.
The Expected Battle Has Not Taken
Place as Yet.
The Presence of the Soldiers Has Quiet
ing Effect but the Ghost Dance
Is Kept Up.
Associated Press Dispatches.

CHICAGO, Nov. 20. - General Miles
= this evening received telegram from
Rushville, informing him that General
Brooke's command reached Pine Ridge
at a. m. Indians are coming in in
large numbers from Rosebud. There
is much excitement and the ghost dance
continues.
General Miles also received commun-
ication from an officer at a camp on
Popular river, Montana, dated Novem-
ber 18th, containing matter of interest
with reference to the Messiah craze.
The officer reports that all the Indians
in that vicinity are affected by the pre-
vailing craze, and even the more intelli-
gent half-breeds believe in it. A num-
Der of young Indians recently procured
Winchester rifles, where, the officers
could not ascertain. There has been no
excitement up there yet, or any dances,
but there is deep and universal belief
that there will be astonishing super
natural manifestations before very long.
One of Sitting Bulls lieutenants white
GUT, with two other Sioux, have re-
Gently been up there preaching the new
doctrine, denouncing schools and telling
the Indians to procure arms and am
munition, and meet other Indians in the
Black Hills country next spring.
They were ordered off the reservation,
and went to the woody mountains north
OF the British line, to proselyte the rem
nants of the Ogallalas and Uncapapas.
One of the loyal Indians told this officer
that in case the Sioux should open hos
tilities many young warriors from that
vicinity would likely go and join them.
The Ogallalas and Uncapapas north of
the British line are bad lot, some of
whom were in the Custer affair, and
some OF the older ones were concerned
in the Minnesota massacre of 1852. The
Gros Ventres Indians at Fort Belknap
reservation are in very turbulent
state.
Raised from the Dead.
AS an instance of the stories floating
around, the officer tells of one current
on the reservation, to the effect that
several young warriors started from
there to visit Sitting Bull and learn
about the new Messiah. One of the
party, Yellowhawk, said he had been
commanded in dream to kill himself
as test of faith. with the promise that
he should be raised from the dead. He
committed suicide accordingly, and the
party went on without him. When
they reached Standing Rock, they found
Yellowhawk there alive and we'll, hav-
ing been resurrected and taken to
Standing Rock ahead of his companions.
This is the story sent back by the trav-
elers.
General Miles expressed great salts
faction this evening that General
Brooke's troops reached the agency this
morning before the Indians had inau-
gurated hostilities, and the further fact
that the latter are not committing any
violence. Now" said he, ''they have
to attack us in our own position, or else
break away from the reservation. The
danger is now that the turbulent bucks
may leave the reservation. The ap-
pearance of General Brooke's command,
however, will have the effect of sustain
ing the authority of the government,
and give protection to the loyal element
among the Indians"
Buffalo Bill Stufrs a Reporter.
Buffalo Bill, who is in the city, told an
Associated Press representative that
General Miles has received information
that fight occurred this afternoon be-
tween General Brooke's troops and In
dians, between Rushville and Pine
Ridge. No particulars have been re-
ceived, and the casualties are unknown.
He expressed the opinion that General
Miles would, "if let alone by the govern
ment," have settled the trouble expe-
ditiously.
General Miles could not be seen to-
night, either at his headquarters or
hotel. 1t was stated that he had gone
out in company with Colonel Corbin, his
assistant adjutant general.
Later-General Miles was seen at mid
night, and assured reporter that he
knew nothing whatever about a battle
having occurred.
The Crazy Red Skins.
KANSAS Cry, Nov. 2O.-A dispatch
from Pine Ridge from James N. Finley,
formerly of this city, now post trader
at Pine Ridge agency, was received here
tonight. The dispatch mentions the ar
rival OF the troops and continues as fol-
lows: THE Indians are actually crazy
with religious fanaticism, and excite
ment at the ghost dances is of most
intense character. Add to their excite
ment their utter recklessness of conse-
quences induced by blind fanaticism, and
you may gain some idea of the situation.
It is the general opinion among the
troops that they will be ordered in day
or two to stop the Indians ghost dances,
then trouble will undoubtedly follow.
Two or three of these dances are now in
progress. A herder who has just reached
here, reports that several hundred In
dians have congregated secretly nine
miles from this place. They are all
heavily armed, and expecting the Rose
bub Sioux to join them shortly.
Continued Ghost Dances.
PIERRE, S. d., Nov. 20.-Captain Nor
vii, special Indian agent stationed here,
returned today from trip up Red
river, where he had gone on receipt of
report that the Indians, on account of
the Messiah dance, were failing to at
tend the distribution of rations, and
were killing cattle. He reports that he
found the Indians much excited, and
keeping up their famous ghost dances
with a zest and perseverance that is
alarming. He found Hump Rod, with