The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-24
MURDEROUS STROKES OF THE KNIFE
To Sc the Signal for the First On
sIauehr OF the Indians.
The Ghost Dance To Re a Dance of
Death for Soldiers.
indians Plot to Massacre Troopers
as They Killed Clusters Men.

CHICAGO, November 23.-General Miles
was at his desk early in the forenoon, as
were General Williams, Colonel Corbin and
other United States army officers. The first
telegram received was from the Indian
country and came from an army officer at
Rosebud Agency, saying information was re-
ceived that hostile Indians were moving
from Pass Creek toward Pine Ridge Agency
In two parties, the bucks with Short Bull
along the White river route, and the old
men. women and children on the Medicine
K ot cad. This news comes from Indians
who returned from Pass Creek. They re-
port that they are going to Pine Ridge
Agency to get the Indians there to talk to
the commanding general in their behalf
The report also says that the chief Of the
Utes, Two Strikes, intends to stab the COM
manding officer as the signal for an attack
by his band. There seems no doubt the
leaders mean war. General Miles says the
troops are fully appriSed concerning these
matters and precautions are taken.
General Miles received another letter from
the frontier today from Captain Higgins.
dated Great Falls, Mont, November 10. The
captain says: Joseph Cubertson says the
Indians at Poplar Greek are better armed to-
day than they have ever been before. He
says they have no religious dances hor is
there great excitement, but he only knows
TWO half breeds, and not single Indian,
VINO does not con fdently believe in the new
superstition. He says there is no talk of
any hostility against the whites. | asked
Nun why they were so well armed and he re-
piled: On there is some game in the coun-
try yet and it's nature for an Indian to carry
a gun II he can.' l learned that White Gut,
Sitting Bulls messenger, stopped at Poplar
Greek Agency last week on his
way back to Dakota after visiting
the Indians In Canada. White Gut reported
the Indians north of the line richer and
more prosperous than those who surrender
ed. they were finuing good deal Of game.
trapping and fur, aud when they wished
work, were getting better wages than the
Indians on the reservation. White Gut gave
orders that If hostile gun was fired at any
time In Dakota or elsewhere, all the Indians
everywhere must rise, do what damage they
could. and join Sitting Bull. and Kicking
Bear at Bear Butte In the Black Hills region
This Is to take place in the spring. White
Gut says the conditions are more favorable
now for an Indian war than ever before, as
the cattle are scattered everywhere through
the country. He pointed to the case of the
Cheyennes who came from the south to the
Tongue river through country containing
no game, but found an abundance of cattle
for sustenance while the settlers were too
few or too scattered to offer resistance
The Indians with Sitting Bull talked
all this over. They say they can muster
more warriors now and are better armed
than at the time of the Custer affair. The
country is better now for their warfare than
it was then. Their main reliance is in su-
Joe Cul Iertson saws the
Indians think they have manifestations and
wonders which prove beyond a doubt the
truth of the present movement. He thinks
Sitting Bull wanted next spring to assemble
as large a. force, OF warriors as possible.
that if the hoped for divine assis-
tance should not come, he could stand off the
troops for a time and perhaps win some
great victories and eventually, If necessary,
make his way to the British line, where he
thinks he would be again as safe as he used
to be and could, If necessary, treat and ex-
act TERMS"