The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-22
Captain Gregg Turns Over 800 Mus
kets and a Quantity Of Ammu-
milton to the Sheriff.
The People Are Going Around With
Their Pockets Filled With Guns
and Ammunition.
One Young Man Accidentally Shoots
Himself at the Mass Meeting
Monday Night.
Advices From Standing Rock Report
Everything Peaceful and Sc
rene Down There.
Those Pesky Redskins.
rErom Rismarck Trihuna 10Th I

Those Pesky Redskins.
From Bismarck Tribune, 19th.]
The TRIBCNE has not yet deemed it adj
visable to send its war correspondent to
the front, though the excitement increases
with each hour at Mandan. The newspa-
per correspondents have evidently loaded
down the wires with glaring pictures Of
the terrible result of an outbreak among
the Sioux, as the Western Union office was
pretty busy yesterday receiving kilograms
from people in the east who were very So
licitous for the safety of their friends and
relatives out west. A half dozen or more
families from Hebron and New Salem
came down to Bismarck yesterday for pro-
lection. Captain Gregg's big load of guns
and ammunition was shipped to Mandan
on the morning train, but in what manner
the gallant Mandanites disposed of them
has not yet been learned. Several news
paper correspondents, Sent out by enter
prising journals OF the east, are at Mandan
taking in the wild stories as fast as poured
into their ears. Later in the day a rumor
broke loose, to the effect that 200 Indians
in war paint, well armed and mounted,
were charging down upon the Inflated lit.
tie city. Another report said the Indians
had sacked the, town, and it will be sur
prlsing indeed. after reading all these
glostiy yarns, to discover that Mandan has
withstOod the shock and is still in exist
ence. A real live Indian was seen
t walking anu up It the ws street n;e! yes,
by so many suspicious eyes that it must
have been a great relief to him when he
finally found himself out OF range at the
river landing. Settlers are Still t10cking
to Mandan for protection. A commune
cation from Standing Rock reveals a quiet,
peaceful condition Of affairs among the In.
| dians. Old timers scott at the probability
of Indians going on the war path at this
season of the year. The cOuntryis beeom-
ing needlessly alarmed. The Indians are
indulging in the orgies of a religious fanat-
icism and that's about as far as the whole
thing will 60. Major Mclaughlin will Of
ficially inform the war department in
plenty of time when there is danger OF an
outbreak. Yesterdays Fargo Argus has
the following:
yesterday received the following dispatch
in the absence of Marshal Price:
MANDAN. N. D., Nov. H.-Hon. A. L. Price,
United States Marshal: Great excitement here on
account Of Indian Disturbance. The Indians
are crazy and likely to go on the warpath It any
arms, The government will not protect our I'M
armed settlers. GEO. H. BI GENHElMER,
Sheriff of Norton County.
No action was taken upon this as the
deputy stated the war department should
be called on before the marshal could take
action.
While it is probable there is ONE basis
for this scare, it is believed by many that
an effort is being made to have the garri-
sons at the regular forts increased, and it
is hoped by them that Senator Pierce will
use his influence to this end.
Judge Thomas, when the dispatch to the
marshal was read to him, is reported to
ans and I'll have them before me at once
to ascertain what it's all about" Clerk
Montgomery is now studying Sioux to
make his writs good.
GEN. RUGER TO SENATOR PIERCE.
In response to a request of Senator
Pierce, General Ruger telegraphed as fol-
lows:
"All arrangements have been made for
the march to Yates of the company trans
ferred to that post from Fort Totten. which
post is to be abandoned. l think the effect
on the Indians. il intending to make
trouble, would be much better by the
march of this company to Yates than by
its retention at Lincoln. A report has been
made that traders at Mandan and other
points N the river have sold ammunition
fore as well as since the excitement among
the Indians first began. 1 would request
you to use your influence and counsel to
stop such things, If true. l have a report,
dated the 10Th, from Yates stating that
there was then little excitement among the
Indians" @
INDIAN SCARE NOTES.
The mass meeting at Mandan Monday
evening was an exciting event. The hall
was packed with excited people and as a
result of the high pitch to which the com.
munity is wrought up, it is learned that
several peculiar accidents have happened
one of them very serious. People who
never before carried firearms are going
around loaded down-veritable travelling
batteries.
A peculiar and possibly fatal accident
happened at the mass meeting Monday
night. A passenger brakeman named Will
cox, having become thoroughly alarmed,
purchased q huge revolver and put 1t lin his
pocket. While squeezing through the
passage.w way leading to the hall where the
mooClDX was Uoluk uolus Iuo E0VOlVer 1911
to the floor and exploded. the ball taking
effect in the body of Fred Clark of the
Northern Pacific shops. The ball entered
his side and came out near the opposite
shoulder. The lower part of the unfortu-
nate man is paralyzed and 1t is believed he
is fatally injured. He was taken to the
Northern Pacific hospital ut Brainerd yes
terday.
Quite q number of settlers from the vi
cinity Of New Salem and Sims came to
Bismarck on yesterdays morning train
crazed with fear of an Indian uprising.
They say that the Northern Pacific
agent. at New Salem went around among
the people Monday night, telling them that
flee for his life. This filed the settlers
with fear and some Of the women and chill
dren took the first train for Mandan and
Bismarck.
Capt. Gregg, the governors private sec
rotary, went over to Mandan yesterday In
charge OF 500 muskets and 9 large quantity
Of ammunition. lt was turned over to
Sheriff and Gr0OU rnfnrnod