Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-12
EAST OF THR ROCKIES.
The Farmers Alliance Defeat Senator
Hampton for Reelection.
SALE OF VALUABLE MEMENTOEs,
Complaints Made That the Sioux
Indians are Not Half Fed
Embezzler Arrested.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRp-usIoSI
THE INDIANS.
Troops Rave Demoralizing Influence
on the Hostiles

Troops Rave Demoralizing Influence
on the Hostiles.
BISMARCK Is. d. December llth--Maior Nc.
Laughlln, agent at the Standing Rock Indian
Agency, is In town to-day. He says there is nc
danger of an outbreak, and there never has
been. Sitting Bull and his followers are still
keeping up the ghost dance on the Grand river
but the wild enthusiasm is rapidly abating. The
will stop the dancing. He also says the repor,
from Standing koch, stating that cattle were be-
ing stampeded by the Indians, and an exchange
of shots near Buffalo Gap was had with troops
is canafd. No cattle have been run off b q, the
Indians, except their own stock.
GENERAL MILES REPORT.
WASHINGTON, December l1th-General Scho
fel1 to-day received a dispatch fren General
Miles, from which the following is an extract
Reports from General Ruger and General
Brooke are favorable. The presence of troops
now in position has had a oemoralizing infiu-
ence upon the Indians, and those that one week
ago were defiant and warlike are now giving
evidence OF submission. Captain Ewers, OF the
Filth Infantry, has returned with Hump from
Fort bennett. Hump desires 10 renew his ale
glance to the Government, and l will make
good use OF him in bringing in the others
DANCING STILL GOING on
KANSAS CITY (Mo.), December llth.-surgeon
Won Leuttwitz OF the United States army was in
the city to-day from Fort Reno He says
dancing is still going on among the uncivilized
about it, He predicts a great uprising IN the
spring. There are 5000 young bucks in the
Territory who are eager for glory. and the old
chiefs encourage them.
THE INDIANS DIVIDED.
ST. PAUL, December 11th.-A Pine Ridge spe-
clal TO the Pioneer Press says: The first news from
half dozen scouts sent out several DAYS ago
has been brought by Yankton Charley He saws
that when they first entered the camp at the
Bad Lands many OF the Indians wanted to kill
them foil
desirous OF coming in, defended the scouts, and
they remained engaged in peace-making and
gathering up stolen horses.
Charley says the hostiles told of skirnish
that had taken place on the Cheyenne river:
that two OF their men were killel, but brought
back to life by the Messiah.
since the council at the agency last week, the
hostiles have been squarreling among them.
selves as TO whether they should surrender OF
not. This finally resulted IN row Yesterday,
when guns were drawn and an attempt made to
kill Two strikes. Two of his adherents, how
ever, saved him, and the row ended in a di.
vision of the camp, the greater number Joining
TWO Strikes and declaring their intention OF
coming to the agency, while thirty or forty
lodges: under Short Bull and Kicking Bear
started for the interior of the Bad Lands, and
declared their intention to fight The chief OF
the scouts here thinks the trouble will be
averted.
NOT ENOUGH RATIoSs
CHICAGO, December l1th.-General Miles to.
day received a report from Captain Conrad to
the effect that LOO Indians at the Yankton
Sioux agency are now receiving rstons enough
for barely two days out of the week, and are
starving. The crops have failed, and although
they are willing to work. there is no empioy.
ment for such number during the winter ON
ration day they are Sc famished that they can
not resist eating at once practically all they re-
ceiye, Notwithstanding another issue is not due
for week. Its standing complaint with these
Indians that they have s., $50 owing them for
the right OF way of land locked up in the Treas
ury at Washington, and individual among
them are unpaid for services rendered the Gov.
eminent as far back as 1852