Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-01-10
GREAT EXCITEMENT.

, GREAT EXCITEMENT.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-An Inter Ocean Pin, Ridge special says: Last night was on, Of feverish excitement at the agency.
 For the first time the squaw men anC
 half-breeds remained up all night. The
 agency. however, is too we'll guarded tG
 permit any large force to approach very
 close. Friendly spies say there are 6
 number of warriors in the enemy's camr who have worked themselves up to z
 condition of frenzy similar to those who
 committed suicide at Wounded Knee
 They say they want to die and are going to die while killing white men.
 General Miles has his troops all around
 the enemy, and could throw them all in
 any day and have a tremendous battle
 but could not prevent small bands es-
 caping, which would place the lives of
 many settlers in danger. By holding
 troops until much larger force can be
 confined to the the reservation. General
 Miles sent letter to the hostiles asking
 for hearing. The Indians tore the
 letter to fragments, and said, "We want
 no treaty:we are there to fight"
 The Indians ID the hostile camp num-
 Der over 4,CO0 men, women and children,
 and represent every agency in the two Dakotas.
 | INDIANS SURROUNDED. l DENVER, Jan 5.-A News Pine Ridge
 special says the army of Indians now surrendered by General Miles on White
 Clay Creek number 4C0O men, women and children, most of them from the upper Dakota reservation.
 Hundreds of the crowd are crazed
 with ghost dancing and will fight as Big F'oot's men fought. Shots were fired by pickets nearly every hour last night, banishing sleep. Fire arrows were thrown into the agency last night, but fell harmlessly.
 Half breeds and squaw men are leav- ing for the railroad, saying they know what is coming and don't propose to re main. This war will not be ended ex cept by one of the bloodiest contests in the history of Indian warfare.
 OMAHA, Neb. January 5,-The Bees correspondent at Pine Ridge telegraphs the indications are that that the great est battles iD the Indian history is almost at hand. Extensive rife pits are reported being dug twelve miles west of here by the hostiles.
 Last night the hostiles burned many houses belonging to settlers along White River and finished killing the last rem nant of the great herd of government cattle that they raided so heavily about a month ago. Since General Miles ar rived he has received a most urgent admonition to advoid any further sblood shed. But further blood shed cannot be avoided.
 GAINESVILLE, Texas, Jan. 5.-In a fight with three whiskey peddlers in the Chickasaw nation two were killed and | the third fatally wounded by Deputy Marshal Lily. Lily was dangerously | hurt.
 ERIE. Pa. Jan. 5,-Mr. Geo. N. Wing, | aprominent citizen of Elyria, Ohio, came to Erie today in search of his truant | wife, Abbie l.. Wing. Upon his arrival | he found that his wife was living here | as the wife of his hired negro, F. Davis. | Davis left wife and several children | when he eloped with Mrs. Wing. Upon | their arrival in Erie they produced | marriage Incense ald were married by | colored minister and were active in the | church. They have been placed in jail | for trial on charge of bigamy. Mrs. Wing | who had always been most estimable | woman, denies that she ever saw or knew her accuser.
 HALIFAx, Jan. 5 --Advices from New indicate the excitement over | renewal medus vivendi with | France still rife. The action is receiv- ed as blow to the liberty of the people. It has been suggested that the flags of be pulled down and an appeal made to the United States for protec- tion.
 SALT LAKE, Jan. 5,-Edwin Solomon the youngest brother of the late chief of police killed himself accidentally while gun that his wife was hold ing.
 TRENTON, Ohio, Jan. 5,--Edward Gal lager was shot through the heart, John Silver killed by blow in the forehead with stone, and Henry Ingalls, was stabbed at a dance here last night. The trouble started over woman and end ed in free-for-all fight. No arrests have yet been made.
 VIENNA, Jan. 5-It is stated that fifty persons were killed outright by the ex- plosion in 8 coal pit in Palish ostraus.
 PEsTH, Jan. 5.-While an enormous crowd were skating on the river Dan ube in Buda Pesth the ice gave in and a number of people were thrown in the water and drawn under the ice. The extend of the calamity is not known.
 CLIFTON, January 5-[By the Asso- ciated Press Acting Governor Murphy has respited the sentences of F. Nelson and Antonio Grinado, both convicted of murder ill the first degree and seutenc- ed to be hanged on the 19 inst. The re- spite is for thirty days. fairgrounds for the sa ay are that the Grand Jury was an illegal body and the indictment in- valid. Nelson and Grinado murdered their wives and children-Nelson when drunk, GrInado through jealousy. The new law covering grand juries changed the number from, twelve to 17 as mini mum, and as there were only fifteen members on the jury that found the in- iIctment, the prisoners may eventually be freed.
 MADISON, Wis, January 5.-Geo W. Peck, democratic governor elect, was in augurated today in the presence of an crowd.
 Vasbiu ton, Jaauacv 3-rhe wealth TT crop bulletin for the month ending December 3ist, says the absence of mois ture and unusual higS temperature in the central valleys has left the wheat crop in s less favorable condition than