The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-01-25
THE INDIANS.
REPORTED OUTBREAK AT RED
LAKE RESERVATION.
Ghost Dances in Progress and Settlers
Frightened by the Hostile
Demonstrations.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oS.

optCldl 10 Ine hECORD-UN1ON.
CRooKSToN( (Minn. J, j an 4.-An outbreak
is reported to have taken place among the
Indians of the Red Lake Reservation. A
number of settlers near Three River
Falls arrived to-day and reported having
been driven out by the Indians, who, they
say, have caught the Messiah craze, and
are indulging in ghost dances, and threat
ing the white settlers near the reserva-
ton. Many settlers have already left
thoroughly frightened by the hostile
demonstrations.
Adjutant-GeneralM Miles is investigating
the rumor.
MILITARY READY TO MOVE.
MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. PA special to
the Tribune from Fergus Falls, Mime
sofa, says: The militia received orders to-
day to be in readiness to move at a
minutes notice to the Red Lake Indian
Reservation. The Chippewas are indulg-
ing IN ghost dances and other excite
ment.
AT PINE RIDGE.
PINE RIDGE, Jan. 24-The Second Reg
lment returned to Omaha, and the Seven
teenth Infantry to Cheyenne this morn
ing.
Colonel Neyl, Inspector General of the
Division of the Missouri, with Colonel
Henry's Corps of Engineers, left this
morning to make survey. of the field
near the mission, where the battle was
fought on the 30th of last December.
1t was in this battle that it is claimed
that Colonel Forsythe transcribed his
instructions in going beyond the mission.
The serious illness of Agent Pierce has
necessitated the appointment of Captain
Dougherty of the First Infantry to act in
his stead. All persons not regularly en-
ployed about the agency have been or
dered to leave the reservation.
General Miles is holding daily talks
with the Indian Chiefs, with view of
selecting ten of them to go to Washington.
The sick and wounded of the cavalry
have been forwarded to Rushville,
whence they will travel with their regi-
ment to Fort Riley.
There are now only four wounded SOL
diers in the field hospital. General Miles
expects to leave here in few days, and
will take with him about fifty Brule In
dians, whom he will quarter at Fort
Sheridan, Chicago. The Indians will be
under command of Lieutenant Taylor OF
the Ninth Cavalry, and will be drilled
and civilized.
THE MURDER OF FEW TAILS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. pa telegram has
Ueel IeCGlNCu dI Iue war department
from General Miles giving an account of
the recent killing of the Indian Few Tails
by citizens. He characterized the incl
dent as a useless outrage, and said that
steps had been taken for the prosecution
of the assassins.
The telegram was shown to the Presi-
dent, and telegram sent to Miles in
quiring whether or not the outrage was
committed on Government reservation.
and whether the assailants are members
of any. State organization, the object be-
ing to determine the question of jurisdic-
ton.
AN INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Commissions
Morgan OF the Indian Bureau has written
letter to Father Crafts, the Catholic
priest wounded in the battle near Pine
Ridge agency, asking him, in view OF his
writings to religious newspapers, to form
ally prefer charges against Morgan, SO a
thorough investigation may be made of
the working OF the Indian Bureau.