The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-11

morning. The trouble was caused by a man at
Pocateilo, Idaho, who assumed the responsibility
OF teiegraphing TO the war department about the
alleged uprising The war department commune
Gated with General Gibbon, in San Francisco, and
ne Issued orders to me and to the post at WalIa
Nalia 70 be in readiness On learning from Ad-
lutant-General Curtis, of Idaho, who made a
thorough Investigation yesterday, that the re-
ports were unfounded, he rescinded the orders
this morning. / knew he would countermand
the orders of last night for had already re-
ceived dispatch from Pocatello. stating that
the alleged uprising was canard.
VIRGINIA, New, Jan. l0.-Johnson Sides,
the Piute premier and the most intelli-
gent and trusted man among the Nevada
Indians, and Captain Sam. whose jurisdic-
ton extends over the Piute tribe in West
ern Nevada, deny the truth of the report
that there IS any danger of an uprising of
Indians in this state. Johnson Sides says
the Indians here are too intelligent to be-
gin hostiiities. as they are aware that they
would get the worst of il. He
says that should any of the young
Piufe bucks become restless they will be
sent to the Pyramid Lake reservation In
the opinion of Johnson Sides, Jack Will
son, the alleged Indian Messiah located at
Walker lake, is half crazy. He pronounced
the rumor false that there is dissatisfac-
tion among the Piutes in the vicinity of
Fort .,erinitt.
PocATELLo, Idaho, Jan. 10.--A big pow
WOW was held to-day at Ross Fork agency,
on the Fort Hall reservation, between the
leading chiefs of the Shoshones and Ban
nocks on one side and Adjutant-General
Curtis, of the Idaho militia, and Lieuten-
ant Fred Wheeler, Fourth United States
cavalry, on the other. The Indians were
asked ifthey had any cause of complaint or
proposed to make trouble with the whites.
The Indians replied that they had no in
tention of causing trouble but were anx-
ious to work for themselves and keep at
peace with the whites. The conference
closed with handshaking all around, and
the Indians seemed much pleased at the
result
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. follower, of
New York, today introduced in the House
long preamble and resolution with refer
ence to the Indian troubles in the West,
reciting General Miles statement that the
/ Indians were starved into revolt, the
I charges of mismanagement of the Indian
bureau, ETC., and providing for commit
tee Of i've to investigate.
The Indian bureau has dispatch from
Agent Waugh, at DEVILS lake, stating
that there is no danger of trouble at the
4 Turtle Mountain agency. A communca-
ton was also received from Agent Palmer,
at the Cheyenne River agency, highly
commencing the Indian police and agency
farmers for services rendered among the
disaftected Indians.
The Indian bureau has received tele-
gram from Agent Mclaughlin, at Stand
ing Rock, denying the rumored trouble at
. k..f
be depended upon for their loyalty to the
government.
Secretary Proctor today received the
following telegram from General Miles:
PINE RIDGE, Jan. O.
The commission appointed to consider the
condition of the Cheyenne Indians at this place
and Montana recommend the removal of the
Indians to the Fort keogh reservation. There
are already $50 ut Fort Keogh, and the men en-
listed us scouts came southeast under Lieuten-
ant Casey, and were joined by all the
able bodied men from the agency to
the front They have done most valuable
and hazardous service In fighting and harrassing
tie hostile Sioux. These are now In danger
from the Sioux, and if there js no objection
will, when this affair closes, at once transfer
them to Fort Keogh as an act of justice
and good policy, and In accordance with the
recommendation OF the Cheyenne commission.
General Schoneld has received the fol-
lowing telegram from General Miles:
PINE RIDGE, Jan l0.-Quite a number of In
dians cams IN today in small parties, and gave
assurance OF large move in this direction
tomorrow for the purpose of surrender, and the
troops have been directed to follow. The pros
poets at present look favorable, as far as / can
judge from indications.
WALLA WALLA, Jan. 10.--[Special. The
commander at Fort Walla Wala last night
received telegraphic orders to have troops
in readiness to go to the scene of the In
dian troubles, but the order was counter
manded this morning.
OTTAWA, Ont, Jan. 10.-Frederick White,
comptroller of the Northwest mounted po-
lice, states that the reports of an Indian
outbreak near Delerane, Manitoba, are un-
founded.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 10.-Captain Lucas,
of the schooner Twilight, just in from the
Gulf of California, reports that the Mexi-
can government is having a great deal of
troubles with the Indians in that locality,
who are being reused into open hostility
by the depredations of white settlers upon
their reservations. Skirmishing is con-
tinually going on there, and the govern
ment has recently been Obliged to re-
enforce its military post in Lower Cali
fornia. Just before the Twilight sailed
three natives and one settler were killed in
a skirmish