St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-10
tnE TURBULENT hCU0u
DR.. MeGillieudy Thinks Pine
Ridge Indians Ripe for
a Conflict.
They Have 1t in Their Heads
That the Messiah Is Com
ing Next Spring.
Many OF Them Remember the
Wounded Knee Affair
With Bitterness.
Careful Handling Will Be Re-
CURED to Keep Them
in Line.

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 9.-Dr. Y. T. Nc
Gillicuddy, of Rapid City, S. D.. well
known as one of the hest posted men in
the world when the character of the
Sioux Indian is concerned, is in Omaha,
having just come from Pine Ridge
agency. He was seen today by Bee
reporter, and gave some startling infor-
nation on the subject of the Indian
sentiment at present.
II don't wish to pose as an alarmist,"
said the doctor, for l would not say
anything that would cause unnecessary
worry to anybody, but the situation at
Pine Ridge is not at all satisfactory just
at present, and there is no immediate
prospect of its improving. The
Indians are sullen and in
many ways show their resent
full feeling, and unless something is
done to counterfeit this there is danger
of trouble next spring. One thing that
gives me reason for saying that this is
the fact is that Indians with whom am
we'll acquainted were extremely ret
icent when 1 tried to converse with
them, and rather exhibited a desire to
avoid talking.
The Messiah Spirit
is not dead, and the whites must not de-
pend on the statement that the Indians
are no longer considering the promises
made by Sitting Bull and the other
medicine men who led the trouble two
years ago. While there is no open
dancing, there is quiet discussion of the
subject, and the fact that the promise
was that the Messiah would come after
two springs, which would bring the
time in the spring of 1893 is being care
fully kept in mind by the Indians.
1.-The government has recently paid
the Indians at Pine Ridge $S5, 900, and
this is used as an argument that the
great father fears his red sons, else why
should he seek to buy them Off? Then
the return from Camp Sheridan of Short
Bull and Kicking Bear has added an
other disturbing element to the already
deeply stirred state of affairs at Pine
Ridge. The fellows are big men among
the BruleS, who are a turbulent lot,
hard to keep in bounds, and who really
do not belong at Pine Ridge, where they
settled after the trouble up there in
1890. These fellows figure that the con-
cession which resulted in their being
allowed to remain at the Ridge instead
of being sent back to Rosebud is sign
that they can
Secure Greater FaVors
by demanding them, and they have
leaders who carefully forter this idea.
But the most significant thing of all is
the fact that there have been com
municatiOns between the various tribes
of a secret and apparently important
nature during the summer. No Water
was on secret mission to The Crow,
and old Red Cloud had just returned
from Casper, Wyo., where he went in
hopes of meeting delegation of the
Utes, although his ostensible object was
to hunt. He was disappointed, for the
Utes did not put in appearance. But
there is line of communication well
established and constantly used be-
tween Indian territory and British
America, and the Indians all along the
line understand each other. and one
band is kept posted on the movements
of the other. had long talk with old
American Horse, who seems to think
the situation is serious enough to war
rant careful consideration.
Zone trouble at present, and one of
the most serious complications of the
situation, is the fact that the agent at
Pine Ridge, Capt. Brown, of the Elev-
Will iAlohlAys 10 liOU IiC
agent, and the Indians are inclined to
build little on the possibility of his
being taken away at any time.
Brown Doing NobIy.
''Capt. Brown has the affairs of the
agency in excellent shape, and is thor
Oughly posted on the reliable and IN
Indians. In fact, he has
gathered wonderful amount of in
formation concerning the character of
the men he has to deal with in the short
length of time he has been there, and if
his appointment were made permanent
or for the term of four years, it would
go great way toward settling the diff
Guilty. But the army represents force
to the Indian. and as long as there is an
army officer temporarily in control, the
Indian will be suspicious and hold aloof
from the government
sit is difficult to get a civilian who