The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-05
scene Of trouble. and nothing further has
been ha I'd hun,

pcen heard from HIM.
General Passenger Agent J. r. Buchanan.
OF the Elk Horn road. received the fol-
loving from Rushville to-day: IRE
Iable advices confirm the finding OF three
DEAD and one mortally wounded white
men st Humphreys beef camp on White
river on the Sioux reservation. 1t is not
positively known by what means or in
what manner these men were killed, but
vigorous investigation is beng
made by Indian Agent Brown. The
said to be no sign of an uprising among
those now at the agency. Sensational re-
ports of another outbreak. of which this
killing IL the commencement, are being
sent out. and will work great injustice TO
tins section. and should be promptly con-
tradlcted by u.s."
kilograms have been sent to the Indian
agents at Pine Ridge and Rosebud agencies
by the army officers here, but no replies
have Jet been received. At $50 tonight
the following was received from post
trader Finlay. at Pine Ridge. it having
been telephoned over to Rushville: "lt
was reported at the agency yesterday that
white men had been killed by the Indians.
The acting agent. Captain Brown. sent ont
some policemen to investigate. They re-
port that they found three white men killed.
and one mortally wounded, who has
since died, and will be Brought to
killed by Two Strike. his two sons and
White Face Horse. full blood. CAPTAIN
Browl mas sent out detachment OF
twenty police to arrest the murderers: All
of-his-horse, Red Cloud aud others
condemn the killing and say the
guilty parties must be punished.
Captain Brown does not anticipate any
further trouble. 1t is reliably reported
that the police tried to arrest the guilty
parties this afternoon and killed Two
Strike. his two sons and White Face
Horse"
ARMY OFFICERS HAVE NO FEARS.
News of the Indian difficulty was first
conveyed to the officers of the Department
of the Platte by q reporter. General
Brooke and his entire staff were at q pho
tograph gallery at the time, and the
General expressed the opinion that there
could be no foundation for the rumors of
any Indian outbreak. He gave as q reason
for this fact that Two Strike and bis band
belonged at Rosebud and not at Pine Ridge,
asindicated by the m ges giving the ne VS.
OF the killing Col. Sheridan hurried to
the headquarters after the sitting was fin
ished and dispatched q message to Capt.
Leroy Brown, agent at Pine Ridge.
rumor He also sent q slmllar message TO
Major Wright at Rosebud, making like
INQUIRY. Colonel Sheridan said it seemed
improbable that anything very extensive
i
an outbreak has occurred. the agents at
Pine Ridge or Rosebud would have tele-
graphed the news at once.
The department. headquarters were
thrilled with the somewhat startling news.
and officers and chief clerks gathered in
groups here and there, discussing the prob
able authenticity of the report 1t was the
prevailing opinion that the killing
had been the n"n result of OF 1nd;sn. petty
1T is the wrong time of the year for a
general Indian uprising" said one of the
leading officers of the department. 1T is
awfully cold up in that country. and the
Indians are not foolish enough to under
take raid in the face of this biting cold
weather. If 1t were month later there
might be more likelihood of an uprising"
Some inquiry as to the force of troops
now stationed at the posts in the vicinity
of Pine Ridge and Rosebud brought out the
information that the department. is pretty
well prepared at present TO quell anything
like an Indian outbreak. II such thing
should occur. At Fort Robinson there
are six troops of cavalry and two
companies of infantry. The garrison is
pnder command of Col. James Biddell one
of the bravest and coolest officers In the
department. At Fort Niobrara there are
MES of infantry, one of the latter being
an Indian company. This post is com.
manded by Col. David s. Gordon. q man
of excellent ability as n soldier. These
are bupplicu WITH DOlu UutlluS
and HotchkIss guns, and can make it
mighty interesting for the reds if q general
brush should take place. In case 1t should
become necessary four troops OF cavalry
sEuS MsaSe sy Tbs,. be eoas brought iUwn sHSsa from
Rushvllle within eight hours. The forces
at Fort Robinson could be placed in Rush.
Vile within five hours after hosting their
cOlOrs, and the troops from NlObrara could
be in Rushviile in about ten hours. The
troops would have to march from Rush
vile to the agency. q distance of twenty
one miles. There are sixty Indian police
men at Pine Ridge agency and about the
same number at Rosebud.
ROW WITH C6wBoYs.
General Brooke said to reporter that he
had received the news of the killing of the
four white men and two Indians at the
beef camp, known as Humphreys ranch,
twenty five miles northwest of Pine Ridge
agency. The news had been brought
to the telegraph station by some sQusw
men. and had not been verified, so the
General seemed to think it had been q
drunken row between wboys and In
dians. He still believes there could be no
serious outbreak of the reds on the reserva-
tiOu.
Dr. V. T. McGillicully. formerly agent at
| Pine Ridge. and one OF the best posted men
| on the Sioux Indian situation several
| years ago. submitted to an interview. in
| which he gave causes which he declared
| would lead to the reds taking the warpath.
| The Doctor said: Tho Messiah spirit
| is not dead and the whites must not
| depend on the statement that the
| Indians are considering the promise made
| by old 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 topic
| and the fact that the promise was
| that the Messiah would come after
| two springs. which would bring the time
| 1893. Is being carefully kept In mind by the
| Indians. The government has recently
| paid the Indians at Pine Ridge $S5, 600, and
| this Is used as an argument that the Great
| Father fears his red sons, else why should
| be seek to buy themf The return
| from Camp Sheridan OK Short Bull
| and Kicking Bear Is another disturbing g
element to the already deeply stirred state
of affairs at Pine Ridge. These fellows are
big men among the Brules, who are o turbu-
lent lot. hard to keep In bounds.
and the former really does not be-.
long on tho Pine Ridge agency.
! where he settled after the trouble
in 1850. These fellows figure that the con.
| cessions which resulted in their being al
| lowed to remain at the ridge, instead of
being sent back to Rosebud. is a sign that
there they can secure greater favors by de-
carefully foster this idea.
! But the most signi hcant thing of oil is
the fact that there have been communica-
and apparently important nature during
| the summer M Wafer was ON sacret