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Indian camp. All were protesting tho greatest friendship, but it was soon learned that many of the squaws and children belonging to tho rebellions braves and a few of the bravos themselves were wandering stolidly about among the crowds of soldiers and half breeds who lounged in front of the traders’ stores and tho agency buildings. The Indian police had worked all the afternoon taking the names of the people who had come in, but no one know exactly who was hero and who was not. Neither tho soldiers nor the whites liked the idea of being Burrounded by tepees. Yesterday morning an order was given for all the Indians to move off into the loW lands upon the banks of Wolf creek that runs off to tho southeast. There was no hesitation. The de-orepit old coffee coolers stood about and smoked, the elder boys gathered the ponies together from tho surrounding knolls and the squaws tore down the smoky tepees. Everything was loaded up and the whole party moved over into tho new camp. A careful inspection of tho camp rummage, as it was being moved, showed only a few Springfield rifles and Winchesters, but many of the old men carried about their waists belts filled with loaded cartridges.Tho question that everybody is %sking is whether the ghost dancers will come m to see tho agent under tho order of last Thursday for all peaceably disposed Indiana to report at the agency. There are 7,000 Indians all told in the reservation. About eight or nine hundred of them have como in, but of this number there are not one hundred and fifty ablo bodied warriors.The young men, the hot bloods, the discontentedones and the fanatical ghost dancers are not among them. Tho rertorta from the Indian teachers, squaw mon and half breeds agree that the disaffected Indiana will send their squaws to draw their supplied. Buoka themselves will hold out, and as soon as tho rations aud beef have been issued will demand council.Jack PaVker, a white man, whose wife teaohosfin Tnrlian Rfthnnl. asivh tYiaf. n.r. t.Vitu pnnnnil fcliftbucks hastily mounted their ponies and fled to he hills. But tho troopers had only crossed in order to turn and go back into camp. This maneuver excited the village, which was soon re-peoplod with Indians. This serves to show what view the commanding officer takes of tho situation. Ho feels it is well 10 bo ready to fight and sent his men out to-night on a peaceful errand, fully prepared for war.Nearly all tho Indians who draw rations here are now encamped aionnd tho post. It is a part of the plan of Agent Royer to refuse to issue beef on Wednesday to such of the Indians as refuse to give up the ghost dance. It may be that this will settle the matter without trouble and it may bring on a fight. Special Agont Cooper thinks that any pretext may be seized upon by the Indians for forcing tho issuo. Tho dancing is dying out, but he is not sure whether it is treachery or obedience that is causing the cessation. A number of Rosebud Indians aro here without passes, and their presence bodes no good. All aro unanimous in their assertions of good will,but they are carefully measuring the strength of the troops tho while- Little Wound, one of the leaders of the ghost dance, has refused to como into tho agency, Baying that if tho agont wanted to see him ho must call at Littio Wound’s tepee. At present it U a toss up between peace and war.Kansas City, Mo., November 24.0. A. Painter, agent of the Indian rights national association, with headquarters at Philadelphia, arrived bore last evening from the reservation of the Cheyenne and Arapahoes, in the Indian territory. He says tho Messiah craze has taken possession of tho Indians there and that they have commenced a series of ghost dances. This ia the first news of any general acceptance of tho Messiah idea by the Indiana in the Southwest. Mr. Painter says tho Indiana are not at all riotf us or ugly.Ottawa, Ont., November 24.i . 1.1__rno tirat in tinoccurred about!liceman John Klt; passed the place away when Dr. I window and call ’’There is slt; shouted tlie dociand I am afraidsuffocated.”Dr. Benne tt or officer, and Keov hall to the rear but tho smellHe opened t finally managed lamp burning on ing up the light1 a small stove, Keevan saw a ga bound with wit open air, drewfilled with kei re-onterod and w was burning on : tera. Stooping strong smell of closer examint dently made wi made in the Imeter which sue off the meter a He found that tl been plugged up that, in case the would not be sei had made good 1 that there wa* 11 tion, and finding wife were at lufront door and u It was almost 4 wife came along the front door,
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York, US
Mon, Nov 24, 1890
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