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Show TIIE INDIAN TROUBLE Bed ClonU's Warriors mil Meet the Troops In Battle Today. EVERYTHING PREPARED FORTHE COMDAT. The Remarkable Uoai Traasplanla- tijn Seems to be bnc- ccssfuL NEWS NOTES FROM THE NATION'S NA-TION'S CAPITAL. Elopement Tadlag la Murder and Saleldr: Bodies I'onnd. By Tclejraph to the .Itwi. l'nEi'Aitixu rort olttlk. Major roller's C'ulnmn Tabra the Held. Chicago, Nov. 19. A special from Btuhville, Neb , says as soon as the t roots arrived there today courrirrs rushed with the news to Pino Ridge Ageucy. Word was received re-ceived tonight that the Indians under un-der Red Cloud declare they w ill meet the trooje In battle to-morrow. Agent Royar and his Indian police are powerless. Onoof them, Bunder Bear, arrested a bad Indian last Saturday, but was overpowered and theprlsanerreleased. beveral other prisoners were released. The rebels threatened to burn the agency buildings. The Indians at Pine Ridge are about equally divided among good and bad. Red Cloud and Little Wound have been fomenting trouble for several w eeks, while American Horse and Young-Man-Afrald-of-His-Horbe tried to paciry the warriors. Lat week A 1110 MCETI'SO was held thirty miles from Pine Ride agency, at wiiich a reputed apostle of Lite Messiah was present, lie told the Indians to return to the agency and await the coming or the Messiah, who Is to arrive tomorrow in the form of a buffalo. He will give the signal for the opening of the conflict, which is to annihilate the white race. This fact causes great fear in the minds of old Indian In-dian fighters. Unless there is absolute abso-lute failure to get word from the Messiah on the day of thu arrh a of troops, a conflict is certain. Major Butler's column went into camp tonight, prepared for what seems to be a certain combat. Many or the friendly Indians have left lite agcury, and ara now encamped nt Itus'ivilie. They have signified their Intention of aiding the whites. ItH-ORTS OK A TIIHFllEMMl TENOR. WASlllNGTO.,Nov. 19. The War Department this mornltig received a dispatch from General Mile at Chicago, in which he says: 'The reports arc of the came threatening tenor from Pine Ridge. Troots have Iieen ordered to that agency and Rosebud, to give protection and encourage the loyal and restrain, if possible, the turbulent. The military mili-tary Is using every effort to lea'rain and avoid an outbreak, or at least briJgeovcr the time bttwecn Inland Inl-and severe cu!d weather. It Is be lieved that any other course may precipitate Iio-lilltles. Thus far ro Indiar.8 have been reported as Iiav ing left their reservation with bos tlleintenL" General Scliofield sent a reply approving General Mile's course, and addlnc: "The cavalry and ar tillery at Fort Riley and all other available troops will be placed under your orders If theemergi ncy seems to require It," irtJPFALO HILL'S ori-MO.N. New York, Nov. 17. W. F. Cedy, better known as Buffalo Bill, returned to the city today nfter a successful experieuce with ills show in Europe. Ho says the charges that the Indians ltao been cruelly treated are all nonsense and that tlieyhae been well cared for. Re carding the threatened war in Dakota, he said: "The tun and other religious dances were in the old times performed before every warlike undertaking. These cele bratious have been less frequent ol late, and their revival portends troub'e. Thbi dance so inflames the young warriors that no rower can keep them oil the war path. Then. !n their present stan lng condition, with winter coming on, the Indian arc desperate and ripe for n warlike movement An Indian war Is Invariably In-variably preceded by a period of fanatical frenzy. This alleged coming of the Messiah will be used by designing chiefs to urge the young braves to murder, fire and pillage. I-KAYIXa FOR A BLIZZAIU). Minneapolis, Nov. 19. A Man-dan Man-dan special to the Tnbuna sajs: An unconfirnol report was recs-lved to day that Sitting Bull Is In irons. Pickets are out at night, and the military rules of a garrison aie onsen on-sen ed. A company or troops from Fort Totten arrived tonight, Tiie police keep coming from the country. coun-try. Houses but largo enough to com fortably accommodate one family have flvo to ten families. An InJIan todaysald: "TheSIcux are in good shape fur a fight. They have plenty of guns and ammunition, ammuni-tion, and all tho jerked beer they need. They have whiteman'rmeat to eat while fighting the w uite min There are 300 young bucks missing from the reservation. Tho scouts and I ndlan police don't know where they are." OOVfcR-SOR THAYER'S VROCLAJIA- HON. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 19. A proclamation lias been Issued by the governor, forbidding tho dealers along tho northern border orNebras-ka, orNebras-ka, or any other part or the State, from furnishing tho Indians with arms or ammunition. This action was taken In response to a telegram rrom Major-General Miles, Informing Inform-ing the governor that the law on this point was being violated. |