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Show THE MOI-sC JIOVEMES.T. Agent OfeLanchlln, or Slnntllnc tiorh Indians Axenry. Iteporla. Wasiiiboto.s'. Oct. 27. Tho Indian In-dian Bureau has received from Agent McLaughlin, at the Standing Stand-ing Bock Indian agency, a report upon the nro'pectivu outbreak among tho Sioux in consequence of the premised coming of the "Sew Messiah." Ho says in part: "I do not wish to tie understood as considering con-sidering the present state of excitement excite-ment so alarming as to Indlcite an irnmediatu Uprising or a serious outbreak, out-break, but I do feel It my duty to report the present 'craze' and the nature or the excitement existing among tiie 'Sitting Bull' faction of Indians over the expected 'Indian millennium,' the annihilation of the white man aud the supremacy or the. Indians, which Is looked for not later thau next spring." He repeats in detail the stories which have been told tile Indiana by tbe medicine men, and adds: 'Sitting Bull Is d high priest and lending apostle of this latest I ndian absu rdity. I n a word, he Is a chief mischief maker at this agency, and If lie were not here, this craze so great among the Sioux would never have gotten a foothold at this agency. agen-cy. Hchasbeen the disturbing element ele-ment since bis return from confinement confine-ment at the military prison in the spriug of 1SS3, but has been growing grow-ing woiso the past year, which is partly to be accounted for by the presence of a lady from Brooklyn named Mrs. Weldon who caruo here In June, IS39, announcing herself as a member of Dr. Bland's Indian ' Defense Association, and OITOSED TO THE INDIANS , ratifying the act of March 2, 1SS9. While here she bestowed a number of presents titnn Sitting Bull, considerable con-siderable being money, which had a demoralizing effect in flaUcriug him with his Importance. The woman is now located Just outside this reservation and about twenty-five twenty-five milts nortli of the agency. Sitting Bull has been a frequent visitor to her house, and he has grown more insolent aud worthless with every visit lie has made there. Her lavish expenditure of money and other presents on him enabled him to give frequent feasts and hold couuclls. On the 9ih InsL upon Invitation In-vitation from Sitting Bull, an Indian In-dian named Kicking Bear, belonging belong-ing to the Che enne river agency, ehkr medicine man of the glia-t dance among the Sioux, arrived at Silling BuK's camp on Graud river, to Inaug irate a ghost dance and initial- members. I sent a detach meu'.uf Indian policemen to arrest and escort him from the reservation, lait they returned without executing execut-ing the order, both officers beini; in a dazed condition, and fearing Kicking Kick-ing Bear's medical jioweni. Sitting Hull was very insolent to the officers. He kept the ghost dance. The agent has now sent for him to talk with him personally aud holes to cheek matters." Ilcnorlnc Von MullUp. Sew Youk, Oct. 27. The ninetieth nineti-eth anniversary of the birth or You Multke was celebrated tonight by one of the greatest festivals of music and oratory eier heard in the Metropolitan Met-ropolitan Opera llou-c. Ail the German societies and prominent clous of the city added interest to tiie eveat- The great hill was thronged with people, l he festival njnned witli tho "Kaiser March," rendered by the Metropilltan Or chestra. Ferdinand Mjuz.-, president presi-dent of a German tociety, delivered the ojcing aJdresd in German. G.uerai Franz Siegel made an aJ-dre-a-. In which he spoke or Yon Moltke's lack ot desire for self glorification. glori-fication. Hon. Carl .schurz followed w Ith a s.-eecli iu German. A letter of regret from William Walter Phelps was read. Cbauncey M. Deiicw was tiie chief sreakt r. Tlilrslln lor Itls Iltoail Pitts ni'iio, Pa., October 27. A strange siory of a Polish plut to strangle a fellow countryman was detailed today iu the office of au a!-ilermau. a!-ilermau. Jotefitellilakleisa voting, intelligent, hard-working Pole, w iiu had incurred the hatred of his fellow fel-low countrymen by his retired habits, he refusing to haveanythlug to do with them. Lite Saturday night ho was visited by a friend, who begged hlnl not tog) out of doars after night, ru a gang of Pules had met in a boat at the head of South S.-vcnth Street, and, overheard over-heard by the friend, had lotted to strangle and rub Sebhlzkie, and throw his Lody lu the river. The rlngleaJer gave as a reason that Seblilzkiu had won the affections of Ids sweetheart, while the others were more tnau w illing, on account of the money auj Jewelry their Intended In-tended victim always carried iu lib pocket. It Is more thau suspected that tills preaching friend was iu the plot, as he feared for his life and left the city today, taking Iilseflects. Seblilzkle is frightened almost out or Ids wits and is preparlm; to return re-turn to Poland at once. He says the men are banded together and will strangle him once it has been decided. In this sudden disappearance disappear-ance or his rrieudS-hlilzkie has lost his only witness, aud the law refuses to interfere. IHssnliillr-l Indian. St. Louts, Oct. 27. Sews conies from the Chickasaw Indian nation that much dissatisfaction exists among the Indians there because of the granting of a charter by the Chickasaw government to about twenty men, giving them absolute control of nil gold and precious mineral foil n J lu a section of the Arbuckie mountains twenty-five miles equal?. They claim that tills charter has been granted to a few scheming white men nnd that a number of the IcgislatbrSjWith Gov-crnor Gov-crnor Boyd, have Lceu taken lot" the company on the grouud fijur nnd that the whole proceeding Is wrong. Several prominent Indians were to leave for Washington today to lay the matter before the Interior Department and rrocute, if possibles the annulment bf the charter add have tho gold-producing lands placed under the same laws that govern gold and silver mining In other parts or the United States. If this is not done, it Is asserted there will bo serious trouble, If cot Open war.agalnst the company when It begins mining operations. |