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Show FURTHER RUMORS CoHceralar the Iaiiia Troablrt Xo FirhUag Testenlay, at Reports. TCRRIBLC ACCIDENT AT A FOOTBALL CAME. PatacII StrtunrU-r for.tie Leadership Leader-ship r the Irisa FaTtT. The wealthiest ano tallest princess in europe. Faraell SapperU BaUear; Gladstone Glad-stone Ketlres Befarc tat Tote Is Takam. Br TaMfrata ts um Kswa.t AbYICE CIST. BJteOUB. Ter are Try atlsfaetarj' Malar. CntCAoo, Nov. 27. General Miles, this evening, said today's advices from General Brooke were of a very satisfactory nature. He con9rmed the report that Chief Little Wound came into Fine Itidge Agency yesterday, and saya every hour seems to lessen the strength of the disaffected Indians. Short Bull, of Rosebud agency, bas also come in, and bis people, numberinz nearly 500, are reported as following. follow-ing. General Miles coaslders Short Bull one of the worst and most treacherous Indians In the North-weL North-weL The general today replied to Governor Gov-ernor Mellette's communication, Informing him that nothing would be left undone for the protection cf life and property in all localities where any danger is apprehended. xo nam yesterday. Cihcaoo, Jan., 2T. Gen. Miles was this morUlng shown the report saying that a fight occurred yesterday yester-day between United Slate troops and Indians near Fort Keogh, Montana. Mon-tana. He said he did not think there was a word of truth in It. lie has received no oulclal news whatever what-ever of the reported conflict. St. PAOt, Xov. 27. At headquarters head-quarters of the Department of Dakota Da-kota no news of the reported battle with Indians near Fort Keogh was received and it is not thought there is any truth in the report. Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Woodruff stated to au Associated Associ-ated Press reporter that the Cheyenne Chey-enne Indians near Fort Keogh are all friendly and have asked permission permis-sion to fight the Sioux in case the latter go on the warpath. Meet of the Cheyenne Indians In the neighborhood neigh-borhood of the fort are enlisted in the service of the government. lie says if there had been a fight the Department would have been advised ad-vised before this. A dispatch was received by the Associated Press this evening from General Manager Mcllrn of tin-Northern tin-Northern Pacific Railway, who raid the report from Missoula, Mont, of fighting between InJIans and sol dlera was absolutely without foundation. foun-dation. I-EA.CE CAN BE UAJNTA1NEO. Arkansas City, Nor. 27. Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Wait, commander at Camp Merritt, who has lived many years among the Indians, says he does not anticipate any serious trouble from the Messiah craze unless the troops act rashly. The ghost tlaucc, now in progress at Kl Reno, in the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservation, reserva-tion, is of greater prujiortlons than any In Dakota. Yet lie thinks the soldiers there can handle the Indians In-dians and maintain peace without trouble. THE FORT KENO INDIANS. ST. Locis, Mo., Nor. 27. Gen. Merritt lias received dispatches from Indian Territory to the efleU tbatthe Indians in the vicinity of Fort Reno are somewhat unsettled, due to the Messiah craze, but no trouble is feared. Their religious dances, however, are carried on with much fervor, and are participated partici-pated lu by Indians from other reservations. reser-vations. ANOTHER MESSIAH. DCRANOO, Lol., Nov. 27. It la reported that the Navajo Indians are greatly excited over tho reports from Dakota. Their theory Is that the Messiah is none other than Isa-dor Isa-dor Cohen, who is known throughout through-out South Colorado as "Nosey" Cohen, a leader well acquainted with their tongues and customs. The Southern Utes talk cf tho craze with but little Interest. THE BEUEF OF FRONTIERSMEN. St. Paui, Nov. 27. A lonccr Ittu special frosi Pierre, S. D., says: Two ranchmen who came in today report having met a large band of Indians some distance west coming from the Cheyenne country, and beading for Pass Creek camp. The belief Is prevalent among old frontiersmen that the Indiana are concentrating their forces and supplies sup-plies near the entrance to the Bail Lands. REACHINO OKLAHOMA. Oklahoma City. Nov. 27. The Messiah craze bas reached Okla-botna. Okla-botna. Captain Stiles, in command of the troops at Oklahoma, lias rr-eelved rr-eelved orders to march at a moment's mo-ment's notices This order is applied ap-plied also to the troops stationed at Elkins, Fort Sill, Kingfisher and Guthrie. REASSUBrNQ ADVICE?. Washington-, Nov. 27. Advices received at the War Department today to-day from the seat of the Indian troubles are reassuring and Indicate a subsidance of the ghost dance. |
