The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-10-17
WEST.

Fort Sill, 1. T.-An InCliaH conference was
held at fort Sill, Monday. The Kiowas and
other tribes were present, but only part of
the Comanohes. The governor having refused
to release Satanta and Big Tree, Commissioner
Smith presented him a written appeal on the
part of the United States government, to re-
lease them and save the faith of the govern
ment, which, it says, has been pledged to that
effect. The commission pledged the faith of
the Uuited States government that it would
gather all these Indians and place them under
close surveillance and would arrest the Co
manches recently raiding in Texas and turn
them over to the state, and establish a Gordon
of scouts aud place them along the frontier,
and would re-arrest Satanta and Big Tree and
if the Kiowas misbehaved, ten others of the
principal Kiowas in their place, collect and re-
turn property and captives; that United
States troops would be put in motion immedi-
ately to effect these purposes On these guar
antees the government permitted the Indians
to go to their tribes without pardon and sub
ject to re-arIest.
"A letter from Pueblo, Colorado, gives de-
tails of the wanton slaughter and scattering
of cattle by Indians in eastern and southern
Colorado and upper waters of Arkansas river.
1t appears some 300 Indians, consisting of
Cheyonnes, Arapahoes and Kiowas, came into
Arkansas valley from the south, and camped
opposite fort Lyon, in Los Animos. The COM
manding officer at fort Lyons had talk with
the chiefs, but could learn nothing of the IN
tention of tho Indians. They claim the couu-
try as their own, and said they proposed to
roam over il as they pleased. They were all
warriors, each armed with a breach-loading
government rifle, one or two good revolvers,
bows, etc, and each leading an extra horse
The commandaut at fort Lyon requested the
band to return to their reservation, 10 which
they replied they would so where they pleased
aud talked very impudently. Two days after
they left and proceeded up the Arkansas river
through the settlements, and scattered in
bands along the various tributary streams
and began an indiscriminate slaughter and
stampede of cattle, compelling herders to
cook for them. This continued for about a
week, during, which time several hundred cat
tic we're killed, and great excitement and con-
sternation was created among the settlers,
large numbers of whom flocked into Pueblo
At last accounts, the Indians wero going to
wards the settlement of Los Ahimos, on the
river below Trinidad, and citizens are arming
in defense. Several small detachments have
already gone out to defend the settlements.
Two or three herders, who attempted to de-
fend their herds, are reported killed. The
Indians came from The reservation near fort
Sill. ~ "a
Two women viii occupy seats in the next
Wyoming Legislature -
"A benefit given by the exposition mama
gers at Chicago for the Memphis sufferers,
ealized from $4,000 to $4,000.
ALI. Peacock of New Albany, Ind, has made
rood his claim against the government for con-
fsication of $4,000 worth of stock of his during
the war, at Nashville, Tenn. He making claim
on the ground of being British subject