Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-07-08

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sloner of Indian affairs received the fol
lowing important telegram to-day, Civ
ing news of serious outbreak amonl
the Indians in the Indian Territory:
Usage CITY, Ks, July 7.
Hon. E P. Smith, Commissioner, washing
ton, ID. C.:
have just arrived from the Cheyenne
and ArrapahOe agency on the north fork
OF Indian river. Hostile Cheyennes,
Comanches and Kiowas made their ap,
pearance in the vicinity of the agency
on the second instant, and on the same
day killed and scalped VIM. Watkins,
thirty miles north of the agency. Five
war parties seemed to be moving i'm the
direction Of the trail from the agency to
Caldwell, Kansas. at oncesdispatched
a courier to Fort Scott for troops to pro-
tect the agency, which were temporari-
ly granted. On the morning of the fifth
We mustered a small party Of employees
to escort us to Caldwell. Hostile In
dians had been seen at Kingfisher's
rancho, proceeding north. We took all
the men and stock to Lee & Warrenis
rancho, on Turkey creek, and on the
second instant the Indians attacked
| this rancho, but were repulsed,
getting only small number of
rancho, we found four men-Pat Henes
sy, George Faud, Thomas Galloway,
and one unknown-lying in the road
murdered. They had three wagons
loaded with sugar and coffee for Agent
Haworth, all Of which was taken or de-
stToyed. All the men were scalped.
Henessy had been tied to his wagon and
burned. The fire was still burning. We
gave them a hssty burial, and proceeded
to the next rancho. Here we found the
tesmsteTs, stages, etc., concentrated.
They reported war party Of about one
hundI I'd having passed north and east
that morning. The ranchemen had
kept them of. We took q woman and
child from this place, and gave the men
all the ammunition we could spare. The
next rancho we reached after dark. The
Indians had gone into camp four miles
east, on Skeleton creek. l advised all
the ranchemen and freightmen to aban-
don their places, which they did, and
by making good use of the night, we
reached Caldwell yesterday. We found
Lafiin's OX-train at Pond creek,
twenty-five miles south of Caldwell,
and fear this train, loaded with
subsistence for the three agencies will be
captured, as we saw hostile Indians in
that vicinity, and the party had only
three guns. My chief clerk is in COM
mand of the party. There are now but
two ranches occupied on this road, and
we fear for their fate before help can
reach them. ] have DO doubt the In
dians will clean everything until we are
rescued. This is their proclamation. | |
have offered my own life in passing
through their lines to save others, and |
nov j ask, and shall expect TO receive,
at once, two or three companies of cav
airy, one to be stationed at Bakers
rancho TO protect government interests |
on this road, and one at this agency. |
These troops should be transported as |
quickly as possible to Wichita by rail. |
No hostile Indians shall be quartered at |
the agency, and / must have troops to !
back it up. Let the hostile element be |
struck, and with such power as shall |
make the-work quick and effectual. / |
now go to Lesvenworth, awaiting in |
and ready to 60 with General |
Pope. JOHN d. MILES,
Indian Agent.
Mr.. Miles is Quaker, and considered |
by the interior department to be a cool
and thoroughly reliable agent. His re-
quest for troops has been indOrsed and |
recommended for Immediate attention
by the military authorities Of the war
The hostile Indians re-
erred to are estimated to number two
hodsand, comprising about one-folrth
If the Cheyenne, KiOwa and Arapahoes
ribes. Commissioner Smith last year
recommended that these tribes, who had
hen Teen raiding extensively in
Texas. should be brought into thorough
ubjection and compelled to give up
heir raiding leaders. This wasnot done,
md trouble now proceeds from the same
Urbulant portion of the tribes, three
Ourths Of whom are peaceably located
It the Fort Sill reservation, where San
ana, Bigtree and their other prominent
hiefs still remain in compliance with
heir agreement.
S. w. Taylor, United States consul at
British North America, un-
Ter date of June 18th, writes to the sec
etary of state that about the first of
day three residents of Manitoba, who
we're trading with Indians at White Mud
liver, near Wood mountain, were met
y a party OF eight men, led by one
;harles Hart, and representing them
elves to be authorized by the marshal
Il Manitoba. They seized seven hun
lred buffalo robes and the effects of the
raiders on the ground that they were
rading with smuggled goods on Ameri-
an territory. Consul Taylor had writ.
en- to the marshal of Manitoba to sscer-
ain whether Hart was acting under le-
sal authority, being Of the impression it
vas pretext for robbery. The locality
5 near the unascertained boundary
forth Of Fort Benton, butit ia generally
to be on the Canadian side of
he frontier. The United States collect
II Of customs at PemOina, and the
United States marshal of Dakota Terri
Ory, state that the proceedings were
Without their authority.