The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-20
INDIAN TROUBLES.
Reported Severe Fight near Fort
Sill.
Shocking Outrages by the
Indians.

ST. LOUIS, July 1S-The Republican pub
fishes despatch from Kansas City, giving an
extract IRON a telegram from Caddo | dian
Territory, to the Kansas City Times, to the eff
1ect that fight occurred between company
OF the Sixth Cavalry, under Col. Carpenter, and
a large body of COmanches, 80 miles west of
Fort Sill Col. Carpenter was badly wounded,
and SIX men were killed. The Indians loss is
unknown.
After the fight the Indians came npon the
stage keeper and his wife, killing, scalping,
SHINING and most shockingly mntating the
body OF the keeper in the presence of his wife
The woman was carried into captivity The
latest accounts of the Indians show that they
attacked party of woodchoppers, who, 1t was
feared, have all been killed. The date of the
fight is not given.
Battles i'm Texas.
GALVESTON, July 1S-A despatch from
sherman, Texas, says that a despatch from
jackson, no date, says that on last Friday, about
70 miles northwest, band of Indians aud a
portion of Wise county rangers collided The
former being superior in force caused the rang
ers to retire with the loss of one man killed
and several wounded.
Later in the day the Indians attacked Lor-
ing rancho in Lost valley, Jack county, Is
miles distant, where, after hard ii sht, The In
diaps were driven off, taking several horses
and killing one of Loring's men,
"A courier was at once despatched to Fort
men 'rcson tor armed assistance, and within
an hour and fifty minutes fifty cavalry of the
tenth rrgment, with three DAYS ratjops. were
en- route, at tull speed, Tor the seat of war
On the arrival of The troops in the valley not
an Indian could be seen nor trail found. The
troops then moved off, going south towards
Keeeh'e valley, and arrived at Garrison to-
day.
LATER-To-day, the Indians, in heavy force
again attacked a combined force of rangers,
and after five hours fighting night closed the
Ugh leaving the Indians holding the field, and
having the rangers entirely surrounded.
This was the situation at O'clock at night
when Major Jones of the rangers sent in a
courier to the post commander for immediate
assistance, statiog that he bad three men killed,
five wounded, twelve horses killed and fifteen
men missing. Loring writes for long range
guns, saving that WI ,hout Them the Indians
WI, be able to keep them off with their Win
chester rifles.
Within an hour after the courier arrived, a
hundred mounted cavalry were again in the
saddle at the top of their speed for the field of
action. There is no later news from the fight.
The nnmber OF indians is estimated at from
100 to 100.
A Fight i'm Wyoming Territory.
CHICAGO July ia despatch from Fort
Steele, Wyoming Territory. says that "a bridge
gang and section hands at Greenfield station,
were attacked yesterday and driven into Raw
Inns. Before leaving they succeeded in killing
one Indian and wounding two others. The one
killed was stripped by his companions, stake
driven into the GROUND and his blanket
hung thereon. This was done to mark the
place for future revenge. All the depredatons
committed IN this vicinity are By three differ
cut bands, but they are now united, and have
gon9 in the directi of Wind River valley.
July $50 strong. Forty-five citizens, mounted
and equipped have left Baldwin in pursuit of
the Indians. They have all breach loading
rifles and plenty OF fixed ammunition.