, 1874-08-28
TIE SAVAGES,
Sosno Particulars OF tho Fight Mt tho
Wichita Agency.

| Wichita Agency.
a'e"''a Agency 2 or HEWa ~ Dispatch 70 tbs se0
WtoltiTA AuESoY, Aug. 25 1874.
Tie Indian war las nt last assumed tts fntl
proportions i'll this quarter To-day. Gen. ]. ".
Davidson, commanding nt Fort Sill. rccoiyod in.
formation. laut evening from Col. uans . Lawson ~
commanding. compnnv at thia Agency, that tho
Oconoes, a hostile band numbering between
s'xty sy and seventy lodges, had como into the
wichita Agency, and, as tho instructions ara tat
should DO rostcd, Iiearmad, and hold for pun
| ishInent Con. Davidson determined imu,c]1a,o-
y, in obodisnco to higher orders, to procood to
lllls point with Companies 9, L. H. aud l, OF tho
evening, lnado forced march OF 30 milca. Ar
riving at about II o'clock thia morning Tho
| troops, to tho number Of about $50, were drawn
up in line Of patto on tho skirt Of tho leserya-
ton along the river bank OF tho Wichita, aud tho
oconoo cl!!efs woro ut onco cited through tho
old aud fnvoritn interpreter, 1lr. uu,aco P.
| Jones'. OF Fort Sill. Dnt In response to tho ro-
| QUESTION for tho appearance OF tho Oconco
chiefs, no ono but Big Tod Fox answered fur bis
| tribe.
Con. Davidson Immediately proceeded to hold
| "hg" taiL with tile big" chiof aud lad man,
as follows:
Tho President Of tho United stateH haB found
that his people wore killing and plundorlng otl,-
er people on the pla'ne, notwithstanding that
thoy l'ad said tloy would be good and would not
'tlll tho nlIlto people. Bat thoy had lied about
it, and tllo Presidont Ind got tired and mad aud
instructed lis oflco1a to punish these bud pco-
Pic. The caddos. Perrctetrla, md eomo Of tho
Comnnelloa were good Indians. The Sd Of Au-
gust had boon fixed for tho enrolling Of ail good
Indians who wero OIL reaervatlon, aud those who
had done wrong aud not como III lad to be ar
rested, and the good separated from tho bad.
Accordingly taon Davidson sald that now ho
wanted him to surrender all his arns aud horBes
and 60 with him NJ prlBonor, with his women,
BUCK to Fort sill. where tie property belonged.
All he lad to any to lin now was to ask him
what his Determination would be. and 1t mist
and good: if not Why, theu, Ao wou!d have to
tight and ho must prepare for It forthwith.
Tho dark, sullen, dangerous Chiof, as he fold
cd his blanket slowly around his mell-knlt form,
paused momont md afsor bitterly cum
you Want" ThiA Wat vas SURPRISED to @ end i oyory. .y.
thing aulicably aud satisfactorily, and every one
felt happy aud congratuIatory. aud each ona
scattered himself about lelBurcly awaiting tho
arrival Of tho reds, ns arranged. Your zorro.
spunloht, tired md worn out with heat aud
travel, lail down to rest whiie whon all Of q
sudden there Was an oxoitement which boded no
good.
Almost instantly 1t was found that the Indians,
war aud bloodshed. Tho troops whocled into
line the comrany iu Big Rod Fox's tcnts retl,rn-
ing tho fire OF tho Indians with lapidity from
their Springfield broachoalers.
Meanwh'Ie tecolvlnE heavy tire 10 the rear,
openeu oh tuem ny ios ol hvnpatAtzing Aiowaa
auu uohlanches. WHICH was very ios and RAPID,
your ooTge5pohaons, VINO VIII the doctor a'd
tao.aco l.. oonea olought up tae ielt wing, was
unaor porioet saower o. bullets, which wound-
VI shsoa men a!a ehroe horses bauly.
outslao ot thls runhor Just nero At tno e. tent
leloIls TOUT men killeu 1y rue indlans, ING en-
eagement commenced about IL o'clock and Inst
gu all day: ~ intervals, as write, rapid ploiot-
nrng continues, anu our men aro attacked az
many polnts simultaneously, blt tho colosea
troops neha7e1 very talily 'n tue contest NTH
tho Indians. ten. Davidson aud hs oiticors AL
oenasod WIN great nerve h,d 6atlantry, though