The Portland daily press., 1874-09-07
INDIANS.
Frighteued Indians.

NAV YORK, Sept. Ga letter from the Red
C aoa Indian Agency says that some 5000 or
4Ooo Indians who have been marauding all sum-
iner, and who are now afraid to return to their
own reservations have located there, with pro-
Iesslons OF peace. sc. They are fed by the
| agent, who in doing so ia obliged 10 cut the ra
tons short of the Red Cloud band, who have
honorabiy lived up to their treaty all summer
by remaining quietly on their reservation.
Plenty of Warliike Indians.
A Bismarck, Dakota, despatch mentions the
arrival there of military escort of the north
ern boundary survey between the United States
anu British Columbia. The commission has
completed its survey and is on its way home
Inc return escort reports that all the region of
Tue upper Missouri river is swarming with war
parties OF Crow and Sioux Indians, and near
Camp Crook few days ago they killed three
the stake.
A Fort Sill despatch of the 29th ult., states
zen. davidson arrived there the day previous
a ana will get away again on the 9Th Of Septem
Gov. Osborn Calls for Force.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 6.-Gov. Osborn sent a
IetIef yesterday to the President renewing his
request Tor arms to protect the frontier from
Indians He states that sixteen citizens of
hansas are known to have been murdered by
Indians since June 10th, and that not one of
Ine murderers have been punished or even APP
prenended, and urges that the United States
military force in this locality is not sufficient to
prevent or punish such outrages He also asks
that means be furnished the settlers to protect
themselves
trouble in Indian Territory.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-John d. Miles, agent
for the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe Indians at
!Uariihs,on, Indian Territory, has forwarded to
Tue 1halan Bureau letter from the acting
agent at Wichita agency, dated August 18th,
seing an account of the recent occurrences at
DAY last Gen. Davidson arrived with four com
panies OF cavalry, to have band of Noconee
ana Comanches taken away at our request.
Upon MS arrival at the commissary he arrested
neo food, chlet OF the band, and requested
MIN TO surrender bis arms and those of his neo-
PIE, and 60 with him as prisoner of war to Fort
Sill, which he promised to do. He was sent
with guard to the camp to get the arms in
compilancsywith the generals request, when he
slipped from the guard, who fired upon him.
Al inc same time a large party of Kiowas, lead
by Lone Wolf, Santanta, Woman's Heart and
Poor Buffalo, fired upon Gen. Davidson from
behind the commissary building The troops
returned the fire, and the firing was kept up
from O'Clock in the afternoon until shutdown.
The Kiowas and Comanches claim to have
killed ten white men. AS yet we have found
but six bodies, Osborn, Barrett, Green, Modict,
Clark and French. We know of about four
teen Indians killed and great many more
wounded.
A<oho WV oCt uIc " OuT CUulI ulSSdry llnSolf
when our Caddoes, few of whom happened
to be present, fired on them. The fire was put
out before any damage was done. They went
through the store destroying everything they
could not carry off. The next morning they
assembled about 400 yards below Shirley's store
and tried to gain the hill overlooking the agen-
cy, but the cavalry charged them and held the
heights. They then fired the woods and en-
deavored TO destroy the agency.
They appeared in strong numbers all day at a
distance from the agency but since Sunday
nothing has taken place.
The Indians belonging to the agency moved
down the river but the chiefs all returned yes
terday and will move close to the agency and
camp. All the buildings outside the agency,
with crops, etc., were burned. Wichita school,
house and others are in ruins"
Agent Miles in his letter enclosing the above,
S sys that a messenger who was sent through
with it reports that the Camanches fired upon
him on the way down and tried to prevent his
reaching the agency.
Gen. Davidson reports to Gen. Nsill that the
road is very unsafe with less than one company
Of troops. The messenger also states that Just
as he was in that three dead bodies had been
found in addition to the six reported by Cor
nel. All was quiet in the vicinity of Darling
ton.