The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-11
INDIAN NEWS.
wichita Agency Attacked.
Seven Persons Killed.
Five Izan~ns Hunters EziIIet


We clip from our Southwestern
exchanges the following intelli-
gence in regard to the Indian
troubles.
Prof. Kellogg writes to the Ar
kansas City Traveller, after spend
ing two days at the Usage Agency,
that the Osages are all on their
reservation, and that he does not
expect trouble from them, except
by small marauding companies of
their young men.
We clip the following important
news from the Dodge City Messen-
ger of the 9th:
We have just received the intel
ligenceiof the killing of five farmers
who, it is said, lived in the neigh
borhood of Great Bend, and who
were out hunting buffalo. The
party consisted of ten men, and
were near Beaver creek when they
were dumped" by Indians who kill
ed five of them. The others made
their escape. The sergeant of the
guard who accompanies the Camp
Supply mail, overlook the remain
ing five men, who were coming to
this city. When they come in we
will obtain further particulars.
The fifty ponies captured from
the Osages by the Barbour county
Militia are herded at Medicine
Lodge daily and brought within
the stockade each night for safe
keeping. They are held by Capt.
Ricker's company subject to the
order of Gov. Osborn. The Gov
ernor will not deliver them back
to the Osages unless they can
prove, first, that the Indians from
whom they were taken were a
hunting party without hostile in
tentions towards the citizens of
Kansas; second, that the Indians
had not learned the order of their
Agent to return to their Reserva-
ton; third, that the Indians did
not fire first upon the Militia.
The following letter from Agent
Williams to Capt. Norton:
Sir have the honor to report
that this A. NJ. as l was proceed
ing from this place to my special
Agency on Shawkaska river, met
two of my Kickapoo Indians, who
informed me that party of Little
Osages came to the Agency last
night and inquired for me, and be-
haved in such manner that most
of the Kickapoos beame alarmed
and took to the woods. The Osa-
ges, however, said they would not
injure any of the red people, but
would kill any and all whites they
may find i'll the Territory. The
Kickapoos are alarmed and ask
protection from the whites, are to
be removed up 10 the State line.
In order to supply my Indians with
provisions and to make some ar
rangements for their protection or
removal, and for the temporary
protection of Government proper
ty, would request an escort from
your company of Kansas State
Malta.
A. c. WILLIAMS.
Special Agent,
The Wichita Beacon has the fol-
lowing important letter from John
D. Miles, Indian agent at the Chey-
enne agenc
Cheyenne and Arap Ahoe Agencyl
Darlington, 1. T., Aug. %, '74.}
EDITOR BEACON: A ourier
reached this Agency last night |
at midnight from the vicinity of |
,he Wichita Agency and reports
hat Kiowas and Comanches had |
attacked that Agency on the 22nd. |
He reports that six employees at
he Agency had been killed the
irst day. Rack Bears son-in law
vas also killed. Also two colored
soldiers, two Kiowas and one Com
The Indians sacked
store, packed his own
FOODS on his own mules and run
hem off.
Comanches and Kiowas are re-
'orted arriving from the plains and
'attle still raging. The troops
we're endeavoring to save the re-
naming employees, property, etc.
We have tried to get couriers
trough, but thus far have failed
o get positive information of the
xact state of.afTairs.
Gen. Neil, in command oftroops
t this agency, thinks he can hold ]
lis position against any hostile
ands. Hurriedly, II
John ID. MILES.
u. S. Indian Accent