The New York herald., 1874-07-08
TEE INDIAN TRAITORS.
Horrible Murders Committee BY Cheyennes,
Comanohes and Kiowas in the Indian Terri
tory-Team,ters Burned and scalped-
The St Joseph Massacre-0utrages
Upon Canadians Across the Border.


The St Joseph Massacre-0utrages
Upon Canadians Across the Border.
WASHINGTON, July I, 1874.
The Commissioner OF Indian AfIairs received the
following important telegram today bringing
news of a serious outbreak among the Indians in
the Indian Territory
OsAGE CrrY, Kan., July 7. 1873.
Hon. f. r. SMITH, Commissioner, Wasaington:-
Just arrived from the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
Agency, on the north FORK OF the Canadian River.
Hostile Cheyennes, Comanches and Kiowas made
their appearance in the vicinity of the agency on
the I'd inst., and on the same day killed and
scaped william Watkins, thirty miles north
OF the agency. Five war parties seemed
moving in the direction OF the trail from
the agency to Caldwell, Kan. Lat once despatched
courier to Fort Sill for troops to protect the
agency, which were temporarily granted. On the
morning OF the 9th we mustered small party Of
employees to escort me through to Caldwell. Hos
tile Indians had been at King Fishers
Rancho proceeding north. We took all the men
ana stock to Lee ana Reynolds rancho, on
Turkey Creek, and on the I'd inst. the Indians at
tackled this rancho, but were repuised, getting
only some horses.
FOUR MEN MURDERED BY THE ROADSIDE.
Four miles north OF Parkers rancho we found
four men-Patrick Hennessey, George Fand,
Thomas Galloway and one unknOwn-lylng in the
road murdered. They had three wagons loaded
with sugar and coffee for Agent Haworth, all of
which was destroyed or taken away. All the men
were scalped. Hennessey had been tied to his
wagon and burned. The fire was still burning.
We gave them hasty burial, and proceeded to
the next rancho. Here We found teamsters stages
&c, concentrated. They reported the war
party OF about 100 having passed north
and east that morning. The ranchemen
had beaten them Of. We took a woman and Child
from this place and gave the men all the ammuni-
ton We could spare. The next rancho we reached
after dark. The Indians mad gone into camp four
miles east in Skeleton Greek. l advised all the
ranchcmen and freigntmen to abandon their
places, which they did, and by making good use of
the night we reached Caldwell yesterday. We
found Lafflin's OK train at Pond Greek, twenty-five
miles sonth OF Caldwell, and fear this train, loaded
with subsistence for the three agencies, will be
captured, as we saw nine hostile Indians in that
vicinity. and the party had only three guns. MY
chief clerk Is in command of the party. There are
now but two ranches occupied on this road, and
we fear their fate before help can reach them.
have no doubt the Indians will clean everything
until repulsed This is their proclamation.
TROOPS ASKED FOR.
have offered my own life in passing through
their lines to save others, and now ask and shall
expect TO receive at once two or three companies
OF cavalry-one to be stationed at Bakers rancho
to protect government in teresis on this road and
one at the 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 the troops to back it up.
Let the hostile element be struck, and with such
power as shall make the work quick and efectual.
now go to LeavenwOrth, awaiting Instructions,
and ready to go with General Pope.
JOHN d. MILES, Indian Agent.
MR.. MILES IS QUAKER,
and considered by the Interior Department to be
cool and thoroughly reliable agent. His request
Tor troops has been endorsed and recommended
for immediate attention by the military authorities
OF the War Department The hostile Indians
referred to are estimated to number 1000, COM
prising about One-fourth of the Cheyenne, Klowa
and ArapahOe tribes. 1t will be remembered that
Commissioner Smith last year recommended that
these sribes, who had then been radng exten-
sivey in Texas, should be brought into thorough
subjectl0n and compelled to give up their raiding
leaders This was done, and the trouble now
proceeds from the same turbulent portion OF the
tribes, three-fourths OF whom are peaceably To-
Gated at the Fort Sill reservation, where also
chiefs still remain in compliance with their agree
ment
THE ST. JOSEPH MASSACRE.
The following despatch was received to-day at
the Army Headquarters from General Drum, As
sistant Adjutant General at Chicago
"Colonel Green In the absence OF General Terry
teiegraphs that about 100 Cathead Sioux appeared
at st. Joseph, settlement about twenty miles
west Of Pembna, killed one family of six or eight
persons and burned several houses. The COM
manding officer at Pemblna sent one company to
the scene OF the massacre, and Colonel Green tele.
graphed him to call on all citizens OF Pembina and
vicinity, who want to aid in their own protection,
to come in mounted; they will then be armed and
oflcered and made useful, deemng this course
better than to loan arms and ammunition to ire
sponslble parties. have cautioned Colonel Green
to be very careful how he involves the govern
ment in calling for citizens to organize"
Indian Outrnges Across the British Bor-
der-StatementO OF the Am erican Consul.
WASHINGTON, July 7, 1874.
James w. Taylor, United States Consul at Win.
nipeg, British North America under date OF June
10, writes to the Secretary OF State that
about the 1st OF May three residents
of Manitoba, who were trading with the
Indians for iurs at White Mud River, near Wood
Mountain, were met by a party OF eight men, led
by ore Charles Hart, and representing themselv es
to be authorized by the Marshal of Manitoba. They
seized 700 buffalo robes and the effects OF the trad
ers On the ground that they were trading with
smuggled goods in American territory.
Consul Taylor had written letter to the Marshal
of Manitoba to ascertain whether Hart was acting
under legal authority being Of the impression that
1t was pretext for robbery. The locality in ques-
ton ia near the unascertained boundary north Of
Fort Benton but it is generally supposed to be on
the Canadian side OF the frontier.
The United States Collector OF Customs at Penn.
pina and the United States Marshal OF Dakota Ter
ritory state that the proceedings were without
their authority.