The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-07-16

!" -NohAN01ONt July l.-Ine Com
missioner of Indian Affairs received
the following important telegram to-
dsy, bringing news Of serious out
break among the Indians IN Indian
Territory:
Usage CITY, KAN, July7.
Hon. Y. p Smith, CORlHsisioRer,
Washington:
Jus. arrived from the Cheyeuue
and ArrapahOe Agency, on the north
fork Of the Canadian river. Hostile
Cheyennes, COmaneheS aud Kiowas
made their appearance in the vicinity
OF the agency on the q inst, and on
the same day killed and sealped VIII
liam Watkins thirty miles MOTH of
the agency. Five war parties seemed
moving in the direction of the trail
l from the agency to Caldwell, Kansas.
at once dispatched a courier 10 Fort
Sill Tor troops to protect the agency,
which were temporarily granted. Oa
the morning of the 5Lh We mustered a
small party of employees to escort me
through 10 Caldwell. Hostile In
diRns had been seen at Kingfisher's
rancho. Proceeding north, we took
all the men and stock to Lee d Rey-
EOld's rancho on Turkey Creek, ami
on the 81 inst. the Indians attacked
the rancho but were repulsed, getting
only some horses. Four miles north
OF Barker's rancho We found four
men, Pat Hennessey, George Fand,
rhOs. Galloway and one unknown,
lying in the road murdered. They
had three wagons, loaded with sugar
aud coffee for Agent Haworth, all Of
which was destroyed or taken away.
All the men were scalped. Hennessy
had been tied to his wagon and burn-
ed. The fire WAS still burning, We
gave them q hasty Lurial aud pro-
oeede to the next rancho. Here we
found the teamsters, stages, etc,
concentrated. They reported \ war
party Of about lUO having passed
north and east that morning. The
raneeemen had kept them of. We
took the women and children from
this place and gave the man all the
ammunition we could spare. The
next rancho We reached after dark.
The Indians had gone into camp
four miles eSst on Skeleton Creek.
advised all the ranehemen and
freightmen to abandon their places,
which they did, and by making good
use Of the night we reached Caldwell
yesterday. We found Laffiin's OK
train at Pond Creek, twenty-five
miles south of Caldwell, and fear this
train, loaded with subsistence for tue
three agencies, will be captured, as
We saw hostile Indians in the vielni-
ty and the party had only three guns.
My chief clerk is in command Of the
party. There are now but two ranch
rs occupied on this road, aud we fear
their fate befire help can reach them.
I have no dOubs tue Indians will
clean everything until repulsed.
This is their proclamation. have
offered my own life in passing
through their lines to save others,
aud now / ask, and shall expect to
receive at once two or three OOmpauys
Of cavalry, one tO be stationed at
Bsrker's Rancho to protect govern
ment interests 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
l must have troops to back it up. Let
the hostile element be struck, and
with such power as shall make work
quick and effectusl. 1 go to Leaven-
worth awaiting instructions, and be
ready to go with General Pope.
[SiRnedl JOHN ID. MILES,
Indian Agent.
Mr.. Miles Is a Quaker and consider
ed by the Interior Department to be 3
cool and thoroughly reliable agent.
His request for troops has been in
dorsed and recommended for imme-
diate attention by the military au-
thOrities Of the War Department. The
hostile Indians referred to are estima-
ted to number :, 900, comprising about
one fourth OF the Cheyenne, Kiows
and ArrapahOe tribes. Commissioner
Smith last year recommended that
these tribes, who had been raiding
extensively in Texas, should be
brought into thorough subsection and
compelled to give up their raiding
leaders. This was net done, and the
trouble now proceeds from some tur-
bulent portions of the tribes, three
fOurths of whom are psseeably lOcat-
ed at the Fort Sill reservation, where
SstInta, Big Tree and their other
prominent chiefs, still remain in COM
pli3nce with their agreement.