The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-08

| WAnh4NuroNt July t-Ine OOmmld-
sioner ol Indian Affairs received the fol-
lowing important telegram to-day, bring.
log news Of a serious outbreak among the
Indians in the Indian Territory:
osAoE CrTY, Ks, July 2.
10 Hon. 3. p. smilA, Gaan&ssiona, RaGs.
inoton: 2il1TF2 isi' q as'' 'ff1a
1have Just arrived from Cheyenne and
the Arrapahoe Agency, on the north fork
o. Indian river. Hostile CheyenneS;
UomAnches and KioWas made their ap.
pearance In the vicinity Of the agency on
the I'd inst, and on same day killed and
scalped VIM. Watkins thirty miles north
oi the agency. Five war parties seemed
moving In the direction Of tho trail from
tho agency to Caldwell, KsnSaa. ! at
once despatched courier to Fort sIll
for troops to protect the agency, which
were temporarily granted. On the NOM
ing OF the 9th l mustered Q ANAL party
Of employees TO escort me through TO UAld.
well. Hostile Indians had been seen At
Ktpgaahers rancho proceeding north We
took all the men and stock to Lee and Rey.
nold's rancho on Turkey creek, and on the
I'd inst. The Indians attacking this rancho
were repulsed, getting only some horseG.
Four miles north Of Bakers rancho Wo
lound iour men, Pat HennesY, G. Faud,
Thomas CallaWsy and one unknown,
lying IN the road murdered. They had
three wagons loaded with sugar for
Agent HaWorth, all Of which was de-
stroyed or taken away. All the men were
scalped. Hennesy had been tied 70 his
wagon and burned. The fire was Still
burning. We gave them hasty burial
and proceeded 70 the next rancho. Here
We found teamsters, stagers, etc, concen-
trated. They reported q war party Of
about 100 having passed north that morn.
Ing. The rancho men had kept them of.
We took woman and child from this
place and gave the men all the ammunition
We could spare. The next rancho we
reached after dark. The indians had
gone into camp four mileo east on skei.
eton Creek. advised all the ranchemen
and ireightmen TO abandon their places,
which they did, and by making good rise
OF the night we reached Caldwell yes
terdsy. We found Lsains OK train Of
Pond Greek, 25 miles south Of Caldwell,
and fear that this train 10 loaded with sub.
sistence for the three agents and will be
captured, as we saw hostile Indians In
the vicinity and the party had only three
guns. My chief clerk Is In command Of
the party. There arc now but two
ranches occupied on this road and
We fear their late before help can reach
them, ! have no doubt the Indians will
clean everything until repulsed. This Is
their proclamation. ! have offered my
own life in passing through their lincs to
save others, and now I ask and shall ex.
pect 10 receive at once two or three com.
pantes oi cavalry, one to be stationed at
Barker's rancho TO protect the govern
Fment interests on this road, and ono at
the agency. These troops should be
transported as quickly as possible 10
Olchito by rail as no hostile Indians shall
be quArtered at the agency, and must
have troops to back It up. Let the hostile
element be started and with such power
as shall make work quick aud eaectual.
I now go TO Leavenworth awaiting In
shuctions, and ready to go with General
Pope.
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