The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-09-27
INDIAN NEWS.
Fears that the Northern and Southern
Cheyennes Will Effect Junction.

Fears, that the Northern and Southern
Cheyennes Will Effect Junction.
Various Military Notes From the-NOrthwest.
There are all sorts of rumors in regard
to the vagrant Cheyennes who left their
reservation in the Indian Territory a
few days ago, one being to the effect that
| a party of sixty reds, supposed to be a
portion of the escaped band, killed a
COW boy near Collars camp, ON Bluff
Greek, forty miles south of Dodge City,
night before last, and that they also kill
ed number of cattle. 1t is also rumor-
ed that they massacred other men who
were out after stray stock, as at the time
the messenger left for Dodge City no
trace of them could be found. The de-
tails however, are not known.
THE NORTHERN CHEYENNEs.
A letter from Sidney, Nebraska, says
that the Cheyenne camp has been moved
| to point one mile east of town and
every effort is made to proven intercourse
with the prisoners. They are not in
formed concerning the outbreak of the
southern Cheyennes. The meagre news
received from the south indicates that
the hostiles have spread over a wide
space, travelling in small parties. If
the Cheyennes at Sidney have the least
effect a junction with the hostiles. They
airs all more or less armed and supplied
with an abundance of ammunition. They
are dissatisfied and irritable. Little
Chief, the principal chief of the band
now there, said Monday that the Indi-
ans are leaving country cheap good,
where game is plenty and where our
women and children will not starve, and
going to country where fever and fam
Inc soon kill them all.
THE GOVERNMENT
is heap bad and the Indian will not al |
ways submit" The belief is strong there |
that the troops will not be able to inter |
cept the hostiles, but they can easily pre-
vent the prisoners joining them. The |
next few days will be full of events. In |
terpreter Rowland, who married and |
lived among them for thirty years, SAYS
the Cheyennes will fight to death, and |
regards the present movements as the |
commencement of a big Indian war |
Col. Thornberg's command there num- |
bers five companies. Every preparation |
has been taken to move the troops at a |
moments notice. All the artillery at |
the post stands onSthe flat cars. There [
are stock cars for the cavalry horses and |
coaches for the soldiers which make a |
long train, to which a ten-wheeled en-
CINE, under full steam is constantly at |
tached. The Indians here are Haunting |
trophies of the Custer massacre. Sub
Chief Watioke shows three wounds Gus
ter's men gave him. He also has a Ger
tificate of character from Gen. Miles, |
which he says he took from one of the /
NeZ Perces.
THE LATE FIGHT WITH THE BANNoCKS.
Gen. Sheridan on yesterday sent two
kilograms, one to Col. GibbOn, and the
other to the adjutant general of the |
United States army, relating to the Ban
mock prisoners. In his dispatch to Gen
Gibbon he said: II have your letter of /
September IS, and in few DAYS will let /
you know what 10 do with the captured /
BannOcks. am delighted with the
prompt manner in which Col. Miles did
his work, and / wish to tell him so.
The party that escaped and went in the
direction of Washekie's Shoshones' camp
were all captured by Lieut.. Bishop, of
the Fifth cavalry, so that think all the
Bannocks who came over on our terrific
ry from the Pacific side have been killed
or captured In his telegram to the adj
jutaDt general at Washington, Gen.
Sheridan said: at is now quite certain
that all the BannOcks that came over in
to my division from Towards depart
ment have been killed or captured.
Those escaping from Col. Miles engage
ment have been captured by Lieut. Bish-
OPP of the 9th cavalry. So the next CUES
ton is, what shall be done with the pris-
oners? This ought to be determined on
without delay. / recommend that they
be sent down to the Nez Perces, and that /
any captured ponies and guns we may
have in our possession be sold and young
cattle for the Indians be purchased with |
the proceeds"
MILES OFFICIAL REPORT.
Gen. Miles has been heard from. His
official account of the recent fight in the
Yellowstone park was received at Sheri-
dams headquarters day before yesterday
1t is as follows:
HEADQUARTERS, DISTRICT OF THE
YELLOWSTONE, CAMP AT HEART Noun
TAIN.
MONTANA, September ITO Ruggles,
assistant adjutant general, st. Paul: l
have to report that with a detachment
of the 9th infantry and small band of
Crow allies, / surprised a small camp of
hostile Bannocks on Clark g Fork, west /
of Heart mountain, at daylight to-day.
''As near as can ascertain, there were
eleven Indians killed, thirty-one cap
tured; also two hundred head of horses,
mules and ponies captured. From the
prisoners / learn that few lodges have
gone to Washekie's camp of ShOshones.
capt. Bennett, of the 5th infantry,
Crow interpreter Rogue Barcume, and
one Crow warrior, were killed. Private
McAfee, company G, 9Th infantry, was
wounded. The Bannocks endeavored to
excite the Crows to hostility, but l have
turned the latter against them. Col.
BuelPs command will be up tomorrow.
l will leave it in this vicinity for short |
time. NELSON A. MILES,"
COMING DOWN TO MEET THE SOUTHERN
CHEYENNEs.
A dispatch from Cheyenne dated day
before yesterday, says Early this morn
ing, some stock-men discovered q large
party of Indians about to cross the rail /
road near Antelope station, eighty-ive
miles east of here. 1t was estimated by
good judges that there was at least three l
hundred in the party. Runners and tel
egrams were sent at once to the ranches
and towns along the South Platte river.
for every one to gather up their horses
and drive to places of safety. 1t is
thought that this party is coming to
meet the Cheyennes who are coming
north, and after junction is formed
they will sweep the country of all stock
and make for northern Wyoming again.
As precautiOn against having trains
ditched, the officers of the Union Pacific
road have ordered all express trains to
run very slowly through the infested I
district, Green River to Laramie. This
brings trains in two hours behind time.
The company have patrols near all sus-
pected points, to prevent surprise and
robbery If possible.
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Heroes of the Plague.
1t is quite impossible to keep track of
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