Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-26

Kansas Railroad G.. having expected an
attack of this klad fJr some DAYS. acre
veil prepared for IL, and succeeded In
capturing the leader Of the gang. named
Mike Rourke. and wounding another rob
her named Dan Dement,. Who escaped in
the timber. but whose capture i almost
certain. Rourke was securely ironed aud
brought to Rockville This gsrg. con-
xisting of eight or ten desperadoes. has
been camping near the scene ef the a.
tempted robbery for several Gays, and
has been closely watched by detectives.
/, is believed that Rourke and his crowd
are the same ones who robbed the Kansas
City, st. Joe and c. B. railway three
months ago. The train which they at
tempted to rob ON the Kansas Pacific car.
ries large amount of treasure from Col
orado.
spotted Tails indians.
OMAHA, Oct. 1S.-E d. Pratt, trader at
Spotted Tail agency on Rosebud creek, is
iu the city accompanied by Standing Bear,
= leader among the Spotted Tail Indians,
1t is stated by Pratt that the Indians are
we'll satisfied with their move from the
Missouri river. Major Pollock, who sue
,essfully and economically managed the
move, is now arranging to give the Indians
employment, which is having good
fleet on them. They seem perfectly will
ng to become sclf.sustaining, if only given
IN opportunity to work. They are now
hauling their own supplies, and Indian
teamsters are paid for labor. Besides The
freight traius already organized, pony
train to be managed by Indians. is being
organized to transport supplies. and will
consist Of 400 ponies and 100 Indians.
Buildings are being being erected at the
agency and everything is being done 10
make them comfortable during the winter.
The Indian Troubles OF the Middle
West.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20-At late hour to-
night the military headquarters received
several interesting documents bearing on
the Cheyenne Indian troubles. The first
il from Gen. Pope, who reports that the
force of cavalry is too small to attend to
the seceders, and that al the military are
poorly armed with carbines as against
Indian rifles. The cavalry are kept busy
1t Forts Sill and Reno. He urges that more
forces are essential to securing peace on
the border. At the Cheyenne Indian agen-
cy he learns that there Is an enormous
deficiency In Indian supplies, as shown by
the report of John d. Mills, agent at the
Cheyenne and Arrsphoe agency. The
latter says the primary cause of the Chcy-
ennes leaving the reservation is that the
daily ration promised them of one and q
half pounds beef, half q pound of -four
or corn, and four pounds of coffee, eight
pounds of sugar and three pounds Of
boans to each 100 rations, have only been
partially issued, supplies received being
insufficient None of the stock and aid
in building houses which was promised
has been afforded them. Another cause
of the detection was that they objected to
the manner of serving out their rations.
The northern Cheyennes first withdrew
and all efforts to induce them to return
peaceably have been unavailing Gen.
Pope suggests that the Indian commission
er may In the light Of these facts. and 1t
necessary to modify his view Of affairs at
the agency. Ben Clark, an old scout,
reports that he has information that fifteen
Cheyennes have been killed in encounters
with the troops, and that the seceders in
tend to work north and to propose peace
:ul settlement In Fort Kehoe, but il this
10 not permitted will join Sitting Bull.
Fatal Prairie Fires In NeAsaska.
CHICAGO, Oct. GA dispatch from
Omaha says that destructive prairie fires
are raging near Kearney along the line of
the Omaha & Republican Valley Railroad
in Polk county and other sections OF Ne
hraskA The northwest portion Of the
state 10 su6sring severely. The loss viii
be immsass 70 property. Seven persons
have bsss burned TO death and many 9th.
en- severely burned. Particulars cannot
be learned yst
Abo1asseooss 0eaoeoa.
BoSroH. Oct 22.-The forty third anal
vsau.ay a The Garrisoa mob vas observed
tedag y Fsespsaoa Il the voaan's club
rusa- Bssiass Garrison, wesdezl Pm
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