Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-10

From the St. Paul Daily Globe, October
kilograms and other news Published in the
GIoBE has acquainted its readers with the fact
that the Sioux Indians Of the Red Cloud and
Spotted Tail agencies had abandoned their res
ervations, and that the Cheyennes were on the
war path in Kansas and Nebraska. Yesterday
q GLOBE reporter visited department. head
quarters in this city, in the hopes of obtaining
further information, but owing to the restric-
tions placed upon the officers in charge by Gen.
Sheridan, forbidding the giving ont of news
he was unable to obtain much of interest. In
the conversation that ensued, however, the re-
porter was given to understand that no news of
| a startling character had been received. As
| had already been stated. the Indians of Red
| reserves. Naturally this proceeding creates
uneasiness on the frontier but such dispoai-
ton of troops has been made, it is believed,
as will prevent any serious outbreak. - J
In the meantime, however, kilograms this morn
ing show that band of Arapahoes have broken
Red Cloud agency, while the rebellious Chey-
| emit s also seem to be endeavoring to make
their way to the same point Col. Thornburg
| is, however, pressing these Indians closely. In
the meantime all vigilance with the troops at
| command, is being exercised, with the expec-
tation of restoring the dissatisfied bands to
| obedience, before the emeute reaches the pro-
portions of a general outbreak.
THE INDIAN SITUATION.
| CHICAGO, Oct. Gan Omaha special to the
Tribune says DR.. Graft, of this city, who has
| Just returned from Camp Brown, Wyoming.
says at least fifteen of the Arapahoes have left
their reservation in that vicinity in twos threes
| and fours within the last two or three weeks.
and have gone in the direction of the Black
Hills. Fifty Cheyennes have also disappeared
| in the same way from the same Territory. 1t
| is thought that these Arapahoes and Cheyennes
| are gone to join the band now on it's way
| north, The Arapahoes are fierce and deter
| well posted Western men that we are on the
eve of a general Indian war, Notwithstanding
it is late in the season.
At last acc. UNITS Thornburg's command was
still following the Cheyennes who passed Ogal-
lalla. Th.rnburg is not an Indian fighter, hay
ing very recently been transferred to active
service at his own request from the paymaster's
department., and fears are entertained if he
overtakes the Indians he will be badly whipped,
and if he is not careful will be drawn into an
ambuscade. Capt. Mauck's command is about
10 or IL b urs behind Thornburg. 1t is report
ed here this evening that couriers came to Sid
ney this afternoon with news that Thornburg
had corraled $50 Cheyennes, and was on his way
back. But little faith, however, is put in the
report.
THE CHEYENNE WAR.
OaAILAILA, Neb. Oct. 6.-The soldiers who ar
E1Veu ITOu COls 1QOTQOuTgQ6 camp at b P. M,
report Thornburgh close to the Indians and ex-
pecting an engagement with them every MIN
ute. The Indians had scouts out in all direc-
tions attempting to lead the command off the
trail of the main body, which they succeeded
in doing. Thornburgh, however, took the trail
again after the loss of two or three hours, and
has probably overtaken the Indians by this
time. Capt. Mauck's command started about
. o'clock yesterday morning, and carriers who
overlook him from this place with dis
paches reported him crossing the North
Platte at l o'clock. 1t was Capt.
Mauck's intention to overtake Maj. Thornburgh
to-day by marching all last night Lieutenant
Davis, who left here Friday MI ht at Z o'clock.
by marching all night, overlook Thornburgh's
command yesterday morning on the north side
of the North Platte river. Col. Thornburgh is
marching unincumbered with wagons, having
| sent his wagons, with the exception of two
light ambulances, back to this point, from
where they will return to Sidney tomorrow
Capt. Mauck obtained from these wagons sub
sistence enough to last till Col. Thornburgh
was overtaken.
Col. Dodge, who left Fort Leavenworth some
days since to take up the Indian trail, was ex-
pected to pass through here to-day on his way
to join Col. Thornburgh, which will give him
force enough to wipe out this band of hostiles
whom they are following up.
Rumors are in circulation of a small band of
Indians passing north to west and east of this
point. They cannot be traced to any reliable
source, It is reported here band of Indians
were committing dep1edations, killing men and
| women at Indianola. Neb., about sixty-tive
miles south of the Union Pacific on Wednes-
day, but the general superstition is that the
party is the same which passed here yesterday,
as they were known to be on the Republican
| river about that time.
Sapta creeks of depredations of Indians. They
| neither spare women or children, but after
| outraging the women brutally mutilate their
bodies.
IN NEBRASKA.
CAMP ROBINSON, Neb.. Oct. 6.-About $50
| this evening soldier courier arrived from
| Camp Sheridan with telegraphic dispatches.
He stated that when nearing Dead Horsescreek,
| about twenty-five miles from this post, little
after noon, he met some cattle men who ex-
| citedly informed him the Indians had crossed
| the Sheridan road a mile distant an hour pre-
vious. Having come to the point where the
| Indians were said to have crossed he distinctly
saw their trail. This point has been repeat
edly mentioned by. several well-known
most likely point the hostiles would pass. The
| courier also states that the cattlemen Informed
| him the Indians had a large herd of ponies with
| them and we're travelling rapidly in the direc-
ton of Red Clouds new location on White
Clay. This may not be the main body of Chey-
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| advance guard.
CLOSELY PRESSED.
OaAILAILA, Neb., Oct. 6.-Four stockmen
! who went from here as guides with Col. Thorn
burg, returned this evening. They report
Thornburg still after the Indians. When they
| left his command at P. M. yesterday they had
| travelled twenty miles without water and no
! signs of reaching any for twenty-five miles
further. The Indians made directly west, then
turned south towards the Platte river, abandon.
| ing horses every few miles, leaving them with
pack saddles on the back, being too closely
pursued to take time to unsaddle.
Another courier arrived at Big Stone this
evening with dispatches from Thornburg, say
ing that the Indians had scattered all over the
country and were abandoning ponies every few
miles. Also reports his own stock very tired,
bandoning some on the way.
The Mysterious Masked Lady.