Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-17
CAvoRTING CHEYENNEs.

Another Force If SO dieIs Start in Pursuit.
Reports of Their Being Seen on the Dead
wood Stage Route. Preparing to Raid n
Horse Ranch---Ofdcial Report of the
Cause of the Outrage.
FORT ROBINSON, Neb. Jan. 16.-Yesterday.
| at noon, Capt. Lawson, commanding company
r, Third cavalry, started in pursuit of the fee
ing savages, who are said to be making detonr
Indian camp, and the prospects Of reaching the
wigwams of their sympathizine red brethren
are greatly in their favor, despite the sanguine
can reach there. The savages have good
Thirty hours start of the troops and the storm.
That they succeeded in stealing enough hurs. 8
TO mount themselves with is not improbable.
Their escape IL certain, and will be the means
of getting the youHg warriors of the powerful
Sioux nations to dig up the harchet
and avenge their wrnngs The prevalent
impression here is that we are near the eve of a
bloody Indian war. The mail carrier just in
from Pine Ridge agency, Red Clouds new To-
cation, states that since the news of tho Chey-
enne outbreak and its results has become
known to Red Clouds people, there is much
weeping and wailing among them, and they
say their hearts are bad. Capt. Vessels started
with his company this morning at A. N. for
lndian Greek. and will take up the trail.
Fort LARAMIE, Wy. Jan. 16.-Capt. john
sons command, camped tonight at Silver
Springs, forty miles north of here on the Old
Deadwood stage road, reported that the Chew
ennes were seen last night six miles from
Bluff station on the Cheyenne and Deadwood
stage road, about thirty miles northwest of Red
Cloud. They are evidently making for the sta
ton to secure the herd Of horses there belong
ing to the stage company. Passengers on the
coach from the north to-day report that on
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two unknown men near Fort Laramie and Fort
mckinney road. One was hanging to tree,
the other lying on the ground. 1t is supposed
they we're horse or cattle thieves hanged by
ranchmen who, being short of rope, hanged one
and when dead cut him down and hanged the
other.
CAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-The officer sent from
Omaha by Gen. Crookston to investigate the
recent Cheyenne outbreak has made an official
report. He says upon the 50 inst. the chiefs
were notified that the Washington authorities
had decided that they must return ,uth. They
consulted their people and next day Hog gave
an unequivocal refusal, saying they would die
first. The attempt to starve and freeze them
out was a last alternative. On the 9th Hog was
arrested as the leading oppositionist and
lroned. after stabblng soldier in the struggle.
Ine prison where the remainder Of the Indians
were confined was by them barri,aded and The
windows draped to conceal their movements.
1t became dangerous for the white men to go
inside the doors, the Indians had knives and
would use them. It was not k, own thew had
guns, but on tho night of the 9th thew fired
| four shots, killing two of the six sentinels. and
made rush through ali the windows with the
intention Of
KILLING OR BEING KILLED
The guard and Others pursued In the firing
which was now go ng on several women and
children, who were going in the crowd with the
men, were unintentionally killed, though
many officers braveiy tried to save them All
the men refused to surrender, and when ex
hausted stood at bay. Several soldiers were
| killed in trying to capture them. None were
killed who could be taken. They had concealed
| their arms under the prison toors.u They had
fifteen guns. a few revovers and many kuiv+ s
A desperate outbreak had donb tless been pre-
meditated. The sqnaws say the men
FEARED HANGING
| IT they returned South, and that in this affai,
all expected to die The casualties to date are
Soldiers killed: 5; wounded, 7. Indians cap.
tured. II; killed, 80. company resumed the
| trail to-day, January Is. Col. SCHUYLER the
officer who makes this report. having thus in.
| tl'nated that the Indians had concealed arms
1t il probable that an investigation will be
made into the manner in which they received
them.
Press dispatches have mentioned the fact that
lied Cloud Indians visited the prisoners, fac,
which Is not stated in the official report.