Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-08-25
Indian News.

EttNtdb l'0UOs
The Arkansas City Democrat says: The In
dians sold our merchants over $500 worth of
hidcs last week.
Crow Dog, the murderer of the noted chief
Spotted Tail, has surrendered, and accompa-
MED by another Indian arrived Mt Fort Mo.
brara, n few days ago. IL appears that Crow
Dog was not arrested DIt that he gave him.
self up voluntarily.
e. 5. Indian Inspector Pollock was in town
fast Friday en route for the Usage and kaw
Agencies. We presume ne viii gp5 at the
t~,o m~wnrdness OF some of the reports that
dave been bandicd about lately by some of
our OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Government has contracted with the
Cincinnati, southern and other railways to
transport 2 200 Cherokee Indians from North
Sarcl,ra to Indian Territory. They viii be
moved rs ,Stpialy az squads of one hundred
san be mad. up!
about :, 200 head OF cattle were unloadcd
last week ut Chotcau by government CON
tractors, and from thence driven across to
rhe 0tngc Agency. From heat ana over
e',,w.ing, nearly II hundred died in transit
mdian journal.
Two Choctaws brought a quantity OF Texas
Nhiskey into Caddo and on Wednesday of
last'ocoiA IlntIo courageous by the use Of it,
they, with w. X. Fox, n white man, set out TO
nun the town and surrounding country. Fox
Became crazy drunk and, getting hold of II
revolver, succeeded in shooting two brothers
by the name OF Arnold, The two Choctaws
stood OF the Indian police, who were on foot.
~ aAo, a.. N1.,. All nA,.II ronnr hn,..ng
they pursued the rowdies carrying on Il run
Mug fight for ten miles. &c ia not known that
eiy shots took effect except those %wounding
the Arnolds, who are not dangerously hurt
iinlian journal.
Incian Journal Quite an excitement pre-
sails among our people by the shooting of
Little Buck a,. Usage Indian, by Z. S. Deputy
MrsbahL W. Marks. The facts are as fol
lows Marks came apon Little Buck, who is
wanted ut Fort Smith on II chargo of horse
stealing near Barnettsville, Cherokee Nation,
and ordered him TO surrender, whereupon
kittlc Buck drew n butcher knife and started
toward Marks, saying ut the same time that
ne would die before he wOuld surrender.
Marks drew his pistol and fired. Little Buck
IL noted thief and has been on the scout for
some time. He has also said that ne wanted
40 kill one marshal, then he would be will
ling to die.
The Navajoes and Their Agent.
Under the above caption the New York
Tribune publishes a plainly woRded icttei
from n resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and
one whom IL endorses editorially "a a "distin
guished citizen" and worthy of crcdencc
Eastman, the agent, il seems, has set about
converting the Indians to the prophecies o
social and religious cultivation with far moro
real than discretion. He interdicts care
playing and other similar diversions so dear
10 the heart OF every Nomad, forbids the nsC
of tobacco and commands attendance upoI
religions services, anda sanctimoDious keep
ing OF Sunday. Any one acquainted with tn,
tastes anu surroundings of the Navaioesr ant
with any knowledge of Indian character. caI
readily forecast the result of such fanaticism
Serious trouble is Imminent unless n chang,
r. ordered In the agency. While we wish 70
End believe In moral training among the I'm
dians, we do not believe In the system of lat
years used for the selection OF Iudiau agent,
and Of Which Agort Earlmau i, a uatui9,
rToGuCtiop.-Indiau Journal