The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-11
The Government Decides on Vigorous Work,
and the Cheyennes Will Be Extermin-
ated if They &c on the War Path.
The President Orders Gen. Sheridan to
the Scene Of Disturbance.
The Officers at Fort Reno Determined to
Bring All DisOrderly Bands Into Sub
lection as Soon as Possible.
THE SCENE OF TROUBLE.
The Situation Very Menacing-CoDcentratio
of Troops at Fort Reno.

OF troops at EOrt Keno
WICHITA Kan, July 10.-Dspatches to the
Eagle, of yesterdays date from the Territory,
leave little doubt that the situation there is
more menacing than has been admitted by the
authorities, and prompt action by the War De-
partment is necessary to prevent an outbreak.
On Wednesday night, after midnight party Of
painted Dog soldiers rode into the agency and
called for the agent They were told that he
had gone over to Fort Reno, and after short
council the Indians rode away. Their spokes
man was the same man who cut the telegraph
wires at Cantonment. The officers at Fort Reno
say that it is their intention to bring all these
dsorderly bands into subsection, and they are
awaiting the arrival of reinforcements that have
been ordered, as greater force must be con-
centrated at Reno or Cantonment.
Fifteen companies Of soldiers have been Or
dered from the departments of the Platte and
Texas at once to Fort Reno. This will make
1880 mon in the field. General Miles expects to
arrive there in few days.
The appointment Of Colonel Gibbon to be
brigadier general gives the greatest satisfaction
among officers at Fort Leavenworth The pro
motions in consequence Of the appointment are
as follows Lieutenant-colonel II. c. Merriam,
Second Infantry, to be colonel; Major J. S.
Flacher, Twenty third Infantry. lieutenant
colonel; Captain S. Overshine Fifth Infantry,
major; First-ieutenant Fl. Romeyn, captain;
Second-lieutenant j. M. T. Particle, first lieu
tenant General Augur left last night for the
East.
Mr.. Hallowell, one of four agency
farmers employed by the government
to teach agriculture to the Cheyennes, Arapa-
hoes and Comanche Indians, arrived at Wichita
to-day, direct from Fort Reno. Mr.. Hollowell,
on being interviewed, said he considered trouble
inevitable. The Bent brothers (half breed Chey
ennes and sons Of old Colonel Bent, of plains
fame) say the Indians expect an effort to be made
by the government to disarm them, in which
event they will sell their lives as dearly as posi-
BILE. The Bents who own large amount of
personal property are disposing of everything.
The Indians are in want of nothing in the way
of ammunition. Not only the Bents, but the
head Indians are selling off their ponies.
Wolf Robe, the chief of the Dog-soldiers
has abandoned his camp and taken all his
movable property away. In coming up to the
State line Mr. Hallowell chanced upon 800 Chey-
enne ponies, which were being herded for an
emergency. The young men who had taken to
farming have, under the influence of the chiefs,
also abandoned their fields
The Wichita Eagles special from the Chey-
enne agency to-day, says that the
aspect is undoubtedly growing more seri
Gus from day to day. and that troops
sufficient for complete police patrol will
prove the only means of safety. The Chey-
ennes have sent large number of their best war
horses out West under apprehension of an attack
from the military in which event they would
be at safe distance for raiding. Small bodies
of Indians Slipping away every day, and it is
believed they are all ready for stampede to
the wilds in body as soon
as their spies who overrun the agency,
satisfied the government means to dis
arm them 1t leaked out at the agency to-day,
selves believe the band which went West
to the Panhandle" have been corraled
by citizens and cowboys but the authorities
have had no yerifcation of the rumor.
1t is reported that a number
of Kiowas and Commanches have Joined
the missing Cheyennes. The government has
telegraphed Agent Dyer to find out how many
Indians are off the reservation, out
this order cannot be executed without
the presence Of more troops to hold them until
counted An attempt even to take census
would precipitate fignl