Daily Republican., 1885-06-23
Preparing for War.
THREATEUED OUTBREAK OF
THE SOUTHERN CHEYENNE
INDlAN8.
INDIAN WAR EXPECTED

WASHINGTON, june 22.-Advices
from Fort Reno, 1. T., are to the effect
that great excitement prevails in that
section Of the country over . threat
ened outbreak of the Cheyennes. II
these Ind ians 60 on the war path there
will be great difficulty In Quiating
them. The Cheyennes are reported to
be rs troublesome 70 deal with ~ are
the ApAches. Tho country, however,
in which the former live would be more
advantageous 70 the soldiers pursuing
them, than in the tough, rocky country
in which the latter are being followed.
LATER-Eews was received 1T the
War Department late this afternoon to
the effect that the difficulty is becoming
mora serious. General Augur has
ordered four Companies OF the 9th
Cavalry 70 60 to tha scene Of the dis
Iturbauce, in addition to the companies
previously sent TO Reno. This makes
ten companies at Reno and three addi-
tional companies are hold in readiness
| t0 70 at moments notice. General
Augur recommends the appointment
of com mission TO ascertain tho cause
of the discomfort.
The Southern Cheyennes' are located
In the Western portion Of the territory.
The country is level and devoid OF
trees. except along the streams. Owing
to Its great extent tt ts very easy fol
the Indians to keep out OF the way Of
Troops. 1t IL believed here that tht
Indians arc we'll supplied with arm,
and ammunition. They are said to be
good fighters and fight altogether OF
horseback.
The last trouble with the Cheyenne
occurred about nine years ago, and con
tinued for more than q year. 1t wa
Icaused by Indians of tuat tribe massa
creing . portion Of family movin
|overland from Georgia to Colorado
The massAcre occurred in Kansas. Th
father, mother and daughter werekille
and four remaining children taken car
tive. The daughter Who was killed
before she was captured, took the life
an Indian with an axe az he attempte
to get into the wagon In which the chi
dren were gathered.
Prior to this massacre the Cheyenne
+ became unfriendly towards the whites
A number of men disguised as Indian
had burned q bridge on the kansa
Pacific Railroad for the purpose {
. stopping O train that they might plur
ider it. After the destruction Of th
bridge soldiers were sent to capture th
men implicated. An officer chauced
see an Indian standing alone at dii
!. tance. He drew nearer, fred and kille
him. TIE Indian was the son Of Lor
{Wolf, the great Cheyenne chief. Whe
J, he was buried 400 ponies were kille
y above his grave. Though Lone Wo
Il himself did not par ticirats in the on
break which followed his sons Geatl
4 1t was thought that the shooting Of u
C young Indian greatly Influenced Il
:. tribe 10 go on the warpath. Tho ma
J., sacrs OF the Georgia family follow'
and the one years fighting began.
b GENERAL PoPE' wABNING.
vi WASHINGTON, June 22.-Gener
} Pope has traHsm tilted to the War ID
n partment an account of the killing OF
70 Piute Indian, named Joe, by two viii
men, in Happy Valley, Oregon.
com menting upon the killing, Gener
lPope again invites attentionto the whi
e. and Indian outrages, which are increa
,. ing in frequency in the Southern pa
~ of Oregon. He says the Piutes, havi'
% no reservation, are willing to go to II
n quent that country for subsistence
IL hunting aud fishing. The state of ,
II fairs now existing is certain to gre
worse, and must finally culminate
open hostilities, unless a reservation
y assigned to these Indi ans.