New-York tribune., 1885-07-09
TOWNS CAPTURED BY INDIANS
A WHITE FAMILY MAssAcRED IN KANSAS
PANIC AT KIsGMAN-sMIrH, JONES AND THROWN
MAKE TROUBLE

PANIC AT KIHGMAN-sMIrH, JONES AND tBho"N
MAKE TROUBLE.
Topeka, Kan, July S.-The Sheriff OF hlng-
man County says that news has been received '""'
Neocatunga little town Of $50 persons In In the pos
scsson of tho Indians and that Coldwater some heen
miles west s surrounded by them The Sheriff says that
these reports may be sensational but he requests Gov
ernor Martin to send that the people may oo
prepared The Governor has ordered tho military oom
panes at Learned. Winfield, Wellington and sterling 10
be ready o moments notice. and mas oirectcu
the Sheriff Of Flnney County aud tho Mayor OF Dodge
CITY 10 organize forces send runners to warn
the settlers -
General Augur telegraphs Governor MAT
tin that ho has had no Information rom
Fort Reno OF an outbreak there but has ordered three
companies OF cavalry to Barbour County Tho genera
surerintendent OF the Topeka and Sante re hairoH"
has been dir eced by Quartermastcr Gs at Fort Ls"'
enworth to send cars Fort Riley at once to transport
troops south force OF at work ut the arsena
here OF last night getting the state arms rey LUZ
shipment.
report comes from Pratt Centre that largo number
OF settlers have arrived there fleeing from the ihd
who were reported moving north They also report tno
massacre OF family of the name OF schoheld' at 'pr"s
Creek.
The following dispatch received this morning oy
the Governor from H. r. Nickcrson, division snperin-
tendent Of the Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. IL was
sent to Mr. Nickerson by the station agent at hhgmap
and was dated Newton
The Indian scare assumed gigantic proportions mere
Yesterday and last Dight hundreds or ianes 60
info town from points far west as forty ilcS io
protection Several scouting parties have beeh ou, ~
Jar as thirty miles AMI the further out thry 20 he
ther of the Indians There IL not trace o an IN
dian or evidence of having been nearer hihrnsn
countv than he Territory line, and damage has Deeh
done there. There Is general scare but s oig ,
nor he DEF crmincd one Jones was down 10 tne ciir
tory line and heard that the Indians were on INC move
and ON his wav back to Pratt County he met neiYnpor
one smith who told MIN that the In Hans were conns
smith saw Brown and Brown saw his frehd ana tnns
the story grew and tho excitement lhcrcaso"' i"o
settlers have all started back for their homes.
The Governor has ordered $50 stands OF arms 10 oo
sent n Kugman Larned. Dodge City and Garden CITY
At once Thence they Will he distributed TO various
points in the southwest In case of AN Invasion.
KANSAS CITY Mo-. June s.-A dispatch from lraVen'
wnrrh sf,t., that no or an outbreak ahonE 'ic
Cbeycnues ha. been received AT Fort Lcayenworh: IN
orcr Ia relisye the OF the settlers on tue ltoh-
flor our troop Of cavalry ordered TO kiowa near
the southern border Kansas, TO do scouting duty enn
afford protection against any threatened INV
Other tronps are already established along he poIs
and rescrves held readiness whch can Do pnichy
conveyed by Ii from posts In Kansas II OCCASION sH"
arise.
WICHITA July s.-An Eagle dispatch from foH reno
saws That the uaton there Il unchanse" ABOUT :.
or seven hundred Young bucks say that they VIII nght u
their arms are These young Cheycnnes nave
been cnnva-sng among the Arapahocs ana ,omsnch. ;
for assistance They admit that the accidental kIhg oi
the young brave ia the late sham battle wa na meul'
cine The medicine are working Ike beavers 20
keep mn The war spirit Unless the number OF troops DC
doubled they will Try their luck at more medicine max
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