The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-09
INDIAN TROUBLES.
Terror at Topeka.

| }NoPEKA, July s.--Early last nj chit
SSaazens of this city were cons sid
ore sne ,., v,.s,,aaused by the reported recep-
t, elaoly a,os rams announcing the ar
,on "a 'eiegssyenne Indians in the
.ivM M oi on, .ot and Comanche, and
counties OF Prashs'ing great damage to
', 'na' lhey were dcNAt7p. m. Governor
iiie ana property. = following from
martin received the sfSanta Fe Rail-.
road. GNjob;t.
"The day operator at " reported
that an outbreak was ySCountv
IN the southern part of Pratt .z.illed
to-9sy. Several persons were wen
ana the balance of the people driA We
on and the stock all driven out, o..
man came into Pratt to-day and saws
ne Is tne only one left IN his familv.
Lnat tho balance were killed, but tbe
were killed. "Aiiy
All possible exertlons are ba,no
made by the government to nrotanSf
the citizens OF the State from ont
RACES by the Indians. 'uS
Inc Sherif OF Kingman County saws
news has been received there that
Nescatunga, little town of $50 people.
rs III possession of the Indians, and
mat Coidwater, some miles fllrther
west, Is surrounded by them. The
sherin says these reports NAV bo sem
sational, but he requests Goyernor
Martin TO send arms SO that tbov NAV
DO prepared. The governor has or.
dered the military companies nj lar.
ned, winfield, Wellington and Ster-
ing 10 be ready to move at moments
notlce, and has directed the Sheriff az
Kinney County and the Mayor of
Dodge City to organize forces and send
OUT runners TO notify settlers.
General Augur telegraphs Governor
Mhrtln that ne has no information
iloni r0rt Reno OF an outbreak there,
cavalry to Barbour County,
The general manager Of the Atcbi-.
son, Topeka d Santa Fe Railroad has
Deen directed by Quartermaster Gillis.
~ Fort Leavenworth, to send cars III
south. ''o'ps
iorce OF men was at work at the
arsenal here most of last night, get
ting state arms ready for shipment
A report comes from Pratt Center
that large number of settlers had
arrived there. fleeing from Indians.
who were reported moving north.
They also report the massacre of n
family named Schofield on Spring
creek. Great excitement prevails.
JONES, SMITH AND BROWN SCARE
GROWS.
The Following dispatch, received,
THIS morning by the Governor from II.
II. Nlckersont division superintendent
OF tne santa Fee railroad, was sent to
MT. Niokerson by the station agent at
NEWTON, July s. 1ss5-Tha
agent at Kingman sent the folldvino
dispatch: "The Indian scare assnmaa
gigantic proportions here yesterdav
and last night. Hundreds OF families
Hooked into town, from points as far
west as 40miles, for protection. Small
scouting parties have been out as far
as 80 miles and the further out thew 20
the further of the Indians are. There
Is no trace OF Indians or evidence of
thelr having been nearer Kingmap
than the Territory line, and no dam
age done. There is a general scare.
but its origin cannot be located. A
party named "JonesD was down 70
the. Territory line and heard that
Indians were on the move and on his
way back to Pratt County he met n
neighbor named "Smith," who told
MIN that the Indians were coming.
"Smith" saw Brown" and ''BroWnii
saw his friends and thus the story
grew and the excitement increased,
Ihe settlers have all started back for
their homes" -N-
Slgnedl Ii, NIcKFRsoN.
The governor has ordered $50 at ands
OF arms to be sent 10 KinRman. Larned'
Dodge City and Garden CITY at once.
thence they will be distributed TO va.
rious points in the Southwest in case
OF invasion.