Morris tribune., 1885-07-15
THE CHEYENNES
SEEM DESTINED TO MAKE TROUBLE
IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
Gen. sheridan Ordered to the Front-Tbs
Outbreak Must he Put Down Even
ii the Indians Are Ex-
Terminated.

WICHITA, Kan, July Is DISPATCHES
from the territory leave little doubt that
the >ituation there is more menacing than
has been admitted by the authorities, and
prompt action by the department is
necessary to prevent an outbreak
Agent Dyer, under instructions from
the commissioner of Indian affairs,
undertook to make census of the Chey-
enneS, but was stopped by the "dog"
soldiers who threatened with death any
who sh ould report for enrolment, at the
same time placing two of their number as
guards over the agents Office. They
stopped work on the farm and threatened
Dyer with death if he persiSted in carrying
out his orders They openly declared that
Dyer must go, as he restricts their liberties
Dyer has simply been trying to keep them
at work. After midnight Wednesday q
party of painted dog" soldiers rode into
the agency and called for the agent They
we're told that he had gone over to Fort
Reno, and after short council the Indians
rode away Their spokesman was the same
man who cut the telegraph wires at the can
tonment The officers at Fort Reno say
that it i; their intention to bring all these
liSorGerly bands into subsection, and they
ere awaiting the arrival of reiforcements
that have been ordered, as greater force
must be concentrated at Reno or the can
Torment.
Mr. Hallowell, one of the four agency
farmers, employed by the government to
teach agriculture to tbs Cheyennes, Arapa.
hoes and Comanche Indians, arrived In this
city direct from Fort Reno. He says he
considers trouble inevitable. The Bent
brothers, half breed Cheyennes. and sons
of Cd Col. Bsnt, 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-
BIZ Tho BeEts, who own a large amount of
"sonal property, are disposing Of every
thing The Ind ans are in want of nothing
in IA way Of ammunition. Not only tho
BchtS, but the mead Indians are selling their
pu,..eS. Wolf Robe, the chief of the dog
soiIiers,' has abandoned his crop, and taken
all his movable property away. In coming
~ to the state line Mr.. Hallowell CHANGED
up, II 800 Cheyenne p)nisS bsins hsrdsd for
an emergency. The youn, mon who had
lately ;&.,en t. farming had, under the in
fluence OF their chief also abandoned their
fe!ds
WASHINGTON CITY, July 1S.-The Indian
troubles, as looked upon from Washington,
are becoming more serious Gen. Sheridan
left here for Fort Reno, I. T. The general
desired to be at the scene Of the conflict. A
telegram has been sent to the officer in COM
mand which says the outbreak must be sup
pressed even if the Cheyennes are wiped out
of existence. Gen. Miles isexpectsd to arrive
in Indian territory not later than the first
of next week. The hope is expressed that
he may be able to quiet the disturbance
without bloodshed. He Is well known to the
Indians, and is said to have conSi1srab in
fuence over them. In trouble with the
Cheyennes some years ago they surrendered
to him voluntarily. Prior to that it was
their custom to refuse to surrender. The
Indian commissioner had not received tele-
grams from the scene of disturbance up to
the close of Office hours Friday. In answer
to an inquiry as to whether it was the lnten-
ton of the government to disarm the Chey
ennes, he firmly declined to give any in
formation. He declared that great harm
might be done by the premature publica-
ton of the intentions of the government in
such cases, as it enables the Indians to pre-.
pare themselves for resistance. Neverthe
less, it can be said that the interior depart
ment is strongly in favor Of disarming the
Cheyennes, and that Inspector Armstrong
has recommended the adoption of this pre-
caution.
WASHINGTON CITY, July 13.-Secretary
Endicott has ordered three regiments Of cav
airy and the Fourth infantry from the de-
partments OF the Platte AMI Texas respect
territory. Til; force of about 5000 men
will arrive ct Fort Reno about the time Of
Gen. Sleridan's arrival at that post,
The Crescent City Protests.
New ORLEANS, July Is. -Considsrab bic ex-
element AMI Indignation was created at the
exchange Friday by the announcement that
dispatches had been sent to Chicago and
New York reporting twelve cases of yellow
fever il this city. The rumor is entirely
without foundation. Two cases have been
reported by the board of health-that of a
child who died a month ago, and young
creole, who has fully recovered Notwith-
standing the diagnosis of the doctors, people
do not believe the latter case one of yellow
fever, as the young man was a native who
had passed through several epidemics, and
was considered exempt. He had never been
around the shipping of the city. An item in
the evening pap2rs offers a reward of 800
for the name of the perSon who sent the dis
patches. No case of yellow fever exists In
the city.
Will Fight Rather Than Pay Tax.
LONDON, July ia dispatch from Le-
rida, Spain, avs serious riot has occurred
there on account of the opposition of por-
ton of the populace to the payment Of GER
tain taxes. The governor, who endeavored
to pacify the rioters, was stoned by them.
The mob then became moro demo nstrative,
and threatened to burn the town by
the use OF petroleum. The military were
then called out to restore order, and fired on
the rioters, killing three of them. One SOL
der was also killed. Many of the rioters
were wounded. When the dispatch con-
tanning the intelligence left Lerida the shops
there were closed and the streets were held
by the soldiery.