Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-07-24

AhHhAaNh .lNlAhs
IL does appear that the impression is
gaining ground that Barber county is
IN the very midst of some Indian war.
With every mail come inquiries from
tie east from persons wanting To- know
about trends and relatives supposed to
he IN great danger of being scalped by
Indians. As before stated In n ,se col
umus, there are no Indians near here:
there is mo- actual need OF soldiers here:
hut as long as the government has 10
support standing army, we might as
we'll have n part of the army here rs for
II to be loahng around the military
posts.
But the direct cause OF this sudden
outbreak ON the part Of the INDEX is
the following rot" that appeared in
the dailies of last sunday.
CRISTIELD, Ks., July lS.-Stronn de-
tails of Caylary are securing the cOuu-
Ivy To the south, southeast and SOUTH
west ut the camp here. The DISPOSE
ton Of the troops defending Kansas Is
strong aud commanding. "A Chain of
small scouting parties Is located so as
10 cover the border for seyenty-fiye
miles. The Kansas Southern railway
runs parallel with TIE border line, thirty
miles from the Indian Territory.
Should the Indians strike this camp.
military carriers would ride north 10
the railroad and wire Commander Nor
row, who holds am engine under steam
AMI ears ut his disposal night and dav
and whose telegraphic office is located
IN freight ear In the camp with direct
wires tC Kansas City aud Fort Reno
where Sheridan and Miles are i'm hour
communication with him night and
uly', colonel Morrow can thus he adj
east Of the camp and move troops east
10y rail and so get I'm front OF the In
dians' advance.
should tile Indians strike north ON
the Dodge City trail or west of there
they must make u long &c 'ect on the
northwest and Colonel Murrow's we'll
equipped lNalry moving inside tho rrr
The Indians must de cribe, could out
travel and crush them before lney vi
fairly outside their reservation. They
would be surely crushed aud almost an
minated should they str Ike anyway ex-
Vept west nhd There II Is not thought
they wauld go.
The Cheyennes number accord no TO
The opinions Of the military officers here
less ihan J 100 warriors. More than
that many soldiers are ut this camp
alone or viii lp lly Sunday The Chew
enneS appear iO be ht mined i'm So. that
an invasion In nurth rly ur northwest
erly directions wOuld result in ubsOlute
defeat and destruction Of Tie entire
warrior force.
THE Latest.
The latest Indian news that we have
been able tO learn is contained I'm the
following special to the Wichita Eagle:
FORT RENO, /. T., July 2l.-The past
few days the rebellious Cheyennes have
been given all the opportunity they
wanted To talk 20 Gen. Sheridan, and
the great hero has gwen them full swing
i'm the matter, but gave no sign of his
intention toward them. The Agency
Indians are disposed to feel jealous of
the Camp Supply Indians. and speak
freely of the game thai WAS played ON
Sheridan in the recent council. They
state that Stone Calls and Little Robes
outfits asked FOR n separate reservation
with military officer for agent, and, TO
taffy the general still further, designated
Col. Mike Sheridan as the officer they
wanted for their new agent. They also
complain that Stone Calls party made
an attack on the grass leases and thus
eIsdeavored 90 ruin the only source of
revenue they had; that they have had
no chance To talk yet and they do not
like their side OF the story 10 go unheard.
All the Indians express the hope that
no steps will be taken 10 disarm them,
but that IL will he the same old story.
they have heard so often, You have
been bad children; sin no more. but re-
member the next time you will catch
Olazes." II is amusing to hear the In
dams talking over the situation. and Ia
see their polite movements. The great
general understands the Indians per-
fectly and had done we'll In getting
them To light among themselves instead
Of going on the war path. Runners
have been sent ont in all directions Ia
come In and form large village To he
counted and enrolled. Those who do
not cume at the call will not be allowed
lations. When the eprCIlment is over
eevelopments may be looked Tor.