The Portland daily press., 1885-07-20
FRIGHTENED KANSAS.
The cheyennes Practically Hemmed
in by United States Troops.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 18.-A dispatch from
Cross Field, Kansas, says: AT 10 O'Clock tonight
friday strong details of cavalry. securing the
country southeast and southwest of Camp Neday
have not yet returned. The disposition of the
troops defending Kansas is strategicaly strong
and commanding A chain of small scouting par
ties is located so as to cover the Kansas border
for seyenty-fve miles east and about fifty miles
west of the camp. The Kansas Southern Railroad
runs parallel with the border line about thirty
miles north of Indian Territory Should the In
dians strike east of this camp military couriers
would ride north to the railroad and wire Com
mander Morrow, who holds an engine under
steam and cars at his disposal night and day, and
who has telegraph Office located in freight car
in the camp, with direct wires to Kansas City and
Fort Reno where Gems. Sheridan and Miles are
in hourly communication with him night and day.
Col Morrow can thus be advised of and anticipate
any invasion east of the camp and move troops east
by rail, and so get i'll front OF the Indians adj
vance. But should the Indians strike north on
the Dodge City trail or west of there they must
make long DETECTION northwest, and Col. Nor
rows well-equipped cavalry moving inside the arc
the Indians must describe, could out-trayel and
crush the Indians ere they got fairly off their res
most annihilated should they strike any way ex,
cept west and there it is not thought they would
go. The Cheyennes number, according to the
opinions of military officers here less than 1,2OC
warriors. More than that many soldiers are al
this camp alone or will be by Sunday who practi
cally sleep on their arms. Col. Morrow says it is
sembled in Que camp. The Cheyennes appear tC
be so henlmed in tonight that an invasion in
northerly or northwesterly direction would result
in the absolute defeat and all but destruction o
the Oheyennes entire warrior force.
FORT KEoGH,, Mont, July 19.-News of ser
GUS trouble among the northern Cheyenne lndl
ans has been received here. The following ofic-
ial telegram was received late last night:
"The commanding officer at Fort Custer reports
that Acting Agent Stevens for Rosebud and
Tongue River Indians Of the Northern Cheyennt
reserve is at Custer with Acting Agent Burslow
of the Crows and that Stevens reports. there Is
danger of serious trouble between Rosebud lndl
ans under Two Moons and Little Wolf and White
Bill The latter are attempting to force the Rose
bud Indians to live on Tongue River and threaten
to kill Agent Stevens if he attempts to interfere
with their plans"
The report says the Indians are much excited
over the matter An exciting report also reached
mere that the northern Cheyennes have broker
out and they are led to the war path by news
from southern Cheyennes in the Indian Territory
sun another report says in an engagement be
tween Carpenter and Robnson's COW boys, five
COW boys and Indians were killed. These re
ports all seem well founded and there is great
excitement among the ranchers and settlers OF
the Tongue and Rosebud rivers Detachments
of soldiers nnder Maj. T. II. Logan, left here th
morning for the scene of disturbance.