Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-25
TROUBLESOME REDSKINS.
The Cheyenne Indian Trouble Grow
ing Serious.
ARMED, INDEPENDENT AND sAUcy,
Inclined to DisObey the Agent and
0bstreperous and Dangerous
Generally.
THE MURDERoUs OUTBREAK OF UTEs.

FoRT Reno, INDIAN TERRITORY, June "a.
The trouble with the Cheyenne Indians,
which is becoming more serious every day,
has been growing ever since 1879 when Mr..
Miles, the agent at the Cheyenne and Ara
pshoe Agency, Darlington, 1. T., on return
ing frcm the beef issue pens was assailed by
two young Cheyenne bucks who clubbed his
horse and drew their rifles on him. Since
ihen there has been growing tendency to
disobey their agent in matters pertaining to
their welfare and the nation has been grad.
uslly getting more saucy, impudent and in
dependent. They are now living and
acting in open resistance to wishes of the
Government as made known by its repre-
sentative Mr.. Dyer, the present agent.
The tribe can muster between 800 and ], 200
men, mostly young warriors, who did not
participate in the last war of 1874 They
are almost without exception armed with
modern repeating rifles. The disarming Of
the Indians has generally been practically
farce. They manage to hide good arms
and turn over only useless ones. They are
now better armed than ever before, ard are
capable of doing an immense amount of
damage if they 60 on the war path, which
they are confidently expected to do. Gen
ersl Dyer recently notified the tribes that he
would issue them their annuity, and on the
day appointed the dog soldiers rode into
the agency armed cap-a.pie aud informed
The agent, through chiefs, that they would
not receive the goods, and if anJ were
given out they would te taken from the par
ties and destroyed.
Singing Their WarIsongs.
The Cheyennes are at present in camp
ten miles north from here, preparing osten-
sibly for their annual medicine dance.
Almost the entire nation are at that place.
Arapahoes who left the agency on the 10Th
inst, passing through the Cheyenne medi
cine camp and arriving at the cantoument
on the following day, reported that the
Cheyennes at the Medicine Hat camp were
acting in very hostile manner, singing
their war songs, firing volleys and making
other demonstrations indicating the preva
lent war feeling. This report causes great
alarm at the cantonment and agency, and
confirm the impression that speedy action
by the military is necessary to avert the
Threatened outbreak.
The Ute Outbreak.
DENVER, COL, June 24.-Reports from
the Ute reservation at Durango regarding
the Indian troubles are conflicting. Indian
Agent Stollsteimer claims that there is no
danger of an outbreak, although h six Indians
have been killed. Dougherty, who was sup
posed to have been killed, is reported unin-
jured. The difficulty was caused by the In
dams leaving the reservation, ostensibly for
hunting, but for the purpose of interfering
with cattle. Although they occupy large
portion of the best lands in that part OF the
State, they report that game is very scarce.
Tne feeling of resentment against the In.
dians is very bitter and may cause serious
trouble. Present indications are that the
trouble has been greatly overrated, although
much alarm exists among the whites. The
Indians on that reservation number about
eight hundred, and were formerly exceeding
ly vicious. The whites live in constant fear
Of them.