The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-08

ON THE wARPATH.
The People Of southern Kansas
Fleeing From Their Homes
Hefore the Indians,

The People Of southern Kansas
Fleeing From Their Homes
Before the Indians.
Wichita, Kas, July "A special
dispatch to the Daily Eagle, dated at
kingman City, Has, at 5 p. m. to-day
says: -. Ii. Wilson, living three and
a half miles east of Lawndalc, r tt
county, and whose character is vouch-
ed for by the president of the Bank
of kingman, arrived at this plac
this evening, and says that man was
killed nine miles wost of Lawndale
last night by band of Indians, and
that a son of the murdered man about
IL years old. who escaped aud came
into Lawndale, brought the first news
states that he passed four wagon
loads of women and chill
dren fleeing in the direction
Of kingman, at which. point
the excitement was very great. The
men are arming and getting ready to
proceed TO Lawndale tonight; they
reached Kingman about 1880 this eve
ming.
A later special 10 the Eagle says;
Three families had Just arrived from
II settlement beyond and they report
that riders are passing rapidly
through the country warning settlers
that the Indians are moving moth and
burning everything before them"
The special further says that the gov
ernor has been notified by telegraph.
No special was received from the
territory by the Eagle, which paper
has complete arrangement for new
touching every movement made by
the Indians. II is thought that til,
Cheyennes could not have reached
Pratt county without general alarm
having been gwen.
HURRYINd ON TROOPS.
Washington, July IA dispatcI
was received at the interior depart
ment to-day from the Indian agent n
Fort Reno, Indian Territory askinI
that more troops be sent to that pos
TO be at hand should the Cheyenne
' go upon the warpath. The dispatc
was referred to the secretary of wa
who directed General Anger NJ For
Lcavenworth to send AL his availabl
troops to the territory.
INDIAN RAID INro1KxAs.
Washington, July, IA dispatc
!, was received ut the Office OF The con
missioner of Indian affairs from III
spector Armstrong, reporting tina
some of the Indians have broke
away from the reservation aud gon
into the Panhandle of Texas. Seer,
tary Lamar sent the dispatch to tn
president.
REDsK y "MRDICINE"
Wichita, Kansas, July THE II
} giles dispatch from Fort Reno AT Da
nngton, the seat OF the apprchende
troubles, says that sixteen compani'
are now upon the ground The IL
dams, in speaking OF the probabiii
of their being disarmed by the 90
eminent, say they will die before tn.
will submit to that MS y would
death in either event White m
have had hand in working the
dams up TO their present warlike AT
tude. The Cheyennes were conside
ably excited yesterday ouer the qua
lcring of some of the freshly -arriy
soldiers, in vacated Araphah
school building, and since the accid'
tai killing OF the Indians nj the lodt
their Medicine Dances have be
more incessant.
The special says: ""uch heather.
practices as arc now going on dai
hnye not been witnessed ia ma
years and old Indian lighters ga! Il
Tho renewal of these war dances Is
cxplicaOble. So far M the preset
of the sixteen companies Is cencerl
the Indians seem TO care but little,
ieviug themselves able to VIM
much larger force"