Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-11-22
THE INDIAN TERRITORY.


A Notorious Creek Desperate Defies the
Authorities - The ChieIoasaw Troubles
Settled.
MUsKoGEE, l. T., Nov. 1T.--Early in July
two United States marshals were killed in
| the Red Fork district by Wesley Barnett,
the notorious Greek desperate, since which
time he has been at large, terrorizing the
citizens of Ocmulgee. During the session
| of the last Council he and number Of his
followers rode into the capital just after
dark. took possession of the lower halls OF
the Council building and arrested num-
Der of clerks and others who happened to
be there at the time. They were look
ing for members of the Mcintosh family,
one of whom had been with the officers
when they were killed. Failing to find
them they drew off their forces and fred
twentY-oix shots into the cupola of the
building, in the upper story of which the
chaplain was holding services. No efforts
were made at the time to capture them.
but the next day large guards were placed
in and around the building, as Barnett
had threatened to kill all the leaders of
the constitutional party, which grew out
of the late Greek civil war, known as the
"Spiechee war;" and included those who
Barnett became so open and bold in his
declarations and his character was so well
known that it became necessary in self
defense to capture or destroy him. Ac-
cordingly the captain of light horse-an
officer whose official duties are similar to
those of a sheriff-summoned posse and
started to Barnett's home November 8.
When there they found three houses situ-
ated within short distances of each other,
and not knowing in which house he was
they separated their men into three
squads, ten in each party. and marched up
on the houses. With the squad which went
to the house in which Barnett and his
followers had barricaded themselves was
Nose Mcintosh, a brother to the Mcintosh
who was with the marshals when they
were murdered. When the attacking
party were in easy range Barnett's crowd
fired on them, killing Nose Mcintosh and
wounding LIE Blanch, captain of the light
horse. They were driven back and finally
had to leave Barnett in full possession of
his fortified camp.
Runners were sent out in breathless
haste to notify the chiefs of towns and
judges of the districts and armed men
hastily gathered.
Barnett on his side surrounded himself
with men equally as desperate and said
that he would maintain himself to the last.
Barnett meditates vengeance against
the whites too, saying that not one En-
glish-speaking human being shall escape
him. All kinds of stories are afioat, but it
may be stated upon reliable authority that
he has a considerable following, and the
indications are that he will not be captured
without much difficulty.
THE CHICKAsAw DISTURBANCES.
MUsKoGEE, l. T., Nov. 17.-To-day had
been set as the day on which the election
dispute in the Chickasaw Nation was to
have been settled by Byrd's peaceable sur
render or a bloody battle between the
would be Governor and the forces of Gov
ernor Guy, and several hundred strongly
armed men had gathered in and about
Tishomingo, the Chickasaw capital, ready
to fight fiercely for their leader.
The excitement was intense and blood
shed was thought certain. Last night,
however, information reached here that
all had been amicably settled and that the
armed forces of Byrd and Guy had united
in grand celebration of the peaceful end
of what seemed likely to be bad war.
1t seems that yesterday afternoon Gov
ernor Guy sent trusted emissary to Byrd
in Tishomingo who represented to the
latter that the two leaders had been warm
friends before the last election and that
Guy very much regretted the present
strain and he therefore proposed that the
two should resign in favor of one of the
second chiefs. Byrd sent back word that
he was willing to accept the proposition
and in a short time the two late opponents
met and decided upon Chief Wolf as Gov
ernor for the next four years. This ended
the dispute, and last night the whole
Chickasaw Nation celebrated the peaceful
solution of the trouble.