The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-06
Settlers on the Cheyenne Reserva-
ton Appeal to the War De-
partment.
Carter's Opinion of the Prospect
For Silver Legislation This
Session.
Tho Cayuse:Gets . Bouquet From tho Senate
Gallery, Probably 1t His Own
Expense.

1nent SCockgfOWor near the Northern Chey-
enne Indian agency, had been killed by the
Indians, and that the Indians were appre-
hensive Of arrest and were getting ready to
60 on the warpath. The settlerswere leaving
the vicinity and seeking refuge in the dis
tant towns. Mr.. Scott asked that the war
department furnish troops to protect prop
erty and life and to arrest the guilty In
dians. Representative Carter and Colonel
Sanders went to the war depar tment to-day
and laid the case before the secretary and
urged that troops be sent Immediately from
Custer and Keogh to the reservation. The
secretary promised to give the matter his
early attention. There has been i'll feeling
between the settlers and Indians for years.
These Indians were once removed to the
Indian Territory, but out loose in 1883 and
went across the country to their old reser-
vation, where they were located by execu-
tive order. During their absence,
white settlers went on the reservation
and have never removed and the title is
still in dispute. The bureau has been
urged to take some steps toward the remov-
al OF the Indians or TO take some decisive
action in the case. II is expected that
some outrage would follow the present re-
lations, which would spur the government
to take some action. The Indian bureau is
now in correspondence with the war de-
partment in reference to the Nothern
Cheyennes and the protection of people
living near the reservation.
Representative Carter, who was paired
with Boatner, telegrnphed that he would
have to be released in order to allow him to
vote on the silver bill now under consider
alton. He says the caucus bill will pass the
house in its present form and will 20 to the
senate. when that body will strike out the
bullion clause, which will make the bill as
near satisfactory as it is possible to get it.
But the house conferes will never agree to
that concession and if the caucus bill ever
passes the house the senate will be COM
PEELED to agree or there will be
no silver legislation. Last night when
the caucus was considering the
bill some allusion was made to
the fact that the northwest was asking free
coinage. Speaker Reed retorted that the
northwest, and especially the few new
states, had been we'll treated by this con-
gress. and in all things an effort was made
to allow needed local legislation to be
passed, and it was asking great deal to
have silver bill framed in their in
terest and to the detriment of the east.
All northwestern men supported the caucus
movement to-day except Hermann, of
Oregon, who said that having inst been
elected upon free coinage platform he
could not vote for any other kind OF bill
until that failed. The men who are now
Cnnkrn1liney Ionic10f finu ~, fho -
free coinage people, and if they can help it
they will prevent any such measure pass
ing. 'h%27
s. s. Rope was appointed postmaster at
Corvallis, Missoula county, Montana, to-day.
Power had some friends from Montana in
the gallery to-day, who thonght he was not
being sufficiently recognized. and sent him
a small basket of flowers, which remained
on his desk during the session this after
noon.