Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-13
NOTHING NEW.
The Indian Excitement Fails to
Develop Any New Fea'
lures YESTERDAY.
Col. Curtiss, Representing HIS
Excellency Gov. T ocle, Arrives
Prepared for War.
Meetings of the Citizens are Held
and Course of Action De.
cided Upon.
"HE tP TALK"


DAY ia Discuss the Indian Question.
The Indian situation had no marked
developments yesterday beyond the
arrival IN town of "a number OF women
and children fIo'H Pumpkin ere k,
who had deemed II unsafe to remain
at Their homes any longer. feser
days train from the west brought To
Miles City Col. G. ID. Curtlss, al e d.
camp to Gov. Toop, in charge of The
arms aud ammunition that had been
teieeraphed for bv sheriff Jones. IL
was expected that these supplies
would be immediately turned over To
the sheriff for Issue 10 ranchers re-i.
dent in the Indian country and teams
were iD readiness io start them out at
once, but on Intervening Cbl. Curtis-
IL was ascertsined that his instructions
provided for his msking an enquiry
in'o the situation bpfpre delivering the
stores. A meeting was the -eupoD
hastily convened AT the Club rooms,
where Col. Curtiss was int roduc to n
number o. cur leading ci'izsn., aud
the ex'geDciss Of The care discussed.
II this discussion It trsnspired that
the governor was desirous OF acting
subrrdinately to ihs military authors
ties, who, it was presumed, were able
u cope with the difficulties presented,
and the first step appearing to he a
C CONSULTATION with Col. Swaine. q com
mittee OF citizens insisting Of Mes-r'.
Middleton, Robertson, Howes, Loud,
Bryan. Gordsn and Jones was ap-
pointed to accompany Col. Curtiss u
Fort Ksogh. tbs committee, aug.
mented by Mr.. Greenfield. of the Hri-
ena independent, and Mr.. Banks, OF
the Anaconda Standard, procs edsd to
Fort Keogh about 4 o'clock, whert
they were received by Col. Swsine
and a full discu sion Of the situation
entered into. Col. Curtiss explained
to Col. Swsine that the governor,
while ready and willing to afford any
protection In his power to the people
of Custer county, he wished to def-rtc
the military, rendering, however, the
full force of the National Guard Of the
state, consisting of thirteen coDpsnie'
IL desired. Col. Swsine, in reply
while admitting the gravity OF the sit
uation, thought that 1t had not YET
reached point beyond the control o.
the army. He was hampered, how
ever. in moving his troops. by lack o.
transportation. but had now In the
field all the force that he had beer
ordered to send out. He believed thai
with q judicious distribution Of thess
troops In conjunction with those un'
der the command Of Major Carroll, al
two Cr three points 10 the vicinity o.
the agency, that the Indians could b
held In subjection and an outbreak
prevented. The question Of disarmins
the Indians aud holding them on th,
reservation was then broached Ant
heartily approved Of by Col. Swaine
but he said he was poverless to set II
the matter. Authority for such pro
cedure must emauate from the wa
and interior departments. II n memo
rinl was gotten up by the citizens, set
ting forth IN detail the situation an,
making this reques. he would hearth.
endorse Il, and forward IL through
military channels to the secretary o
war, and he suegs sted that this b
done. After some further talk th
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