St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-12

Special to the Globe.
MILES CITY, Mont, June 1.-THE
Cheyenne Indian trouble is daily and
hourly assuming more serious aspect.
Settlers coming into town from outside
agree that every indication points to an
outbreak. Cheyenne bucks are scat
tered over the country in small parties
intimidating ranchers by insolent con-
duct and killing cattle largely in excess
of their needs for food. The bucks oc-
cUpy high points and are constantly
signalling from point to point.
Friendly Indians report that runners
have been sent to Standing Rock
and Pine Ridge to induce the Sioux and
Pine Ridge Cheyennes to join in the
contemplated raid. These friendly In
dians also report that the Cheyennes
are going to raid the white settlements
as soon as preparations are completed.
Maj. r. L. Upshaw. the Indian agent
at Tongue River agency, is marked for
slaughter. He is to be Scalped and his
ScalplOck divided so that each Indian
can have piece of 1t. Sioux Indians,
travelling singly and in pairs wit h
large strings of ponies, have been
intercepted coming from the direction
| Of the Missouri river agencies and
headed for Cheyenne agency. The
Cheyennes are well armed with Win
chesters and have plenty of ammuni-
tion. The settlers and cowboys are
poorly armed. To remedy this Sheriff
Jones, of Custer county, asked Gov.
| nil re
ammunition, which will arrive to-
morrow and be distributed among the
settlers and cowboys at once. There
are now at Cheyenne agency three
troops of the First cavalry FROM Fort
Custer numbering about 40 men under
the command of Major Carroll. A de-
tachment Of one troop of the Eighth cav
airy and three companies of the Twenty
second infantry under the command of
Capt. Mott HootOn of Co. K. 22d in
fantry, left Fort Keogh this morning
for Sweeny Creek. where the Indians
were reported to be troublesome. 1t is
probable that another detachment will
be ordered to Ashland tomorrow. 1t
may be possible to quell the outbreak
by the presence of a large force Of
troops and armed ranchers and cow
boys, but the only permanent solution
VI ql1O OlluSu1Gy tnO AOlhOtoA W OlO
Indians, who are only half fed, and
have been kept in this condition for
years past. The other half of their sub
sistence has been moderately furnished
by the stock men of Custer county. who
are getting tired of being bled and will
relieve themselves of this incubus if
the government does not act at once.
The killing of Ferguson, fearful as it
was as an individual case, was only an
incident. 1t is known that the Chey-
enne Indians have sworn to kill every
white man who detects them killing
cattle. Such discoveries are always in
voluntary on the part of the white man,
but if, when riding on the range,
a white man unfortunately stumbleS
upon party of Indians gorging them
selves with range beef, his life is to be
forfeited. This state of affairs cannot
last much longer unless the country is
given back to barbarism. The white
men had rights here before the Chey-
ennes were placed on their reservation.
and they don't intend to vacate them.
If the Indians are not removed at once,
war will follow, which will be war of
determination of the Cheyennes.