Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-06-19
LOOKING FOR SCALPS,
CHEYENNE INDIANS PREPARING
FOR THE WARPATH.


The Ind an Troubles I'm Montana Aggra-
waited by the Attitude or the whites
Gov. Tcole Sends Arms and Ammunition
to the Front.
Miles City (Mont) dispatch: The
Cheyenne Indian trouble Is daily and
hourly assuming more serio1s aspect.
Settlers coming into town from the out
side agree that every indication points
TO an outbreak. Cheyenne bucks are
scattered over the country IN small par
ties intimidating ranchers by insolent
conduct and killing cattle largely in
excess OF their demands for food. The
bucks occupy the high ground and are
constantly signaling 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 con-
templatcd raid. These reports are also
to the effect that the Cheyennes are
going to raid white settlements as soon
as preparations are completed.
Upshaw, agent Of the CEeyennes, is
marked for vengeance. He Is to be
scalped and his scalp divided so each
Indian can have piece. Sioux Indians
travelling singly and in pairs, with large
strings Of ponies, have been intercepted
coming from the direction of the Mis-
souri, river agencies and headed for the
Cheyenne agency.
The Cheyennes are all well armed
with Winchesters and have plenty Of
ammunition. The settlers and cowboys
are poorly armed. To remedy this Sheriff
Jones OF Custer county has asked Gov.
Toole for 100 rifles and 10000 rounds OF
ammunition, which will arrive tomorrow
and be sent out at once. There are now
at the Cheyenne agency three troops
OF cavalry from Fort Custer, number
ing about 140 men. under command Of
Major Carroll. A detachment. one troop
OF cavalry and three companies Of in
fantry, under command of Capt. Mat
thewson, left Fort Keogh this morning
for Sweeney Creek, where the Indians
were reported troublesome. 1t Is prob
able that another detachment will be
ordered to Ashland at once.
1t may be possible to qucll the out
break by the presence of the troops and
armed ranchers and cowboys, but the
only solution OF the difficulty is the re-
moval OF the Indians, who are only half
fed and have been kept in this condition
for years past. Half their food has been
furnished by stockmen OF Custer county,
who are getting tired and will relieve
themselves Of this incubus II tho Gov
ernment does not act.
Helena (Mont.) dispatch: Gov. Toole
has just received q dispatch signed
by ten prominent citizens of Miles City
requesting that he send 1000 stand Of
arms and ammunition. In reply arms
and ammunition were sent forward in
charge Of Col. Curtis. The Cheyennes
have left their camps and are gather
ing In small camps Of from fifteen 70
at settlers houses and making the most
threatening demonstrations. Ranch
men have been bringing their families
into the settlement all day. Cattle are
being shot down by the Indians through
pure malice, as no parts Of the animals
are used for beef. Eighteen cattle were
shot in one bunch on Otter creek.
White men are believed to be re-
sponsible to q great extent for the
present troubles among the CheYennes.
These men, without the authority or
knowledge of the military authorities at
Fort Custer, entered the reservation
about week or ten days ago and
harrangued the Indians with story of a
coming Christ and infamed their
imaginatIons with tales of horses,
cattle and fre-water to be bestowed
when the Christ arrived. One night this
week band of braves went on the war
path almost within sight OF Fort Custer
and surprised family on the Little
Big Horn. The only woman present
escaped with her husband, but a man
named Bowen was killed and scaiped.
The hand proceeded to the Tongue
River valley and killed two more set
tiers whose names are unknown.
Four Indians implicated in the mur-
der were arrested and taken to Miles
City. 1t was then fully realized that
an ugly feeling was general among the
Northwestern tribes, medicine men hav-
Ing infamed nearly all of them by
preaching the coming of new Messiah.
Cattle were stolen from ranches in upu-
sual numbers, and the settlers have for
weeks been in state Of fear.