The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-10
THEINDIAN TROUBLES
Pickets Report All Quiet in the
Bad Lands Boundary.
CROWS SELL THEIR RESERVATION
An Apache Murdered with . Billiard
Cue-Pres,dent Sign. Bill to GIVE
Rifes to the states.

DuRANGo. Colo, Dec 9-Saturday nigh.
xnomae INK In got into 81 alteration with a
couple OF Indians in sioon at Armavo N. NJ.
ana be struck both Indians over the head with
billiard cue, killing one and seriously wound.
Ing the other. Saturday morning. some
Apscnes came 70 Armago intent upon
having Franklin's scalp but the sheriff
secreted him Great excitt ment is prevailing.
ana the Indians declare that they want only
justice. but II any attempt 10 made to get Frank
lin out OF town here will be trouble The en-.
tire population Is attending to business with
number arc carrying Wincnesters, to be pre-
pared for an emergency.
RAPID CITY, 9. OAK. Dec. g.-General Carr
with ten companies OF the Sixteenth cavalry
arrived here this morning from Fort wingate
Small bands Of Indians from tie bad lands have
been running or stock and burning deserted
ranches on French and Battle creeks. coming
within twenty-five miles of this city.
HELENA, Mont, Dec 9.--Ispeciai THE COM
missioners appointed by the president to treat
with the Crow Indians. with relation 70 ceding
. portion OF their reservation to the United
States, have most fattsring prospects OF success
At council today the Indians prom sed TO cede
portion OF the reserva alton. The council has
been . long one. and the commits
sioner have had much to contend
with. The lana sought by Uncle Sam
- all that portion OF the Crow reserve lying west
Of Clark's Fork. 1t is valuable for mining, ag-
r1cultural and grazing purposes Several prom.
istnE mines upon which the Minneapolis
smelling Company have done developing work
some time ago, were found TO be on the
resorystt and were necessarily abandoned.
Much valuable mineral lies within the
present limits. and 1t Is OF the greatest import
auce that 1t be developed. Most OF the opposI-
ton has come from certain cattlemen VIII
stand In with the Indians. Aided by squaw
men. they have been endeayoring TO
prevent tho Crows from making a
treaty. The announcement that the
Indians have agreed tn make a trea
with the government caused much rejoicing In
Eastern Montana. as it throws open q vast pro-
ductive country TO settlement heretof re tied
mp and held by lazy redskins. The details OF
the treaty are not yet announced, but assurance
10 given that the commissioners viii rush the
matter while the Indians are In the present
mood.
QUAY INDIAN AGENCY, GREEN RIVER,
Utah, Dec 9.-The Southern Utes are greatly
excited ever news from Dakota regarding the
coming Of Shiloh Christi and have commenced
dancing and painting themselves.
WARRINGTON CITY, Dec. 9-The president
has approved the joint resolution author ri lg
the secretary Of war to issue 10000 stands OF
arms 70 North and South Dakota. wyoming,
Montana and Nebraska
GUTHRIE. ]. r. Dec. 9.--McKee. courier who
arrived here yesterday from Frisco q small
town on the bord Z, states that the Indians in
diderent sections west OF his place are engaged
In the ghost dance. and that they are trading Off
their ponies. blankets and trinkets for guns aud
ammunition. Never before during the recent
craze has the aspect Of the Indian territory
looked 20 serioua He advises giving every
assistance possible. and Oklahoma settlers are