The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-09


Advises received from Pocatello.
Idaho, state that the Indians on tho
Fort Hall reservation have been dane
ing, and two hundred in war paint have
taken to the mountains, causing great
excitement. Governor Wiley has been
asked TO order the military to Pocatello,
and probably 4 company of United
States cavalry 1t Boise bcrracks will
be sent there. The Indians cn tho reser-
walton number l 200 or 1900, moro than
| half of whom arr Bannocks, WHO caused
"a prolonged WAX twelve years arc.
The people OF Pocatello havn elmost
| no arms, and the town of Blaal Foot
and Eagle Rock are on tho border o. the
reservations. The Indians who to ok to
tho mountains arc working eastward
towa,d Wyoming.
Belief is expressed that If the India
at Pccltello so on tho war path they
will be joined by the tribes on Lsmhi;
reservation. who number 600. EN- bracina..
i25 able bodied bucks.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-ISpccialI-
| General Schoticld this morning reosived
the following telegram from General
| Miles, dated January s: "Scvcnty In
! dianS came in from the hostile camp to-
day, aud reports from thom arc that
Red Cloud, Little Wound, Two Strike,
| Big Roa'i and others will como in to-
| morrow
Reports from General Brooke stats
that Lieut.. II. w. Casey, 22nd infantry,
was killed today. There had boon
! lighting and diminishing on tina. part of
the line for several days. Liout Casey
was out with his scouts watching the
hostile camp, and with ono Cheyenne
met the Indians, an Ogallala and Brule.
| The Ogallalia warned Lieut. Casey thnt
the Brulcs wcro bad and would shoot.
| AS lieutenant Casey turned to go
away tho iIrulo fired, striking him in
the back OF the head and killing him in
! Stanuy. lieutenant Casey was one of
! the most brilliant and beloved officers
OF tho service. There il q report of
heavy firing in or near tho hostile camp
| that may be between the two elements
OF the Indian camp"
Lieutenant Casey was brother of
| General Thomas Il. Casey, Chief of en-
gincers OF the array, ami WAS about
| forty years of age. He had been in
command or Il troop OF Cheyenne scouts
for about Il year. no had tbs roputa-
ton in tho army OF possessing an unusu-
ally nccnvat 10 knowledge OF Indian Char
| acCcr.
THE LyMcus,JEG pNsroFEIcI;-
rac Fight between McIaugiin nnh nr.
Walthuil, with j. W. Wright nss ~ Dark
HORSE.
LYNcnnuHa, Jan. S. --fSpcoiall The
contest for tho Lynchourg postofice
grows apacc. Tho number OF oandi-
dates appear to grow with every rovolv-
ing sun. What the upshot will be- no
man may know.
Mr.. James w. Wright. who went to
Washington last week ns dark horse
candidate for tho Lynchburg postofilce.
returned to tho city early this morning.
He is in excellent spirits, and fools Ger
tain that he will receive tho appoint
mcnt
Mr.. Wrght's friends say that on We'd
| ncsday last the Postmaster General was
about to send Mr.. Me I.aughlin's name
to the President, with tho recommends
! ton that he be appointed, but that Mr.
! Wrights appearance at tho department
| put Il stop To that.
After Mr. Wright had interviewed
the Postmaster General and others. the
appointments was postponed fer one
week. and it il lifcly that somebody
will he appointed tomorrow
The fight between Nc Laughlin and
| Dir. Walthall is characterized rs dis
graceful Each charges the other with
almost everything that is low and
dcspicable Mr.. sam Patterson is Mt
the Capitol, but his chances ara regarded
as very slim.
a committee OF tho Walthall advocates
left here last night for Washing ton, as
did also Mr.. Mclaughlin.
| In conversation to-day with several
| prominent Republicans who have NO
choice between any OF tho applicants, u
! reporter was told that ii either OF the
four applicants were appointed it would
certainly DO Mr. Mclaughlin. Bnt it
was their impression that, if tho present
disgrUccful wrangle were kept up, Afr.
Jennings would hold over for another
wear at least. At all events, il is moro
| than probable that tho decision of tho
department will be known tomorrow.
T'ho lights of Bristol.
BRsroi, Tenn Jan. S.-ISpeoiall-
Last night tho Electric Light Company
announced that we would get no moro
lights. The reason assigned for the dis
continuance was that it did not pay.
To-day called meeting was speedily
| held, and tho lights are now shining.
! Citizens had threatened to cut down the
poles unless something WAS done. A
new electric light company and gas
plant arc TO DO organized hero Ut once.
y Toxas Cyclone.
SHERMAN, Tex, Jan. -{Speclall-
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