Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-09
COWBOYS KILLED.
Two Strikes and His Gang Commit
Murder.
The Indian Police Attack the Renegades
and xiii and Wound Seyeral-An
Indian Chief Highly
Praised.

CHADRoN, Neb., Feb. 6-Great excite
ment was created by report received
here that Two Strikes, the leader OF
the Indian outbreak two years ago, had
killed five cowboys at the mouth of
White Clay creek, about 90 miles north
of Chadron. Later reports show that
Two Strikes, White Face Horse and
two sons of Two Strikes became in
volved in a quarrel with some cowboys
over some cattle and resulted in the
killing of three cowboys and mortaIly
wounding another, who died early Sat
urday morning. The cowboys were en-
ployed by Stringer s. Humphreys. con-
tractors on White Clay creek, who sup
ply the Indians with beef It is said
the Indians obtained whisky in some
way and were under the influence of
liquor when the killing was done.
Indian Agent Brown sent twenty
special policemen to the scene of the
trouble as soon as he learned of it. The
Indians resisted arrest, and the police
openly fired upon them, wounding Two
Strikes and son and killing White Face
Horse and capturing the entire lot
Red Cloud and Man-Afraid-of-His-
Horses, express themselves very openly
on the matter and say that the guilty
Indians deserve to be punished and are
very sorry any trouble has happened.
There is no danger whatever of an In
dian outbreak IN this vicinity.
MORE TROUBLE LIKELY
PINE RIDGE, \. D.. Feb. Ga tele-
gram has been received by Capt Brown.
United States Indian agent here. from
the foreman of the government beef
contractors that he was at beef caGar
during the killing of the cowboys by
the Indians Saturday, but mlde mis-
escape. He states positively that four
cowboys We're killed at this agency
There is no reason given for the kill
ing. Everything points to n willfui and
cruel murder. A detachment was sent
from here to bring the bodies OF the
white nAen to the agency, but the
friends of the murdered men refused to
let the police have the remains, claim
ing that they would tend to the burial
themselves. 1t has since been learned
that the four bodies were sent 20 Ii en-
mosa, S. d.
Information has been received since
the engagement between the Indian
police and Two Strikes band that ii
was owing to the firm and heroic stand
that Young -Afraid-of- His Horses
took that prevented another outbreak.
NO-Water, a chief at whose camp the
fight occurred, is a prime mover among
the ghost dancers, and is one of the
worst Indians on this reservation.
After the police had wounded Two
Strikes. his son and killed White Face
Horse and another renegade Indian,
Water flew in d frenzy and called
on his followers to avenCe the killing
and wounding of Two Strikes and his
son. 1t was at this stage that Young
Man-Afraid-of-H His Horses showed tact
and good generalship. He hurriedly
got his band together and marched his
people between the police and No
Waters followers and in this way pre-
vented another Indian war.
The government officials here have
submitted TO the honora BILE secretary ci
the interior u full account of Young
Man-Afraid-of-hi s-Horses' actions in
the matter and recommended that some
fitting testimonial be given him. Ser
geant Joe Bush and Sitting Bear have
also been recommended for promotion
for meritorious service.
A courier just in from the camp re
ports that Two Strikes and his sons
returned two or three hours after kill
ing the cowboys and took all the bed
clothing in the camp and stole what
food was in sight It is d fiicult mat
ter to obtain reliable particulars. Last
night it was rumored that Two Strikes
friends were moving toward The agency
and were going to fire the government
buildings, but this cannot be confirmed.
A blizzard is now raging, which usu
ally cools an Indians ardor more thar
anything else Capt Brown does nol
fear serious trouble, but others no moi
share the same opinion