Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-28
FLOWERS FOR A PAIL
Funeral Services of the Late Col.
Shepard. *
EDISON DEN0UNCES THE PATENT LAWS
The Warning Factions in the Choc-
taw Nation.
APACHES GROWING RESTLESS
APACHES GROWING RESTLESS
VIOLENCE HOURLY EXPECTED.


Waiting for the Factions in the ChOctaw
Nation to Come to Blows.
DALLAS, TEX, March 2S-The Neps. Antlers
Ind. T.. special says:
All overtures looking to peace between the
warning Choctaw factions have been in vain
When John c. Gibbons went to the militia Sun.
day night with Lockes ultimatum, they
took the matter under advisement and asked
for another conference with Mr.. Gibbons this
morning. On returning to the camp yester-
day morning Mr.. Gibbons found that
they had been reinforced during the night
He was informed that two couriers
had been to Gov: Jones the night before with
Lockes proposition, and that nothing would be
done until Wednesday by which time they ex-
pected to hear from the governor and would
act as he directed.
This was not satisfactory to Locke and his
people and they declared the armistice at an
end.
The matter looked as il the crisis had come.
There was a strong sentiment in favor of at
lacking the militia at once. Locke decided not
to attack, but to move out of town, where, in
case of a battle, the lives Of women, children
and disinterested parties would not be imS
perilled.
So yesterday afternoon q wagon was loaded
with provisions and Locke's forces left Antlers
and went east. They would not say where they
were going but it is believed that they have
crossed the Klamitia river and have struck
camp in the mountains.
Locke was interviewed by the Neus cores
pondent. He said he wanted peace. His home
his wife and children were all at Antlers, his
business was there and these troubles were a
great annoyance and loss to him. Asked why
he did not give the men over to the militia he
said: They would be killed. they are my
friends, and will protect them because they
have always stood by me-
THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT INTERFERE.
CHICAGO, March 2S.-Regarding the fac
tional troubles in the Indian nation, Capt.
Higgins, aide to Gen. Miles, says: "Unless
American citizens are mixed up in the
affair and their rights have been in
vaded 1t is improbable that the
government will take cogniZance of the trouble.
1t has never been the policy of the govern
ment to do so and think that it would not in
terfere in any purely Indian trouble, unless it
seemed likely that much blood would be spilled
and that the quarrel had gone beyond patch
ing up.
The various tribes in Indian territory are
well organized. somewhat on the plan of our
state governments. and they have militia of
their own and all the machinery OF law
to quiet any disturbance. As a general
rule they enforce the law strictly.
=, The way in which they have administered
their affairs, especially the management
of the large funds which the govern
ment pays to them annually as in
terest on the value of their original
lands, shows that they are capable Of self
government. There is still some of the old
bitterness among the members of the various
tribes dating back to war times. They we're
about evenly divided then on the sides Of the
north and south, and the luminosity engendered
at that time has been kept alive to some extent
along political lines. 1 believe, however, that
this present trouble will not get beyond the
power of the chiefs to control"