Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-01
HIS FORCE DAILY INCREASING.
indian Agent Bennett Arrives in Inc Camp
Of the Millus
And Orders tho Force 10 DIsband --0uvenos
Jones VIII Go to knlIers To-day 10 500
LOcke-Iudue siOwarrs lusiruo.
lions kilograms SEMI Out

4 hs NhoctuW war Is what rs itT
Everything indicated yesterday that the
battle would come today. but II has not.
Locke has kept himself strictly on the
defensive II Ii had been In country
OF law the men who made The wanton
attack on his home would all be under
arrest They had no warrants for Locke
nor any one with him. They were not
under the command of any officer and
Locke In resisting them only defended
his home aud family. Then the govern.
or making no sign that he disapproved
aud the militia continuing to augment
their force aud threatening that yon-
gcauce would be wreakod on him, he
gathered his friends and moved across
the kiamliia river whore he has utilized
his army experience and
BUILT A FORT
Of huge logs on the shore Of lake which
protects one side aud furnishes water
aud there ON the defensive, making no
threats, has waited their coming. His
force Is increasing steadily, Is spendldly
armed and determined,
The militia have massed at Goodlund
under the command of Captains Durant
aud Thompson, and were awaiting tho
arrival of Governor Jones. who was to
have been there this morning. He did
bot come, nor could they hear from him.
This has puzzled them and 80 dlsar-
ranged their plan Of attack ON Locke
today. II is also surmised that they
found IN Lockes fort harder nut than
they had recloncd, aud 80 they have
laid Mt Goodland, gathering In additional
forces. This evening about sixty of tho
militia led by Durant left Goodland and
II was learned that forty more were at
Tushkahomma moving In this direction,
aud Il looked like the end was approach-
ing
Meanwhile. the following kilograms had
been passing;
Gainesville, Tex. March 81, 1893.
Commissioner j. c. Gibbons, Antlers,
l. n;
DO everything TO preserve the peace;
advise and induce as far as possible all
United States citizens 10 obey the law.
Il anything happens, wire me ~ Ard
more. q. Is. STUART"
"AIuskogoo, 1. H., March 81, 1898.
john G. Gibbons. United States Com
missioner. AntlCrs, /. ~
please wire me the situation todays
giving full particulars
LEO n. BENNETT,
"lndian Agent
"Antlers. l. T. March 81, 1898.
LEO u, Bennett, Indian Agent, Musko@
gee. l. n;
"Opposing forces Ia camp u few miles
apart preparing for combat, bound to be
blOodshpd unless speedy relief ~ had
hope United states citizens VIII not De
involved; am afraid they Will VIII do
all ] can TO prevent IL. | believe your
JOHN G. GIBBONS
"Muskogee, /. H., March 81, 1873.
ITO j. q. Gibbons United States Come
missioner, Anters, /, T.;
'Notify leaders that unless they forth
with disbnnd / will call military aid
and enforce peace. start for Anllers
on hrst train. BENNETT"
Agent"
The last message was received about
3 o'clock p. M, aud II was at once re-
ported 10 the militia officers al tood-
land. Thompson WAS there aud az once
started courier with Il TO Durant, who
az once returned to Goodland, where
they were met By Mr. Gibbons. Dur
ant AZ commanding oilicer aequleseed
Ia Benefits demand 80 Tar as 20 say
that ~ would suspend operations nntii
no could hear from Governor Jones. He
stated tlnt he did not know where Jones
was: that lac last heard from him AZ
IHnisOn aud had sent man IN search
OF him with Benefits message,
Locke hnd been notified ANA u rest
ing casy with bis men at the fort walt
Beanott win reach here in the morn-
iuu
i'hcy may listen to him and may
Ihey may fight at amy moment.
ZONES AND BENNETT.
Paris, Tex, March 3i.-gspecinl(-'
Governor Jones, principal chief Of tho
Choetaws, and Leo Bennatt, Indian agent
passed through here This evening on the
Santa Fe train bound Tor Antlers, the
sent Of the trouble 10 that territory.
They were locked Ia the drawing room
OF the sleeper aud were not discovered
until they arrive al Goodland, where
MIR. Bennett saw the captain of the
militia and instructed him IN the nAino
Of tile United States % disband.
A report from a reliable source cismo
here that he and the governor Will pro-
coed 10 Antlars aud disband the Locke
crowd and n necessary eau Tor troops
from Fort Gibson TO carry out bis cOin-
niullNt ultEl MHlNN. At VIII NlE"NA@ 4"
proper officer arm him with the proper
warrants and arrest the two men that
Locke Is supposed 70 be harboring az hia
house.
An sorts Of rumors have been going
the rounds here today as 10 the con-
ditiOn In the Territory and much uneQsi-
ness Is felt, the citizens here knowing
the temper Of those people believe that ui-
less Bennett takes prompt steps 70 Queli
the mob before the trouble begins that
there WIN be many lives lost.
The fa0Ying telegram was received
here al 70 tonight by your repfesenia~
tive:
'Goo1land. l. ~, March 81. Mllitia
here an quiet. waiting governors oroera
have prosess FOR al men wanted VIII
comply strictly with the law.
" r. MILLER
Governor jones and indinn Agent hen-
nett passed quietly through hero without
anyone knowing az Ills friends Wero
looking FOR him on the Texas and paeluc
train from Sherman, but instead " thai
he calne through DpfisDu GA the Allss,
souri, Kansas and TTaas % Celeste whsre
fC6ntinood o. Third panal