The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-30
ROANOKE, VA. SUNDAY MORNING APRIL 80 1898
UPRISING OF INDIANS.
Eight White Settlers Killed by the Red
skins In the Navnjoe Arency

skihs In the NavnJOe Agency.
DENVER, April 29.-The long threatened
war of the Navajoe Indians against the
settlers of the country in the vicinity OF
their lands has come at last, and with il
the death of eight settlers. Such was tho
startling news received by Adjutant Cen
eral kennedy, who received telegram
from LieuteDant Plummer Indian agent
of the Navajoes, in which he stated that
eight white men had been murdered by
the Indians, who are now Mt war with the
settlers. He declared that the situation is
very critical one and asked that the
troops be called out to prevent further
bloodshed.
Plummer stated that the people below
Durango are in wild state Of excitement.
and grave fears are entertained least the
Indians continue their warfare in the val
ley. Two battles have been fought al
ready. In the first five men were killed,
all settlers, while at another encounter
three more whites lost their lives.
The adJutant general forwarded the in
formation to the war department at Wash
1ngton, and it is not unlikely that orders
Will be issued from that source for the re-
moval of the troops now quartercd at Fort
Logan.
They can act outside the state and would
be of more avail i'll n conflict with the In
dams than state troops. Adjutant General
Kennedy was inclined to regard the situa-
ton with good deal of concern, although
expressing the belief that the trouble
would not extend very far north
In speaking of the affair he said:
''Ther are $50 bucks who are raising the
disturbance. They are all mounted and
equipped with the best repeating rifles and
have supplies for n long war They are q
bad lot and revel in plumber and murder.
There has been i'll feeling among them
for long time, and it has at last come to
head The settlers down in that country
and the Indians never could get along in
peace. The Indians are continually plum
dcring and stealing from whites, who have
submitted to the thcfts until the past few
day;
The present conflict was precipitated
BY the resistance of the whites to tho dep
relations of IL band of warriors who raided
the stock of the cattlemen They drove off
large herd of cattle, which they took to
the mountains.
This so incensed the stockmen that
they organized large posse of COWBOYS
and went to recover the cattle. y desper-
ate encounter followed, in which five cow
boys We're killed and it is believed num-
Der of Indians, The redmcn had the nd
vantage and fought with telling effect"
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The com
.aiSSiohel VI iuuluil AHalrS lnlS morn
ing received the following telegram
from Lieutenant Plummer, agent of the
Navajoes: my intention to use the
troops asked for is to compel tho sur
render OF murderers and other outlaws
and bring the Indians on the reserva.
tion. The necessity for large force
Immediately is more urgent than re.
ported yesterday. The Navaioes along
this border practically rule everything,
defying all authority and disregarding
the rights of whites to settle. They
have been permitted to do this so long
with only weak threats from the agent
never carried out, that they have grown
to believe nothing will or can be done
with them
telegram from Agent Bartholomew
at the Ute agency says: The Navajoes
are about to break out and we have sen.
word to the governors OF New Mexico
and Colorado for aid, but we must have
help before their aid arrives. Must have
aid in q hurry"
Gen McCook has started four troops
of cavalry FROM Fort Wingate for scene
OF trouble. he telegraphed that he con.
sidered those sent suilisient for the
present.