St. Paul daily globe., 1893-03-31
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Rival ChoetaW Factions Get
ting Ready for a Bloody
Battle.
All Hopes for a Peaceful Set
tlement of the Row at
an End.
II They Fight, One Side or
the Other Will BE EX-
terminated.
Additional Forged Whisky
CePti fieateS Discovered
at Louisville.

ANTLERS, |. r.. March 30.-The
greatest suspense prevails here, and the
people are waiting with bated breath
for the end. No one can tell what the
outcome will be. All is conjecture.
That another battle will be fought, and
that soon, seems inevitable. Judge
Duke and fifteen men went from Paris
through to Talihina last night. On
reaching there Duke made bold and
vigorous speech in which he declared
Locke and his followers must and
would be squelched. Locke had
but one more night of grace. Today
active preparations have been going on
by both parties for battle. This after
noon sixteen mounted militiamen went
through here EN- route to GOodland,
where the militia is being massed. On
the s0uthbOund tram there were sixty
five more. Besides these there is large
force already at GOOdland. Locke has
withnrawn from town and crossed the
river to his ranch on the east side of the
Kiamata river. about three miles north
east of town. No one knows positively
how many men he has with him, but it
is believed that
He Has IA Stronger Force
than ever before. Gov. Jones will ar
rive in Paris, Tex, at 10 a. m. tomorrow,
and 1t Is thought by some that the mill
tia will wait at Goodland until his
arrival there. Others believe Duke will
endeavor 10 march on Locke tonight
and make the attack for fear Gov. Jones
may pursue less violent course
and endeavor to settle it without
bloodshed. If the battle takes place it
will be fight to the death-a fight in
which one OF the other of the factions
will be literally exterminated. All
hopes of a reconciliation are at an end.
Both sides are manifesting the most
dOgged determination not to yield.
Both proclaim the justice of their cause,
and both insist that the other faction
is in the wrong. When the clash
comes, if the militia are victorious, fears
are entertained that they will wreak
vengeance upon those citizens who have
acted lis mediatOrs and endeavored TO
settle the matter without loss of life. 1t
Is believed that they have several white
men marked for slaughter in case they
win the day. SO strong had this feeling
OF uneasinesS become that tonight Hon.
John 5. Gibbons, United States commits
ciOACI AClOs SSHL tue lOllOhAHR ltlc-
gram:
BlOOdshed Unavoidable.
"Antlers, l. r., March 30.-Leo Ben
nett, Iudian agent, MuskOgee, !. T.:
Forces still increasing. BlOodshed un-
avoidable, and that soon. Hope no
United States citizens will be involved,
but afraid they Will. If you are coming
you had better be quick.
John C. GIBBONS"
kilograms of similar nature were
sent to Hon. Charles B. Stewart at
Gainesville. Tex, and Judge James N.
Shackelford, MuskOgee, L. L. The fol-
lowing was also sent:
"Antlers. l. T.. March 500 Hon.
Hoke Smith, Secretary of the Interior,
WashingtOn: Choctaw forces within
few miles of each other. Bloodshed in
evltable unless immediate relief is had.
Gov. Jones can be reached at Paris,
Tex, tomorrow morning early.
JOHN T.. GIBBONS,
UNITED States Commissioner"
Whether these officials can do any
thihs at this stage or the impending
tragedy is doubtful. 1t is known that
the militia bitterly reSents the interven-
ton of nOn-citiZens in this matter. A
few hours more will undoubtedly bring
the Climax