Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-09
SENT TO CHoCTAw NATION.
The Report Of The Government Strongly Ia
Favor Of Locke.
President Cleveland Goes 10 Soc Bayard.
Senate coEIrmalIons Carlisle Says
tho Chinese Do Not Have 10 Have
IhOlr Pictures Taken.

Warrington. April g. Secretary Hoka
Smith has received detailed report
from Agent Bennett on the present trou-
BILE in the ChOctaw country. The 0gent
says he ~ thoroughly convinced the mi-
htia acting under Governor Jones orders
was the alrcssor aud the party commonly
called the Locke party, the nggrleyed.
advice, proposed TO surrender at once
their arms, II he could promise 10 pro-
tect them from the militia. This Oder
Bennett of course, could not accepts
The Locke party declare that they were
peaceable, lNw-abidng Indians, charged
with no oifcnsc, and were ready 60 Att-
render to any proper officer Of their ma
ton, clothed with authority, That they
had boon unwillingly driven to band theln
selves together Ms a means OF protection
against murder 10y the militia, which they
declared were led by their most bitter
and deadly personal and political enc
mites, that the militia had murdorcusly
assaulted thom and their wives and chil-
drcn In their homes, wrecked and ruined
their property, attempted their hNca,
dragged their wives mothers and chill
dren from their homes and otherwise
grieyously and wuntonly wrOnged thein-
Tiny also said that IL was not their IN
tcntion 30 attack the militia, but dmply
10 protect themselves from assaults And
outrages. Bennett, aftcrward talked with
the captains of the milihni who question:
ed his authority 10 inquire into the dis
turhances.
Governor Jones also questioned tho
agents right 20 be- present on inquire into
the matter which he said WIS an affair
concerning the Chuctaw people only,
and the United States had DO right 90
Interfere. After nn elaborate review Of
the whole situation the agent concludes
the calling out the whole militia by Gov.
a. 40
unnecessary and unlawful and that the
conflict precipitated by then was tho
act of drunken irresponsible mob,
banded together as militia for the pur-
pose of numbering men, wVmen and
children, thereby removing their political
opponents and innmidating others Ina
order 10 perpetuatc the power Of pnrties
ne present IN authority; that many of
the aCgreaRors were 10 intoxicated ms
to be unable 10 SIC upon their horses;
that they shot numerically into pubic
and private buildings, occupied Ia SONS
eases by women aud children, and that
IN short the acts OF the militia were moro
nkc those Of Wild beasts than hmnRn
beings.
Agent Bennett also believes The Choc.
taw government viii never bring these
would-be murdcrors 70 trial. but uphold
them IN their unlawful acts and that
i would naaist In so-cnllod judicial MUIR
der 60 permit the militia 10 make arresta
IN the Choctaw untiOn. Ia view ol
those fnots he strongly urges that the
nation be placed under martial law.
Secretary Smith. acting under ntrthor-
ity Of the treaty of 60 which provides
that the United Stntes shall protect
Choctaws and ChicasawR from domestic
strife, has requested the secretary OF
war TO az once send "a detachment OF
TROOPS 10 the scene Of the threntencd
trouble to maintain peace and pruteca
life and property