Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-05
IN D lANS ETAlIATED
Cattlemen Used Their Lands for Grazing
Without Pay.
The Reds Promptly Stole the Cattle OF
the Whites and Fierce Fight
ing Followed.

Ell RENO, Okla, April 5.-The military
authorities at Fort Reno have received in
formation Of an Indian outbreak in G
county in Oklahoma.
The battle was between the Indians and
the whites who hold possession of the
vacant lands on the old Cheyenne reserva-
ton. The cattlemen have persisted in put
ting their cattle to Craze on the Indian al
lotments. which have never been fenced or
otherwise shut off from the common. The
Indians would not have objected to the oc-
cupation of the land If the white men paid
them the tribute which was demanded.
When the Indians did not get their tribute
they stole cattle. A party Of cowboys caught
the Indians in the act last Sunday and fired
on them. A battle ensued, which lasted far
into the night The Indians who were camp
ed In the locality came to the assistance of
their friends. and the white settlers consid-
cred 1t their duty to kill off few more In
dams for the good of the community.
The number of killed and wounded in the
hrst encounter is given as two whites and
one Indian killed and one Indian wounded
Information from other and reliable
sources does not agree with the above and is
at least twelve hours later. VIM Delesde-
nier, trader at Sager, a point thirty-five
miles from the origin of the trouble came in
today to purchase ammunition to take to
the settlers. He states that the first reports
came to his place by the Indians on Sunday
night. and then they purchased 5000 rounds
or ammunition and took to the band in the
fight The settlers, Delesdenier says. are
collecting and they have now a company of
about 1l5 under arms, and several bands Of
settlers have gone to the scene of the trouble
The Indians engaged are not of the band of
Whirlwind, as at first believed but are fol-
lowers of Red Moon.
The location of the fight Is on the Wash
ita river. about lis miles west of FL Reno
Delesdenfer and a party of settlers went
TO the scene OF the fighting on Monday
night and found that fifteen of the Indians
and about as many whites had been killed
1t is impossible to get the names Of those
killed. The Indians are all armed with
Winchesters and have plenty of ammuni-
ton.
The Indians from other parts of the res
ervaticn have hastere ed to join Red Moon
In his trouble and he now has a band Of
about 80 bucks in the fighting crowd that
Is moving up the Washita river. A small
skirmish occurred between a band of In
dams and some white men at a point about
thirty miles from the cantonment, the In
dams being on the move to join Red Moon.
Two white men were brought into the
cantonment that were killed in the en-
counter but the number of Indians killed
or wounded was not known.
This information was brought in by Clar-
ence Trent, horseman who has just ar
rived from that point, having ridden 80
miles to bring the information.
The cantonment was not burned, as re-
ported, and it is strongly guarded by the
people who have gone there for safety.
All the Cheyennes from that locality have
Joined Red Moons band. The settlers are
nearly all ex-cowmen and cowboys and
between them and the Indians no chance
Is lost to make trouble.