The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1895-05-04
FEAR A MASSACRE
TURTLE ss6UNTA;N INDIANS ARE
VERY UGLY. r..
They, Declare That IL They Are
Molested Again by Deputy
Marshals They VIII XIII
Every White Man In
sHN Sight.
THE SETTLERS ARE FRIGHTENED.
People In the Turtle Mountain Dis.
trict Are Hastily Leaving
the Country.


The Reds Getting Rampant.
kilograms in the daily press gives
information that the halfbreeds in the
Turtle Mountain region about st. John,
are getting little rampant, and may
need a cooling off before they come to
their sober second senses. The Fargo
Forum of May publishes the follow
ing kilograms:
BIsMARCK, N. D., May 1,-Governor
Allin has received number of Iele-
grams from settlers in the Turtle
Mountain country advising him Of the
threatening actions Of the half fbreeds,
and requesting that troops be ordered
there to protect the property Of the
citizens, as they are afraid that an at
tempt by an insufficient force of United
States officers to serve the warrants,
would be followed by reprisals, as the
half.breeds boast that the white men
are afraid Of them, as shown by the
fact that some Of them were punished
four years ago when they stood off the
officers. They report the halfbreeds en-
gagged in preparing their position for
defense, in case they are attacked.
HOW TT LOOKS LOCALLY.
The Turtle Mountain troubles seem
to be assuming graver phase and the
half.breeds seem anxious to become
targets for some of Uncle Sans
regulars to practice at. kilograms
from that vicinity at late hour report
that families are leaving st. John and
Rolla for Devils Lake. At late hour
last night telegram from Deputy
Marshal SCHNEIDER states:
Canadian breeds have decided to
fight. All women will have left st.
John by morning. I have notified all
parties not to sell any ammunition at
St John or Rolla.
Yesterday afternoon Marshal Cronan
sent in a special report of the trouble
to Attorney General Olney, and asked
( If troope should be called out. At 8
O'Clock last night reply was received
that another effort be made to arrest
the men who had been indicted by
taking posse Of deputies to the scene,
and then If unable to make the arrests
q call for troops would be considered.
From indications today it Is probable
that the marshal's posse will start for
the Turtle Mountain country tomorrow
morning. Marshal Cronan will proba-
bly, take about twenty-five men with
him, who, armed with repeating Win
chesters, will be able to cope with quite
alarge force Of breeds.
It is understood that q majority Of
the breeds have rifles, but 1t Ia not
thought they are we'll supplied with
ammunition. The worst feature Of the
affair will be the ease with which the
breeds can skip across the boundary
line where the marshals cannot follow.
IF the marshals fail to arrest the men
wanted, and troops are ordered out,
cavalry companies will be sent in via
Bottineau and along the Canadian line,
and an attempt made to hem the
offenders in. The Indians are still re-
ported as peaceful and halfbreeds are
raising all the trouble.
THE STATUS THIS AFTERNOON.
Deputy SCHNEIDER telegraphed this
morning to Marshal Cronan:
'You can't take prisoners with posse.
They are preparing to fight, and
gather together every night. You
must have troops. Posse no use."
Marshal Cronan viii leave for the
Turtle Mountains tomorrow morning,
and will take along all the regular
deputies. Deputy SCHNEIDER Is re-
garded a. having probably sized the
situation up correctly, but as the Wash
ington authorities refuse to take the
advice Of parties on the spot, he will
make an attempt to make the'arrests
with the force he has, and do the best
he can to avoid bloodshed.
It was these same halfbreeds that
threatened to cause trouble in January
1891, when they forced the sheriff to
give up some Of their property which
he had seized for non-paymenty yof
taxes, which they claimed could MT be
assessed, a. they were not citizenf.
The Fargo Argus Of the LIST cQhtains
the following telegram:
RoLLA, N. D., April 80 X Cronan,
Fargo, N. D.: Canadian breeds have
decided to fight All women will have
left st. John by morning. have
notified ell parties not to sell any am
munition ut St John or Rolla.
FRED SCHNEIDER.
The Grand Forks Plaindealer of the
LIST has the following:
The trouble with the Indians in
and about st. John is growing more
serious every hour. Since the re-
turn OF Marshal CrOnAn the Cana
dian Reds have been on thes tear,
and it is reported have burned several
dwellings and barns. Marshal Cronan
has accordingly decided to take big.
posse and stop the depredations.
Deputy marshals today are being or
dered to arm themselves and get ready
to leave on tomorrow mornings train.
Newspaper correspondents are hurry
ing to the scene. The situation is look
ing serious and the report comes that
the Reds are threatening to drive the
whites. from the strip People in st.
John are preparing to leave.
In the Grand Forks Herald of the
End appears the following:
WASHINGTON, May l. Officials at
the Indain bureau are inclined 70 think