Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-30
WILL ARREsr THE INDIAN POLICE.
Warrants Sworn Out at Fender Which WIN
Probably Cause Trouble.


PENDER, Neb., March 29.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Warrants were issued this afternoon
for the arrest Of one Whteman and four
Indians. The Indian police, under orders
from Captain Beck, drove a white man OF
his farm, which he had leased from the
Flournoy company, and the outcome is looked
for with much interest. 1t is claimed by
some that the Indian police may resist arrest
on warrants issued under the state laws
under the impression that they will be pro-
tected by the agent, in which event the re-
suit cannot be safely predicted The squabble
between Beck and the Flournoy company is
so complicated that the question how to pro-
ceed is a very perpleXing one to the civil
authorities, but 1t was decided about o'clock
this afternoon to make the arrests at all
hazards, and Sheriff Muln, accompanied by
deputy, has gone after the men. The com
plants charge the police with unlawful as
semblage.
WASHINGTON. March 29-(special Tele-
gram.)-The officials OF the Indian office do
not anticipate any trouble as a result OF
the probable enforcement of the order of
Judge Sanborn for the eviction of the 275
settlers from the Winnebago reservation by
United States Marshal White of Omaha
They all agree that the action of the Flour
noy Land company In leasing the land from
the Indians and in subeasing 1t to the set
tiers Is Illegal, and the ousting of the set
tiers will be only the logical result of the
legal proceedings which have been had in
the courts. The office has for some time
been endeavoring to get the settlers Off the
reservation, not because the officials desire
to oppose the settlers, but for the reason
that they deem all of the acts of the land
company in taking the land and again
leasing 1t have been in violation of the law
The departments intention is to have Il so
arranged that the settlers can lease the land
direct from the Indians, thereby giving the
latter an opportunity to receive the profits
OF the transaction.
ST. PAUL March 29.-Judge Sanborn of
the United States circuit court was asked
today as to the telegram from Omaha to
the effect that he ordered an eviction of
the settlers on the Winnebago Indian reserva-
ton, and answered. "I have made no such
order. The telegram from Omaha is a mis-
take have, however, made an order to
snow cause upon the petition of the govern
ment for mandatory injunction forbidding
white men who have intruded in the reser-
vation under leases from the Indians from
longer occupying the reservation. This
order requires these white men to appear at
Omaha on April %, in the United States
circuit court, and show cause why a manda-
tory injunction should not issue. Those IN
possession of tracts of land on the reserva-
tion are not disturbed in their possession
or In their farming operations by the ORDER
call has been made upon the Indian bu-
reau for additional police protection Acting
commissioner Smith received the following
from Captain Beck, the agent, this after
noon:
DAKOTA CITY, Neb., March 81 re-
quest authority to employ temporarily one
captain of police and sixteen policemen ad-
ditional. at usual rates, to eject illegal resi-
gents OF tlournoy company, under advice of
United States district attorney. This is not
to interfere with previous request for
troops
Captain Beck was Immediately wired to
use his own judgment in the matter and
employ all the additional force necessary. He
has had considerable difficulty since he as
sumed charge of the reservation but it is
believed he will settle the controversy with
out resort to arms