Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-07-25
TROOPS ON THE MOVE.
Will Try to Prevent Conflict Between
Settlers and Indians.
Settlement Surrounded by
! Angry Redskins.
No Proof That Lives OF Any White Persons
! Have Been Lost

CHEYENNE, Wy, July 25. - The full
orders telegraphed to General Coppinger
from Washington are for him to issue the
necessary orders for the movement of such
a force of troops as he shall deem requisite
for carrying out the request of the depart
ment of the interior to prevent conflict be-
tween the Indians and the white settlers,
and to return the Indians to their proper
reservations
General Coppinger is instructed TO pro-
ceed TO the scene of the disturbance, and
to personally direct the operations of the
troops. He is also advised that if he should
desire the use of troops from other depart
ments on account of their closer proximity
he shall indicate to the war department
the special force desired.
The last mentioned instruction is given
for the purpose of permitting General
Coppinger TO obtain troops from the de-
pssrtment Of the Colorado or the depart
meht Il The the Columbia, ifconsidered neces-
sary.
Governor Richards has been na,.-
General Coppinger that four troops of tnv.
airy have been ordered from Fort Robin
son, Neb., To proceed to the Jackson Hole
country to protect the settlers. AS IL Will
require at least two or three days to reach
Jackson Hole with these troops. n battle
between whites and Indians may be fought
before they can be of service.
Before They Can BE of Service.
Adjutant General Sitter, of the state
militia, wired yesterday morning from
Market Lake Ida, rs follows II met an
Indian captain of police at Teton Basin
yesterday, with 80 horses, hurrying out
with all possible speed. l saw him again
at IL o'clock last night. He says he can
not control the Indians, who Will fight at
noon today. There are in the jackson
Hole settlement 90 men capable of bearing
arms, 30 women and 40 children. All OF
these are gathered at the settlement Of
Marysvale situated between Gros Ventre
and Little Gros Ventre rivers.
'rIt is possible re-enforcements from
settlements east, on the headwaters of the
Big Wind river, and from the Mormons to
the south, have reached them in response
to couriers sent out during the last week,
sSn,,, for aid. 1t is estimated by the
state authorities that ne less than 200 In:
dans are surrounding the settlanent. If
the whites have sufficient Ammunition, it
is confidently expected they can stand off
the Indians until the troops come to their
aid"
No Settlers Killed.
A special from Pocatello, Ida, says: In
dian Agent Teeter of the Fort Hall reserv-
alton left this city last night for the
agency. He denies all sensational reports
published to the effect that settlers are
being killed. Mr.. Teeter says not single
white man, woman or child has been
killed, but that the Indians have warned
the settlers that unless they are allowed to
kill game unmolested there will be serious
trouble. The whites are just as determined
that no more elk shall be killed. Only six
or eight Indians have been killed alto
gether and Teeter says those will be
avenged. Everything is quiet at Pocatello
and the Indians are lounging about as
though nothing unusual was occurring.
One old Indian remarked: "Me stay home
and cut hay"
A special from Evanston, Wy, says:
A band of 2lS Utes passed 40 miles east Of
here Monday on the way to Jackson
Hole. A courier just arrived reports that
they had stolen 200 horses which they
were driving with them.