The state herald., 1895-07-26
FOUR BANNOCKS DEAF
LIKELIHOOD OF MORE LLoor-
SHED.
Tho Hunting Party Return to Their l; =
ervation with Their Dead Compa -
Ions and Utter Threats.

Denver, July GA special from
Pocatello, Idaho to the Republican, says:
From present indications the conflict
between the settlers in the Jackson
Hole country, In Northeastern Idaho
and Northwestern Wyoming, and The
Indians, Is not at an end. Although
news of the trouble has been suppress
ed, 1t Is now positively known that ut
least four Indians were killed.
Just week ago word was received ar
tho Bannock agency, thirteen miles
north of here, that several hundred Ban
mock and Shoshone Indians had come
In conflict with the settlers, and all the
available indian police were sent out 10
bring tho hunters back.
Yesterday the wanderers arrived once
more OH their reservation, hut they are
far from being in as peaceful a frame
of mind as when they left, for in 4
wagon accompanying the returning,
band, were tho bodies of four dead
bucks.
1t has been given out all along that
only one Indian was killed, and the
| aohbit ftti hGuN VI us
as possible. There are, however. serious
fears that the silent red men do not III
tend to submit peaccably to the killing
Ie11S.,S warriors.
While Bear, captain Of the indian po
lice, admitted that he brought back the
four dead bucks. and the trouble was rc.
rarded SO seriously by Indian Agen,
letters that he himself went to assist In
| starting the Maynard hunters home,
| The band Of between 200 and 300. which
arrived yesterday, is IN A surly mood
or course, they talk little to white niet,
but one OF the bucks said they Were
| only coming TO the reservation to e.,
moro ammunition. and then they were
going back 10 kill tho white men.
This and similar threats let fall on
| the homeward march have caused the
present uneaslncss among those In au
thorlty, aid unless the Indians return
quietly to their homes, Agent Tctcr.
| will request that the Seventh infantry
from Fort Russell, at Cheyenne, or Tho
Eighth cavalry from Boise, be at one,
sent to this point
! Tho settlers In the vicinity of the 20
cent trouble are very much DISTURBED
over the condition of affairs. md many
OF them are leaving their farms To gcI
nearer TO civilization or are bandag Ia
gether for protection. They complain
most bitterly that the red hunters hav,
no respect whatever for their rights OF
property, that crops are trodden under
the feet OF their ponies. and women In
suited.
There are $500 Bannock and Sho
shono Indians on the reservation.
Dlsquleilng rumors We're confirmed
this evening by j. G. Iiouts, q wealthy
ranchman of Soda Springs. He and ON
OF his herdcrs, while trying TO cross Sal
river, TO HOutz's ranch, seventy.nv,
miles northeast of here. were stopped
with rifles, In the hands of Indian police
The police said the Indians were on tn,
war-path. Mr.. Houtz says the police
t6ll him that the Indians had Killed
white man. his wife and child, and tia
the settlers had rallied and killed ST.
Indians.
Fort Washable Is not In shape TO rem
der any assistance TO the whites AT thi,
time, not having any cavalry. Their,
Is only one cavalry regiment In this de
pariment and this Is gnrrisOncd at For
Niobrara and Fort Robinson The PEG
pie OF this section complain of nerlec
on the part OF the government ms they
say tie fort here is only mockery
and could not defend itself agains
even a,small band Of Indians.