The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28
NO SCALPS TAKEN BY INDIANS.
THE REPORT OF 4 MASSACRE AT
JACKSON's HOLE UNTRUE.

Cavalry over 200 strong start on IA
Forced March of 12O Miles From
Market Lake to the Rescue OF the
settIerS-The SO-CaIIed Town OF
JacksOn's Hole Consists of Only
Four HOuses-Indinn Agent Teter
Claims the whites Are 60 BInmc
for the Trouble and Murdered SIX
Indians Like Dogs.
Market Lake. Ida. July 27-The United
Press representative reached here
this morning with the troops
from Fort Robinson. Neb, con-
sisting OF the first squadron OF the
Ninth cavalry under Maj. a. r. Chaffee,
fourteen officers, and 1876 men.
They started at once to make forced
march into Jackson's Hole. 12O miles dis
tant, to the relief of the white men resi-
dent there. This town is composed of only
four house.
Adjt Gen. Sitter Of wyoming is here
and says that the information in his re-
port was received from the settlers after
a strenuous endeavor to get something
from the Indians.
A very contrary report Is that of Mai.
Teter. the Indian agent at Fort Hail, who
vehemently declares that the settlers are
almost wholly TO blame; that they really
murdered the six Indians in cold blood,
after the trial, in which they were fined
SO each for what the white settlers are
doing constantly. Then unarmed, the In
dians tried to make their escape, and six
were killed in this attempt, after they
had been treated like dogs He has made
report to the government, in which he
says: Il believe that the Jackson's Hole
affair was purely a prearranged scheme
on the part of the evil element with the
settlers TO induce the department TO pre-
vent the Indians revisiting the Jackson's S
Hole country. Settlers of that place ac-
knowledged to me that the presence of
these Indians at this season of the year
kept out tourists and hunting parties and
resulted in large losses of revenue"
The agent said in an interview that the
settlers We're simply wild for a fight. They
have, according to his Investigations, ac-
cepted the present as propitious time
to stop the Indians from hunting for all
future time.
The agent places the number of In
dians In the Hole at about $50. with a
maximum number Of less than 400. He
his visit, but is well satisfied that unless
there has been a meeting since-a highly
improbable contingency in his opinion
there is no cause for apprehension. He
went alone among the indians, and Is
the most optimistic man In this region
now.
His view is that the Indians will have
sought the secluslon and protection of
their reservations by the time the troops
reach the scene of the trouble, and there
will be no enemy to subdue when Gen.
| Coppinger's men get over in the Yellow
stone country
Salt Lake Utah. July 27.-The wild
rumor received yesterday that n great
massacre of whites had occurred at jack
sons Hole appear to be without founda-
ton in fact, and a short dispatch re-
ceived at an early hour this morning
from Market Lake saying that all was
quiet at Jackson's Hole and no fighting
had occurred, has since been confirmed.
The fact is the settlers are wen armed
and strongly entrenched and can, in all
probability hold out till the soldiers arrive
The latter ought to reach Jackson's Hole
tomorrow afternoon. The 300 Indians who
are encamped on the ground where the
Indians were killed week ago are hungry
for vengeance. There are also consider
able bodies of Indians scattered all over
the Teton basin and the signal fires for
their assembling are burning. They are,
however, short of ammunition, and 1t Is
doubtful if they can obtain any through
the passes, as they are guarded as far
as possible by the whites and have a
strong fertilization at the mouth of Trail
Creek canon.
Washington, July H.-Commlssioner
Browning of the Indian bureau this morn
ing received a telegram from Agent Teter
dated Idaho Falls, saying: Il have Joined
Gen. Coppinger en- route to Jackson's
Hole. The Indian police who have re-
turned from Jackson Hole state that the
Indians there will not resist the troops"
The telegram was received at 5.2l o'clock
this morning, and was evidently sent by
Agent Teter about o'clock. Commits
sioner Browning says the troops left the
cars at Idaho Falls because the road
across the country from that point afford
ed better marching than from any other.
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Brown
ing received a telegram this afternoon
from Agent Teter at Market Lake, stat
ing that a man had come in direct from
Jacksons Hole, and reported all safe there
when ho left.
Tho commissioner says he is In no wise
alarmed at the report from Jackson's
Hole, and that the government will take
immediate action in the matter. He says
that complaints are often made by various
communities against the Indians hunting,
and the jackson Hole episode only fur
nishes food for a story in this connection.
Gen. Schoheld tonight received a mes
sage from Gen. Coppinger, that confirms
the press dispatches refuting the stories
Of a massacre of the whites. The message
is dated al Market Lake. Wyo, the station
where the troops disembarked, and reads
as follows:
Il find the country full of wild rumors
but Mr.. Seymour, who left Teton Pass yes
terday noon. reports all quiet tonight"
No further dispatches are expected by Gen.
Schoheld tonight.
EXTERMINATEs HIS FAMILY.