The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-27
SETTLERS ALL DEAD.
An Indian Massacre in Jackson
Hole Reported.
NONE LEFT TO TELL THE STORY.
Bannocks, shoshones, Utes ana Lon-
hi. CONCERNED I'm the Slaughter
No oniclai Confirmation.

o.h. r,,fv as-fTuton Pacific head
nnarfA~s xere notified tonight by me COM
rary.g superintendent AZ Pocafe.los laanp
Of the receipt OF a telegram ir0na 10
Inion Pacific agent az Marker LAKE 70
Sc effect that ali the Jackson Hoe set
tiers had been rnassacred BY the lnaiahs'
tBe.r stock killed and their homes burned.
The agent declares that the information
Il perfectly reliable.
Denver, July 2.-The News has the foi-
lcg1ug from It's correspondent at Aarks.
Lake, Idaho: NJ J. Gray. l. II. Earl ana
Senator Hamer. OF Illinois. and T. X. Ha-
rser, OF ST. Anthony, ali left 81 AnthohI
Wednesday morning on fishing trip 20
jackson Hole. taking no stock IN the IN
clan scare. Today they are back and re-
port every man. woman and child n jack
son Hole murdered. One OF the News
couriers just returned got far into Teton
basin, which is the present polnt IN dan
ge- Of massacre, now that the Jackson
Hole citizens are all bntchsred. lie re-
ports that the smoke of a large IRE can
today be seen several miles south OF the
Grand Teton, In the direction OF Jackson
Hoie. There IL no douot that the redskins
have fred every home and cabin there,
and By morning they viii be repeating
their work this side OF Teton range In
Teton basin. and perhaps after that all
down the Teton river valley ia Idaho.
Two hundred Utes we're reported 70 have
gone north to join the Indians In Hoback
basin early this week. Small parties or
Jeun mis- have been slipping daily across
the conant trail. something they have not
ventgred 10 do since the Yellowstone ma
tional park was enlarged in lS9L People
IN 81. Anthony, Roxburg and other towns
located IN Idaho between the railroad and
Jackson Hole have been all along placing
no credence in the Indian scare as they
called it.
Salt Lake. July IA Tribune special
Rsf<
made his Official rercrt 10 Gov. Richards
today on the Indian troubles in the Jack
son Hole country. The report is made
by wire from Market Lake, Idaho. The
adjutant general arrived al Marysvale on
July -. and or the next day had con-
ference With Agent Tetor, OF the Fort
Hall reservation. and about fifty settlers
OF Jackson Hole. Capt. House, of the
Fhosaone Indian police, was also pres
ent. The conference between Tetor and
the settlers was very unsatisfactory, ana
created bad feeling. In an interview with
q grievance committee consisting of four
prominent residents OF Jackson Hole on
the 2lst. the COMMITTEES gave a detailed
statement of the actions OF the Indians
for the past six years. as to how they had
acted in "A lawless way In tho wanton de-
struetlon of game IN the country. These
Indians belonged TO the Bannock. Sho-
ehone and Lemhi tribes. The settlers had
finally determined 10 demand observance
OF the law. The Indians had recently de-
fed the constituted authorities and sew
eral had been killed. Some OF the Indians
who were arrested a short time ago had
escaped after several had been killed.
special 10 the Tribune from Pocatello.
idaho. says: William Ross, Of the nrm
OF Ross. Grey Wyatt. has Just arrived
At Market Lake from ST. Anthony, and
reports everybody in Jackson Hoe killed
- - Il.
news and the excitement Is intense The
United States troops from Cheyenne viii
arrive In the city In the morning about s
o'clock. and will cave at once for Market
Lake and thence by wagon road for tho
Fall river country. Courier Sargent ar
rived In Market Lake this morning from
the vicinity OF Jackson Hole lie lef, a
companion In the country, who intend
ed proceeding into the hole IL possible
and returning with news. He Is expected
ct Market Lake tonight. Sargent reports
all the passes guarded. and IL afraid his
companion viii not DO able to obtain en-
trance.
Washington City. July es-Indian Agent
J'ctor. Of the Fort HAIL Idaho Indian
reservation, today wired Commissioner
Browning tina, the policemen sen, after
the Indians report that tho Indians POSI-
lively refuse 10 return TO the reservation
The agent asked permission TO accompany
the United states troops 10 the scene OF
the disturbance. Authority has been
granted.
The war department. has been informed
from the headquarters OF Gen. Coping
er, at Omaha. that the four sauadrons
OF the Ninth calvary, under Mai. Cha
Zee. from Fort Robinson, win probably
arrive az Market Lake. Idaho. the near
est station 10 and about I'D miles from
the Indian troubles in Jackson Hole. nj
o'clock Saturday morning