The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-01
AN INDIAN MASSACRE.
The Bannocks Murder Settlers
at Jackson's Hole, Wy.
OTHER TRIBES 60 TO JOIN THEM.
utes, Lemhis aud More of she Bannocks
Leave TO Reinforce Their Brethren q.
s. Troops Left Pocateiio, ida. This Morn
ing For the Scene Of the Outbreak.

PocATKLLo, Ida, July 27-William
Ross Of the firm Of Ross, Grey s.
Wyatt, has just arrived at Market
Lake from st. Apthony's, and reports
everybody at Jackson's Hole killed by
the Indians 1t is considered authentic
news and excitement Is intense. United
States troops from Cheyenne arrived in
this city this morning and left imme.
diately for Market Lake and thence by
wagon road for the Fall River coun.
try.
Courier Sargent has arrived in Mar.
ket Lake from the vicinity Of Jaoksou's
Hole. He left a companion In tha
country, who intended to get into the
Hole, If possible, and return with all
the news. He Is expected at Market Lake
hourly. Sargent reports all the passes
guarded and is afraid his companion
will not be able to obtain entrance
M. j. Gray, L. M. Tart and Senator
Hamer of Illinois, and 7. r. Hamer Of
st. Anthony, all left st. Anthony Wed.
nesday morning on fishing trip to
Jacksons Hole, taking no stock In the
Indian war. Now they are back aud
report every man. woman and child IN
Jackson Hole murdered.
One of the couriers just returned got
far into Teton basin, which is the pres
ent point in danger Of massacre now
that the Jackson's Hole citizens are all
butchersd He reports that the smoke
of large fire can be seen several miles
south Of Grand Teton, in the direction
of Jackson Hole
There Is no doubt that the redskins
have fred every home and cabin, and
by morning they will be repeating their
work this side of the Teton range. in
Teton basin, and perhaps after that all
down the Teton River valley In Idaho.
Two hundred Utes are said to have
gone north to Join the Indians In
Hoback basin early this week. Small
parties Of Lemhis have been slipping in
daily across the Conant trail, something
they have not ventured to do since tie
Yellowstone National park was en-.
larged in 1891.
Indian police who have returned
from the Salt River valley, where the
big trading powwow has been in prog.
ress for a week, say that the band Of
Bannock Indians. under the leadership
of Jim Ballard, has started north
towards the seat of trouble. II these
Indians reach the belligerents in the
there, and they undoubtedly will, the
result may be more disastrous than
ever. Ballards band Is composed of
the worst element OF the Bannocks. a
tribe that in the general run is bad
enough. for they are as q rule lazy,
shiftless, fighting Indians. This par.
ticular lot, however, are the restless
spirits Of the tribe, always ready for a
| quarrel. even In times OF peace. and IN
tie present excitement 1t would require
nSnl lass leaven than these so tur.
baksat braves to stir to an intense pitch
the already excited gathering on Fall
river. The authorities at the Bannocb
agency have all along been congratu
lating themselves that Ballard and his
| gang were not at the seat Of the
| trouble.
An Omaha special says: Union Pa
cific headquarters have been notified by
the company's superintendent at Poca
tello, Ida, of the receipt Of telegram
from the Union Pacific agent, at Mar
ket Lake, to the effect that all the Jack
sons Hole settlers had been murdered
by the Indians, their stock killed ,and
their homes burned. The agent de
clares that the Information is perfectly
reliable.
washington speclai says: \ Word
has reached army headquarters, that
General Coppinger arrived at Market
Lake, Ida, the nearest railroad station
to the scene of the Indian trouble, this
morning, and that che troops of cavalry
from Fort Robinson reached the same
place this morning.
Indian Agent Teter of the Fort Hal
(lda.) Indian reservation, wired Com
missioner Browning that che police
men who were sent to the Indians
ordering them with the commissioner
message to return to their reservation
report that the Indians positively re
fuse to return. The agent has asked
permission to leave the reservation Il
accompany the United States troops t.
the scene Of the disturbance Au
thority for him to do SO has beer
granted.