Omaha daily bee., 1895-07-31
All Reports from Jackson's Hole Are Of
Peaceable Nature.
TROOPS ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
General Coppinger Has Reached the
Teton Divide, where He VIII
Await the Return of scouts
Sent Ahead.

Coppinger's courier service says the Indians |
could not be driven from their present |
stronghold before the snow flies. Signal |
fires and arrows still illuminate the mountain |
peaks every night. The cavalry was pushed |
on fourteen miles further than 1t was thought |
they would go yesterday morning and 1t is
hoped by tonight the divide in the Teton
pass will be reached. The five companies Of
infantry which left here this morning stopped
at the South Fork bridge, only fourteen miles
cut.
LANDER. Wyo.. July 30-(Special Tele-
gram. Joe Miller of Miners Delight has
just arrived in town and reports body OF
800 Indians camped at Oregon Buttes, eigh-
teen miles from South Pass. He says tney
are all bucks, and to all appearances war
party. DIR. Lovejoy, his informant, who lives
at South Pass, says he believes these Indians
mean mischief. The doctor was told by
courier who arrived from Dubois, that the
sherifs posse which left here Saturday had
gone to Jackson's Hole. Scouts will be sent
out tonight from this place, covering various
portions of this county. with view to get
ting facts and warning the settlers OF the
condition of affairs. Deputy Sheriff Baldwin
arrived last night from Bad Water and re-
ports having met band of forty-seven Sioux,
one Of the chiefs wearing a gorgeous war
bonnet The superintendent of the Indian
school at the Shoshone agency, who is thor
oughly familiar with Indian ways thinks this
demonstration means invasion OF the
New Fork country, where there are plenty OF
good horses and cattle. Others are alarmed
for the safety Of Lewiston, South Pass, At
lantc and Miners Delight.
Rev Sherman Coolidge, who labors among
the Shoshones and Arapahoes, arrived here
today. He is a full blooled Arapahoe In
dian, an ordained minister of the Episcopal
church and a highly educated and polished
gentleman. He siad: THE Indians are with
out knowledge Of the game laws of the
states Everything comes to the red man
by tradition. The fathers make treaties, and
these are handed down from generation TO
generation. They are taught that the Great
Father always granted certain privileges and
rights, which they are to hold during good
behavior. They cannot and do not under
stand that when Idaho and Wyoming entered
the union of states that the United States
no longer controlled the game of that coun-
try. The best efforts of the Indian agent fall
short of making them understand the sub
ject. The government will be obliged to ap-
point council meetings Of these tribes, at
which opportunity will be given for full
discussion of the subject. Then, and not
until then, will they understand the new
order of things" Mr.. Coolidge then went on
to say they could not possibly learn by any
other method than that which comes from
tradition, and that he should not be blamed
for this as 1t is his natural condition
CoAXING THE HOSTILES BACK.
DENVER, July 3O-A News special from
Cheyenne, Wyo., says private dispatch
that the Ninth cavalry is now encamped in
Teton basin, forty miles from Marysvale.
tt troops will not be moved into Jackson $
Hole until the return of the Indian police,
who were sent ahead to try to induce the
hostlles to return to their reservations. The
reports from Marysvale show that the eX-
citement is dying out and many OF the set
tiers are returning to their homes The
news Of the near approach of troops has
caused better feeling among the settlers.
The dispatch states that the settlers had
arranged to make an attack on the Indians
with the intention of driving them from the
country, but after receiving the message
from Governor Richards advising them to act
only on the defensive, they changed their
minds. 1t is claimed it will be necessary to
keep the troops in the field all summer. as
the Indians can only be held in check by the
presence of the soldiers.
FORT WASHAKIE, Wyo., July 30.-Nc
trouble is anticipated here unless the troops
force the nosties back and then there will
be serious danger, as the post is garrisoned
by only one company of the Eighth infan-
try. It is believed that no assistance could
be offered to the settlers here and the post
could scarcely defend itself. Should there
be an uprising the Indians will probably con-
centrate in and around Jackson's Hole This
place Is almost inaccessible, there being
very few passes leading in or out, besides
being covered with leaving forests in which
large game of all kinds abound. This coun
try has been used for years by the Indians
for hunting purposes and they are well ac-
quainted with every foot of the ground in
It, while the troops are not
OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALARMED.
WASHINGTON, July 3O.-CommssioneI
Browning of the Indian office has re
ceiyed report from Agent Teter a
Fort Hall, Idaho giving an account o
what had occurred at the agency up to tn
oath. 1t contains nothing that has not al
ready been made public. The Indian otic
has no information Of what has taken plac
since the expedition left for the seem
of the disturbances. Commissioner Brown
ing said today that 1t was doubtful whethe
the question Of the Indian treaty conflicting
with the game laws Of Wyoming or any othe
state would ever be brought to a test as tn
Indian office always endeavored to preyen
the Indians from interfering with any law
The treaty granted the Indians the right I
hunt on unoccupied lands, but the policy Q
the bureau was to keep them on the reser
walton and to make citizens of them
possible.
from Major Bsbee, in command of the de
tachment Of infantry sent TO support tn
cavalry on it's way TO the scene OF the dis
turbance in northern Wyoming, reports tina
his force reached Market Lake at noon today
He win proceed at once to Jackson's Hol
with the view of being as near the seen
Of operations as pSs possible IN case :,
forwarded thirty days rations to Genera
COppinger.
PoCATELLO, Idaho, July 30.-Despite tn
fact that reaSsurlnS reports are constantly De
ing sent eastward TO the effect that no seriou
trouble is to be apprehended from the Ban
nocks, the fact remains that the apprehensio
upon the p,rt Of the settlers still exists Tn
white people at Jackson's Hole still belev
they are in imminent danger And they ar
leaving their ranches and crowding into tn
small towns for better protection. Report
received here this forenoon say the Bannock
are hourly receiving renforcements from othe
tribes, These reports cannot be verified.
The alarm still professed by the Pocatell
sensationalists is not felt in army circles
The following telegram was received at tn
officers Of the Department of the Platte yes
torday afternoon;
"a courier arrived al Market Lake thi
morning. Reports when he left General Cor
pingers troops las. night we,e that informato
had just been brought In by a runner fror
Marysville that all is quiet there. The Leml
agent telegraphs that only three Of his Indian
are supposed to be in the Jackson's Hole couu
try and that there is no indication that other
viii join the uprising there"
The army officials regard this informatio
as favorable TO an early and peaceful termlna
ton OF the Jackson's Hole disturbances Tn
troops are due to arrive at Jackson's Hol