Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-30
Alleged Collision Between Whites
and the Indians.
NOT CREDITED At THE DEPARTMENT
Armed Horsemen to Protect the
Settlers.
FORwAR DING THE TROOPS

CHICAGO, July 30.-A special from Salt
Lake, Utah, says: Information received
in this city is to the effect that several col
iisions between Indians and whites have
occurred, not, however, In Jackson's Hole,
but nearer the Teton country.
SALT LAKE, Utah, July 30.-A special
to the Herald from Market Lake says: The
five companies of infantry that arrived
here Sunday night have received orders TO
go at once. and will leave this morning for
Jacksons Hole. 1t will take ten days to
make the trip. Cavalry went twenty miles
yesterday. Every effort will be made to
induce the Indians to return to their reser-
vations peaceably. The troops have re-
ceived word that the settlers are going to
attack the Indians A band of 200 or 300
Indians were on the trail of the troops
when they struck camp.
MARKET LAKE, July 30.-A courier has
arrived here from Goody's Lake. Idaho. and
says there is no fighting going on in Jack
sons Hole. and very little danger or any
taking place. The troops will not be pushed
by hard marches. and 1t will be Wednes-
day Thursday before their destination IS
reached.
No authentic reports of a warlike char
acter have been received by Gen. Coppin-
ger from the Jackson's Hole country. ON
: the contrary. reliable Information has been
received that not single white person has
been molested by the Indians. The re-
ported shooting and wounding OF Capt
Smith, a prospector, Dy an amoushed IN
dian has not been verified, and 1t IS doubt
full whether the shooting was done by In
dians. The uncertainty that exists as to
the number of Indians In Jackson's Hole
country renders 1t Impossible to say
whether the troops will be called upon to
fight the Indians or protect them. Agent
Teter and his Indian police insist that there
are not more than half dozen Fort Hall
Indians in the Jackson's Hole country.
An Uprising I'm Kansas.
ay1nr
of Jackson county has arrived in Topeka,
and will ask for state troops to put down
an uprising of Indians on the Pottawat-
omie reservation. The sheriff and posse ac-
companied the Indian police today TO make
an arrest and all had to flee for their lives
The sheriff says there are fifty armed red
skins awaiting to resist any attempt 10 ar
rest any Of their number.
FORT WASHAKIE, Wyo., July 30.-No
trouble is anticipated here unless the Unit
ed States troops force the hostiles BACK, ana
then there will be serious danger. as the
post is garrisored only by one company Of
the eighth infantry. 1t is believed no as
sistance could be offered to the settlers here
and the post could scarcely defend nseiI
should there be an uprising. The Indians
KIN probably concentrate in and around
Jackson's Hole. This place is almost mac
cessible. there being very few passes lead-
ing in or out, besides being covered with
leaving forests, in which large game or all
kinds abound. This country has been used
for years by the Indians for hunting pur-
poses, and they are well acquainted with
every foot of the ground in it, while the
troops are not. This is marked advan-
tage. and. although they might be outnum-
bered, it will be extremely difficult to dis
lodge them from their haunts.
Armed HOrsemen Leave Lander.
LANDER, wyo. July 3O-Fifty thorough
u armed and equipped horsemen have gone
10 Big Wind river. They were to be joined
by thirty-five more mounted men at Horse
Creek, and will pick up such recruits as
may be found along the route. Their des-
finaticn was the vicinity of Union Pass, so
that they might hold off any hostiles who
should come through any of the passes
leading from Jackson's Hole The men went
Gut in two sections, only a few minutes
Arthur NJ. Sparkhawk ex-sheriff of the
leunty. The second was headed by Sheriff
Arimrnet.
Telegraphic orders have been received
from Governor Richards by the command
ers Of companies and c, National Guard,
to cooperate with the civil authorities for
the protection Of the people of the country:
The passes leading irto Lander valley will
be guarded, and timely warning be given
" the hostiles are driven this way by the
4hilitary.
Frank Lowe. guide and Indian fighter.
reports twenty Bannacks camped in Little
Paropaogie canon, nineteen miles south OF
this city. 1t was said they were on nc
hostile mission, simply skulking around the
doubtless with an eye to future business.
Report of Fight Not Credited.
Gen. Schofield said this afternoon that
the tenor of official dispatches from Wyo-
ming today is that affairs are compara-
lively quiet. He had no information OF
collisions between the Indians and settlers
in the Teton country, and he did not credit
such reports. The Eews that the She
shones. Utes and Lemhi Indians have moi
Joined the Blnnacks is most significant
indication oY peaceful solution of the
situation in the jackson Hole country.
Gen. Schofield received the following tele
gram from headquarters. Department o
the Platte, at Omaha, dated yesterday:
Courier arrived at Market Lake th
morning reports when he left Gen. Cop
pinger's troops last night information hat
Just been brought in by a runner from
Marysvale that all is quiet there.
"Lemhi agent telegraphs that only three
of his Indians are supposed to be in Jack
son country, and that there is no indicatlol
that others will join uprising there"
Commissioner Browning of the Indian of
flee has received report from Agent Tete
at Fort Hall. Idaho. giving account o
what had occurred at the agency up to tn
2Ith. 1t contains nothing that has not al
ready been made public. The Indian offic
has no information of what has taken plac
since the expedition left for the scene o
disturbance.