New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-24
BANNOCK.S on THE WARPATH.
MAssACRE OF WHITE PEOPLE FEARED
IN THE JACKsON's HOLE REGION.
THE INDIANS SAID TO BE SEEKING REVENGE FOX
THE KILLING OF PRISONERS bi VIM"
MEx-TuE REPORTS BELIEVED N WASH
INGTON TO HE EXAGGtRATED'

INGToN TO BE EXAGGERATED
Salt Lake. July 2s-Advices from Jacksons ho''
indicate that the position of the settlers Is o',o''' ~
Ing critical and unless the troops arrive "''
quickly II is probable that general maSs'' -,
white people viii take place. Thirty-n'e '''"
Jackson's Hole for Hoback Canyon 10 "i'''
ua,s for killing elk cows and otherwise breaking
the g,rnc laws They took seventeen l'"'
prisoners on the way back the Indians a''rr'P,.'
70 escape ami a fight cnsued. in when an INV !"
dians excepi one pappoose. were killed Se'e'" W
the white men were severely wounded. on' HUM
fatally. . -,
Tho Rannock warriors are assembling In force on
the Hoback River. and sending away '
souaws and children. which indicates 'hh' u"
mean TO nyht The Indians are greatly hce's' :
at the killing Of the prisoners and the sltua"o" "
so critical that a general rising may occur a. "'
moment, The Bannocks a:e said 10 oe W. s"o ~
The cavalry are pushing to the scene oi ''
ties with all possible speed In the nne'" "'", -,
settlers are entrenched and awaiting an attack "
the Indians. , 80,
Rcnorts from Pocatello. Idaho. just received ""-
nounce = fight between Indians and settlers near
| Iackson's Hole Wyoming. IN which 'n''' ~
men AMI ak Indians we're Killed
,,hoverne Wyo July 23.-Thc first advices o' al
authentic nature from the scene OF the Indian "o"-
49,, J., ,,, I.ckson Hole region reached Governor
Richards to-day In the shape OF teiegrains sent ~
courier from Marysvale Wyo.. 10 Market lANe'
Idaho. from Adjuiant-Gcnerai Sitter OF '"' WV
crnor's STAFF who sent into the region W nv
tigatc the troubles between the lnd'ens ana VIM
ono message. sen, Sunday. from Marysvaie' i "'
follows. - 49,. ,,o mountains
report Indians in force at the Junction ftanle oi 70
horses are guarded 10y Indians CaptAin IN 5, r,gb
r,n.necfor has lust come In. wounded IN the ris.l
breast by Indians. Other prospsct'p al, l,,,re,n,,
driven in from the m juniains flck'r ar - ,rs
the various mountain passes tonight lS lo,'.S ~
/ med
armed
4 second message sent yesterday by '''n'' '
the Teton Basin. near the Idaho-Wyoming me-
says:
un,asv II is reported here that many lndiln
from Fort Han are leaving 20 join thoss s ~. , re-
mountains Indians from other r"s.rNations ar r.
ported joining them let,"r- an , aftIrrs a.k
been sent out by n JncSs'n, hpl, ssv rrsp,naed
,hcv will 20 into the mountains 20 meet thr in1mhs
tomorrow settlers have given up al h"p's ,s "a
saving crops and are preparing 10 TAX" n" "o'"'"
and children out of the region
Governor Richards sia;.r that no movement OF
state troops into the Jackson Hole country vi" Dc
ordered until further Information Is received.
WASHINGTON. July q 1t said at tn" Indian
Bureau today that no news had been received th't'
| of m. existence Of trouble with the iannock In
disns AT Jackson. Hole and Commissioner iro"n
! ing expressed decided increduliiy respecting
! tn. reports OF the wholesol" M'Nng o' IN
| d,,ns nv the settlers Captain T,ier who had
ho., xcp, IN investigate the situation has been In
s,r,cted to report Immediately any incident which
warranted communication 20 the Bureau. and the
! Commissioner said that nothing Lad been received
from him FOR several days. HIS lHt'st reports
made no mention o. any such trouble a. has been
reported within 'hc last day or Two, IL WAS I"r-
Teer was beyond the range OF t"l'ftaphlc fHcih-
/ ties. and this might account for MS silence