Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-11-06

the other towns of the Cherokees, di-
vided therefrom by the Chatanuga
Mountains. In the early part of March
1899, the five lower towns had scalp
dance; also the Eagletail dance, the
forerunners of war; all declared them.
selves for war against the United States
and for joining the Shawnees. On the
22d of March, 1792, the Glass, of the
Lookout Mountain, and the Turtle, the
head men of the Running Water. ar
rived at their respective towns, the
Glass having white girl aged about
eight years, prisoner, and two scalps.
The girl said, ihe party of which she
was, consisted of her father and two
other men, her mother and several
children, on their way from Natchez
to Nashville, and that her mother and
one child were killed and scalped: the
men of the party escaped. The account
of the girl accored with that of the In.
dians themselves. The Little Turkey,
the principal chief of the Cherokees,
was SO incensed at the conduct of the
five towns, that he forbade, In positive
terms, in general talk addressed to his
nation, all intercourse and society with
them.
Appearances were 80 threatening as
made 1t proper to guard the frontiers.
Gov. Blount, on the first Of April, 1899,
authorized Gen. Robertson TO call into
actual service one hundred and fifty
two militia men, and informed the
general at the same time, that he
would send Capt. Cooper with his com.
pany, into the umberland settlements;
and at the expiration Of their term of
service, which was three months, he
caused their places to be supplied by
new levies. Gen. Robertson in his let
ter, attributed the war of the Indians
to Spanish instignation.
On the 9th of April, 1902, party of
Indians, five or six in number, went to
the house of Harper Ratcliff, in Stan
ley Valley, about twenty miles from
Hawkins Court House and killed his
wife and three children, plundered the
house and instantly made off. They
left behind them three war clubs, q
bow and sheaf of arrows. to signify
that war was declared. Upon this
event, the company under the com.
mand of Capt James Cooper, which
was ordered to proceed to Nero district,
received orders to range on the from
tiers of Hawkins County; they were
ordered to range from the Virginia
line in the Powder Spring Gap, on
Clinch Mountain, and from the Powder
Spring Gap to the River Holston.
About the beginning of April, in the
year 1902, party of Indians at the
foot Of Cumberland Mountain, were
fred on by the white people; the head
man of the Hiwassee was killed, and
their camp plundered. On the same
day a woman and children were killed
on their own plantation, near Clinch.
just below the Virginia line. Such
was the irreconcilable hatred which
the Indians and whites had contracted
for each other, by long continued
course of aggression and sufferings,
that it was almost as impossible for
the government of the United States to
restrain some of their citizens from acts
of enmity, as it was for the Indian
chiefs to restrain and keep within
bounds, all those who we're of their
nation.
On the 9th of April, 1902, as a Chero-
kee with four squaws, was passing
peaceably near the house of James
Hubbard, on French Broad River, two
guns were discharged at him; one.ball
grazed his cheek, another passed
through his side, giving him a slight
wound. Hubbard was one of those
who went down the Tennessee in the
spring of the year 1901, to attempt a
settlement at the Muscle Shoals, and
suspicion fell upon his two sons who
lived with him. as having fired the
guns at this Indian. The frontier set
tiers so far from approving, held this
act in great adherence; they were
satisfied with the treaty of Holston,
and were resolved to preserve it invio-
late, If they could.
Continued next week.