Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-07-24
BANNOCKS ON THE WAR PATH
Trouble Between Indians and Settlers
in Northwestern Wyoming
Really Serious.
Agent Teter Asks that United States
Soldiers Be Ordered to the Scene
Request Promptly Com
piled with.

Pocatello, Idaho, July 24.-The Indiar
war has broken out in earnest. Unio1
Pacific engineer, named Robt. Fitz
patrick, confrmes the report that thu
Bannock Indians killed settler, his wife
and child in Salt River valley, and thai
the white men killed six Indians before
the band escaped to the mountains. The
settlers are leaving their ranches ani
gathering at favored points for mutua
protection, in case the Indians return tc
seek vengeance. If the settlers are not
soon protected by government troops
they will take the field in protection Of
| their lives and property. Foraging Ban.
nc"ks are seeking supplies of govern.
ml. sa..cas ,.om the reservation, and
reservation, have started to aid the Ban.
hooks.
UNITED STATES TROOPS REQUESTED.
Washington.-The secretary OF the in
terror has requested the secretary of war
to send troops to the scene of the Indian
disturbance in Wyoming. 1t is understood
that the request will be granted as soon
as the official papers are received by the
secretary Of war and that troops will be
ordered instantly to the vicinity of the
trouble. The action of the interior de-
partment was taken upo1 the receipt of
the following dispatch, this morning,
from Agent Teter, who was ordered to 90
from the Fort Hall reservation, in Idaho,
and investigate the trouble between the
whites and Indians in Wyoming and in
duce the Indians to return to their reser-
vation:
"Fort Hall, Idaho, July 24.-To Brown
ing, commissioner of Indian affairs,
Washington: have investigated the
trouble between the Indians and settlers
in Wyoming, and advise that troops be
sent here Immediately to protect law
abiding settlers. The lawless element
among the settlers seem determined to
cause conflict there with Indians.
"The settlers have killed from four 10
seven Indians, which has incensed the In
dians, who have gathered to the number
Of 200 to 900, .near Wind river, Uintah
county, and refuse to return to the re-
servation. find that the Indians have
killed game unlawfully according to the
laws of Wyoming, though not unlawfully
according to the treaty of the Indians
with the United States, thus usurping
prerogatives of settlers, which caused
the trouble. Nothing but The interven-
tion of soldiers will settle the difficulty
and save the lives of innocent persons
and the destruction of property"
GEN. oOpP1NaER ORDERED TO THE FRONT.
Secretary Lamont has ordered Gen.
Coppinger to proceed to the scene OF the
disturbances and make such disposition
Of the forces under his command as he
deems necessary to protect settlers and
secure the return OF the Indians to the
reservation.
INDIANS DETERMINED TO FIGHT.
Denver.-A special to the Times frora
Cheyenne, Wyo., says: Early this morn
ing Gov. Richards sent the following
message to the secretary of the interior:
"Wlll the federal government take the
matter ia hand of returning the Bannocks
to their reservation, or will Wyoming be
expected to do so? Please wire."
An answer was received at noon to-day
as follows: To Gov. Richards: Your tele-
gram and one from Agent Teter has been
to the war department with
the req uest that U. 8. troops be sent to
protect settlers, and return the Indians to
the reservation. Jno. A. Reynolds, act
ing score isry.
Gov. Richards received the following
message from Adjutant General Sitter:
market Lake, Idaho.-To Gov. W. A.
Richa rde: mat the Indian cantain of