The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-31
Indians in Insurrectii0n.
The Secretary of War Called
Upon For Troops.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Immedi-
ately after Indian Commissioner
Browning reached his Office this
morning and had been advised of the
contents Of mai! and kilograms on his
desk, he went to the war department
and was in conference with Secretary
Lamont for an hour or more When
he left the Secretary, Mr.. Browning
stated chat he had been consulting
about the. outbreak Of Bannock
Indians in Salt River Valley, with
the attendant casualties. as reported
exclusively in the United Press dis
patches last night His office, he
said, had received no communication
giving these details, but was advised
that two hundred of the three hun
dred Indians were out of their reserva-
ton He had applied to Secretary
Lamont for force of troops with
which to compel their return, but the
Secretary, he admitted, was not then
prepared to grant the request. 1t
would be made the subject of con-
sultation between Secretary Lamont
aud Genera!! Ruger, which immedi-
ately followed that between the oecre-
tary and Commissioner Browning.
The Indian Commissioner this
morning received telegram from
Agent Teter at the Fort Hall, Idaho,
reservation that confirms the press
reports and indicates the urgent
necessity for the immediate presence
Of troops at the scene Of the trouble
in Wyoming. The telegram is as
follows "nave investigated the
trouble between the Indians and set
tiers in Wyoming, and would advise
that troops be sent there Immediately
to protect law.abiding citizens, the
lawless element among the settlers
being determined to come into con-
hict with the Indians Settlers have
killed from four to seven Indians,
which has incepsed the Indians, who
have gathered to the number of. be.
tween 200 and 800 near Salt River in
Uintah county and refuse to return
to the reservation.
tI find that the Bannock Indians
have killed game unlawfully, accord
ing to the laws Of Wyoming, though
not unlawfully, according to the treaty
between the Bannock Indians and the
United States, and the usurpipg of
prerogatives of the settlers in that re-
spect caused trouble Nothing but
she Intervention of soldiers will settle
the difficulty and save lives Of inno-
cent persons and prevent destruction
of property
Agent Teter's dispatch was for
warded to the Secretary of War,
through Acting Secretary Reynolds,
of the Interior Department, accom-
panied by copy of the following
telegram from Governor Richards, of
Wyoming, which was also received
to-day:
Cheyenne, Wyo., July 23.-Dis-
patches from Adjutent General Stitz-
er. who is on the ground atJackson's
Hole. repeated to you to day. Will
the Federal Governments take the
matter in hand of returning the Ban
nocks to their reservation, cor will
Wyoming be expected to do SO;
Please wire reply.
W. A. RICHARDS,
Governor.
4 letter was then sent from the In
tefior Department by Acting Secre-
tary Reynolds to the Secretary of
War requesting that troops be sent to
the scene of the disturbances, in
which ne said "The danger of a
conflict between the Indians and set
tiers seems imminent, and | fully ap-
prove the recommendations Of the
Indian commissioner and respectfully
request that you cause to be sent to
TIE scene of these troubles a suffi
cient military force to prevent con-
fict between settlers and Indians and
protect the lives of settlers and re-
turn the Indians to their proper res
ervation.'
After his conference with Cen
Ruger and Major Davis, Secretary
Lamont this afternoon sent directions
to Brigadier General Coppinger, com
manding the department Of the Platte,
to proceed a, once to the scene Of
troubles and ascertain the exact stu
alton. In the meantime, Gen. Cop
pinger is to order the movement of
such troops in his department as will
protect the settlers and secure the
returu of the Indians to Their rescr
vat!oMN
Corbett Knocked Out.