Omaha daily bee., 1895-07-29
NAY ARREST THE SETTLERS
Residents Of Jackson's Hole Stand in Dan
ger of the Federal Courts.
WILL BE PROSECUTED FOR MURDER
Agent Teter Intends TO Have All Con-
cerncd I'm the killing of the Ham
nocISs Indicted-Lntest from
the Front.

MARKET LAKE, Idaho, July 2S.-(Special
Telegram.)-It is evident from the present In
dian situation that there is danger Of a clash
of authority and that the present field move
ments will be followed by lively battle in
the courts. Governor Richards of Wyoming
insists in very strong terms that the Indians
will be taught that when they are in Wyom
ing they must obey the state laws. He OBJ
jects to having the settlers of northwestern
Wyoming harassed and frightened by bands
of Indian hunters from other states. Indian
Agent Teter, on the other hand. who made an
investigation fer the government, claims that
the Indians are in the right, and have au-
thority to hunt in Wyoming under their
treaty of 1868. These are differences that
cannot be settled by the troops. 1t is learned
from a reliable source that all the settlers
who took part in the killing of the Indians
three weeks ago will be indicted for murder
according to the recommendation of Indian
Agent Teter.
The five companies of the Eighth infantry
| ordered from Fort Russell at Cheyenne by
| General Coppinger arrived by special train
| tonight at midnight. They are under the
command of Major w. H. Bisbee of the
| Seventeenth infantry and are stationed here
| as a reserve force.
Nothing definite has been heard from Jack
sons Hole for three days. Reports of mas
sacres are generally discredited General
| Coppinger and his cavalry will reach Marys-
vale by noon Tuesday.
NO MASSACRE UP TO FRIDAY.
Fred Cunningham left Jackson's Hole Fri
| day evening and arrived at Market Lake at
| o'clock tonight. He reports Indian camp
fires burning all along and around Jackson's
| Hole, but that no conflict had occurred up to
the time he left. The Ninth cavalry made
sixteen miles yesterday and camped on the
South fork Of Snake river. Tonight the
troops are in camp twenty miles east of
RcXburgh.
FORT BRIDGER, Wyo., July 2S-(Specal)
Indians from the Uinta reservation in nor h
ern Utah are trying to effect a passage from
that point to the Jacksons Hole country
through this part of the country, but Sheriff
Ward is here with posse to intercept any
such move. Up to date he has been success
full and none have got by except those who
went north prior to the 22d inst. There is
only one pass that is practicable at this time
through the Uinta mountains from the Uinta
reservation, and that is being closely guarded.
Little danger need be apprehended from this
source, as dozen men could hold the pass
! against 100 Indians. The worst feature is
that before the sheriff arrived several bands
went north, how many cannot be ascertdned
as they moved mostly at night. Troops cannot
possibly reach Marysvale before Tuesday OF
Wednesday. Signal fires can be seen from
scqlly's gap at night, supposed to signal the
Indians at uinta mountains, but they cant
possibly get to the Jackson's Hole on ac.
COUNT of the guards at the pass on South
Fork.
f SALT LAKE July 2S.--A special to the
Tribune from Cheyenne, Wyo., says: The
commander 1T Fort Russell has received or.
ders from General Coppinger to put three
additional companies of the Seventeenth in
fantty in readiness to go to Market Lake al
once Governor Richards reached home from
Rock Springs, Wyo., this morning. He has
been kept posted on the situation at Jack
sons Hole by Adjutant General Sitter. The
S Tumors of the massacre of sixteen families
by Indians is reported by Adjutant Genera
/ Sitter being utterly false. He says how
n ever, that an attack is feared The settlers
- have taken their families to Marysvale, wher
e they feel confident of warding off an attack
v Adjutant General Schwan of the Depart
S ment OF the Platte said last evening he haC
4 no notice of any orders for movement o
e the Seventeenth infantry All day there wa
= great activity around the headquarters o
= the department, but the officers said ther
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