The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-28
NOW ON THE WAR PATH
INDIANS STILL GOING TO JACK
SON HOLE TO JOIN THE
BANNOCKS. Q
NO NEWS OF THE MASSACRE.

Setting Forth all the causes Leading
Up to the TroubIe--The whites
Brought on Conflict by Trying TO En-
force the Game Laws--TndIans Were
Arrested, Fined and Imprisoned and
Several Killed While Escaping.
POCATELLO, Idaho, July 27.-Fifteen
Indians and $50 horses, saddled, passed
through Beaver Banon yesterday from
the Lsmhis Agency going in the direction
of the National Park, supposedly to join
the Bannocks in their massacre of set
tiers. Excitement in Pocatello is grow
ing hourly.
All Quiet at Jackson Hole.
BOISE, Idaho, July 27-The States
man at midnight received a message
from reliable man at Market Lake,
Idaho, which says;
'Pay no attention to wild reports
about Indians in Jackson Hole. Every
thing is quiet at present" "
No Truth in the Report.
WASHINGTON, D. O., July 27.-The
Indian Bureau has received a dispatch
from Agent Teter saying that there is
absolutely no truth in the report of a
massacre Of the Jackson Hole settlers.
will Not Resist Arrest.
WASHINGTON, D. O., July GA dis
patch sent by Agent Teter at the Fort
Hall, Idaho, Agency, from Idaho Falls,
shortly after midnight was received at
the Indian Bureau to-day. 1t states
that the agent has joined General Cop
pinger en- route to the scene Of the
trouble. Messengers sent fron the
agency to the Bannocks have returned
from Jackson Hole, and report that the
Indians will not resist arrest. The dis
patch makes no mention of the reported
wholesale massacre at Jackson's Hole
and little credence is given the massacre
story by Bureau officials.
From Gen. COppinger.
WASHINGTON, D. O., July 27.-The
War Department this evening received
the following telegram from Gen. Cop
pinger, who is in command of the gov
ernment troops which are en- route to
Jackson Hole. 1t is dated Market Lake,
and says:
81 find the country full of wild rumors
but Mr.. Seymour, who left Teton Pass
yesterday noon reports all quiet"
Gen. Vincent, Assistant Adjutant
General of the army, who received a
dispatch says that no other advices
have been received tonight from
the scene of the reported massacre.
Teton Pass is about fifty miles
from Market Lake and directly on the
route to Jackson Hole, which is some
miles further east. Gen. Vincent does
not know who the Mr.. Seymour, quoted
by Gen Coppinger is, but expressed no
doubt that he is a man in whose repre-
sentations Gen. Coppingor, who is on
the ground, imposes confidence. Gen.
Vincent says that Gen. Ooppinger has
four troops of cavalry with him and will
push forward Immediately through the
mountain passes to the scene of the
alleged massacre.
Cause of the Trouble.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 27.--Adjutant
General Sitter has forwarded his report
of the Indian trouble to the Governor.
1t is quite lengthy document and covers
fully the causes leading to the troubles.
Mr.. Sitter says:
"In an interview on Sunday with four
prominent residents of Jackson Hole,
the following statements were given me
as grounds for the action of the settlers:
"They claimed that the Bannocks,
Shoshones and Lemhis have for six years
past slaughtered game in large numbers,
mainly for their hides. In 1894, after
repeated appeals from the counties, the
Interior Department ordered that no
more passes should be given the Indians
allowing them to leave the reservation
for the purpose Of hug ng. 1t is estima-
ted that 5000 elks ~are killed in that
year. This year the tiers in Jackson's
Hole determined to enforce the game
laws against Indians and white alike.
On June "a. a process was issued for the
arrest of nine BannOck Indians for violat-
ing the law. When the constable and
posse attempted to serve the papers they
resisted and threatened to kill the mem
bers of the posse unless they went back
to Jackson's Hole.
Just about this time a squaW man
living at the Hole received a letter from
the Bannock reservation, stating that
the Bannocks intended to go on the war
path and kill the whites in Jackson
Hole county. This letter was shown to
the settlers and created great deal Of
excitement.
son July 2nd eight Bannocks were ar
rested for killing game, and six of them
fined $75 and costs and sentenced to Jail
until the fine was paid. They escaped
from their guard and on July 10th nine
of the same tribe were arrested. They
attempted to escape after the trial and
were fired upon by the whites and several
of them were killed.
''On July 9th, Capt. John Smith, a
miner and prospector, was fired on from
ambush and wounded in the right breast.
He returned the fire, killing one of the
Indians. The shooting of Capt. Smith
caused great deal Of excitement and
the settlers, believing that the letter re-
ceived by the squaw man was true, pre-
pared to defend themselves against the
expected attack.
"Besides killing large numbers of
game, all the Indians arrested had in
their possession hides taken from the
settlers cattle, which the Indians had
killed. 1t is claimed that over three
thousand head of elk have been killed
this season. The Indians chased game
into the settlements and by shooting in
discriminatory among the houses en-
dangered the lives of settlers.
War Threatened in Oregon.
PORTLAND, Ore, July 27.-An Indian
war similar to that which has been re-
ported between the Bannooks, Utes and