The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-07-27
AN INDIAN MASSACRE
EVERYBODY AT JACKSON HOLE
BUTCHERED yesterday BY
THE sAVAGES.
THE NUMBER NOT YET KNOWN.

Turbulent Braves Have Gone to the
Seat of the TrOuble--Gen. COppInger
and Troops will Reach There To-day
POoATELLO, Idaho, June 90 The stu
alton in Northwern Wyoming, where the
Indians are on the warpath, are not i'm
proved. In fact all the adyices that have
reached the reservation are of a directly
opposite nature.
Adjutant General Stizer, of Wyoming,
at Market Lake, is hourly expecting to
hear that a conflict had occurred be-
tween the settlers and the Indians in
Jackson Hole Valley. Two of his mes
sengers dispatched in that district sew
eral days ago have not returned, al
though overdue. Grave fears are enter
tanned that they have been ambushed by
the Indians. From the other direction
the news is Of an equally disquieting
nature.
Indian police who have returned from
the Salt River Valley, where the big
trading pow-wow has been in progress
for week, say that the band of Ban
nocks under the leadership of Jim Bal
lard, has started north towards the seat
of the trouble If these Indians reach
the belligerents in the Fall River Valley
before the troops get there, and they un-
doubtsdly will, the result may be disas
trous. Billiards. band is composed of
the worst element of the Bannocks, a
tribe that in the general run is bad
enough, for they are as rule
lazy and shiftless fighting Indians.
This particular lot, however, are the
restless spirits of the tribe, always ready
for quarrel, evenin times of peace, and
in the present excitement it would re-
quire much less leaven than those fifty
turbulent braves to stir to an intense
pitch the already excited gathering on
Fall River
The authorities at the Bannock Agency
have all along been congratulating them
selves that Ballard and his gang were
not at the seat of the trouble.
Fifty-Nine White People Killed.
DENVER, Col, July 26.-A special
from Pocatello, Idaho, says
Reports from Market Lake, says the
Redburg, Idaho, paper Of to-day, reports
that fiftynine white people were killed
by the Bannocks, near Jackson Hole, but
there is no way to confirm the report, and
1t is not believed here. A courier is ex-
pected from the vicinity Of Jackson Hole
with the latest news. There has been no
news received at Market Lake for three
days of an authentic nature.
Forty-four carloads of United States
cavalry left Cheyenne last night for
Market Lake, with provisions, horses,
tents, etc.
Four hundred IndianFare said to have
Joined the Bannocks on Fall River, and
are preparing to make an onslaught on
the whites. 1t is probable that Gov.
Mcconnell will be called on to aid nsup-
pressing violence. Several parties of
tourists are in Pocatello awaiting the re-
suit before making their departure for
Yellow Stone Park.
Indians Refuse TO Return.
WASHINGTON, D. O., July 26.-Indian
Agent Teter OF the Fort Hall reserva-
ton, Idaho, to day wired Commissioner
Browning that the policemen who were
sent to the Indians with the commission
er's message ordering them to return to
their reservation report that the Indians
positively refuse to return. The agent
has asked permission to leave the reser-
vation, to accompany the United States
troops to the scene of the disturbance
Authority for him to do 80 has been
granted.
The War Department has been in
formed from the headquarters Of General
Coppinger at Omaha, that the four
| squadrons Of the Ninth cavalry under
Major Chafee from Fort Robinson viii
probably arrive at Market Lake, Idaho,
the nearest station to and about 1870
miles distance from the scene of the In
dian trouble in Jackson Hole at 8 O'Clock
Saturday morning. General Coppinger
will arrive at the station at the same
time the troops arrive.
Everybody Killed at Jackson Hole.
POCATEILO, Idaho, July 26.--William
Ross, of the firm of Ross, Grey & Wyatt,
has just arrived at Market Lake from st.
Anthony and reports everybody at Jack
son Hole killed this morning. 1t is con
sidered authentic news and excitement
is intense.
United States troops from Cheyenne
will arrive in this city in the morning
about six o'clock and will leave imme-
diately for Market Lake and thence by
wagon road for the Fall River country.
Courier Sargent arrived in Market
Lake this morning from Jackson Hole.
He left companion in the country who
intended to get into the Hole, if possible,
and return with all the news He is ex
pected at Market Lake to night. Sar-
gent reports sll the passes guarded and
is afraid his companion will not be able
to obtain entrance.
Every Home and Cabin Fired.
DENVER, Col, July 28.-The News has
the following from its correspondent at
Market Lake, Idaho:
N. J. Gray, L. NJ Kart and Senator
Hamer, Of Illinois, and T. r. Hamer, of
st. Anthony, all left st. Anthony
Wednesday morning on fishing trip to
Jackson Hole, taking no stock in the In