The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-06-01
ON THE WARPATH
Cheyenne Indians Said to Have
Killed a Number of
Whites
Including Five United States
.Cayalrymen--Ranches Are
Abandoned.
Trouble Arose Over the killing
Of Hoover, a Sheep
Herder.

DENVER, May 3l.-A special to Inc
Republican from Helena, Mont, says:
The Cheyenne Indians have gone on the
Y warpath, and are said to have killed
almost a dozen men, including five
United States soldiers. The Indians
have no reservation of their own, but
roam over the southern part of the s.ate
near the Crow Indian reservation.
The White settlers are up in arms and
the women and children are being sent
into the northern towns for safety.
The Cheyennes make Lame Deer agency
their headquarters. Hoover, sheep
herder, was recently shot while herding
sheep, and it was proven that Indians
did it. He was killed because he caught
several Indians killing sheep. This so
incensed the stockmen that they have
armed themselves and they will fight to
protect their homes, help and stock.
Killed Five Cavalrymen.
The two companies of colored cavalry
from Custer were ordered to the agency
"Wednesday, and Saturday courier ar
rived from the agency with information
that George Walters, the postmaster
nd Lou Anderson, stockman, had
ebeen shot and killed, also that the In
dians had shot into the cavalry and
killed five and had 60 armed cowboys
surrounded. The cavalry from Fort
Keogh and Company E of the infantry
left Saturday for the scene.
There are certainly grounds for fear.
The Cheyennes are determined, and
they are being reinforced by renegade
Crows and received arms and ammuni-
ton. Settlers have removed al their
families from near the reservation.
Ranchmen and stockmen have organized
at Cheyenne agency and demand the
Indians who killed Hoover. The names
of the Indians are known, and they are
protected by 90 bucks. Sheriff Gibbs
and Coroner Bateman have returned
from Barringers ranch in the neighbOr-
hood of which the inquest was held on
the body of Hoover. The verdict was
that he came to his death by two shots
fired by Cheyenne Indians. While the
inquest was proceeding, GO men under
Legislator James Brown, arrived Oh
their way to the agency. The sheriff
Pleaded With Them to Return
and told them that go of them against
400 or 500 such fighters as the Chey
ennes are would be helpless. The sher,
if learned that the crime was commit
ted by three Of the band, led by White
Bull, who said day or two before that
his heart was bad-that he wanted tC
eat white mans heart. The agen,
said that he knew one of the murder
ers, and thought that with little time
they could find the others, and would
Aarrest them and turn them over to the
civil authorities with what evidence they
had. He had requested a sufficient force
of soldiers to surround the Indians, anC
said he would cut off rations until the
Imurderers were turned over. The sher
iff and committee went back to the
main body, which had been augmented
by 20 men from the Rosebud, and made
lreport.
Though there was such dissatisfaction
at the turn affairs had taken, they
Iagreed to disperse for two weeks to al
low the agent time to make the arrest
II not then done, the original plan of at
Itacking the Indians is to be carried out
The women have been gathered a