Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-02
THE CHEYENNE INDIAN SCARE.


Adjourned till tomorrow.
THE CHEYENNE INDIAN SCARE.
War Department. L Not Worried, but Sec
rotary Bliss Takes Action.
Washington, June 2.-The Indian trou-
bic in southern Montana reported from
Helena was made known to the authori-
ties Of the war department last week
and In the opinion Of the officials Is not
likely to be followed by serious results.
A telegram was received last Friday
and simply stated that report had
come to headquarters at St Paul that
two white men. herdera had been killed
near Lame Deer reservation In southern
Montana. To guard against trouble two
troops Of cavalry were ordered by tele-
gram from Fort Custer. They started
last Friday and since then no report has
come to the war department.
The agency where the men are report.
ed to have been killed is In charge of an
army officer. Captain Stouch. who, it is
eaid. has the entire confidence Of the In
dams and IS capable of dealing with
them without friction If not interfered
with from outside sources. There Is q
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tribute the affair to the Entertainments
Of the whites living In the neighborhood
upon the Indians. Yesterday Agent
Stouch reported that intense excitement
exists among the settlers and that there
Is liability to further trouble He says
there are a great many bloodthirsty
young men among these Indians, and
that if the settlers and the young In
dams should meet trouble would be the
result. For the peace and safety Of all
concerned he advises the stationing Of
two troops OF cavalry in the neighbor-
hood.
Secretary Bliss last night wired In
structions to Indian Agent Stouch, d.
recting him to Immediately notify the
department Of the situation and to use
every effort to deliver the Indian fugi-
tives to the civil officers showing salts
factory CREDENTIALS. This decision was
reached after a conference between Act
ing Secretary Of the Interior Ryan, Act
Ing Commissioner Of Indian Af1aifs
Smith and Attorney General McKenna
and the adjutant general. The report
which Captain Stouch mailed on Nav
25 and which reached here yesterday
was read, together with dispatches to
the president and Senator Carter. The
officials are awaiting with considerable
uneasiness the report from the agent
which he was peremptorily directed to
telegraph at once. The northern
Cheyennes are known here as. a
wariike band. easily inflamed, whose
actions cannot be too closely guarded.
Following is Secretary Bliss dispatch
to Agent Stouch: THE president has
today received from tie governor of
Montana the following telegram: In
dian Agent Stouch. at the Cheyenne
agency, and the military authorities of
the United States are resisting the sher-
IN OF Custer county, Mont, in his eff
forts to arrest certain murderers for
crimes committed OF Of the reservation.
The murderers are under the protection
OF the agent. who makes no effort to ar
rest the criminals, and prevents the
sheriff from making the arrest. Will
You direct the proper authorities to sur
render the murderers or allow Me sher-
If to make the arrest?
"Yeu should cooperate with the duly
authorized civil officers as far az prac-
ticable in the execution of the law. Wire
the facts and situation Immediately.
Meantime use every available means to
apprehend the offenders and deliver
them to the duly authorized civil Off
GERS. avoiding violence If possible. The
IDEA Is that the law must be executed.
out In Its execution you are to exercise
sound prudential Judgment, to the end
that there may be no bloodshed. IL by
any possibility that can be avoided"