The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-31
INDIANS OUT.
Cheyenne Indians Have Killed a
Dozen Mem
Five United States Soldiers In
cluded in the Number.
LED BY WHITE BULL.
He Wants to s'Eat White Mans
Heart
Great Alarm Among Settlers
Near Cheyenne Agency.
Families Are Being Sent to
Places of Safety.
Great Alarm Among Settlers
Near Cheyenne Agency.

Denver, May 31.-A special to the Re
publican from Helena, Mont, says:
The Cheyenne Indians have gone on
the warpath and so far are said to have
Killed almost a dozen men, including
hve United States soldiers The In
d1ans have no reservation of their own,
but roam over the southern part of the
state near the Crow Indian reserva-
tion.
The white settlers are in arms and
the women ana children are being sent
into northern towns for safety The
Cheyennes make the 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 In
dians killing sheep. This so incensed
the stOckmen that they have armed
themselves and will fight to protect
their homes, help and stock. Two com
panfes of cOlOred cavalry from Fort
Custer were ordered to the agency
Wednesday and Saturday a courier ar
rived from the agency with informa-
ton that George Walters, the postmas-
ter, and Lou Anderson, a StOckman
had been shot and killed; also, that the
Indians had shot into the cavalry and
killed five, and had sixty armed cow
boys surrounded.
The cavalry from Fort Keogh and
company e. of the infantry left Satur-
day for the scene. There are certainly
grounds for fear. The Cheyennes are
determined and they are being rein
forced by renegade Crows. Rosebud
rancherS received a consignment of
rifles and ammunition at this point to-
day Settlers have removed all their
families from near the reservation.
Ranchmen and stOckmen have or
ganized at the Cheyenne agency and
demand the Indians who killed Hoover
n a mn q n n
they are protected by fifty bucks. Sher-
im Gibb and Coroner Bateman have re-
turned from Barringers ranch, in the
neighbOrhOOd of which the inquest was
held on the body of Hoover. The YER
dict was that he came to his death by
two shots fired by Cheyenne Indians
While the inquest was proceeding sixty
men under Legislator J. L. Brown ar
rived on their way to the agency. The
sheriff pleaded with them to return and
told them that sixty of them against
400 or 500 Indians, armed, and such
fighters as the CheyenneS are, would be
helpless. The sheriff learned that the
crime was committed by three of the
band led by White Bull, who said
day or two previous that his heart was
bad that he wanted to eat white mans
heart
The agent said that he knew one of
the murderers and thought that with
a little time he could find the others
and would arrest them and turn them
over to the civil authorities, with what
evidence they had. He has requested
a sufficient force of soldiers to surround
the Indians and said he would cut off
rations until the murdererS were turned
over. The sheriff and committee went
back to the main body, which had been
AUGMENTED by twenty-five men from
Rosebud, and made report
Though there was much dissatisfac-
tiOn at the turn affairs had taken, they
agreed to diSperse for two weeks to al
low the agent time to make the ar
rests. If not then done, the original
DIan of attacking the Indians is to be
carried out The women have been
gathered at several ranches for prOtec-
ton under guard of ten or twelve men
in each instance.
The sheriff left four deputies at the
agency, with Stock Inspector Smith as
chief On the road down Friday
courier overlook the sheriff and his
deputies, saying that White Bulls band
had during the night escaped from the
aeencv that the force of settlers was
being reassembled, that two companies
of cavalry from Custer had been sent
over and the Indians had killed some
of them and that this band of Indians
T-as liable to do much damage to
rancbers. white men and cattle while
at large Women and children are be
ing sent down the Tongue river to more
secure places
telegram from Stock Inspector Smith
that Agent SLOUGH had ordered the dep
uties off the reservation
DeDutv Sheriffs w. D. Smith and
Matt Winters have arrived at Miles
civ after having been ordered off the
Cybevenne reservation by the military
eoent CAPTAIN SLOUGH. They report
mat when the negroes from Fort Gus
fer arrived at the agency the Indian
Who admits doing the killing could
aasi1v have been arrested. as he was
pointed out to the troops, who prepared
for action if necessary to make the ar
arrest and prevented the troops from
exercising authority then. The In
dams were decked out in war paint
and riding the ominous circle, waving
their blankets, displaying their Win
cbesters and challenging the citizens to
come out and fight them. They claimed
ttaI- did not want to fight the soldiers,
but that they did want to fight the cit
izens Captain SlOuch asked the citi-
zans to leave the agency The deputy
ebariffs refused to go unless upon
written order This he gave them,
stating. their presence might excite the
I15ians to further deeds of violence.
The deputies that came to Miles re-
+,,rned with Sheriff Gibbs having
HI-a-rrant for the arrest of August
Slo1ch for interfering with officers in
the discharge of their duty and a war
rant for the Indian known ana TWO
John Doe warrants
orders were given to the ordnance
officer TO have 10, 900 rounds Of ammun1-
tion ready for issue. It is supposed mora
trooDs are to go to the agency. There
are now there six companies under