The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-01
CHEYENNE OUTBREAK.
Situation Critical in Montana
Settlers at a Disadvantage
Murdered Herder.

HELENA, Mont, June /, 1S97.-Specials
from Miles City, the nearest town in
Montana to the Chenyenne Indian
troubles say the situation at the agency
continues critical. Families who resided
near the seat of the trouble continue to
flock to Miles City.
1t is reported that Sioux Indians from
Dakota have come to the agency and that
runners have been sent to invite more
Sioux to join them on the warpath.
Senator Carter will ask President Nc
Kinley that Indian Agent Stouch be in
structed not to interfere with the Sheriff S
posse and that the military authorities
support the min case the Cheyennes re-
sist the arrest of the Indian Little
Whirlwind,' known also as Stanley of
Carlisle, who admits the murder of
Sheepherder Hoover
Sheriff Gibb and Deputies Smith and
Winters should arrive among the Chey-
ennes today with warrants for the three
Indians and the agent which they will at
tempt to serve. White Bulls band of
warrior numbering 125, who escaped from
the agency FRIDAY night are in the hills
on the Tongue River. near Ashland, and
this will be the scene of the first blood
shed should there be any. The settlers
are as well armed as the Indians, though
arms and ammunition are being for
warded as rapidly as possible.
Official Reports.
WASHINGTON. June l. 1s97.-The Off
cial report of the trouble among the Chey-
enne Indians in Montana dated May 25
reached the Indian Bureau today from
Captain Stoueh in charge of the Tongue
River Agency. It confirms the Washing
ton dispatches of the Associated Press of
yesterday attributing the trouble to the
murder of sheep herder, and indicates
that the motive of the murder was to
prevent the herder from giving testimony
as to the illegal slaughter of beef which
he had witnessed. An Investigation will
be made Immediately.
The agent reports that intense excite
ment exists among the settlers and that
there is a liability to further trouble. He
says there are great many bloodthirsty
young men among these Indians and that
II the settlers and the young Indian men
should meet trouble would be the result.
For the peace and safety of all con-
cerned he advises the stationing of two
troops of cavalry in the neighborhood.
A request was made to the Adjutant
General of the military department at st.
Paul for q troop of cavalry to be sta
toned at Camp Merritt all the time in
stead of a detchment of infantry as now.
If mounted party could be seen fre-
quently on different parts of the reserva-
ton it would be of great benefit in the
opinion of the agent. The report says
that on May 5 the agent was Informed of
the disappearance Of sheep herder in
ranch is on the Tongue River. A search
ing party was organized by a cousin of
the herder on May 2 and the agency was
asked for help. Troops from Fort Keogh
and Camp Merritt and the settlers on the
Rosebud and Tongue Rivers were to
constitute the searching party; on the
oath of May Indian police were sent to as
sist and the body was found three-fourths
of a mile from the camp of the herder
and about three miles north of the reser-
vation-
The murder undoubtedly was committed
by Indians and it has exasperated the
settlers throughout the country and they
The man. was an inoffensive hunchback
ana mas been an object of sport for the
Indians. The carcase of the slaughtered
connection 1t is stated that only a few
cattle belonging to the settlers have been
killed by the Indians during the past
winter and spring; two near the agency.
q few on Tongue River and two near
Stebbins Creek; a total not nearly So
large as heretofore.
formal request to the War Department to
station cavalry at the camp and the agent
will be instr ucted to use every effort to
tors of the crime.
Senator Carter has been appealed to in
behalf of the settlers alleged rights, but
he has replied counseling moderation
among the white. County Attorney n. T
Porter wired the Senator from Miles 6ifv
that agent Stouch ought to be suspended
Immediately for resisting State officers
serving process in driving off the Sheriff
from the agency. He claimed the situa-
tion was serious and that bloodshed would
result. If the agent is instructed not to
resist the Sheriff posse he added, CON
flict will be avoided though the County
Attorney regarded an outbreak as GER
tainly imminent
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