The herald., 1897-06-01
WAR PAINT
is DONNED
By the Indians in Southern
Montana
MANY KILLINGS REPORTED
BUT WAR OFFICIALS ARE NOT
ALARMED
The Reports Are Old and Probably
Exaggerated-Almighty Voice
Is Silenced Forever

Associated Press Special Wire.
DENVER, Col, May 31.-A special to
the Republican from Helena, Mont.
says: The Cheyenne Indians have gone
on the warpath and are said to have
killed a dozen people. including five
United States soldiers. The Indiane have
no reservation, but make Lame Deer
agency their headquarters
A sheep herder wac recently shot by
the Indians because he caught several
of them killing sheep. The settlere have
armed themselves to protect their prop
erty. Two companies Of colored cavalry
from Custer were ordered to the agency
Wednesday.
Saturday a courier arrived from the
agency with the information that Geo.
Walters, postmaster, and Lou Anderson,
a etockman, had been shot and killed;
also that the Indians shot into the, cav
airy, killing five, and had sixty cowboys
surrounded. Cavalry from Fort Keough
and Company e. infantry, left Saturday
for the scene. Settlers have moved their
families from near the reservation to
Miles City. Ranchmen and stockmen at
Cheyenne agency demand the Indians
who killed Hoover. The nance of the
Indians are known and they are pro-
tected by fifty bucks
Orders have been given the ordnance
officer at Fort Keough to have 10000
rounds of ammunition ready for issue to-
day. 1t Is supposed more troops are to
go to the agency. Deputy Sheriffs Smith
and Winters were ordered off the reser-
walton by the military agent, Captain
Steuch, who did not want to arrest the
Indian murderers at the time lest it
cause more trouble. The deputies re-
turned to Miles City and have gone back
with Sheriff Gibbs with warrants for the.
arrest of Agent Steuch for interfering
with officers In the discharge Of duty
and wArrants for the Indian murderers.
NOT VERY SERIOUS
WASHINGTON. May S1.-The Indian
trouble in Southern Montana, reported
from Helena, wac made known to the
authorities of the war department last
week. and in the opinion Of officials is
not likely to be followed by serious re-
suits. Thefirst knowledge Of the affair
came to the department in telegram
from Col. Sheridan, the adjutant gen.
eral Of the department at st. Paul. At
present the department has no COM
mander, owing to the recent retirements
among the major generals and the brig
adler generals and the delays in assign
ing the new commands among the coll
onels recently promoted. So Secretary
Alger himself Is responsible for the
command, and he is directing affairs
through Adjutant General Ruggles.
Col. Sheridan's telegram was received
last Friday and simply stated that
report had come to headquarters at St.
Paul that two white men. herders, had
been killed near Lame Deer reservation
in Southern Montana. To guard against
trouble, two troops of cavalry were or
dered by telegraph from Fort Custer.
They started last E-4~s.y, and since then
partment, although it is possible Alger,
who is now at West Point, may have
The absence of further
reports from the troops satisfies the war
that trouble has been quiz
eted. for they say they would be sure
to hear If anything so serious as the
killing of troops had occurred. More
over the agency where, the men are
to have been killed is in charge
Of an army officer. Captain Stouch, who.
1t is said, has the entire confidence of
the Indians and is capable of dealing
with them without friction, if not in
terfered with from outside sources
There Is disposition at the depart
ment to attribute the affair to the en-
croachments of the whites living in
the neighborhood upon the Indians. No
of any trouble among the
Cheyennes has reached the interior de-
partment and the Indian officials are at
4 loss to account for the lack of advices
Il any trouble has occurred or is APP
pretended. In view of the fact of the
lack of official advices, the fact that the
agency Is in closest telegraph commu-
and that the agency is in
charge of an experienced officer, no
alarm or uneasiness as to the safety of
The people in that section is felt. Incl
1ents have been reported to the de-
partment recently that would likely
cad to serious results. and the fact that
The reports and trouble date several
lays back is cited as significant
A VOICE SILENCED
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 31.-A special
rom Winnipeg to the Dispatch says:
Communication with Duck lake was re-
,umed this morning at $3.50, when the
correspondence with the mount
ID police, who have been besieglng the
our Indian murderers, including the
Almighty Voice, sent the
following message: "The Prince AL
pert volunteers got impatient yesterday
afternoon and prevailed on the officer
n charge to allow them to rush UP the
plum where the outlaws were hiding.
They were led by DR.. William Drain,
lanes Mckay, @. c.. and Police Om-
,ers Wilson and Mcdonald. In the first
'ush they did not md the hiding places
II the Indians. and they again went
through. killing the only remaining IN
Han. Almighty Voice and another In
Han were killed by shells for 1 nine.
No further casualtiep oc.
,urred on our side. The father Of AL
mighty voics y under arrest here ~