Evening journal., 1897-06-26
THE NEGRO TROUBLE
The washington Authorities Ap-
pealed to For Assistance.
REFUSED TO PAY THEIR CREDITORS.
when the omcers Tried to Serve Proc
esses Upon the Men, Recourse Was
Had to Firearms Troops on
Hand to Prevent Disorder.

Washington, June 26.-Trouble has
broken out afresh at Fort Gibson, I. T.,
where the Cherokee friedman payment
has just been resumed, and the Wash-
ington authorities have been appealed
to for assistance in averting further
disorders News of the disturbance
came officially in kilograms which were
received by Secretary Bliss. supple
mented by similar advices received by
the attorney general and the secretary
of war. General Frank c. Armstrong
of the Dawes commission, which was
Just leaving Fort Gibson when the
trouble occurred, Joined with Indian In
spector Mclaughlin, who is supervising
the payment, In wiring the following
to Secretary Bliss:
Considerable excitement exists among
the negroes on account of arrests made
by the United States marshals. Negroes
are armed and are threatening to at
tack the marshals. The troops here are
able to cope with the situation and pre-
serve peace. If the commander has not
authority to patrol the town and to ex-
ercise control over the excited negroes,
serious trouble may occur.
THE presence and action Of the mill
tary alone prevented bloodshed. The
payment had progressed quietly. but
those disturbances are outside the lines
and are between the negroes and depu-
ty marshals. Prompt and decisive ac-
tion is recommended. with authority to
remove dlsorderly persons and disarm
all except United States officials. The
United States district attorney and
United States marshal have wired the
attorney general"
Trouble on Pay Day.
The following telegram, dated at Fort
Gibson, was received from Inspector
Mclaughlin:
Agent Wisdom has disbursed S14,211
of the fourth installment OF the Chero-
kee freedmens fund. The payment
progressed regularly. Some trouble oc-
CURED outside Of the playground linn
Its between the freedmen and deputy
marshals through the latter executing
processes of the United States district
court against certain benefciaries re-
quiring them TO pay the indebtedness
to certain creditors after receiving
check and leaving the playground.
Two shots were fired by some persons
In the crowd, thought to have been di
rected at deputy marshals. No person
injured except one freedman. who wal
struck In the jaw with a rifle by
deputy marshal. Considerable excite
ment prevailed for time, but soon sub
sided, and no further trouble is ap
pretended"
Secretary Bliss forwarded the advice
to the secretary OF war for his actor
and wired the inspector that he ha,
done so and reminding him that tn
troops were on the ground, stated tina
order must be maintained at all haz
ards. The individual beneficiaries o
the payment are making positive pro
tests, and a telegram has been receives
here from woman at Fort Scott, Kan
as follows:
Am Cherokee freedman, guardian 70
my children. Money deposited in ban
at Fort Scott. b. F. Ware attached
through fraud. How can / get posses
sion? BETTE CASH.
She is only one OF number in simi
lar straits. The department is endeav
oring to see that the negroes rights ar
not invaded