The Springfield herald., 1897-06-04
INDIANS ON THE WAR PATH.
Bloody War Threatened in NIontana- Five
Soldiers Reported Killed.

Helena. Mont. May 3O.-Thc Chcy-
cnnc Indians have gone on the warpAtll
and so far are said to have killed al
most n dozen men. including five Unit
ed States soldiers. The Indians have
no reservation of their own. but roam
over the southern part of the state,
near the Grow Indian reservation.
The white settlers in that section of
the state are up i'll arms, and the wom-
en- ana children are being sent into the
northern towns for safety. The Chey.
cnncS make the Lame Deer agency
their headquarters.
Hoover. n sheep herdcr. was recently
shot while hcrding sheep. and 1t was
proven that Indians did il. He was
killed because he caught several In.
dams killing sheep. This so incensed
the stockmen that they have armed
themselves and will fight to protect
their homes. help and stock.
Two companies of colorcd cavalry
from Custer We're ordered to the
agency Wednesday. and Saturday n
courier arrived from the agency with
information that George WalterSr the
postmaster. and Lou Anderson. Il stock.
man. had been shot and killed. Also
that the Indians had shot into the cav
airy and killed five. and had sixty
armed cowboys surrounded. The cav.
airy from Fort Kcough and company
Il of the infantry left Saturday for the
scene.
There is certainly grounds for fear
The Cheyennes are determined, and
they are being reinforced by renegade
Crows. Rosebud ranchers received n
consignment of rifles and ammunition
at this point to-day. Settlers have
hoved all their families from near the
reservation.
Ranchmen and stockmen have or
ganized mt Cheyenne agency and de-
mand the Indians who killed Hoover.
The names of the Indians are known
and they are protected by fifty bucks
Sheriff Glib and Coroner Bateman
returned this evening from Barringer's
ranch, in the ncighborhood of which
the inquest was held on the body of
Hoover Wednesday. The verdict was
that he came to his death by two shots
fired by Cheyenne Indians.
While the inquest was proceeding
sixty men under Legislator James T.
Brown. arrived on their way to the
agency. The sheriff pleaded with
them to return. told them that sixty
of them against 400 or 800 Indians
armed and such fighters rs the Chey
cnnes are. would be helpless. The sher
iff learned that the crime was commit
ted by three of White Bulls band
who said Il 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 with Il lit.
tie time they could find the others and
would arrest them. turn them over tC
the civil authorities with what evi
dence they had. He had requested n
sufficient force of soldiers to surround
the Indians. and said he would cut off
rations till the murderers We're turned
over. The sheriff and committee Went
back TO the main body. which had
been augmented by twenty men from
the Rosebud. and made report.
Though there was much dissatisfac.
tion mt the turn affairs had taken.
they agreed to diSperse for two weeks
to allow the agent time to make the ar,
rests. If not then done. the original
plan of attacking the Indians is to be
carried out.
The deputies that came to Miles re.
turned tonight with Sheriff Gibbs, hav.
ing warrant for arrest of Agent Stouch
for interfering with officers in the dis
charge of their duty. Also they had
two John Doe warrants.
Orders were given to the ordnance
officer mt Fort Kcough to-day to have
10000 rounds of ammunition ready for
issue tomorrow morning. Who is to
receive it is not stated. so it is sup
posed more troops are to 20 TO the