The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-01
RED MEN ON WAR PATH.
Cheyennes Said to Have Killed Dozen
Men.
SETTLERS FAMILIES ARE FLOCK
ING TO MILES CITY.

| Killing of Hoover, the Sheep Heer6er, the
First Outrage-Name of the Criminals
Are Known--Almighty Voice, a North
west Territory Chief, Killed.
Denver, Col, May 31.-A special to the
Republican from Helena, says: The
Cheyenne Indians have gone on the war
path and are said to have killed almost a
dozen men, including five United States
soldiers The Indians have no reserva-
tion of their own but roam over the
southern part of the state near the Crow
Indian reservation.
The white settlers are up in arms and
the women and children are being sent
into the 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
because he caught several Indians killing
sheep. This so incensed the stoekmen
that they armed themselves and will fight
to protect their homes, help and stock.
Two companies Of colored cavalry from
Custer were ordered to the agency, We'd
nesday, and on Saturday courier ar
rived from the agency with information
that George Walter, the postmaster and
Loud Anderson, a stock man had been
shot and killed, also that the Indians had
shot into the cavalry and killed five
soldiers and had sixty cowboys sur
lrounded. The cavalry from Fort Keogh
and Company E of the infantry, left
Saturday for the scene.
The ranchmen and stockmen have or
ganized at Cheyenne agency and de-
manded the Indians who killed Hoover.
The names of the Indians are known and
they are protected by fifty bucks. Sheriff
Gibbs and Coroner Bateman have re-
turned from Barringer's ranch in the
neighborhood of which the inquest was
held on the body of Hoover. The verdict
charged the Cheyenne Indians with his
, murder.
: While the inquest was proceeding sixty
men under Legislator James Brown ar
rived on their way to the agency. The
, sheriff pleaded with them to return and
told them that sixty of them against 40t
or 800 Indians armed and such fighters as
they are would be helpless.
The sheriff learned that the crime wa:
committed by three of the band led by
A
previous that his heart was bad-that ht
/ wanted to eat white mans heart. The
agent said he knew one of the murderers,
and thought with a little time he coult
) arrest them all. He said he had sufficien
[ number of soldiers to surround tn,
| Indians, and would cut off their ration
| till the murderers were turned over
Though there was much dissatisfaction
, at the turn affairs had taken the rancheri
: agreed to disperSe for two weeks to ALLOW
r the agent time to make arrests. If no
} then done, the original plan of attacking
the Indians is to be carried out.
On the way down on Friday, courier
, overlook the sheriff and his deputies say
J., ing that White Bulls band had during
= the night escaped from the agency; tina
! the force of settlers was being assembled
: that two troops offcavalry from Custel
had been sent over and the Indians hat
, killed some OF them and that this ban(
of Indians was liable to do much damage
! to ranchers, white men and cattle.
Deputy Sheriffs Smith and Winters hav,
arrived at Miles City after having beer
ordered off the Cheyenne reservation by
the military agent Stouch. They repor
that when the negro troopers from For
Custer arrived at the agency, the IndiaI
who admitted doing the killing coula
| easily have been arrested as he wa:
pointed out to the troops who prepared
for action, if necessary to make the arrest
but the agent did not desire the arrest
made at that time and prevented the
officers in command of the troops from
exercising authority then. The indians
were decked out in war paint and riding
the ominous circle, waving then
blankets, displaying their Winchesters
and challenging the whites to come ou1
and fight them.
The deputies that came to Miles re
turned with Sheriff Gibbs, having a war
rant for the arrest of Agent Stouch fol
interfering with officers in the discharge
of their duty and warrants for tht
, Indian known.
Orders were given to the ordinance
officer at Fort Keogh to have ten Thousand
rounds of ammunition ready for use. II
is supposed that troops are to 40 to tht
agency There are now here six companie.
under command of Major Merell Of For
Custer.
Settlers wives and children from the
Tongue river country are arriving from
> Miles City in all kinds of conveyances
All kinds of rumors are rife, but as news
has to come for the most part of the dis
tance by courier, nothing definite i:
known as to those reported killed.
Almighty Voice Killed.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, May Almighty
Voice and the two Indian murderers who
have been holding Belleview Bluff neal
Duck Lake for the past two days against
the mounted police were killed yesterday
A rush was made on the bluff about three
o'clock and an Indian was slain. 1t was
found that Almighty Voice and another
: Indian had been killed by the shells
earlier in the day. The rebellious indians
have been brought in. The father o.
Almighty Voice is under arrest here as
an accomplice. No further trouble il
anticipated
: Serious Results Feared.
Washington, May 31.-The India1
troubles in Southern Montana reported
from Helena, was made known to the
authorities of the War Department las