New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-06-02
ON THE w ARP .ATH
Cheyenne Indians Said to Have
Killed a Number of
Whites
Including Five United States
:Cavalry1nen Ranches Are
Abandoned.
Trouble Arose Over the Killing
Of Hoover, a Sheep
Herder.

DENVER, May 31.-A special to The
Republican from Helena, Mont, says:
The Cheyenne Indians have gone Oh the
warpath, and are said to have killed
United 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 are up in arms and
the women and children are being sent
into the northern towns for safety.
The Cheyennes make Lame Deer agency
their headquarters. Hoover, sheep
herder, was recently shot while herding
sheep, and it was proven that Indians
did it. He was killed because he caught
several Indians killing sheep. This so
incensed the stockmen that they have
armed themselves and they will fight to
protect their homes, help and stock
Killed Five Cavalrymen.
The two companies of colored cavalry
from Custer were ordered to the agency
Wednesday, and Saturday courier az
rived from the agency with information
that George Walters, the postmaster
and Lou Anderson, a stockman, had
been shot and killed, also that the In
dams had shot into the cavalry and
killed five and had 60 armed cowboys
surrounded. The cavalry from Fort
Keogh and Company E of the infantry
left Saturday for the scene
Y There are certainly grounds for fear.
The Cheyennes are determined, and
they are being reinforced by renegade
Grows and received arms and alnmuni-
ton. Settlers have removed all their
families from near the reservation.
Ranchmen and stOckmen have organized
at Cheyenne agency and demand the
Indians who killed Hoover. The names
Of the Indians are known, and they are
protected by so bucks. Sheriff Gibbs
and Coroner Bateman have returned
from Barringer's ranch in the neighbor-
hood Of which the inquest was held on
the body of Hoover. The verdict was
that he came to his death by two shots
fired by Cheyenne Indians While the
inquest was proceeding, 60 men under
Legislator James Brown, arrived on
their way to the agency. The sheriff
Pleaded With Them to Return
and told them that 60 Of them against
400 or 500 such fighters as the Chey-
ennes are would be helpless. The sher-
if learned that the crime was commit
ted by three of the band, led by White
Bull, who said day or two before that
his heart was bad-that he wanted to-
eat white mans heart. The agent
said that he knew one Of the murder
ers, and thought that with Il little time
they could find the others, and would
arrest them and turn them over to the
civil authorities with what evidence they
had He had requested a sufficient force
of soldiers to surround the Indians, and
said he would cut off rations until the
murderers were turned over. The sher-
iff and committee went back to the
main body, which had been augmented
by 20 men from the Rosebud, and made
report.
Though there was such dissatisfaction
at the turn affairs had taken, they
agreed to dsperse for two weeks to al
low the agent time to make the arrest
If not then done, the original plan of at
lacking the Indians is to be carried out.
The women have been gathered at
several ranches for protection under
guard of 10 or IL men in each instance.
The sheriff left four deputies at the
l with 0%oo1- Tncroof01r Smith &C
| chief.
On the road down Friday courier
| overlook the sheriff and his deputies,
saying that White Bulls band had dur.
ing the night escaped from the agency
that the force of settlers was being re-
assembled; that two companies Of cav
airy from Custer had been sent over
and the Indians had killed some Of
them, and that this band of Indians
was liable to do more damage to ranch
ers while at large. Women and chill
dren are being sent down the Tongue
river to more secure places.
Say They Want to Fight. -.
Deputy Sheriffs w. D. Smith ant
Matt Winters have arrived at Mile
| City after having been ordered off tn
Cheyenne reservation by the militar..
agent, Captain Stouch. The Indian
were riding the ominous circle an
were decked out in war paint, wavin
their blankets and displaying their Win
chesters and challenging the citizens t
come out and fight them. They claime
s1lat they did not want to fight the so
diers, but that they did want to figh
the citizens. Captain Stouch asked til
citizens to leave the agency. The dept
g ty sheriffs refused to go unless upon
written order. This he gave them, sta
ing their presence might excite the y
dams to further deeds Of violence.
Orders were given to the ort1nan1e
officer at Fort Keough to have ,O(
rounds of ammunition ready for issu'
It is supposed more troops are to go1
the agency. There are now here 8
companies under command OF MAG
Marelliso Fort Custer
IS Sott1ovs, wives and f.h lf1ren from I'll