The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-02

WASHINGTON. June 1.-The ofieal
report of the troubles among the chey-
enns Indians In Montana. dated May
s5, reached the indian bureau to-day
from Captain Stouch. in charge OF the
Tongue river agency. It confirms the
Washington dispatches Of the Asso-
cIated Press yesterday attributing the
trouble to the murder OF u aheep-heFuer
and indicates that the motive OF the
murder was 70 prevent the herder from
giving testimony OF the Illegal slaughter
OF beef which he had witnessed. An In
YeHtigatlOn will be made Immediately.
The agent reports that Intense excite
ment exists among the settlers, and
there Il a liability 60 further trouble.
He says that there are q great many
bloodthlrgty young men among these
Indians and that n the settlers and the
yOunE Indians should meet trouble
would be the result. For the peace and
safety OF all concerned be advises the
statIonlng OF two troops Of cavalry In
the neighburhood.
A request was made to the adtutant-
general OF the military department At
81 Paul for q troop Of cavalry 90 Be sta
toned at Camp Merritt all the time in-
stead OF a detachment Of infantry, -
now. II a mounted party could be seen
frequently on different parts OF the re-
serVAtIOu. II would be OF great beneht.
In the opinion OF the agent The report
says that on May 6 the agent was in-
formed OF the disappearanee OF q sheep
herder In the employ OF Mr. BarTinger.
whose ranch is on the Tongue river. a
search party wo1 organized by cousin
nt the herdeF on Nay . and agency help
asked.
Troops from Fort Reogh and Camp
Merritt and the settlers on the Rosebud
and Tongue rivers were to constitute the
search party; on the 24th OF May Indian
police were sent out TO aSsiBt and the
body was found three quarters OF mile
from the camp and about three miles
north OF the reservation. The murder
was undoubtedly committed by Indians
and x has excited the settlers through
out the country and they are crying for
juatice and retributiou. The man was
an Ino9enSive hunchback and has been
an object OF sport for the Indians. The
carcass OF the slaughtered beef was dis
covered near By. In this connection IL
Is stated that only few cattle beNonEtng
10 the settlers have been killed BY the
Indians during the past winter and
spring; two near the agency, q few on
Tongue river and two near Stebbins
creek; a total not nearly so large as
heretofore.
The Interior department will make a
formal request 10 the war department %
station cavalry at the camp and the
agent VIII be reinS,rucsed 10 use every
efort 70 secure the punishment OF the
perpetrators Of the crime.
senator Carter has been appealed 70 In
behalf OF the settlers alleged rights, but
he has replied counRelling moderation
among the whites. County Attorney T.
J. Porter wired the senator from Miles
City that Agent Stouch ought to Be sua-
nended Immediately for resisting state
cfficers serving process in driving on the
sheriff from the agency. He claimed
the aituatlou was serious and that blood
shed would result II the agent Is In
Ftructed not to resist the SheTih's posse,
he added. confiict win be avoided.
though the county attorney regarded an
outbreak as certainly imminent.