Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-06-03
INDIANS ON THE WAR PATH.
Bloody War Threatened In Montana Five
Soldiers Reported Killed.

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Helena. Mont. May 3O.-The Chey-
enne Indians have gone on the warpath
and SO far are said to have killed al
most 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
en- and children are being sent into the
northern towns for safety. The Chey.
cnnes make the Lame Deer agency
their headquarters.
Hoover, sheep hcrder. was recently
shot while hcr,lins sheep. and II was
proven that Indians did 1t. He was
killed because he caught several In
dinns killing sheep. This so incensed
the stockmcn that they have armed
themselves and VIII fight to protect
their homes. help and stock.
Two companies OF colorcd cavalry
from Custer were ordered to the
aTcncy Wednesday,. and Saturday n
courier arrived from the agency with
Information that George Walters, the
postmaster. and Lon Anderson. 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
nlry from Fort Kcough and company
u Of the Infantry left Saturday for the
scene.
There is certainly grounds for fcnr
The Cheycnncs are determined. and
they are being reinforced by renegade
Crows. Rosebud ranchcrs received n
consignment OF rifles and ammunition
at this point to-day. Settlers have
hovcd all their families from near the
reservation.
= I,anchmen and stockmcn have or.
gnnized ut 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 Batcmnn
returned this evening from Bnrringcr's
ranch. In the ncighborhood Of which
the inquest was held on the body Of
Hoover Wednesday. The verdict was
thi,t lie came to his death by two shots
fired by Cheyenne Indians.
While the inquest was proceeding,
sixty men under Legislator James 4.
Brown. arrived on their way to til,
agency. The sheriff pleaded with
them TO return. told them that sixty
Of them against 100 or 800 Indians
armed and such fighters as the Chcy
enncs are. would lie helpless. The shcr
1T learned that the crime was commit
ted by three of White Bulls band
who said n 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 mur,lcrcrs and thought with n lit
tie time they could find the others and
would arrest them. turn them over &c
the civil authorities with what cvi
dcncc they had. He had requested n
sufficient force Of soldiers to surround
the Indians. and said he would cut on
rntions till the mnrdcrers were turned
over. The sheriff and committee went
back to the main body. which had
been augmented by twenty men from
the Rosebud. upd made report.
Though there was much dissatisfac.
tion nt the turn affairs had taken
they agreed to dispense for two weeks
to allow the agent time to-make the mr.
rests. If not then done. the original
plan of attacking the Indians Is to be
carried ont.
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
warrants for the Indian known and
two John Doe warrants.
Orders We're given to the ordnance
officer at Fort Keough to-day to have
10000 rounds of ammunition ready for
issue tomorrow morning. Who IL 10
receive II IL not stated. so II il sup.
posed more troops are to 20. to the
agency