The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-06-30
GHOST DANCING INDIANS
The Redaon the Fort Hall Res
ervation Are Ugly.
AN OUTBREAK IS FEARED
Authorities at Washington Notified and
Secretary Bliss Wires Idaho's
Governor in Regard TO
the Matter

Special Dispatch To the standard.
Boise. Idaho. June 29.-Up TO this
evening there has been very little ad-
ditional news of the ghost dancing In
dians on CamaS prairie. Blaine county.
The remoteness of the infested district
from a telegraph office renders II i'm
possible to get detailed reports. To-
night George Stowe, a settler OF Camas
prairie. arrived In the city overland
and at once sought AN Interview with
the governor. lie said the situation
when he left two days before was
threatening and there was imminent
danger OF hot-headed whites making
an assault on the Indians. He SAYS
the Indians have attempted 10 run
things To suit themselves ON the prairie.
using most eNasperating methods of
enforcing their demands and stopping
al nothing but bloodshed to intimidate
the people. Stowe SAYS the Indians
have burned many Of the settlers
fences and also killed number of cat :
Tie To satisfy the most of their large
camp.
The governor received to-day another
petition from number of settlers ask
ing him To use his best endeavors to
1
reservations. The petition sets forth
that Indians are arriving daily In large
numbers from all the reservations for
hundreds OF miles around. and con-
ciudes; III something Is not done
speedily you may expect serious trou-
ple. as much excitement already pre-
walls"
Senator Heitfeld replied to-day that
he had laid the case before the interior
department and the secretary wired the
governor as follows:
Washington. ID. C.. June eg.-Gov-
erhor Steunenberg. Boise; Your telc-
grams To me and Senator Heitfeld rel
ative Ia the Fort Hall Indians received.
] have telegraphed Lieutenant Irwin.
acting agent at Fort Hail. for full re-
port and also requested the secretary
of war 10 Issue orders for military as
sistance to Agent Irwin to preserve or
| der ana protect the lives and properiy
OF settlers and return the Indians Ia
the reservation II absent therefrom as
reported. e. n. BLISS
Secretary"
Nothing has been received by the
governor from the agent at Fort Hall.
This may be explained by the fact that
there Is no Geographic communication
with the agency.
by Associated Press.
Washington, June 2a-The request of
the Idaho people for troops Ia protect
them against the Bannock Indians did
not reach the war department until
rather late In the afternoon. Secretary
| Alger held consultation with Acting
AdJutant General Breeck and some
other officers who are experienced I'm
such Indian troubles as this and the
conclusion reached was that the de-
partment should take steps to learn for
itself the exact situation I'm the Fort
Hall country. Accordingly a telegram
was sent To Brigadier General Coppin-
ger at Omaha, instruCting him to send
one or more officers to the scene OF the
trouble To ascertain and report upon
the state of affairs there. The depart
ment officials have no doubt that the
difficulty Will he easily overcome. be-
lieving the Indians are not out with
any hostile purpose. but principally To
gather some Of the roots that ripen
about this time. There are no troops
in the immediate vicinity Of the Fort
Hall reservation. and those nearest are
at Fort Donglas, near Salt Lake City.
and are not cavalry. and are so un-
suited for quick work. but the depart
ment has ample forces at other posts
to meet any emergency that may arise.