Evening journal., 1897-06-01
REDSKINS RAMPANT.
Cheyennes on a Raid Against
the Whites.
WHITE SETTLERS ARE ALARMED.
Reports of the Killing of Soldiers and
Settlers Received-Some Bloody
Work May Soon BE
Expected.

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Denver, May 31.-A special dispatch
from Helena. Mon. says that the Chey-
enne Indians have gone on the warpath
and are said to have killed about a
dozen men, including five United States
soldiers.
The Indians have no reservation 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, a
sheep herder, was recently shot while
herdng sheep and 1t was proved that
Indians did 1t.
He was killed because he caught sew
eral Indians killing sheep. This so in
censed the stockmen 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
Wednesday, and on Saturday a courier
arrived from the agency with informa-
tion that George Walter, the postmas-
ter, and Lou Anderson, a stockman, had
been shot and killed; also that the In
dians had shot into the cavalry and
killed soldiers and had 60 cowboys
surrounded.
The cavalry from Fort Keogh and
Company E of the infantry left Satur-
day for the scene.
Outbreak May Spread.
There are great grounds for fear Of
the outbreak spreading. The Cheyennes
are determined, and they are being re-
enforced by renegade Crows.
Rosebud ranchers received a consign-
ment of rifles and ammunition at this
point today Settlers have moved all
their families from near the reservation.
Ranchinen and stockmen have organ
ized at Cheyenne agency and demanded
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 Barranger'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 so
men under Legislator James Brown ar
rived on their way to the agency.
The sheriff pleaded with them to re-
turn and told them that 60 of them
against 400 or 500 Indians, armed and
such fighters as the Cheyennes are.
would be helpless
The sheriff learned that the crime was
committed by three of the band. led by
White Bull, who said a day or two pre-
Vious that his heart was bad-that "he
wanted to eat white mans heart"
Tho said ba lrraru opa Of 4bn
murderers and thought, with a little
time, he could arrest all of them.
He said he had a sufficient number of
soldiers to surround the Indians and
would cut off their rations till the muir
derers are turned over
Ranchers VIII Wait.
Though there was much dissatisfac-
ton at the turn affairs had taken, the
ranchers agreed to disperse for two
weeks to allow the agent time to make
the arrests If not then done, the orig
inal plan of attacking the Indians is to
be carried out.
on the way down on Friday a 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 troops of cavalry
from Custer had been sent over and
the Indians had killed some of them
and that this band of Indians was liable
10 do much damage to ranchers, white
men and cattle.
Deputy Sheriffs Smith and Winters
have arrived at Miles City after having
been ordered off the Cheyenne reserva-
tion by the military agent, Stouch
They report that when the negro troop
. L.
agency the Indian who admitted doing
the killing could easily have been ar
rested as he was pointed out to the
troops, who were prepared for action il
necessary to make the arrest but the
agent did not desire the arrest made al
that time and prevented the officer IN
f command Of the troops from exercising
authority then.
Indians In War Paint.
The Indians were decked out in wal
paint and riding the ominous circle
waving their blankets, displaying thei
winchesters and challenging the citi
zens TO come out and fight them. The,
claimed they did not want 10 fight th
soldiers, but did want to fight the citi
zens. Captain Stouch asked the citi
zens to leave the agency. The deput,
sherlffs refused to go unless upon
written order This he gave them
stating their presence might excite tn
Indians to further deeds OF violence
The deputies who came to Miles re
turned with Sheriff Gibbs, having
warrant for the arrest Of Agent Stoucl
for interfering with officers in the dis
charge OF their duty and warrants 10
/ the known Indian and two John DO
L warrants.
orders were given to the ordnsae
officer al Fort KeOgh to have 1000
rounds of ammunition ready for use.
1t is supposed more troops are to e
20 the agency. There are now here si
companies under command of Majo
Mereil of Fort Custer. Settlers wive
end children from the Tongue rive
country are arriving from Miles Cit
in all kinds of cOnveyances. All kind
Of rvs ors are rife. but as news has I
come most of the distance by courier
nothing definite is known as to thos
reported killed.
Secretary Alger Has Doubt.
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