Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-01
INDIAN EXCITEMENT.
ghs Murder Of a Shsepherdsr the b.
ginning Of Trouble.
no SERIOUS FRICTION FEARED
abe Redskins Would Like TO Fight VIE
the Settlers Hut Not Win
the Soldiers.

HELENA, Mon, May 8l.-Reports OF
,,a killing Of sevesl men by the
cheyenne Indians at Lame Deer
agency are not verified. 1t is not be-
lleyed that any one was killed except
n ,heepherder named Hoover. whose
murder week ago caused all the ex-
citsment. The settlers and cowboys
determined to avepge his death md
give the Cheyennes an object lesson to
deter them from similar acts in the
tuture, They sent ali the women and
children to places of safety, armed
themselves and c0ngregated near the
agency and demanded the surrenuer
Of the Indians accused OF numbering
Hoover. The Indians armed themselves
and made threatening DEMONSTRATORS
against the whites, but no battle has
been fought nor massacre begun, 60 far
ss is known. Blk companies OF United
States troops are at the agency. The
Indians declare that they don's want
20 Fl GIT the soldiers, but are anxious to
have q brush with the white settlers
and cowboys.
There IL q conflict OF authority be.
tween the Indian agent, Capt. Stoucp,
and the sheriff OF Custer county. Tue
sherfl's deputies were ordered of the
reservation by the agent. They re-
turned to Miles, city and got war
rant for the arrest OF the agent for in
Ierfering with the officers, and started
back to arrest him. Lame Deer Is
sixty miles from q telegraph office, and
the result of their expedition ID not
known. The trouble Is due to the
charges OF settlers TINT the Indians
Kill aud steal their cattle, anu c0un-
ter charges OF Indians that the set
tiers continually lntrude on the resey-
walton.
Gov. Smith wired President McKin-
ley today protesting against the action
oil Capt. 6touch, anu asking that he he
directed not To Interfere with the civil
ofilcers. Stouch says he can and will
arrest the murderers as soon as the ex-
element dies out.
NOT LIKELY TO RESULT SERIOUS.
WARRINGTON, May 8l.-The In.
diRa trouble In southern Montana,
reported from Helena was made
known TO the authorities OF ths war
department last week, and In the
opinion Of officials is not like
Iy to be followed by serious re-
suits. Tho first knowledge OF the affair
came to the department in telegrsm
from Col. Sheridan, tue adjutant-ye
eral OF the department 1t bt. Paul. Al
present the department has no COM
msnder, owing to the recent retire.
ments among the maJor-aenerals aud
the delayr III assigning the new COM
msnds among the colonies recently
promoted. So Secretary Alger him
self is respe nsible for the Command,
and he 10 directing affairs through
Adi-Gen. Rugglos. Col. Sheridan's
telegram was received last Friday, and
simply stated that report had come
10 healquarters at st. Paul that two
white men, berders, had been killed
near Lame Deer reservation Ia south.
eTn Montana. To guard against trou.
Bile, two troops Of cavalry were ordered
by telegraph from Fort Custer. They
started last FRIDAY, and since then no
dispatch has come to the war de-
pArlment, though It Is possible Gen.
Aleer, VINO 10 now at West Point, may
have telegraphed. The absence OF
further reports from the troops satisfies
the war department that the trouble
has been quieted, for they say they
would be sure to hear II any
thing 30 serious as the killing OF
Troops had occurred. Moreover, the
agency where the men are report.
cd to nave been killed IL In charge OF
an army officer, Captain Stoucn, who,
1t 10 esid, has the entire confidence OF
the lnuiaus and is capable OF dealing
with them without Fiction II not IL.
terfereu with from the outside sources.
There Ia disposition at the depart.
ment to attribute the affair TO the
encroachments OF the white upon the
Indians. No iulimation Of any
Trouble among the Cheyepnea has
Jeached the ip,erlUr department, ami
The ludian ficials are nj loss to
tccOunt for the lack OF advlces II any
lIOnDIe has OcrnrrAn mr. in ANN.