The record-union., 1897-06-01
Said to Have Already Killed Dozsn
White Men.
Meager Intelligence at the War De-
partment, However, Does Not Con :
firm the Reports That Serious
Trouble Has Occurred-Two Troops
OF Cavalry Ordered by Telegraph
to Report on the Scene of Trouble.


DENVER (Col), May 31-A special
to the Republican" from Helena,
Mont, says: The Cheyenne Indians have
gone on the warpath, and are said to
have killed dozen men, including five
United States soldiers.
The Indians have no reservation, but
make Lame Deer Agency their head
| quarters.
Hoover, sheep herder, was recently
shot by the Indians because he caught
several of them killing sheep The set
tiers have armed themselves to protect
their property.
Two companies of colored cavalry
from Custer We're ordered to the agency
on Wednesday.
Saturday courier arrived from the
agency with the information that
George Walters, the Postmaster, and
Lou Anderson, stockman, had been
shot and killed; also, that the Indians
shot into the cavalry and killed five
! and have sixty armed cowboys sur
rounded.
Cavalry from Fort Keogh and Com
pany E, infantry left Saturday for the
scene.
The settlers have moved their fami-
| lies from near the reservation to Miles
City
The ranchmen and stockmen at the
Cheyenne Agency demand the arrest of
! the Indians who killed Hoover. The
names of the Indians are known, and
they are protected by fifty bucks.
Orders have been given the ordnance
officer at Fort Keogh to have 10000
rounds of ammunition ready for issue
to-day. 1t is supposed that more troops
are to go to the agency.
Deputy Sheriffs Smith and Winters
We're ordered off the reservation by the
military agent, Captain Stouch. who
did not want the arrest of the Indian
murderers made at that time, lest it
cause more trouble.
| The deputies returned TO Miles City
and have, gone back with Sheriff Gibbs
with warrant for the arrest of Agent
| Stouch for interfering with officers in
| the discharge of duty, and they have
warrants also for the Indian murderers
| WASHINGTON, May 31.-The Indian
trouble in Southern Montana, reported
| from Helena, was made known to the
authorities of the War Department last
| week, and in the opinion of officials is
not likely to be followed by serious re-
suits. The first knowledge of the af-
| fair came to the department in a tele-
gram from Colonel Sheridan, the Ad-
jutant- General of the department at
| st. Paul. AT present the department
| has no commander owing to the recent
retirements among the Major Generals
and the Brigadier- Generals, and the
delays in assigning the new commands
among the Colonels recently promoted
So Secretary Alger himself is respon-
sible for the command, and he is di-
! recting affairs through Adiutant- Cen
eraI Ruggles.
Colonel Sheridans telegram was re-
ceived last Friday and simply stated
that report had come to headquarters
| at st. Paul that two white men, herd
ers had been killed near Lame Deer
reservation in Southern Montana. To
| guard against trouble, two troops of
cavalry were ordered by telegraph from
Custer. They started last Friday, and
since then no dispatch has come to the
War Department though it is possible
Alger, who is now at West Point. may
have telegraphed
The absence of further reports from
the troops satisfies the War Depart
ment that the trouble has been uuieted.
for they say they would be sure to hear
II anything so serious as the killing of
| troops had occurred. Moreover. the
! agency where the men are reported TO
! have been killed is in charge of an
army officer, Captain Stouch. who it is
said has the entire confidence of the
Indians and is capable of dealing with
them without friction if not interfered
with from outside sources There is
a disposition at the department to at
tribute the affair to the encroachments
of the whites living in the neighbor-
hood upon the Indians
! No intimation of any trouble among
! the Cheyennes has reached the Interior
! Department, and the Indian officials
are at loss to account for the lack of
advices if any trouble has occurred or
is apprehended. In view of the lack
of official advices, the fact that the
agency is in close telegraphic commu-
nication, and that the agency is in
charge of an experienced army officer.
no alarm or uneasiness to the safety of
/ the people in that section is felt. No
| incidents have been reported to the de-
partment recently that would likely
lead to serious results and the fact
| the reports date the trouble several
days back is cited as significant
ST PAUL, May 31-A Winnipeg
special to the Dispatch" says: Commu-
nication with Duck Lake was resumed
this morning at $3.50, when the dispatch
correspondent with the mounted police
who have been besieging the four In
dian murderers, including the desperate
1 Almighty Voice, sent the following
| MESA ge:
The Prince Albert volunteers got i'm
| patient yesterday afternoon and pre-
vailed on the officer in charge to allow
/ them to rush up the bluff, where the
| outlaws were hiding. They were led
/ by DR.. VIM. Drain, James Mckay. @.
| c., and Police officers Wilson and Nc
| Donald. In the first rush they did
not find the hiding places of the In
dians and they again went through.
killing the only remaining Indian Al
mighty Voice and another Indian were
| killed by shells from a nine FOUNDER
No further casualties occurred on our