The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-01
REDS ON THE WARPATH
Cheyenne Indian, Causing unead-
ness In Montana.
NUMBER OF MEN KILLED.
Unitsd states soldiers Excitement
Il Great aud People Are ARM
ed Dor Self Protection.

Denver. Col. May 3l-A special O.
the Republican from Helena Mont
says the Cheyenne Indians have gon.
on the warpath and 20 Oar are said O.
have killed almost o dozen men. De-.
cluding Eve United States soldiers
These Indians have no reservation ci
their own. but roam over tha south.
ern part Of the sta.e. ucar he Grow
Indian reservation.
White settlers are up in arms ar0
women and children are being sent
into northern towns f0r safety Tho
Cheyennes make Lame Deer Agency
their headquarters
Hoover. a sheep herder was recently
shot while herdlng sheep and 90 wac
proven the Indians dId &c. De wu
killed because be- caught several lr.
dians killing sheep This s1 .uceus q
the stockmen that thoy armed thcm.
selves and win hght Co protect theI
homes. help and stock
Two companies of colored cavalry
from Custer we're ordered 90 the asen.
cy on Wednesday. and Saturday o.
courier arrived from the agency viii
the information that George Walters
postmaster. and Lou Anderson. o.
siockman. had been shot and BILLED.
also that the Indians shot into the cay.
airy and killed five. and bad sixty
armed cowboys surrounded
The cavalry from Ft Keogh anr
company + Of infantry loft Saturday
for the scene. There is certainly
grounds Tor fear The Cheycnnes ar.
determined and are being reinforced
by renegade Grows Rosebud uuchari
have received O. consignment of r.lo.
and ammunition at this point
Settlers have moved AN their fami.
lies from near the reservation. Ranch
men and stockmen have organized a'
the Cheyenne agency and demand th'
Indians who Killed Hoover Th.
names OF Indians are known and thol
are protected by go bucks
sheriff Gihh and Coroner Hatoma'
have returned from Barr.ngcIs ranch
In the neighborhood 0f which tho DOB
quest was held on the body Of Hoover
while the inquest was proceeding q
men under Legislator james o. Brown
arrived on yhe.r way to thc agency
The sherin pleaded with them 90 ic
turn. told them G1 mon against 600 O
300 Indians armed and such lrhtrr
as the Cheyenncs. would be helpless
The sheriff also learned the crime Wa
committed by three of o. baud lel D.,
White Bull who said that DIS hear
was bad and that be wanted Co oat
white mans heart The agent said DID
knew one of the murdorgrs au.
thought hc could find the others au.
would arrest and turn them over Cd
the ci,l authorities with what eyI
dence they had BE had requested
sufficient force of soldiers t1 surrUuu.
the Indians and said Boz would cut of
their ratiCus ull the murdertrs VCr
turned over The sherlu and tho com
mittee Went back tO the main body au
made "a report Though there wa
much dissatisfaction at the turn Affair
had taken. they agreed tU disrerc fu
two weeks to allow tho agent time O
make arrests. lf not then done. th
original plan of attacking tho Indian
would De- carried ont on the rul
down Friday "a courier overlook th
sheriff. saying that White Bulls ban
had during the nlght escaped .om it
agency and that force Uf sOit.rr
were being roasseml'pl and tllI tw
companies of cavalry from Custer ll
been sent over and ihc luI tl
. killed some of them. and tlHJ thI
band of Indians was liable t0 JO muc
damage tO anchers. white men In
cattle az large.
Women and children are being sen
down the Tongue river in more seCur
places Deputy SheriGs W ID SmIt
and Matt Winters have arrived frul
Miles City. after having been 0rlgr,
/ on the Cheyenne reservation hy 90
| military agent. Captain StouCh The
| report that when the troops from '
/ Custer arrived at tho gLeUcy tle ll
dian who admitted do.ug thf hl3ir
could easily have been arrested as D
[ was pointed out to tbe troops lut th
| agent ala net desire The arrest De mad
at that time. and prevented the on
| Ger iu command of the troops frUi
exercising bis authority The Indian
were dCcked ont ln war paint and 90.
ing the uminous circle having blarl
. cts. displaying wiuChestCT lud chl
longing cItllans to come Ou. and rgl
them They claimed they d.d not wac
90 deht thc soldiers lut dI1 want
fight with citizens
The deputies chat unn Poo Miles tIi
returned vi'b sheriff Gibbs having
I warrant Cor hc arrest of Ascent stour
Cor interfering with officers ln ihr du
chafre Of their duties. and warrant
for the Indian known and two "Joh
Doe warrants
Al kinds 20 umnrs are rife but
news bias tO como ior most part of on
distance by courier nothing definite
known as 90 those reported KILLED.
Mrs stephens. wife of The cN-agen
who was 'inE over tn the arcn,
from their ranch Cor ufoty was "a
tackled hy Young bucks Who won
have Killed her but Tor the pleadlul
of an old soiaW They however. sn
iu her face end offered other Iu-ulls