Kansas City journal., 1898-01-13
SETTLERS GREATLY EXCEED.
1T IS NOT BELIEVED. HOWEER,
THAT TROUBLE WILL FOLIO.
Everything Quiet In the Scminol.Na-
tfon-ProsecutiOnO of the Membo
of the Mob That Burned Nc
Geisey and sampson to
BE Pushed.


OF the two Indian boys, Lincoln McGeiy
and Palmer Sampson, on the morninsf
January Z, for the murder of Mrs. Lea.
a white woman who was killed on
night of December 30, near the west L.
OF the Seminole nation, there has at
time been any warlike demonstration. St
ord Chief Hulbutt instructed all bal I
chiefs to see that the law was obSerV
ty all Indians, and no revenge attempte
and these instructions have been carrieI ,
cut TO the letter.
A. j. Brown, treasurer Of the SeminoN :
nation. and brother to Governor JONI l
+. Brown, head chief, received messas i
from Governor Brown, who is in Wash
ingtcn, this afternoon, stating unitet t
States troops have been ordered to We i
woka This is an unnecessary move.
w. T. Fears. United States commissioner,
and deputy marshal are here, and subpoe-t
macs have been issued for great many
of the people in the vicinity of the scene
of the burning of the TWO Indian boys,
and it is said most of the witnesses will
arrive here tonight in the custody of
Deputy Marshal Jacob Harrison. A
most rigid investigation has been ordered
by the United States government. and it
will be only a short time until the members
of the mob will be brought before the
courts to answer for the crimes of arson,
kidnapping and murder.
1t is the opinion of those best informed
in the matter that the story of an Indian
uprising was started by the members of
this mob. who hoped thereby to screen
themselves from the law. Others claim
the report was started to influence the
final vote on the Indian bill, which is now
before congress.
While business in the border towns of
Shawnee, Tecumseh and Earleboro has
been at standstill for the past two days,
there has been no change in business
dealings in the Seminole nation, and the
same quiet prevails here tonight that has
reigned over this nation for the past few
years.
Muskogee. 1. T.. Jan. 12.-tSpecial.) Unit
ed States Marshal Bennett. of this city,
who left here this morning with number
of deputies for the scene of the supposed
uprising of Indians in the Seminole ma
ton, has informed his chief deputy here
that the report that the town of Maude.
o. T, had been burned by the Seminoles
and twenty-five people killed, which was
sent out by the telegraph operator at
Earleboro, o. T., was unfounded, and that
peace and quiet reign in the Seminole ma
ton. Marshal Bennett is SO confident that
there will be no further trouble with the
SeminoIes that he will leave here tonight
for Washington with a number of pris-
oners.
Guthrie. o. T., Jan. 12.-tSpecial) There
was great excitement here this morning
over the reported Indian uprising and
slaughter of people of Maude and Earle
boro. Governor Barnes promptly tele-
graphed all county and city officials in that
part of the territory for particulars, and
offering any help within the power of the
territory, if the reports were true. Official
information was received from the mayor
Of Shawnee, from the sheriff and county
attorney of Pottawatomie county, and from
others that there was no truth in the re-
ported massacre. The Indians are greatly
excited, and few talk of blood. but the
force of officers present In the reservation
and along the line is now sufficient to con-
troll them.
There are 2.sOO Seminoles on the reserva-
ton. which is about fifteen by thirty-five
miles in size. In the past they have been
great fighters, but it is thought that most
of them are reasonable enough not to at
tempt vengeance by numbering innocent
people. However, If any members of the
mob are identified and ever get in their
hands there will be another burning at the
stake in short order.
Upon receipt of definite information this
evening that the mob burned the two In
dams on Oklahoma soil. about hundred
yards west of the Indian Territory line.
Governor Barnes issued proclamation Of
fering a reward of 81 600 for the arrest and
conviction of the members of the mob, and
telegraphed the officers of Pottawatomie
county that the people of Oklahoma looked
| to them to do everything possible to bring
| to Justice those who participated in the dis
| turbances. as well as 10 prevent, if possible
any further trouble.
1t is learned that the mob dragged their
| victims to the Oklahoma side of the line
| thinking they could defeat justice better in
the county court of Pottawatomie county
| of this territory than in the United States
| courts. They dragged the Indians long
| distance with heavy iron chains about their
necks, and locked them with padlocks to a
| pie of logs which were saturated with coal
| oil, and then applied the torch.
| oklahoma City, o. T.. Jan. 12.-People In
| the vicinity of Earleboro are badly scared
| but all reports from there show no acts on
| the part of the Indians justifying the eX-
citement. The Choctaw trains pass through
without hindrance and passengers report
no sign of war. So far, all the assaults
have been committed by the whites.
Earleboro Q. T., Jan. 12.-(Special) That
the Indians were not entirely to blame TO,
ern border of Oklahoma was instanced al
Earleboro to-day. About noon there ar
rived in town between fifteen and twenty
horsemen whose homes were near the line
south of Earleboro. They mad been guard
ing the line, and each carried a Winches
ter. Soon after their arrival, they begar
drinking, and soon the crowd was reelins
about the street, carrying among them
was met was forced to partake. Guns wer
fired at random. while the law-abiding cit
liens vacated the streets Constantly, mem
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