The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-13
SEMINOLES ON NARPATH.
UPRISING REPORTED IN
THE TERRITORY.
WILD RUMoRs ARE AFLoAT
Twenty Mer, Women and Children
81 the Town OF Maud, OKLA, Said to
Have geen rias-acred Special
Train Of Armed Men Was
Dispatched to the soone
Prom shawnee, ok.

MUsKoGEE, Ind. Ter, Jan. 49,
United States Marshal Bennett has
just received u telegram from one of
his deputies in the Seminole nation,
stating that large band Of Seminole
Indians had gone into Oklahoma,
burned the town of Maud, Okla,
killed about twenty-five people, and
were headed for Earlboro. a town near
The line Of the Seminole nation.
Official circles here are all astir over
the news of the uprising A troop OF
cavalry is now on the way to the
Seminole nation and will arrive there
some time to-day.
SHAWNEE, Okla Jan. 2-The train
from the east last night brought to
this city last night car with every
woman and child in Earlboro The
passengers confirm previous reports,
aud say pitched battle between the
Indians and settlers took place yester-
day aftern oon near Maud postoflice,
resulting in the wiping out Of several
families
A message calling for men and arms
has Just been received from Earlboro,
town of about 100 inhabitants, nine
miles east of here, saying that nearly
400 Indians had declared vengeance
on the town and are moving toward
the place, declaring they would burn
II. Grave fears are entertained for
settlers on the border A special
train was made up from here and lhO
men, armed to the teeth, left for the
scene
The refugees from the disturbed re-
gion reached this place in panic
stricken condition ana were unable to
give names or any coherent story OF
the uprising, but it is gathered that
the first attack came Indian-fashion,
in the night, where the houses of four
or five families were stealthily sur
rounded and fred into until their oc-
cupants were all killed. after which
the dwellings were fired and left TO
burn to the ground, with all the dead
inside. 1t does not appear as yet that
the Indians used the scalping knife
upon their victims
The fugitives were in a truly pitt
able condition, half-franuc or half
.dazed according TO their respective
temperaments, so much SO that it has
so far been impossible to get a con-
nected narrative of the bloody tragedy
from which they have fed.
OKLAHOMA CITY, okla, Jan l2-
There is an uprising in the Seminole
Nation aud 100 armed Indians have
killed twenty-five citizens OF Potta-
watomie county, this Territory. Tho
Indians are seeking To avengc the re
cent burning Of Lincoln McGeisey and
Palmer Simpson, two Indians in the
Seminole tribe, who are accused OF
numbering and outraging Mrs. Leard
Of Maude postoilice. A special train
load of armed citizens have gone to
Earlboro, ten miles from Maude, and
excl tement is higher than ever known
before in the IDdian Territory
SoUTH MCALEsrER, l. r., Jan. Ia
Intense excitement prevails here as
the result of kilograms sent from the
agent Of the c., O. & q. railway at
Earlboro to the train dispatcher here,
stating that mob Of 40 Seminoles
were on the war path, leaving behind
trail of blood and avenging the burn
ing of the two Seminoles last Friday
night. 1t is stated that the reds have
already killed twenty men, women
and children