Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-12
An INDIAN UPRISING.
S,minosS Said 10 Be on tho
War-Path.
VENGEANCE TOR RECENT LYNChING.
Redskins Reported 10 Be Staying Men,
Women, and Children.
Y,yENTY-FIvE WHITES KILLED.
several Families Alleged to Have
uccn Wiped Out In n hattie Re-
,urcs To QueII the Outbreak.


10 the News from oklahoma City. o. T.,
saws. There Is an uprising In the Semi
mole Nation. and one hundred armed In
s.ans have killed twenty-five citizens Of
pottawattomie county. this Territory.
The Indians are seeking TO avenge the
recent burning OF Lincoln McGeisey and
plmer simpson. two Indians of the Semi
mole tribe. who were accused OF murder
.nr Mrs. Leard. Of Maude post-ofiice. A
soecial train-load Of armed citizens has
zone to Earlboro. ten miles from Maude,
and excitement is higher than ever be-
fore known in the Indian Territory.
THE INNCHED INDIANS.
Another special to the News from We
,.ka q. T.. says To-day United States
commissioner W. T. Fears and J. f. Wis
s.,n. chief clerk to Indian-Agent Wisdom.
UNNAMED by {. 7. Lynn the national
rbysioian Of the Seminole Nation. went
,s the farm OF Henry Taylor, Seminole
Indian. where the bodies of Lincoln Nc
ae.soy and Palmer Simpson, the two
s.ninole Indians who were burned at the
stake by a mob, are buried, and opened the
temporary graves. only the trunks Of
tl,se bodies remained. The legs and arms
vtre entirely burned of, and they were
urrecognizable. a common chain was
around the neck Of both and was secured
h, d padlock. The chain was removed and
brought back 10 Wewoka 1t win be used
ss evidence in tie investigation. Commits
s.oner Fears is thoroughly investigating
tho matter
REPORTED UPRISING DENIED.
The report that the Indians are uprising
IS wholly false. and without foundation.
Il IS rumored that the people along the
oklahoma line are much excited, and fear
,rs Indians will cross the line and en- |
6eavor to avenge the death of their
Mctrers. This. however need not be fear
e5 as all is quiet and serene in the Semi |
role Nation. Yet a bitter feeling has been !
created by the cruel and hasty action Of |
ths mob. Second-Chief Huldbutter has di-
rsoted the band chiefs of the Seminole |
Nation TO urge the Indians To oe quiet |
and not commit any reprehensible acts.
Sensational reports as TO the Indians out
bleak are not to be relied upon.
REPORTED TRAIL OF BLOOD.
SOUTH MALEsTER. I T.. January |
IA telegram received here at $40 this |
evening by the railroad dispatcher Of the
Choctaw. Oklahoma and Gulf railroad |.
states that a band OF $50 Seminole In
dams is on the warpath. and is leaving
behind it trail Of blood.
The telegram was sent by the railroad
station agent at Earlboro'.
The brief information conveyed was
that the Seminoles were avenging the
work OF the mob Of white men that burn
ed the two Seminole Indians at the stake
on Friday last, and that the infuriated
Seminolcs had already massacred twenty
iye men. women. and children.
The station agent gave the additional
Information that the band started from
q point six miles south of Earlsboro,
with the avowed intention of setting fire
10 Tecumseh and killing all whom they
met, that the Indians were reported to
have changed their course and were at
the time Of the sending Of the message
headed toward Earlsboro'. The receipt
of this startling information created in
tense excitement in South McAllester.
Federal Judges Townsend and Springer,
who are in the city. are anxiously await
ing further news.
no NEWS OBTAINABLE
Scores Of people here who have rela-
tiyes and friends at Earlsboro' and other
points in that section are besleging the
telegraph Office for news, but the agent
has left the Earlsboro' station TO gather
further information, OF perhaps was slain
Or driven to seek refuge II the Earls-
b0r0' agent cannot be raised soon by
wire a train will be dispatched from here
d, midnight. bound for the scene Of the
reported massacre. under orders from
Judge Springer. and having on board all
The available deputy marshals, under
command Of Captain Brady, while the
Secretary of War will be wired to order
troops from Fort Reno.
The general officers Of the Chocktav,
Oklahoma and Gulf railroad have or
dered out their special train from Shaw
nee bearing volunteers armed with Win
caesters 10 intercept the indians at
Earisboro.
A PITCHED BArTLEa
WICHITA, KAN. January ia dis
patch 20 the Eagle from Shawnee o. T..
says: The train from the east tonight
brought 70 this city a car containing
every woman and child at Earlsboro'. The
passengers confirm previous reports. and
say that a pitched battle between the
Indians and settlers took place near
Maude post-ofice resulting in the wiping
out of several families.
A later dispatch from Shawnee says:
A message calling for men and arms has
jgst been received from Earlsboro'. saying
that nearly 800 Indians have sworn ven
geance on the town. and are moving to-
ward that place declaring that they will
burn H. Grave fears are entertained for
homesteaders on the border.
A special train was made up here with
l59 men. armed TO the teeth, aboard, and
has left for the scene.
The whole country Is aroused.
A REIGN or TERROR.
GUTHRIE. 0. r., January 1l.-Deputy
arriving here from Maude re-
port reign OF terror in that section, fol-
lowing the recent lynching Of two Semi
n0la T,gfopc .rhfch has provoked tho