The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-12
Band Of Ssmlnolas Leaving a Trail Of
Blood In Indian Territory.
LARGE NUMBER OF WHITES MURDERED
As sinny as Twcnty-Fiyo said TO Have
Boon Kiiied-E1citcmont rrevni,s
on tho Rorder sicn Have
Gonoto the ncscue Of EnrIboro-

nation. and one hundred armed Indians
nave Killed twenty-five. citizens OF Pet
tawUtomie County, this territory. The
Indians are seeking to avenge the recent
burning of Lincoln McGeisey and Pal
mer Simpson, TWO Indians OF the SEMI
mole tribe, who were accused of muir
dering and outraging Mrs. Leard, of
Maud pastoflce A special train load
OF armed citizens has gone to Earlbo-
no, ten miles from Maud. and excite
meHt is higher than ever before known
In the Indian territory. ,'t
Another special to the News from
Wewoka, l. r.. says:
To-day United States Commissioner
W. L. Fears and j. Il. Wisdom, chief
clerk 10 Indian Agent Wisdom, accom-
pnnied by G. Il. Lynn, the national phy-
sician OF the Seminole Indians. went TO
inc farm Of Henry Taylor, a Seminole
Indian. where the bodies of Lincoln Nc
Gcisey and Palmer Simpson. the two
seminole Indians who were burned nj
''he stake by mob are buried and
opened the temporary grave. Only the
HruflkS or these bodies remained The
IeSs ana arms were entirety burned off
and they were unrecognlzaIble. a COM
mon chain was around the nee: Of
each and secured by n paddock. The
chain was removed and brought bacl,
10 WeWoka. 1t Will be used as evidence
IN the investigation. Commissioners
fears Is thoroughly investigating the
matter The report that the Indians nrn
uprising Is wholly false and without
foundation. ''''NN
1t IS rumored that the people along
the Oklahon1a line are much excited
and FEAR the Indians will cross Tho lin,
and endeavor to avenge the death Of
their brothers. Trhs. however. could
not ife feared, as all is quiet and serene
IN the Seminole nation. Yet a feeling
mas been created by the cruel and hastv
action of the mob.
Second Chief Huldbutter has direct.
Cd the band chiefs Of the Seminole ma
'ion TO urge the Indians to he quiet
ana not commit any reprehensiblc
arts. sensational reports as to the In
dians outbreak are not 10 ,be re,,nd
upon.
south McAllister, I. T, Jan. IA
telegram received here at $40 this even
ing ny The train dispatcher of the Chloe
law. Oklahoma and Gulf railroad
stotes that band Of $50 Seminole IN
dlans Is on the war path and is tl,sav
ing behind 1t n trail of blood a reIo-
gram was sent by the railroad station
Nscht AZ Earlboro. Tho brief informn-
eien conveyed was shat the Seminoles
We're aVenging the work OF The moi, Of
whate men tlrat burned the two Semi-
noie indians at the stake on Friday
!H;t, and that the Infatuated Sominoles
mad already mastered twenty-flve mon
women and children
The station agent give the addi-
tlohal information that the band
starled from a point six miles south
or Earlsboro with the avowed inten
ton OF setting fire to Tecumscb snd
KiiiHB oil! whom they met; that the In
mans were reported 10 have changed
tHAlr course and were at the time of
me sending OF the message hended To-
Ward Earlshoro. The receipt of this
starting Information has creatnd in
tense excitement in South NIcAllcster.
reaeFai Judges Townsend and Spring
e., Mno are IN the city. are anXiously
awaiting further news. Scores of non.
PIE heIe who have relatives and friends
at l.arisboro and other points in tina,
section are besieging the telegram
oiiicc for news. but the agent has left
me Earisboro station to gather further
Information. or perhaps was slain or
driven TO seek refuge.
If the Earlshoro agent cannot he
reached soon by wire a train will be
dispatched from here at midnight,
pound for the scene of the reported
massacre, under orders from Judge
Springer and having on board all the
available deputy marshals under com
mand OF Captain Brady, while the Sec
rotary OF War will be wired 10 order
troops from Fort Reno. The general
officers Of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and
Cuff railroad have ordered cut a spe-
ciai train from Shawnee, bearing vol
unteers armed with Winchesters to in
tercept the Indians 1T Earlsboro.
Wichita. Kan, Jan. ia special 10
The Eagle from Shawnee. O. T., says:
The train from the East tonight
brought TO this city car containing
every woman and child at Earlsboro
me passengers confirm previous re-
ports and say that n pitched battle
between the Indians and the settlers
took place this afternoon near Maud
Postoiiice. resulting in the wiplng out
Of several families
y later dispatch from Shawnee says:
y message calling for men and arms
has juvG been received from Earlbo-o,
saying ;Glat nearly 300 Indians have
sworn vengc ance on the town and are
moving toward the place declaring
that they will burn 81.
Grave fears are entertained FOR
homesteaderE on The borders
a special train was made up from
here Of $50 men armed 20 the teeth and
left for the scene.
The whole country is aroused.
Guthrie, o. T.. Jan. 11.-Deputy mar.
shals arriving here from Maud report a
reign of terror In that section, follow.
ing the recent lynchlng Of two Semi
mole Indians, which has provoked the
Semnoles to threaten vengeance. a
dozen families are reported 10 have left
their farms In the vicinity of Maud.
One deputy brings q report shat two
white men We're captured by Seminole
bucks yesterday and put to the thumb
torture
United States Marshal Thompson re.
ce!ved instructions to-day to send
force OF deputies to the line marking
the border of Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory to cooperate with the In
dian Territory officials in quelling the