Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-23
GREEK INDIANS S.,-,,
on THE wARPA1H
;, Threaten to Clean a.o Out All
'''' White, ia the Territory
,,orpAl TROOPS ASKED p0N
Lspl'h n's'Y 90 pres. mckinley
n r''," ',~. WIN be Enforced

.a r'a~ ',~. WIN be Enforced
Ian. s..-washins'on
Nus' s.' nave FL been requested t to s,Tu
i,i'a 'o ny uprising T,i of full .1 o'o ors
lae'n = locations ~ west Of EaSap iss
srd ihi'.,, M neutral Indians I ,s
vsaa %, ... ~, 10 finally enter IN,
lni'i il'' SSrn and Kill and Cn'e,
p'r' ga w. y- a message Of defiance
NiIle . ~ Mckinley The whites ,,s. are
. rI.,, ,sl .eroa. oIoodshed s i'a i,o,
'i ,.a,, IS safes Marshal Bennett ssn'
On,''' ,.,rties and ten indian pom
", .,' . @.o but they were met by 80
=, . 'l' '' e..I,ie that they were com
hs, ,., . :, ,si.r. one Of the posse
Tuel y.y,e vas captured by the I'D,
l'a.'' AMI n Il feared that they WIN
a '..D NJ. me-. Marshal Bennett anu
,. y, ~ AGENT shoenfelt sent a MESSAGE ',
i'' 49, washington officials reques''ns
". ~ ,.5sral troops to the number Oh
", NV, :. son, them. They stated thar II
I, h. sure death for the deputies
' .t nolIcs 90 attempt to interfere
' ',',1 Marshal Bennett and A GEM
st,9risit viii as soon as they n ned
, Nv washington. Join the troop auu
i.y. - ne Indians camps ana en-
ll,sl, W W. mt the leaders under arrest
cav .., w N cavalry from Fort Keno
,H zach the scene wlthlh Wen''
Nm, hours after receiving orders, IT,,
" -sara are four distinct bands Of ms ms
,,,o,s Who are armed. They claim
! '-lsmbershlp. including men women D,'I.
rblldre1 Of over 5000 Thelr
\ lsjer Crazy Snake, was IN Cnocot1iti
,.gs,iay purchasing supplies he sall
M, i0O nil bloods are ready 10 hshi
4 y. tbeIr oli laws and customs ah9
VEN going 10 oppose to the end all et'
4 IA. 10 deprive them Of their indepeh-
4 dense ,,..is,rg
A. Tsrtress Furess, Sonora, WATSON
4 M Proctor. Burney Madmountaln,
4 p,j Creey and the settlement along
4 hs Deep Fork Of the Canadian uVet
4 Altogether embracing an area Of apou'
twenty-five miles square
Information received by MaIsha
Bsnnett Is TO the effect that while mef
women and children are fleeing mon
the towns located In this distrIc
scores are locked up and baTicade
and the hltous Indians are conilseal
Ing all the good horses 10 the settle
mfnt. So far there has been no re-
port 1f bodily harm TO the whites
Gen Pleasoat Porter he chief OF
the Creeks. Is In Washington ana me
Indian authorities are p0werless 20
afford any protection Roley Macln-
tosh who was formerly second chief
Of The tribe. has organized band 0f
fifty friendly Indians and whites for
muEal protection There have been
numerous whpplngs and one man was
f hled near Wltumka. Word reached
: Marshal Bennett today that two other
men bad been killed within the past
" few days
"A The Greeks threaten that after they
& have cleaned out all the Interior whites
& they Will visit the various towns IN the
Cnsk nsten, destroy them by fire and
XII The inhabitants. They have threat
! ensd 10 XIII Chief Porter and any Of
II he members Of the Dawes commission
n that attempt 10 interfere with Them.
Gei, Tear is falt for some Of the com.
mission, who are surveying and allot.
ing Iands In that section OF the coun-
n.y.
A'hh Nekko the nsurrectionary
ihsi Of ihe Snake bands, has sub.
Mi!N ne following ulumatum TO
Pns.ien, Mckinley.
Hickory Town, Greek Capitalize
o President Mckinley, WashIngion.-sir.
= have already Informed You Of the
hl',d concerning the execution OF the
I lheA Avs ] am now executing INV
avs as / told you / would
LAPTAH MEKKO
Principal Chief.
me Creek jurisdiction has been
transferred to the United States court
l@ several years, and the Snake chieCe
ao,uHeeuon to the President that he
wy execute the Old Creek laws is con.
s-''el as merely a message of den.
~. is5 1hlei Of the warning Indians is a
SS.1'DIeti. lie has Just returned fem
-'at.lslon ana claims 10 carry Win
C.. ..e al'hoFlly Of he President and
-e'gsi y run the Dawes commission
~, ." Shl'e people out OF The Terri
III nc Uses this argument to gain
iallA 10 bin. 49, '''' pace great
~ y wv. Wrought up are the whites thar
si,, o..I mas been issued allowing aii
bnTS.' V protect themselves and
= W people are armiug.
Z. n. Fiazir and others FROM, u.
~ ,,- ,l Vest Of Eufaula brine ra,,, ,te
cal ,' 4. ,g,u.pges perpetrated bv he
b,si, ' at known as the SNAKE
trs ~ ny afe arresting and whln.
~. ,ur more conservative Irdisns
llrs , -l'e revived the ancient Creet
4 lrF,,-. qua sfe SELLING filing papsrs fr,,,
4 IlW o SHo nave Med on allotments
a e,.,,., sAlp AZ Indians Who Gie and
4 n. 49, ~ " cet on The ears of filors for
I q, \, NV oHellse. There has been On
4 a. .,,I, ,e,nl oIense. Tor the Victims
4 ra..Ii ' IVY without Protection T io
49,, 49,, states uthlritIes ~ 80 NE
lig NJ 70 The Snake crowd ers
n,il,, Ii lying The other Indians for
n. si saa to whlte people. io'
hil All west ~ here Is terror.
ains3 "a lhe nsurrectionlsts arc
. fhs. y Ihe teeth. collecting boa "e
eoh,sr,g,l'.'e ana property from the
honers. = detachment OF Inc llsbt
Egsas ,,a 'he snake band rode into
. ne 49,. s,l posted unsigned notices
WON 'rSi /, Ground, Creek canl,o,.r.
Al lnt5, N concern. From now an
h,of shsr tluzens employing wbi,o
we AN oe lined 800 ana shall wv" I've
o. an y lashes upon tho bsrn ~ 49, r.
ttitt A. s.ns renting land TO White
ctis,,,siI a avn, by white men , .bon ia
N''k natlon.o e 'ne property OF