The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-25
CREEK UPRISING IS FAST ASSUM-
ING MENACING PRO-
PORTIONS
TROOPS HURRYING FORWARD
CAVALRY FROM FORT RENO MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO COPE
WITH THE REDS
BRIST0W FEARFUL OF ATTACK
Body of Six Hundred Armed Reds
EncamDed Two Miles From
the TOwn-Citfzens
ArIninr
ArIning.

MUSKOGEE, I. T, Jan. 24-The Creek
uprising Is growing to dangerous pro-
portions
Marshall Bennett has just received a
telegram from BristoW announcing that
600 armed Creeks stationed two m Is
from there are preparing to at ack the
town and pleading for protection from
the marshal. Marshal Bennett and Agent
Shoenfelt are swearing in large numbers
Of deputies whom they are forwarding
70 the scene of trouble 1t is now
feared they will reach the town too late
and the mayor of Bristow has bscn in
structed to swear in all the men neces-
sary to protect the town. S3l les are
being hurried from Fort Reno to the
seat of trouble, but they will not Ieae h
Bristow before tomorrow night, as they
will arrive al Henrietta first and so
overland. Indian Agent Shoenfelt will
ask for more help, and it is found that on9
company of cavalry cannot handle the
situation, for the Indians are dividing up
into bands of 100. Marshal Bennett VITA
six deputies is about to leave for Eu-
faula, where Crazy Snake was seen today
and will attempt his capture. The Snake
band is within three miles Of Bristow
and is reported to have whipped two
white men. The Dawes commission is
fearful for the safety of their party of
appraisers, headed by Representative
Hackbust, of Leavenworth, Kan. who
are in the Watumpka district. Nothing
has been heard from them for two days.
CHOCTAWs IN WITH IT.
SOUTH NIACALEsTER, I t, Jan. "a.
Yesterdays reports of an armed uor,s-
ing of disaffected Choctaws was fully
confirmed this morning by runners sent
out last night to discover what the In
dams were up to. The men report a
number of Creek Indians with the Clio =
taws. TIE Choctaw rebels electel Daniel
Bell as chief. this being part of a pre-
concerted plan made with the Greeks last
fall.
The Creeks who call themselves Snakes
acknowledge the leadership of Crazy
Snake. of the Creeks. They have an or
ganization perfected in every county OF
the nation and claim to have $500 mem
bers enrolled They have adopted the
same resolutions as the Creeks, notify
ing Indians not to rent land to white
men or employ them and have sworn to
punish those who violate their law by
giving fifty lashes on the bare back for
the first offense, ears cut off for the sec
Ond and death for the third. They ride
about in small squa IS, W II armed. TIE
will not talk to whites or others whom
they suspect of being against them. The
leaders have picked their men and have
been secretly arming for some tine. 1t
is reported that there is to be a big CON
ference Saturday, but the place is be-
ing kept secret. The Choctaws are en-
camped eieht miles northeast of this city.
where they have been in continuous con-
sultation for the past two days.
United States Marshal Grady has wirel
TO the department Of justice for permits
sion to swear in extra marshals. which, II
granted will suffice to protect South Nc
.Alester and other large towns.
GUTHRIE. o. T, Jan. A.-The bus S;
men and citizens of Stroud appealed to-
day to the governor for military p:otec-
ton against a raid from the Greek In
dian country. IIalfbreeds are alleged to
be preparing to raid towns on the Dor
der