New-York tribune., 1901-01-27
LITTLE DANGER FROM INDIANS.
REPORTS OF CREEK UPRISING GREATLY EX-
AGGERATED-wHAT CRAZY SNAKE
ASSERTS.

Washington. Jan 26-The Secretary of the Inter
Tor has received a dispatch from Acting Chairman
Rixby of the Commission 10 the five civilized tribes
of Indians stating that the newspaper reports
relative to the Creek uprising believed by the
Commission to be exaggerated. He says that the
United States Marshal and deputies expect 10 join
at once the troop of cavalry at Henrietta ana pro-
ceed to Council Ground, near Sonora Mission He
anticipates immediate subsistence OF the apparent
insurrectionary spirit and return of settled con-
ditors He states that reports Of Creek lawless-
ness have stimulated discordant elements IN the
Choctaw Nauon rnbls anu bv the remedy now being
APPLIED in the Greek Nation
Warren Ohio Jan. ga telegram from Alex
ander Campbell a cousin Of President Mckinley
saws the Dawes Commission of Land Appraisers IN
and we'll protested Mr. Campbell says the reports
of the uprising are exaggerated
Kansas City Mo- Jan. ga staff correspondent
Of The star" sent into the Creek country to in
vestieate the trouble among the Indians. tele-
graphed to-day as follows from Muskogee Ind t.
That the situation regarding the Creek Indian
uprising has been somewhat exaggerated there can
he no doubt 1t IS true the Indians are restless.
but so far no violence has been done. and IL may
be questioned if shot will be hred However the
Snake band Is well organized ana II Whlskey sn.qIu W
get among them or some deputy should become IN
discreet there might be some trouble but gen, zen,
question The presence Of the United States troops
that they necessarily VIII De needed 70 40 ,! any
actual fighting. but by being there the IndlanS ans
Sa cnnvfnced that the President of the United
States has not given Crazy Snake authority TO
Probably the most important feature of the situ-
alton to-day is the rumor regarding Wunam Wh, a.
Jones' Commissioner of Indian Anairs at Washlng-
ton Crazy Snake contends that when he was
last In Washington he called upon Mr.. Jones, and
asked him for relief from the alleged unjust terms
Of the Curtis act He asserts Commissioner Jones
TOLD him to return home and that the Creeks
might make their own laws as heretofore Snake
NOT only insists that this is true. but asserts he
However, no one is known to have seen these
letters. r,-.. -. - .. L.
getting provisions and supplies together prepara-
torv TO starting tomorrow with about twenty
naIiIy 10 convince the Indians that Snake has no
iaws and that Snake and his followers violat-
ing the laws of the United states when they at
tempt to enforce the old laws OF the GSeeks;
and j. w Zevey. OF the Interior Department, are in
constant consultation. All agree in saying they do
not anticipate any serious trouble. but add that
arise.
A dispatch to THE Star from Muskogee Ind T..
saws that J. B. Shoenfeldt, United States Indian
agent there. said to-day:
Many of the reports have been exaggerated, al
though there is no Disgusting the fact that the
said that they will not submit TO the Governments
plan of land allotment AT the same time they
They say that the roads have right to run
through their lands, and are threatening TO burn
bridges and tear up tracks. They say they will
their lands. The particular object Of Marshal Ben
netts party and the soldiers is to those who
have been making threats. With the party will
be Thomas A Samson, United States Commissioner
and J. II. Huckleberry, Assistant United States
Attorney The offenders will be arrested and tried
on the spot. charged with treason against the
United States Government. / expect the Marshal 5
party and soldiers will be out week or ten days