The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-24
CREEKS ON TIE NAR PATH
BANDS OF ABOUT FIFTY
EACH
WAR DEPARTMENT HAS ACTED
Gen. Lee, Commanding the Depart
mont of the Missouri, Has Been
Instructed to Use His
Discretion.

MUSKOGEE, /. T., Jan. 23-The Creek
trouble continues the same as yesterday.
The full bloods are still in arms. ter
rorizing the whites, and are posting no
tees threatening lives. Two fun blood
members of the Snake party were ar
rested this afternoon at Cheotah and
brought to Muskogee. They were East
man Polk and Huluka. They were go
ing through the country posting notices.
The Snake party sent word to Marshal
Bennett that if the men arrested were
not released in twenty-four hours they
would burn Cheotah. The citizens fear
an attack tonight and are armed. Alex
Evans and Eugene Newton were captur-
ed today and taken away by the Snake
band 1t Is feared that if relief does not
come from federal troops bloodshed will
soon follow. Marshal Bennett says he
will lead a band Of fifty deputies against
the Snake party if troops are not sent
soon.
John Coffey, one of the Creek band
which has been terrorizing peaceable In
dams, was arrested today by Marshal
Bennett. and will be tried before Com
missioner Samson. 1t is feared his friends
will attempt to rescue him, and the feel
ing of insecurity has been intensified.
News was brought in today of the kill
ing of Dick King, a full blood Creek, be-
cause of his refusal to join the maraud-
ers.
ORDERS SENT GEN. LEE.
At the instance of the attorney general,
the war department today took steps for
the preservation of law and order at
Muskogee, Indian Territory, where tho
Snake Indians are making trouble for
the authorities. An account of the situa-
ton is contained in the following tele-
gram received by the attorney general
from United States Marshal Bennett, dat
ed. at Muskogee, yesterday:
1.-THE Snake band of outlaws has CT
ganized into several sections with about
fifty well armed men in each. They are
travelling in the country between Eufau-
la and Wetumka and between Deep Fork
and South Canadian rivers intimfdating
the people. They have publicly whipped
several. have killed at least one and gen
orally are terrorizing the people. They
have organized in open rebellion against
the constituted authorities and have de-
stroyed several hundred allotment certif-
icates issued to Greek Indians by the
to all who oppose them and it is not
possible by ordinary means to serve war
rants, now in the hands of my deputies.
My Judgment prompts earnest recommen-
numbering but fifty. will have more eff
feet in over-awing these outlaws than a
hundred deputies and if such troops are
sent into the interior from either Eufau-
small force of deputies, a conflict may
be averted. which otherwise will inevita-
bly, follow and save the lives of deputies
as well as outlaws. Situation is serious
and Indian agent here this day wired
commission Indian affairs I suggest CO.
operation of departments. Without
soldiers I can only serve process in as
fected country under section eighty
forty-siX revised statutes at expense Of
probably three or four hundred dollars
day for. ten days, or longer, as it will
and forty posse men and may require
force of a hundred men whom 7 will
personally lead and direct. Should tlIe
bands combine for resistance, which
WILL necessarily add much bloodshed and
the loss of many lives. This can prob
ably be avoided by use of cavalry
The war department has telegraphed
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, commander of the
department of the Missouri at Omaha,
authorizing him to act in his own dis
erection in the matter of sending troops.
Marshal Benefits telegram has been
repeated to him.
CAVALRY FROM FORT RENO.
OMAHA, Jan. 23.-Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
commanding the department of the Mis-
souri,, this evening sent Geographic or
ders to First Lieut.. Dixon, commanding
Troop A, Of the Eighth cavalry at Fort
Reno, to proceed at once to the scene of
the 1nulan trouble at MuSkoSee, L. I.
Gen. Lee said that beyond the press dis
patches he had no information as to tho
extent of the trouble, and that troops
had been ordered to the reservation on
advices from the war department
Team Jumped Through the Ice.
CAMBRIDGE, Mimi, Jan. 23.-(Spe-
cial-) -Last night John Broberg, in re-
turning home from town, had the rnisfor-
tune of a runaway. His team started
to run just after crossing the bridge half
mile west of town, and jumped over
the river bank, landing in the water
after crashing through the Ice. After