The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-31
WARRANT.
DONlED.
Creek Indians Die
Up the Blood !,
Hatchet.

INDIANS, heavily armed are scor1rjno RI.
country forty miles southwest of here
terrorizing the whites and trying to max,
the members of their own tribe observ.
the Old tribal laws. Marshal Bennett
was kept Wen informed as to the move
ments OF this band of Indians, which is
known as the snake band" but did NO,
hei1eve Federal interference necessary
information received by him today. how.
ever, convinced him that he could No,
que4i the uprising, and he Immediately
teiegraphed the Secretary of War. for a
troop OF cavalry. A troop from Fort
reno VIII reach the scene within TWEEN
ey-1our hours after receiving orders
| mere are four distinct bands of these
Indians who are armed. They CLAIM, /.
membership. including men, women and
children, Of over 5000. Their leader. era
~ snake, was in Chocotah yesterda =
purchasing supplies. He said thar 5oo
iuii-oioods were ready to fight for their
oio laws and customs, and were eotnp
~ oppose 10 the end all efforts to de-
prive them of their independence.
Inc towns most affected by the upris-
ing are Fentress, Furess, Sonora. Wat
sonville, Proctor, Burney, Bald Noun
tain, Bed Creek and the settlements
along the Deep Fork of the Canadian
River, altogether embracing an are If
twenty-five miles square Information
received by Marshal Bennett is TO The
erect that while men, women and chill
ofen are fleeing from the towns Iocarad
ana barricaded, and the riotous Indian.
are confscating all the good horses in
the settlement So far there has been
no report of bodily harm to the whites.
MAKE WARM THREATS.
General Pleasant Porter, the chief of
the creeks, is in Washington, and the
lnolan authorities are powerless "a af-
ford any protection. Roley Mcintosh
VINO was formerly second chief of The
e er mas organized a band of fifty
Indians and whites, for mutual
protection. There have. been numerous
Whippings and one man was killed near
W etumka- Word reached Marshal l3en
nett TO-DAY that two other men mad been
Killed within the past few days.
me Creeks threaten that after they
nave cleaned out all the interior whites
taey VIII visit the various towns in the
Creek nation, destroy them by fire and
XIII the inhabitants. They have threat
aned to kill Chief Porter and anv of III.
of the Dawes Commission that
attempt to interfere with them. Great
rear is felt for some of the commission
VINO are surveying and allotting lands
n that section of the country.
Laptah Mekko, the insurrectionary
shief of the Snake bands, has submitted
The following ultimatum to President
'HICKORYTOWN, Creek Capital-To
President Mckinley, Washington-Sfr:
lave already informed you of the matter
concerning the execution of the Creek
avs. am now executing my laws as I |
old you I would
.LApTAH MEKKO,
PRINCIPAL Chief
The Creek jurisdiction has been trans
erred to the United States courts for
eyerai years and the Snake chiefs noti-
cation to the President that he will exc
ute the old Creek laws is considered as
merely a message of defiance.
me chief of the warning Indians is a
ai1:breed. He has just returned from
ashington and claims to carry with
Inn the authority of the President and
congress to run the Dawes Commission
nd all white people out of the Territory.
lie uses this argument to gain followers
no apparently place great faith in him.
80 wrought up are the whites that an
rder has been issued allowing all citi-
ems to protect themselves and hundreds
people are arming.
FIGHTING VERY LIKELY.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. PA special to the
lobe-Democrat from Eufaula, |. =.
lys: Ex-Chief Roley Mcintosh, of the
eaty party, and about twenty of his
blowers have taken refuge in Eufau:a
,hn Cruk, leader of one of the insur- .
hon l..
his men are watching Mcintosh The |
tier say the rest of this Snake band {
e concealed near town and they con-
mplate capturing Mcintosh and his
ople.
Mayor c. c. Foley of this city has dep
lied a posse and will protect the ex- :
lief and his people within the city of
Ifaula.
United States Marshal Bennett of the +
'rthern district Of the Indian TerrItoryd
s issued through ex-Chief Mcintosh a O
exclamation which means immediate 4
hting unless troops are here within t
enty-four hours. a
CITY, Jan. PA special to c
e Star from Muskogee. l. T., says: The
Il that General Lee has ordered a de-
shment OF cavalry from Fort Reno toll
: scene of the Indian uprising in the =
eek Nation has aroused the Creeks to
greater degree of defiance and they
: sending out light horsemen all over
: five civilized tribes country. appeal
: to those dissatisfied to join them IL
ainst the soldiers. IL
Governor Brown of the Serninoies has b.
peafed to the authorities here for aid a
a number of his tribe threaten to D;
. the Creeks and 1t is expected that
hin twenty-four hours they will num-
over LOCO armed Indians, all of whom
| be compelled to swear allegiance to | =
ir cause and stand in defense against
soldiers.
nited States Marshal Bennett and
ian Agent Shoenfelt have marshalled ;,
ir forces of deputies and Indian police ns
ether and have ordered them to go to &c
ish HUI. located ten miles west of u u
ecotah, where the Indians are in coun-
and demand their surrender They d
D carry message from these Gov VI
ment officials stating that if the In
rs viii lay down their arms and SUBJ %
to arrest, that they will be treated al q,
every courtesy, and be consulted IN u
setting of their grievances. Some
T that this move Is rot a wise one
lie others are saying it is what the
Ike band has been contending for and
t the Indians are willing to compro-
e.
ne cavalry ordered from Fort Reno
arrive over the Choctaw at Holdens-
and will malta nj / ~.