Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-03
MUCH ANXIETY HERE
Over Reported Outbreak Of
Indians in Wyoming.
OFFICIALS ALARMED
SENATOR WARREN ADVISES AR.
RESTS BE MADE.
Agents Are Hurried to Scene of Trou-
BILE With Instructions to
Keep Watch.

Commissioner Jones of the Indian bureau
| received three dispatches this morning
| from Wyoming regarding the reported trou-
! BILE with the Indians in that state which re-
| suited in the death of Sheriff Miller and a
| member of his posse.
! The first dispatch, sent by Senator War
! rem of Wyoming last night, stated that, so
far he could learn, a collision occurred
! between the posse under Sheriff Miller,
| who was attempting to arrest some In
! dians, and that as a result Miller was so
seriously wounded that he died, and a
member of the posse was instantly killed.
Ten Were Killed.
Senator Warren wired further that ten
| Indians were killed, ten wounded and as
many more captured One of the prisoners,
according to the dispatch, styles himself
| Chief Eagle Feather and another is known
! as Smith. The latter is a Carlisle student.
| Senator Warren says that the battle re-
| ferred to took place Friday, and there was
another fight Saturday and also another
Sunday.
He says he fears serious trouble and ad-
viseS that a close watch be kept the
Indians on the reservation at the Pine
Ridge agency and at contiguous reserva-
tionS.
Dispatches From Pine Ridge.
Two dspa tches were received from Agent
Brennan at the Pine Ridge agency this
morning. In the first Mr.. Brennan says a
few of the Indians from the Pine Ridge
agency, while travelling through Wyoming
on permit, reported trouble with officers
at New Castle.
A telegram had just been received at the
agency in which was contained the infor-
sheriff
the posse were killed.
Mr.. Brennan asked if the department
would permit the expenditure of the money
required to go to New Castle with an inter-
prefer.
Sought to Make Arrests.
The other dispatch, though dated yester-
day, was sent subsequent to the first, and
stated that, since telegraphing, the agent
had received further intelligence to the eff
feet that the sheriff and posse charged the
Indians to arrest some of them and a fight
enSued.
The agent was informed of the killing of
the sheriff and the one member of his
posse. and was further informed that twen
ty Indians had been killed He stated that
he would start at once for the scene of the
trouble.
With the exception of a telegram received
from Senator Warren late yesterday after
noon. this is all the information in the
hands of the officials of the Indian bureau
regarding the reported outbreak. Senator
Warren, in his telegram. said:
Senator Warren's Telegram.
Reliable information just received by
Governor Chatterton reports that the In
dams had been illegally hunting on Light
ming creek, forty miles from Lusk, on the
Northwestern road. Sheriff Miller was
seriously shot through the hip by Indians
and member of his posse, Falkenburg
was killed.
Three Indians were killed. The Indians
are reported by Putnam, county clerk of
Weston county, to be from Pine Ridge
Later information is to the effect that the
Indians were Crows. The remainder of the
party IS at large in Wyoming, and they are
supposed to be headed eastward toward
Crawford Neb."
Indians Ought to Be Arrested
Senator Warren suggests that the In
dams should be arrested and he expresses
the opinion that they can be reached either
through Indian agents or the military au-
thorities. The Indian officials in Washing
ton believe that the Indians involved are a
band of Crows on their way to the Pine
Ridge agency to make a visit. 1t is thought
that their meat supply was exhausted, and
they were hunting to supply the immediate
want of food.
Senator Warren is regarded as a con-
SerVative man. and his statements are the
cause OF nuCn anxiety AT the Indian bu-
reau. HIS advice to watch the Indians on
the reservations has been complied with all
agents having been cautioned to keep a
close lookout for any symptoms of uneasi-
ness among the aborignes charged to their
care
In the counties of Maryland the polls
opened at s o'clock this morning and will
close at p. m. Bulletins so far received
report that the election is progressing
quietly everywhere, and the indications are
that a full vote will be polled So far as
known there will be no cutting of tickets
anywhere, the vote being fair test of the
party strength in the state
In the mining counties of western Mary
land and in the southern counties, where the
negro population predominates. there will be
large majorities for Williams the republi-
can candidate for governor, while the east
ern shore counties, with one two eXcep-
tions, will go strongly for Warfield, the
democratic candidate.
At 12:30 d. m. the voting continues to be
steady and heavy in every ward of the city,
the prospect being that the total vote will
be the largest for many years. The super
visors of election, who are In direct COM
munication with the various precincts, re-
port that there has been no disturbance
whatever In any quarter. Under the laws
no person except those in the act of voting
Is allowed to come closer than 100 feet of
the polling places. There are rumors that
the republican local ticket is being cut in
several wards by the followers of Congress-
| man Wachter, but this is denied at repub-
lican headquarters Democratic and re-
publican leaders, respectively, express equal
confidence in carrying the city by a sub
stantial majority.
FUGITIVES SO HOURS AHEAD