The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-08-11
DisgruntIed indians
Cause Anxious Feeling
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader
EufauIa, !. T., Aug. 1.-THE possl-
billty OF trouble with the diFgruntled
Indians. who refused to vote in the
late election of the Cherokees, at which
Rogers was elected chief, has become
alarming and some of the alarmists
fear another Crazy Snake war, such
as government troops were sent to
quell two years ago. A squad Of full
blood Choctaws. ffteen in number,
passed through Eufaula late yesterday
evening on their way to the Keeto-
wah stronghold in the Cherokee ma
tion. They will be reinforced enroute
by band Of Creek Snakes, headed by
Chitto Harjo, known as Crazy Snake.
It is expected that the band viii be
Joined by a few dissatisfied Seminole
stragglers. When the dissatisfied In
dians OF the different nations join the
500 Keetowahs. a faction Of the Cher
okees and followers OF Crazy Snake,
who refused to vote at the last cleo
tion. the forces will number over 200
disaffected Indians. and It is feared
that there may be serious trouble. The
conservatives think, however, that the
demonstration will amount to nothing
more than a big pow-wow in which
several will be killed and many more
will be arrested and be sent to the
tpenitentiary at Fort Leavenworth.
They say that fiery speeches. punctu-
ated by the boots of the Cherokee
might hawks" win be made. advocat-
ing the dismissal Of the Dawes com
mission from service and the restitu-
tion Of every treaty abrogated by the
government at Washington. Uprising
and fighting the government. removal
to Old Mexico and other war meas
ures will be touched upon. it is
thought. but the conservatives say
that they fear no bloodshed.
An election in the Cherokee nation
was held last Tuesday. The Kee.5-
wahs stood firm by their leaasrs and
refused to go to the e5ils They con
tens that the gerernment has no right
to interfere with them, that they have
right to govern themselves and that
they should be allowed to hold their
lands in common according to the old
tribal laws.
The warning Indians of the different
tribes are now on their way to the
Keetowah stronghold which is in that
part of the Cherokee nation called the
"Flint hill country" among hills
which are densely wooded Many Of
the Keetowahs live there and they are
now making preparations for the
council Of war after the arrival OF the
warriors from the other tribes.
Two years ago Crazy Snake. who is
credited with having started the pres
ent movement, melted what is known
in Indian lore OF the territory as the
Crazy Snake war He is followed this
time by practically the same Indians
who took part in that disturbance
When Crazy Snake went on the war
path two years ago it resulted in a
great deal OF trouble and the old chief
was arrested and sent to the peniten-
uary, from which place he was re.
leased some time ago. The United
States marshals first went down into
the Hickory country" to quell the
warriors, hut the officers were afraid
to attempt any arrests for fear that
blood would he shed. Captain Jack
Ellis. of the Indian police, was sent
there with a command Of police to re-
inforce the marshals. but even then
they were afraid to risk an attempt to
arrest them. The war department was
then asked for assistance and a troop
of soldiers was sent there from Fort
Reno.