The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-11-01
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INDIANS
THREE REOMEN KILLED AND ONE
INJURED IN CONFLICT
NINE CAPTURED.
DEc1c'T' AToEoEeTc
RESIST ARE: 5
Navajoes in Southern Utah Attack
Troops sent to Capture Tsaem ana
Battle Follows--Utes in South Da-
kota Are Soldiers Reach the
Reservation.
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Washington, Oct. 31.-In lahue
between United States troops ana IA
dians which occurred in southern
Utah several days ago, three persons
were killed and another wounded, ali
said to have been Indians. The news
OF the occurrence was conveyed to the
Indian bureau in telegram from Ea-
perintendent Shelton, which, thougk
dated yesterday, was not received un-
til today.
The army command consisted &C
four officers, "a men and three Indian
scouts. The telegram to the Indian
bureau, which was dated at Ship Rock,
N. M, follows:
The troops have returned from
southern Utah. They arrested Bylillie
and nine other Indians. Three others
were killed and one wounded while
shooting at the Indians. The indians
are quiet and I don't anticipate fur
ther trouble.''
The officials Of the Indian bureau
assume that the killed and wounded
were Indians
Band OF Navajoes.
The Indians arrested are part of
band Of Navajoes from New Mexico
and eastern Arizona. Al number Of In
idians under the leadership of ByliIlie
have been creating disturb he
Ekcange of their disine elinatio te,s
serve regulations So offensive be-
came their actions that Superintend-
ent Shelton made a request that sol
diers be sent to the reservation, and
troops and K of the Fifth cavalry,
under Captain Willard, were dis
patched from Fort Wingate, N. M, to
Arnett, Utah, the 22d inst. It was
not intended at the time that their
presence should mean any more than
demonstration with view Of quiet
ing effect.
! The war department today received
the following dispatch, dated Thun-
der Bay, s. d., from Captain Johnson,
who was dispatched to the Ute Indian
camp in South Dakota:
Visited Ute camp yesterday; found
them quietly waiting our arrival; ex-
pect to be able to adjust their differ
ences. Will hold council with head
men today and will report results OF
meeting. Agent has dismissed volun-
iteer force and controls situation with
Indian police. No immediate danger"
4 Has Been Disturber
| Bylillie lives on the south side OF
the San Juan river in Utah, about 40
miles northwest of the San Jaln
\ agency, and has for some time past
been making general pposition to the
white mans methods, going so far as
to threaten to kill the agent and some
A OF his assistants. When some OF the
friendly Indians visited Bylillie, he
refused to talk with them but chal-
lenged them to fight.
The friendly Indians who compose
the vast majority of the Navajoes re-
gard him as wizard and one OF them,
who died a few months ago, attribut-
ed his illness to witchcraft OF the
deserted leader They have made
many requests that Bylillie be remoy-
ed from the reservation and on a
previous occasion he was driven out
with the admonition not to return.
It is presumed that when the troops
appeared he met them with threats
and was captured, but not until four,
Of his followers had fallen.