The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-04-01
REDSKINS AND
SOLDIERS ARE
READY TO FIGHT
OKLAHOMA MILITIAMEN IN HOT
PURSUIT OF INDIANS WHO ARE
ON THE WARPATH.
WILL BATTLE IN THE HILLS.
Chief Crazy Snake Reported to Have
Escaped and Departed for Capital to
See Great White Father.
WILL BATTLE IN The HILLS.
RACE WAR is NOW THREATENED

| MUSKOGEE, Ok, March 29-Up to
noon today there had been no encounter
| totween the state militia, marching upon
| Crazy Snake and his band of Creek In
| dians and negro allies. 1t is reported
| that Crazy Snake, fearing arrest, has
| made his escape, deserving his followers.
and is now on his way to Washington to
intercede with the great father
The main portion of the soldiers, under
command of Col. Roy Hoffman, is push
ing northward in search OF the chief
and his men Several other attachments
! of militia are doing police duty and led
by farmer scouts familiar with the coun-
try, are patroling the country for miles
around Hickory camp looking fol any
refugees that may be hiding III the noun
taluS aud timber.
Twenty-four Are Killed.
Seemingly authentic reports today from
Henryetta and the vicinity of the Hick-
DRY camp place the number of bodies OF
dead negroes found at different points
and buried at twenty-four. This total, II
is said. makes up the number of men
killed since last Thursday, the day of
the first battle between the sheriff $
posse.
Buzzards located the bodies Of seven
men in the timber. Shallow holes were
dug in the ground by white farmers and
the bodies inferred therein. The dead
buried in this fashion represented three
bodies found on Thursday, eight on Fri
! day. six on Saturday, and seven ON sun
day.
Race War Threatened.
All sorts of wild rumors are in cir
culation and as the scenes of operation
are off the railway the utmost difficulty
is being experienced in gaining truStWOr-
thy news. Farmer boys in many in
stances are reported to be taking up in
dividual warfare against the negroes and
firing upon the blacks unfortunately.
A negro was shot and badly wounded
near the banks of Wolf creek, according
to one story, when he was picked up
and thrown into the deep creek and al
lowed to drown by the jeerlng farmer
boys
The militiamen, ordered out yesterday
by Gov. Haskell as result of an up
rising that came after n clash at the
home of Crazy Snake in which Marshal
Baum and Deputy Sheriff Odom We're
killed, camped for the night at Hickory
Hills, the camp which had been hastily
evacuated by Crazy Snake at their APP
proach. At daybreak they moved for
ward to give battle to the redskins.
Meanwhile, the chief, through the asen-
cy of his sleepless scouts, had been
watching every move, and he led his
forces away, apparently not daring, or
at least not caring, to fight his white
foes in the open.
Militia Rush Forward
The militiamen pushed forward at
double quick. The Indians were ten
miles away. The troops outuumbered
the Indians three to one and the of
iicers knew that could the opposing
forces meet in the open there could be
only one outcome-the Indians would
have to surrender or be killed. Once
the redskin gained the shelter of the hills
and the result would not be so sure.
At the rate of progress they were
making, the troops We're in a fair way
to overhaul the Indians, shortly after
noon and force them into fight under
conditions unfavorable to the arms Of
Crazy Snake.
The night passed without any undue
alarm after the soldiers had bivouacked
ut the Indians forsaken camping ground.
Firing was heard here and there, but
this was due to the restlessneSs of row
ing bands of the negroes and half
breeds. The Indians themselves kept close.
~ within their camp, between the North
Canadian river and Deep Fork creek,
about seventeen miles from Henryetta.
FrontiersmCn acting as scouts for the
state troops passed most of the night
in or near the Indians camp. These
returned shortly after dayhreak with
news that the old chiettain's forces
were showing signs of disintcgration.
During the night II war dance was
started by some of the older Indians,
The younger ones joined in and the
camp was in an uproar. The scouts wit
messed the dance and then returned to
camp where the order to advance was
given.
Crazy Snake had been plotting the
event for two months, but was forced
to begin sooner than he expected on ac-
count of his men being drawn into the
fight last Thursday to protect their ne
gro allies from arrest.