Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-03-29
CRAZY SNAKE:
ON WARPATH
Defying .Oklaboma
Militia in the Tiger
Mountains
.FANAT|CAL WAR DANCE
Hundred Belligerent Creeks
and Half Breeds in Camp
on Canadian.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March 29.-
! Clad in his savage war dress, Chief
Crazy Snake has placed himself at
i the head OF hundred Creek Indians,
! half breeds and negroes, and is en-
/ deavoring to retreat with the warlike
horde into the Tiger Mountains, where
it is the intention TO give battle to
, five companies OF militia sent by Gov
ornor Haskell against the insurgents.
The Indians have kept closely in camp
between the North Canadian river and
reep Fork creek where late Yesterday
Chief Crazy Snakes appeal for volun
teers to redress the wrongs of whites
resulted in wild war dance. 1t is the
belief of the state scouts that Crazy
Sr AXE is failing to spread the terror
which like events in the earlier days
caused. The militiamen were ordered
out following the uprising which fol-
lowed the clash between Crazy Snake
in which Marshal Baum and Deputy
Sheriff Odom were killed. The militia
camped for the night at Hickory Hills
which camp had been evacuated by
the Indians on the approach of the SOL
diers. AT daybreak the soldiers
moved forward to fight but the chiefs
sleepless scouts had seen every move
and the insurgents were far away.
The night passed without incident and
except for the desullory shooting OF
negroes and half-breeds, the Indians
kept silent. Indications are that the
chiefs negroes are giving trouble.
They came from the lower class and
many have fled Il Oklahoma to escape
punishment elsewhere. They are re-
luctant to obey commands, but ready
to fight against law and order. The
negroes and half-breeds evidently be-
came scared at the active preparations
Of the whites for a fight, but the full
blood Greeks expressed their deter
mination to fight and this brought OH
the war dance. When the scouts saw
this they fastened back and reported
a fight to be imminent.
Rumor of Battle.
Chicaog, Ills. March 29.-It Is re-
ported here that the Oklahoma state
troops and the Indians are engaged in
battle in the hills near Henrietta,
Okla. The report is being investi'
gated
No Encounter Up to Noon.
Muskogee, Okla, March 29.-Up to
noon there had been no encounter be-
tween the Indians and the state
troops. 1t is believed that Crazy
Snake has fled and is on his way to
Washington to tell his troubles to the
Great Father" &sG
Battle That Started Conflict.
Oklahoma City, Okla, March 29.-
In pitched battle at Hickory ground
at o'clock Saturday evening between
a posse of five officers and twenty
Creek Indians of the Snake clan, Off
GERS Edward Daum of Checotah and
Herman Odom of Checotah, were
killed and Officer Frank Swift of Mus
kogee probably fatally wounded.
Frank Jones and William Carr, other
members of the posse, escaped with
out injury and fed to the settlement.
where the news of the battle was tele-
phoned to Sheriff Odom of Mcintosh
county.
Twenty-four Negroes Killed.
Muskogee, Okla, March 29.--The
main portion of the soldiers is push
ing northward in search of the chief
and his band while farmer scouts are
doing police duty Seemingly authen-
tic reports from the vicinity Of Hick-
ory camp today place the number of
dead negroes found, at twenty-four.
This is believd to be the total since
Thursday when the battle with the
sheriffs and the posse occurred. The
soldiers and farmers are burying the
bodies found, in secluded places.
Many wild rumors are afloat that far
mers' boys are shooting lone negroes
while carrying on individual warfare.