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JAMA.INDIANS ARE UGLY.at ob Frl recognise i The fol-the State he acting States atre by aa sent die-wlth the med their satisfied epublican il opposl-been ee-nma, job It as the territory n to pro-• of dti-I to keep ?conlance i treaties e UnitedAlready Two rights In Wyoming— Several Whites and Indiana Killed.The greatest concern prevails In Wyoming and elsewhere in the Northwest over the present outbreak on the part of the Indians, the outcome of which no man can prognosticate with any degree of certainty. Already two fatal lights have taken place and that there are conflicts to come before the reds are nil back on their reservations is certain. The temper of even those Indians who ore on is savage, and theSTCHIi st ruction Bcnupre, ogota.ivacnated republic rery partommand-e revolu-sit nation his force noco for om Pan-also sail-ig of the auxiliary battalion larbor. int The from the ohio Sol al coun-o visional dherenceBLACK KKTTLr. the reservationsyounger men nre spoiling for a fight.In order to understand the situation one should have a map of the Northwest before him as he reads. For many years it has been the habit of the Indians to journey back and forth in the fall between! the Sioux reservation at Pine Ridge, in South Dakota, the Wind River reservation in central Wyoming, and the Crow reservation in southern Montana. Those traveling Indians have always left behind them a trail of carcasses of elk, deer and other wild game, and the authorities have been unable to put a stop to the slaughter. In addition to the wild game, the Iudinns have not hesitated to slaughter such cattle belonging to the raucluncn as came in their way. This has led to great bitterness on the part of the whites, and on more than one occasion there have been narrow escapes from fatal conflicts.For some time a band of Indians from South Dakota have been hunting in Converse County, Wyoming, and ranchmen wore angry because they slaughtered cattle ns well as game. Settlers warned the mis to get out of the State, but the Indians only laughed at them and said that the government had so reduced their rations that they must hunt meat or starve during the coming winter. Finally Sheriff W. H. Miller organized a posse and set out in search of the Indians. The posse came upon the Indian camp on Beaver creek, but it was do-serted by nil save the squaws and children. The squaws were busy preserving meat for winter. The entire camp was arrested and sent to Newcastle in charge of Lieut. Hilton. Then the posse set out in search of the braves. They were located on Lightning creek, just at dusk.Sheriff Miller tried to have the Indians submit to arrest quietly, but they refused. They were under the leadership of Eagle Feather, a graduate of Curlisle, and Black Kettle, a noted warrior.When the sheriff finally called on Eagle Feather to surrender he refused ami Black Kettle suddenly raised his rillc and shot tho sheriff, killing him. Members of the posse tlieu opened fire »nd shot down Black Kettle. For a time the ensuing tight was a hot one. Both sides sought cover and the redskins held their ground in the darkness until Eagle Feather was shot in both legs. Then they stole away one at a time and the whole party set out In tho direction of the Bad Lands in South Dakota.Besides Sheriff MiUpr, Deputy Sheriff Wanlkenburg was killed, being shot in the neck and bleeding to death. Several braves besides Black Kettle were killed and a number, including the wounded Eagle Feather, were taken prisouers. The whites sent couriers for help and camped for the night, guarding their prisouers.As soon ns possible Sheriff John Owens of Newcastle organized another posse and set out to Intercept the fleeing reds before they could get to the Bad Lands, where they would be comparatively safe from pursuit. Once in the sera are | g;lij jjnu,is the reds could hide and return one by one to the reservations and it would be almost impossible to identify them.On Monday came tho report that Sheriff McDermott with still another posse had had n severe fight with a band of Indians near the Horseshoe Ranch about fifty miles east of where Saturday's fight took place, it was reported that ten of the Indians were killed and nine taken prisoners, and that none of the posse was injured.Only the Influence of the older men, who realize the folly of war, keeps theSeenWaStrBrlChi of til the ( effort of til their Thurs comp! •lerly Mana TIu strikeL WAor*(borM ha 2. 01*1 th lt;b] 8. Altl Jui pr4. Til!betnlof5. KK(111)Sillofe. feIs7. DAI8. l’AIISL WAIinvniInntoZ 01*1 Hocoiwoduate of ed com-the prothat th# draw to y did so morning, te troops ti caused sts. The ind bales and the er of the ty rifles he blue-ay until is troops zed that be quite lituatiou cs occur auxious-ider De-of ma-ejackete ! re ein-for pul 8. Altl 4. CI.0 He: glv cor rot em 8. RKt6. PENAll!condis7. DAYAolt;for8. PAYltdpatan» takenof Pan-ric pre- j g recog-y insur-up sot-on with drs, and ases areAdams wn the founded ognition ished as ave the! younger braves who nre yet on the res-_ . | ervatious from leaving and joining theirI brethren who are roaming at liberty and who may almost be said to be on the warpath.a ted by f State, on the| Living-•rincip’.e j i United I that aa - nation ; ? actual j be sup- j s or im- 1 milarly, ; 'exas in he inde-always ates as t of evWhy, Mr. Platt! You giddy old thing! Wall street fashion note: Steel trust -ognized | dividends will be cut low this season.Near raihvn; nffcctoi badges vised of the leaders com pm lines.Slire out pi I behind hud tli vehicle layer], the wlt; Rnilwii of tho cation the pin pan) iiTwo ituiiiedi At V;«i ndcd V bed. ! bruised by nii.i the Imr tage lt;i inoh.o crews of brielThe what t tuallyEmploy Union t Union )
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Bessemer Herald
Bessemer, Michigan, US
Sat, Nov 21, 1903
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