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Show TROUBLE WITH SIOUX INDIANS. Washington, Nov. 4. The commissioner commis-sioner of Indian affairs today received the following telegram .from Indian Agent Brennan, , who is at Newcastle, j Wye: ' ' ' j " "Report of Indian trouble here exag- j gerated. From best information at j hand, thirty-five miles north of Lusk a fight occurred between officers and some twenty Indians, some of tftem from Pine Ridge. Seven Indians, including in-cluding one squaw, killed, also sheriff and deputy. About ten Indian families under arrest here; will start them for agency tomorrow. In my opinion a mistake was made in precipitating the light. Would recommend that United j States attorney of this district be di-I di-I reeted to act on behalf of department, I and make a thorough investigation. I I am assured by officers of this county that.no further trouble will occur." The Indian office sympathizes with the view that the whites were the aggressors ag-gressors and will recommend to Secrets Secre-ts rv T-titchcnr-lr that ho th at torney general to have the affair investigated in-vestigated as recommended by Mr. Brennan. ' Edgetnont. S. D., Nov. 4. A posse has reached here with nine bucks and twelve squaws of the party of Sioux that killed Sheriff Miller and Depnity Falkenburg in Wyoming. They were captured on the Cheyenne river near the South Dakota line. Other members mem-bers of the band eluded the posse and escaped. Cheyenne. Wyo.. Nov. 4. There is a prospect of n clanh between the Wyoming Wyo-ming authorities and the government over the Indian-, troubles. The Indian agent wishes Governor Chatterton to order or-der the release of nine bucks held at Kdgemont. S. D. Governor Chatterton tonight to-night received the folIowiiiE; telegram: "Edgemont. S. D.. Nov. 4. Governor Chatterton. Cheyenne: From best information infor-mation I can ret. the killing of seven Indians in Converse county on last Saturday Satur-day was totally unjustifiable. Indians were traveling tin road with their families fam-ilies in wagons when fired into by sheriff and osse. Ten Indians and their families fam-ilies under arrest here and held by order of sheriff of Converse county. To avoid any further trouble would recommend you order their release and allow them to return to agency. I will he responsible for them, and after an investigation, if any of them are wanted, will turn them 1 over to proper authorities. They were arrested in Dakota by one of vour sheriffs. sher-iffs. J. R. BRES'.XAX, "United States Indian Agent." ( In answer to this the governor-wired ns ( follows: . ( "J. R. Brennan, United States Indian j Agent, Edgemont, S. D. : Your telegram received. You cannot expect Wyoming to J waive right to conduct investigation as to J violation of its laws. The supreme court J of the I'nited States, in the race horse case, passed upon those rights. 1 would C advise respect now. though late, for this C state's rights. I must insist upon these C Indians returning with our sheriff, just V as 1 would for the return of a white man V charged with crime. My information re- v garding killing differs from yours as stated. . A legal investigation, in my t judgment, is to the interest of your In- dians. . V. CHATTERTON. '"Governor." In his telegram to the governor of South 1 1 Dakota, asking that the Indians be turned I over to the sheriff of Converse county, I Governor Chatterton says: I "The L'nlted States supreme court, in I the race horse case, gives states the right to try and punish Indians violating state I laws. I ask that these Indians be treated I as any white man charged with crime." t No answer has up to this time been received from the governor of South Da- I kota. - . - I damage is reported. The vibrations were felt as far south as Grenada, Miss. E Louisville, Ky., Nov. 4. A slight shock of earthquake was felt here this t afternoon, but no damage was done. S Evansville, Ind., Nov. 4. A slight I earthquake shock was felt here this afternoon. No damage was done. f |
