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Show Bad Indians, hut They Can Stay. Washington October 20. The agent at Fort Belknap Indian reservation, in Northern Montana, has informed the Interior In-terior Department that a number of Cree Indians, refugees from the British possessions, posses-sions, have crossed the line into the reservation, reserva-tion, having in their possession silver ware and articles of ladies' apparel, supposed to have been captured during the Big Bear outbreak. out-break. The agent requested that these intruders in-truders be escorted across the line and forbidden for-bidden to -enter the United . States. The matter was referred to the Secretary of State, who replied that these Indians can not be arrested except upon extradition by the British authorities, and that this government govern-ment should not countenance any kidnapping kidnap-ping of Indians. The Interior Department is at a loss to know how the dangerous refugees can be removed under the circumstances. |