People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1895 — FEARS OF AN OUTBREAK. [ARTICLE]

FEARS OF AN OUTBREAK.

Startling Phase of the Trouble on the Wliiuplisto Reservation. Omaha. Nch.. April 23.—The trouble on the Winnebago reservation came up yesterday in the Federal court, and will be tried on its merits today. United States District-Attorney Sawyer has returned from a visit to the Indians. He found the temper of the majority among the tribes of the Omahas and Wlnnehagos to be unmistakably in favor of waiving the formalities of jurisprudence and settling the question with lead and steel. Mr. Sawyer declared in the court room the spirit of unrest is so great a serious outbreak is liable to follow any further delay in settling the disputed questions. Capt. Beck, the Indian agent, has authority to commission every Indian on the reservation a policeman If necessary. He admits he will enforce the government regulations if it takes every Indian on the reservation. The prejudice against Capt. Beck said to be fostered by members and friends of the Flournoy Land company has widened the gap between the Indians and the white. Settlers leasing from the Flournoy Land company are thus between two fires, because they would be the first victims of an outbreak should one occur. One result of this is that many of the wives of the settlers are leaving the farm-houses and going to Pender and other towns in fear of possible results of the present conflict, especially if the settlers are evicted.