Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1892 — ANARCHY IN INDIAN TERRITORY. [ARTICLE]

ANARCHY IN INDIAN TERRITORY.

Choctaw Political Factions at War—A. Dozen Men Reported Murdered. The situation over tho contested National election in Indian Territory between the two political parties of the Choctaw Nation—the Nationals and Progressives—grows more warlikeevery hour. It is reported now that a band of Nationalists have killed twelve Progressives near McAlister. Everything is In an uproar STH. Lester, a white man but a citizen by marriage, who has been running a red hok. Progressive newspaper at South McAlister, has placed himself under the protection of the United States authorities, as the insurgents were after his scalp. TheNationalists are concentrating and arming themselves. It Is feared that’ the worst has not come yet. Governor Jones, who is now at Cuddo, wired for United States Indian Agent Bennett, who met the Governor at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning. Agent Bonnett suggested that he callout a troop of United States cavalry to arrest ail the parties engaged in the riot and hold the troops ready to go to the national council meeting when the Governor is to take’ his seat. It seems that a plot has been made to kill all the prominent Indians on the Jones side, each squad of assassins to havo its own community iowork in. The men in Caines county have carried out tlicir instructions. As the other men have not carried out their part of the plot the leaders appear to be perplexed and don’t know what to do They are te havo another secret meeting at Antlers on September 21. for what purpose is known only to themselves. Gov. Jones has sent twelve armed men from Caddo to tho seat of trouble. He is in constant fear of being killed, and he keeps a heavy guard around him all tho time.