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served as scouts against the otlier Indians, they wei'e regarded with 

 coiuniou hatred by all the tribes. Learning of the proposed expedition, 

 Agent llaworth warned the commander of Fort Griffin, near which 

 post the Tonkawa were located, who liad them removed to the post 

 for safety. This being reported to the confederate tribes by their spies, 

 they changed their program and decided to go ont on the plains and 

 kill the buffalo hunters at Adobe Walls. 



Finding that the whole purpose of the gathering was warlike, those 

 who desired to avoid trouble determined to return to the agency, but 

 found that such a move had been anticipated by the hostiles, who 

 declared that they would prevent any return, even if they had to kill 

 the ponies of the friendlies to do it. Notwithstanding, a number of 

 the Comanche, chietly of the Peniiteka band, made the attempt and 

 succeeded in getting away to the agency. The main body of the tribe, 

 the warlike Kw;ihadi, and all the Cheyenne, decided for war (Report, 

 37). A few of the Kiowa were also among them, but as yet only one 

 chief. Woman-heart, had smoked the war-pipe with the Comanche and 

 Cheyenne, the rest of the tribe being still near the agency {Battey, 6). 

 During all the subsequent troubles the Apache remained quiet and 

 peaceable in the friendly camp at Fort Sill. 



APACHE AND ARAPAHO FRIENDLINESS 



During the whole period of the outbreak the Arapaho also remained 

 loyal and friendly, in accordance with their treaty pledges and their 

 general character, although the Cheyenne, with whom they were confed- 

 erated, were the most determined of the hostiles. As soon as it became 

 manifest that trouble was at hand, the Arapaho came in to the agency 

 of the two tribes at Darlington to warn the agent and his employes, 

 and, as a proof of their friendship, furnished an Indian ijolice force, 

 who stood guard over the agency every night until all danger was 

 past. The sole exception to their uniform friendly conduct was the 

 assassination of an employe named Fi-ank Ilollowell (or Holloway), in 

 July, 1874, by two young Arapaho, the principal of whom was after- 

 ward convicted of the crime and died in prison. This was the only 

 hostile act committed at the Cheyenne and Arapaho agency during the 

 outbreak [Report, 38). 



FURTHER DEFIANCE 



The hostile Comanche and Kiowa now began to steal stock from 

 around the agency at Fort Sill, and in i-esponse to a message sent to 

 their camp by the agent, detiantly replied that they would not return 

 the stock now, but would keep it to make i)eace with when they came 

 back in the fall. They added that they would not molest the agency 

 further if not interfered with by the soldiers, but if the soldiers came 

 uijou them they intended to come in and kill anyone they met (Bat- 

 ' tey, 7). 



One or two trifling encounters occurred in May between the troops 

 and Indians, liiesumably Comanche and Kiowa, in western Texas, and 



