Muskogee, I. T. Jan. 22-United States Marshal Bennett today telegraphed to the War Department for troops to quell the Creek nsurrection, led by Crazy Snake. It is expected that a detachment from Fort Reno will reach the scene in about twenty-four hours.

United States Marshal Bennett sent twenty deputies and ten Indian police to the scene, but they were met by so fierce a fusillade that they were compelled to retire. One of the posse, named McNae, was captured by the Indians. The Creeks threaten, after they have cleaned out the whites in the interior, to destroy the towns. They also threatened to kill Chief Pleasant Porter and any of the members of the Dawes Commission who attempt to interfere with the.

Great fear is felt for some of the commission who are surveying and allotting lands in that section of the country. Chief Porter is now in Washington and has been wired the condition of affairs. So wrought up are the whites that an order has been issued allowing all citizens to protect themselves, and hundreds of people are arming.

There are four distinct bands of these Indians, who are armed to the teeth, and they claim a membership including men, women and children over 5000. Their leader, Crazy Snake, was in Checotah yesterday purchasing supplies and was heard to remark that 500 full bloods are ready to fight for their old laws and customs, and were going to oppose to the end all schemes to deprive them of their independence. He stated that they would better die than be trampled under foot by the white man, and that they were acting for their rights. Globe Democrat

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