New-York tribune., 1867-07-24
THE INDIAN WAR.


DEPREpATIoNs OF THE SIOUX NEAR FORT srE-
PHENSON. cav tel -
ST. LOUIS, July 23.-The officers of the steamer
McGn which has just arrived here from Upper Missouri
say that band of 100 Sioux Indians attacked part Of
the Rhee tribe above Fort Stephenson, and killed three.
Indians stampeded humber Of G"yernmeat horses and
wounded one soldier at Fort Stephenson. "a .as-l
INDIAN AFFAIRS ON THE SMOKY HILL
THE ANNuITIEs NOT TO BE DISTRIBUTED.
THE GENERALS AT FORT HARKER-cusTER
IN WANT OF SUPPLIES--CHoLERAA AT FORT,
HARKER-FLoGGTNG cAsE-GEN. AUGUR
AND LIEUT.. LAUTz. te .-.,.r
From Special Correspondent .1riEa1 -.s-
Fort sEDGwIcK, July ~, 1867
| have just returned from the Smoky Hit
Route In spite OF the Of nteres ed persons,
find but little account OF "Taids," de rcdaions, and
"Indian occurring in that section Of the
country For the last fourteen days that route has had
an entire immunity from such outrages. officials
at Fort Harker and Monument Station state
in spiteful that the Indians
have gone to rsceye Their annuity goods from hesyem s
the however few of the hostile Indians it Is
true, have made detour to the right OF the military
forts and have gene TO meet their agents who charged
with the distribution Of their annuites Before leaving
vew Of the turn Indian affairs had taken has perempo
ry forbidden the distribution OF said goods Ior tue pres
expensive b as it pays the freehter Carmlcsae goo
per day. when they could have been stored Till needed at
GdmpO % HeTe very much
at proceedings and literally Hoods the Indian Bu-
reau Office with official communications bearing upon
Lieut. Gen Sherman Major-Gens. Hancock, A. ].
Smith and Brig.Gen. Grover, are at Fort Harker.
Gen. Hancock declares he has not seen an Indian siDco
leaving Fort Harke but st he is of the opinion that
there are Indians in the vicinity, hiding their tme
number of Kansas volunteers at Fort Harker,
called by Gov Crawford camped Fort Harker,
and about 20 be placed under the orders OF the mill
tary The militia acting thus under the orders Of Sher
man can not, by any possibility be as useful as tfo
regulars. They murmur greatly, and the eitizeIs
foresee that they will be failure aBd that sherman VIII
eventually get dsgused with them. There ara men N
the ranks OF the Volunteer band we have fought Indians
when In the zenith OF their strength and fought Rebels
during the and held high positions during the Rebel
thus be treeted and already anticipate disturbance
TO from such foolish course. lt may doubtess
he humane policy, but this manner OF dealing with tho
Indians will not prove eficacious as was 70 be ez-
pected from band of Kansas Volunteers fl1 s1lf
The cholera abating slowly In the vicinity Of Fort
Harker Since nay last letter TO you, three more fatal
Col. Merrams command, while en- route to Fort Union,
New-Mexco suffered from cholera. Two died, and six
sick soldiers being hauled in wagons The troops
Lieut. A. Lanz has been indulging In his tyrannical
propenstes OF hogging his men. The latest victim OF
Lieut. LaEtzs whipping instinct gives his name ae isso
msnding He Is young German, not quite 20 years ed
have this statement from his own authority On the
22d OF June ten days after the foggng Of the citizen
Hendricks, while ON the march to.IArame from fos.
without Investigating the at all ordered
fOgged. He received twenty We lashes on te oafe
delivered by two soldiers Win spch iV1S ~ tis NJ Sbosd
be stopped such barbarty VIII cause some ~
duct on the part OF tlIe s0lders Dat sz ~ ~ Wv
Rv renoytine actual facts Gem Apg has beard ef tho
affair." and feels very much shoekeos ane VIII "eevsS
use bis authority sopreyent such proeeeaipgs eslJ