Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-12
THE INDIAN WAR.
THE INDIAN WAX.
More Terrible Outrages-Men ScalDed and
Played Alive-Refusal Of the Northern
Tribes TO Cooperate with our Govern

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F. PLAYED Alive-R efusal Of the Northern
Tribes TO Cooperate with our Covers
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A dispatch from Fort Hays says that all the
been driven OF by the Indians, who attacked
the engineers and contractors and wounded
several men. Several Indians were killed.
An Omaha dispatch says that II was reported
that six men had been surrounded at Mud
u eek, snd three of them killed and scalped.
and another literally fayed alive. The re-
mainder escaped Six men were killed at the
Plum Creek railroad affair. A man, supposed
to be q section hand, was found FIVE miles
north ofSPlum Creek. scalped and flsyed
General Auenr has gone west to examine per-
sSink ths spS.,ed Tail indian: had Oss
10 do with the late massacre. He attribates
the act to the Sioux and Cheyennes. The
people OF Southwest Nebraska asked permis-
sion to rare company OF volunteers for
defense, asd General Augur refused. General
Sully and Colonel Parker report q defiant and
warIike condition OF affairs among the northern
tribes They demand the possession of the
country. withdrawal Of troops, and suspension
Of railroad construction, instead of beng will
ing TO cooperate with the G overnment and aid
withdraw from the war path. They told Gen
eral Sully and Colonel Parker to do 1t them.
selves The report that Fort Wallace has been
cleared Is contradictad on the authority OF r
"a. Shoemaker, of Kansas. Two telegraph
stations west OF Fort Laramie nave heen
I burned by indians, within a few days. 1t is
ea1o the lnolans are having everything their
own way on that route.
A Fort Harker despatch says great indigna-
tion exists among the people there, in conss-
quence of the indifference Of the military au-
tnorttleE, and their manner OF suppreesing
Indian raids. It is reported there are many
whites and half breeds among the Indians,
exciting them 10 committing all kinds of out
RACES, especially plunder out of which they
A Leavenworth despatch says Col Leaven-
worth, an Indian agent. has Just arrived there,
four days from the Indian camps Of the Kio-
was, Comanches, Arapahoes, ARaches, and
Arkansas tribes, and reports them peace.
able and quiet, and anxious, so far "a pos
sib'e, to remain SO. The Black Kettle
and some for war: but the war party is small
and will be held in cneck Col. Leavenworth
has been on the border over two months, OBJ
tanning correct information Of the views OF the
wild Indians. he met, in council, four days
ago. the following chiefs BLACK Kettle, heat
chief of the Cheyennes: Bear Head, chief OF
Comancbes: Poor Bear, chief of the Apaches;
Eagle. head chief Of the Naconic band Of
Cheyennes: Silver Branch. head chief of Pen.
etaken band OF the CoNaucnes, and many other
chiefs ard braves OF different bands, and all
expressed great wishes fer peace with the
whites. Those engaged in the present war are
Hancock burned last April, and those other
Cheyennes and Sioux. whom Gen. Augur re-
ports as friendly. say that the report that the
kiowas took the stock at Fort Dodge in une
is false. The Cbeyennes themselves admit to
have taken them Both George and Charlie
Burt were present at the council Colonel
Leavenworth thinks ne can Influence a coun.
cannot be done through the military, for the
Indians do not trust them