The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-28
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FORT SEDewICK, June 2O.-The Kiowas are on
the war-path under the bombastic Satanic, and
have struck General Andrew Jackson Smith
"a hard ltck"-so he telegraphs To Sherman.
IMPORTANT ORDER FROM GENERAL SHERMAN.
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION THE MIS-
as lar as pcss6ie Concert of action ana Spsotmty
Of practice throughout this Military Division, em
Rocky MouStsins. with their tribes OF nomadc In
oanf sy the he ns Sss b STs o.
dian affairs is committed TO the Interior Department
fairs 10 General snperintendenis, Special commis-
sioners, and Agents, 70 reside among the separate
reside on reservation, or restrict themselves to ter
commanded and the civil Suthoritles notified that @
those treaty rights are the supreme law of the land
their reservations, and go beyond the country conn
mltied 70 them and there commit crime. they fall
rest and punishment by the civil power.
II. For military convenience the Division has been
divided into three military departments-that OF
Dakota; to the north, commanded by General Terry;
Augur; and that Of the Missouri; TO the south com
ments coincide, as near as may be, with che state
and Territorial lines, and each Commanding General
spared from other quarters, ana has general super
vision Of % 6ne military police Oh his department ana
public. 49, -.,
State Territory, with civil officers acting under
their own special codes; and as great diversity Of
authority can aRP especially IN cases % such as have
ments hereby made known that II each state and
ready to be called into the service of the United States
D % es % SF ~ tS9 %
emergency should arise in his judgment, to make It
necessary In that event, the regiment, or a part
thereof will be mustered ID according to the laws of
Congress now existing man TO provide his own
will be stipulated and the same pay, clothing food,
yded BY law But Il must be clearly understood thSt
u will require an appropriation by Congress TO max
forage, and Supplies needed by such Volunteers
during the time they are in the service Of the United
States but that Congress will appropriate there is
little doubt provided the necessity for the call be
partment Commander. ratified by myself and the
General-in- n-Chief Whenever such battalion Is or
should notify, the Depsrtment Commander Of the
pRnies etc. will enable him TO judge Of their
~. The civil authorities of said States and Terri
tories should their shers of counties and by their
deputies, have small posses armed and prepared at
thievng bands Of Indians who. by dispensing, avoid
Clearly Within the county or within their oficial
Jurisdiction, the thieves should be confined in the
but 4 traced to any Indian reservation, the case
should be t reported to he United ssss M
through the Resident Agent, and demand made for
any doubts the captured Indians should, il possible
bedelivered to the commanding officers of some mill
subject to the supreme authority of the Government
mted sheits. viii be ustaed in using their arms
unless they promptly surrender on demand.
stolen by Indians and be traced 60 reservation
demand should be made at once of the Agent, and II
the tribe be entitled annuites understood
such annuties are chargeable with the value of the
stolen property; but II the theft s committed, 1:
usual by the small bands of warike tribes, who havS
come from great distance and do not belong to anS
reservation, 1t is almost impossible to recover tn.
value, The United States Is not liable such thief
any more than for highway robbery committed IL
one of the more settled states.
The Governors of states and Territories interested
in foregoing requested to communicate freely
with department commanders on all these subjects
and way of appeal, only, to to higher autho
rty. w. Il. SHERMAN,
Lieutenant-Gene Commanding.