New-York tribune., 1867-06-28
THE IYDIAN WAR.
sATASTA ON THE wAR-PATH.

hAIANlA ON Nhhfh'ih
Prom Our Special Correspondent
FORT sEDGwIcK, June 20, 1871.
The Kiowas are on the war-path under The bonn
bastie satanta and have struck Gen Andrew jackson
Smith "a hard lick so he telegraphs to Sherman;
IMPORTANT ORDER FROM CEN. sHEanAs
HDQRs MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI
Sr. LOUIS Mo-, June q, 1861,
To accomplish, as far possible concert o. action
division embracing the Great Plains from the Mssls
sippi to the Rocky Mountains with their tribes Oh DO
T Rv the laws of Congress the management OF Indian
affairs committed to the Interior Department anu g
eal snperintendents special commissioners and agents
reside among the separate tlpes OF na.ons. % ~,
restrict themselves to territory guaranteed 70 nsn
treaty the military are commanded and the e,v %
lies notified that those treaty nights are the Jaw
of tbe land and must be respected but when the INDIANS
leave their reservations and go beyond the county COM
mtted TO them, and there commit cllme, tDey iau
under military control subject themselves 10 arrest
and punishment by the civil power ,,..o, ,o. ,0..
H. For military convenience the DIVISION mar Deen
divided three military oi Dasois
to the north commanded Dy Se5 nv Gen hSenp and
that of the Missouri, TO the SOUTH c0mnan9ed ny os
can he with the State and Territorial Lines, and each
commanding general has part OF the keeuar ANY,
az of the military police Of bs depart
ment and has also other special dulies WHICH '""""s
III An this extent of country is embraced in some
State or Territory with civil officers acting under s
special codes and a. o ar gedb fbe ry authority can
apply especially in such as have recently
where Indians small bands have infested the Travelled
roads and exposed settlements 1t il hereby made known
that il each State and Territory Will organze patao,
be Tuited states il will I've called for by the Department
Commander aud used in connection with me regular
troops II an emergency should arise IN ms Judgment
make Il NECESSARY In that event the regiment or pa
thereof Will be mustered in, according 70 ,he laws oi
congress ssr nTS Which the allowance Of 20 cents day will be
stipulated, and the same pay clone lood, 'n ~ ,
But il must be clearly understood that VIII require ~
appropriation by Congress to make the actual y
eyeryhne except ratiOns forage aud supplies heeun
by such volunteers during tho time they are IN The ery
Ice OF the United states bat that Congress Will 20 anIo
call be manifest, as evidenced by the Judgment 9 .he
Department Co1nsnder ratified " myte' sl@ .ne
ized the Of the state or Territory should not
the Department Commander OF the TACT WIN soen
OF numbers location OF companies, &c, &c, as VIII
enable him TO Judge Of their availability. ,.,
" The syii autherites OF ss a NV tbe
have small posses arlaed and rreparea q. al n ~ 70
pursue and hunt down the small h1IseneNng M o%s sese i
indians who, by dispersIng av1o ,ne % ny az n,
When they have made captures clearly within tne
within their official .ae aocod
ing law but If traced TO any Indian inc
case should be be demanded through L
Resident Agent and demand made for the surrender OF
the thief or taeves II Sose be deyeed to the com
manding officer Of some military post VINO wiz ssem
for them, and hold then subject 70 Tue Of In
dians who have committed thefts will De lusuhea IN
using their arms, unless they promptly bon'""%A vi
demand. .-,,s .,o ..oi.r
by Indians and be traced 10 reservatlon aeaho
a6oud be made at once OF the Agent and the ulpe De
entitled 10 annuities il is understood that such annes
are chargeable with the value OF the stolen property pst
the theft Re as is usual by the small bands
a, warlike tribes who have come from great distance
and do not belong any reservation y Is almost p"s p
sor snc thrift any more than for highway robbery ecm-
mitted in one OF the mere settled states n.ro.,.s g.,
The Governors of States and Territories Interested 10
the fore9one are requested TO communicate freely Win
denaytnent commanders all these subieets-and b.
Nav ~ anIeaI oniy 10 me or 10 higher authority.
wy " W T. SHERMAN, Leut.GoD. Comd'g.
MURDERS NEAR BIG COW CREEK.
sy rrIHaRAPH TRIBUNE
KANSAS CITY, June 27.-Priyate advices say Ed.
ward Dvety an old citizen of this place and German
named Mortze OF ST. Louis, were klHed near bag ~"
Creek ON the iitb by band Of the Cheyenes lgaisa