New-York tribune., 1867-09-06
THE INDIAN VAR.

SIOUX AND BRULEs SEEKING PROTECTION OF
TIE GOVERNMENT.
ST. Louis, Sept. 5.-Omaha dispatches say
that $50 of the Brule and Sioux Indians under chief
named Iron She'll" have left the hostile camps Of Red
Coud and come TO North Platte and placed themselves
under the protection OF the Government Eight men
were recently killed and scalped on the Big sandy
THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FORT PHIL. KEAR-
NEY MAsSACRE-REPoRT OF JUDGE KIN
NEY-THE CROWS FRIENDLY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-Judge Kinney of the
United States Special Indian Commission has just arrived
in this city from Fort Phil Kearney having been absent
SIX months in the discharge of tho official duties In
February last gentlemen appointed by the Pres
idcnt TO confer with the Indians, and particularly in
sructed to ascertain all the facts connected with the
Fort Phil Kearney massacre AT Fort laramie the com
mission divided and Judge Kinney with the fnl author
ity of the Commission proceeded 10y himself 10 orr fm
Keaney. He visited the massacre grounds ana i9und
the soil still stained with blood Where % 9i tne ucsa
bodies gathered up Col fetterlnan ana MS party
of SO led into an ambush by few Indians when ae
cOrdng To the testimony taken by Judge Kinney they
surrounded by 2OcO Indians ana not one escaped
All the bodies were mntlaied @ in a-rsssG sa9eAns hs
manner The heads 0i some We're crushed oe,
tween rocks and pieces OF the skull were picked
up by Judge kinney The Judge mas hos,IIe sGiI
Indians the post was established in June 1900 aud
Seven confirmed officers have been klled-Col tetter
man, Capt. Brown, Lieut. GTalninond, Lieut. Daniels
Lieut. Bingham Lieut.. Jenness, and Lieut. sternbeIgb
and about 80 soldiers aud cLens near te post ihey
in most Instances killed by large bands OF Indians
attacking small fatigue parties Oi SOLDIERS Inc lulahs
well armed with guns and supplied with ammunition
About 1000 warriors composed of Sioux Cheynnes, and
ArTapahocs, concentrated north OF Phinp keaf
ney and demand Of him condition Of peace that the sol
des be withdrawn from the country the post abandoned,
and the roads Virginia City be given up, the country
belongs TO the Crow Indians with whom We are nj peace
The demand IL complied WITH the Judge thinks, may sus
pend but will not settle the difficulty lie apprehcnds
the demand will be 10 suspend work upon the Paclhc
Railroad which is being built through the same country
without the consent Of the Indians
Toward the last of june Judge Kinney held council
with 1900 Crow Indians at Fort PM. kearney, who
pledged their friendship and proered 900 warriors in a
expedition with the whites against the sioux on the fst
day the council the Sioux stole their horses which the
Crows secured and killed three Sioux Indians While the
Judge al the Fort the hostile Indians appeared
almost every day. killing small parties and running on
stock. Two soldiers mile from the post were flr
rounded by 25 Indians and then rescued and brought
into the post by eight Crow Indians. He confirms the
report OF the attack Major POwes party on the 2d OF
August, and OF the opinion that there were 1900 In
dians and thinks Major Powell killed nearly 300 OF them
Judge Kinney thinks this defeat Of the Indians may open
the treaty OF peace and that one more punish
like that administered by Major Powell would give
us permanent peace.