The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-04
Daring Attempt at Jail Delivery
Condition of Cuban Affairs.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Indian AnaIrs-Lettcr from Colonel Stanley.
Despatch 10 the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The following IL On o1i-
cial letter received at the Indian Bureau:-
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE DISTRICT, FORT SUILY,
ID. r., kcb. 20, l870.-Hon. Eli s. Parker, Commls-
sioner OF Indian IL desire to lay before
you some Information concerning the condition and
Wishes OF the Sioux at the Cheyenne and Grand
river agencies, in accordance with the request OF
the principal chiefs, who from time TO time to
me with their complaints and hopes 1t is useless
for me to tell these indians that they ought to go to
They know am the ranking military orlcer here,
and they insist that i must write to their Great
Father AZ to the condition and conduct OF the Sioux
at the two agencies referred to. i see no reason
to complain excepting that the young men have
killed few beef cattle belonging to the contractor,
and all the friendly Sioux persist In making raids on
the Rees and Gros yentres. As to their complaints,
they all arise from their understanding OF the treaty
AS you are aware an Indian never forgets anything
thas is promised n nor can & ne @ SaIn Why
OF the promises Now 1t is true that the Peace Com
mission at Fort Rice pictured to the Indians pretty
liberal view OF their improved condition under the
treaty, and the Indians come to me and say, Where
are thOee houses you were going to build us Where
are the COWS, the sheep, the pigs, ec.9 Bat above
all, where are the guns and ammunition we were 10
The planting Of corn also recommended to them,
and which we promised TO assist them in. has, as
you are aware, as yet made little progress All the
Indians whom we are accustomed to call friendly
are very anxious to farm. Last year, owing TO the
want OF aborers ana oxen, very little was done, aud
while upon this subject would recommend that
land broken as possible to give the Indians start
in planting, and whilst recommending would re-
speCtfully advise that a liberal supply OF trade
r1es and ammunition be furnished the friendly In
dlans this summer.
have no fear nor any belief that, under any rca-
sonable treatment these Indians would ever use
their guns against the whites. Since the council ut
Fort Rice the friendly Indians have used all means
they could to induce the hostile Sioux to come in
and bury the hatchet. Many of them have given
away all their horses and goods TO the hostiles in
trying to conciliate them, and now the friendly
chicis tell me they have given the mat
ter up; that they can do nothing with
their wild relations; and that all
they desire is to Keep their bands together to learn
10 farm and 20 keep away from the hostile Sioux
entirely. 10 encourage these friendly Sioux In
every possible way is Of course very important.
They amount to eight or ten thousand souls; and II
hostile the Sioux must finally he put down by
force OF arms which appears inevitable. The value
Of Keeping the friendly ones quiet cannot be over
estimated.
or course the prospect OF a crop the drst year,
upon sod groUud is not good, but twenty or thirty
| /, ANS could he employed TO break the land this
spring, the ludians would raise some corn, and the
prospect for the next year would greatly encoura
Your obedient servant,
DIS. STANLEY,
Colonel I2d Infantry Breyet MajOr-General u $. A.,
Comm anding District.
| Executive Nominations.
The following nominations were sent in to-
! day by the Prcsdent:-
George II. Butler, of California, to be Consul
| General at Alexandria, Egypt
| Almon A. Thompson, OF Michigan, as Consul
| at Goderich, Canada.
| f. 7. Meigs, Of Tennessee, Consul at Monte
| video.
James W. Mason. of Arkansas, Minister Resi-
| dent and Consul General at Liberia.
James Riley Weaver, of West Virginia, Con
| sui at Antwerp.
David j. Williamson, of California, Consul a
| Ca!lao.