The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-24
THE IN Ola N =.
3he Sioux Inoians w 1l' ar Path They At
tack the Indians Of t. q Bushold Agency
CIRCULAR Regarding Lawyers Acting
a. Attorneys for Indian Tribes.

WASHINGTON, d. O., Jan. 49, 1S7l.
The following telegram has been forwarded W
she War Department 10 the Secretary OF the In'e-
yior:- 49, v,,,,rr...u
wyoming Territory, JAN II. ls1l.
General G. @. AUUuR, Commanding the depart
Meas me pase n ns Cnc, ennes says the report
Of the Crows stealing 70 ...,erI
He says .ila1 nearly Two hundred lodges %
Cheyenres now IA iM's couny m,sh sey m acc W
pany tem II The, are 80 permitted, to get his two
young Drotners. Duli- 1ear'' claims that ~. was
sent country to induce the Cheycnnes TO go
Son'h, anu thnhs II strange ne Is not permitted TO
yeturn. ALEXANDER " IAMBERS,
Major Fourth Infantry, commanding.
The following correspondence has also reached
The War Department.
HEADQUARTERS, FORT LEAvENwoaTH, D, TIL
Nov. ~, 1870.
Major 0. d. GREENE, A. A. g., Department OF ia.
MAJOR nave the honor to inform you tina. a war
party OF sioux Indians nom the lower agencies at.
lacked SOME 1 the indlans belonging to tie Ber.
SHod ageuoy VINO were hunting, us they were re-
CURED W Their agent 10 CO. Tor their support, In
winch attack one OF the Arickarccs as Killed. The
agent IS informed Ny friendly Indians thaG It 10 IN
Tended by TIE lower sioux do ali me injury pos
slbe to The ?gency, ana ne mas asked ior my assist
once. nave sent him = field force OF artillery with
ammunition and DETACHMENT competent 10 serve
1t. composed Oh one sergeant and iour prlvates.
6hal regard any sioux indians IRON below VINO may
appear IN TINS Y cMty as most le, ANA treat them
Accordingly. They totally disregard their treaty.
ouHsatiOnS, though tnclr wants al0 nDef.liy sup
pied by tie government, wAlle the Indians u the
Berthold agency are perfectly loyal, otwitnstand
lnE tney frequently suiier Tor aut OF necessary
food. ST. uAYMAN,
lieutenant Colonel Seventeenth infantry, command
ing post.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF DAKOrA,l
81. PAUL, Minn., DEC. II, 1910.
COMMANDING OFFICER OF toaT STEVENSON, ID. T. -
SiK-Your COMMUNICATION OF the I'D ult. relating
10 an atlack OF wal party OF Sioux upon hunting
parry Indians belonging to the Lerthoid agency,
killing one OF the AricAaree5, &c., was forwarded
TO the Mayor General commanding for instruc-
tons, and returned with the following re-
from below noslAe unless they commit
ncts OF hostility. Ii the NOndaus, eros Venues
and Arckaree, should he attacked III their villages
they must be defended by the assistance OF troops II
necessary. Ii can ~ be necessary when al at.
tack Is M de While the Indians are out naming and
dren, not sufficiently defended, arns and allmunl-
ton having been iro, lucd them for That purpose.
1t 10 not uur-deslre TO commence hustitles, nor to
bring about Inulan wars unnecessarily
y. ID. GREENE. Assistant AdJutant General.
Secretary Dslano has ordered, with the approval
sf the President that no person claiming to act as
attorney on behalf Of any Indian tribe or any men,
Der or members thereof, will be recognized such
by the Interior Department or Indian ONCE unless
said person is possessed of duly executed power
OIL attorney IRON the Chiefs OF the tribe or nation
acknowledged before the agent OF the United States
for such tribe or nailon the agent, before taxing
such acknowledgment, TO be satisfied by personal
Investigation that such power was fairly ana duly
and purports the1soi TO the party acknowledging
the execution OF Ne same. This order applies to oil
persons claiming TO act as attorneys lor indians,
whether BY power heretofore given o. Otherwise.