The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-18
WASHINGTON.
The Beneficent Result Of the Herald Stanley
Livingstone Expedition Acknowledged.
KICKAPOos AND kIowAs.
The Government Again Yielding to the
Peace Policy Men.

nounoemcnt OF an impending treaty between the
Imaum OF Muscat and the British government Tor
the suppression of the legal trafic in domestic
slaves. which has given cloak to an extensive trade
In the illicit export OF slaves to Asia. besides Mo-
zamblque and Madagascar. 1t will be remembered
that though this government declined, through
Secretary Fish, the proposition OF the British gov
eminent to Jointly snbsldze regular lines OF steam
packets as . means OF developing European civil
izaton through commerce, 1t did assent to the &C
companying proposition for q joint application
OF diplomatic pressure upon the Imaum to induce
him TO resign his limited right Of sea carriage OF
slaves from one port or his dominion to another.
Commander Wilson was sent with the Yantic to
Zanzibar to intimate to the Sultan the pleasure 1t
would afford the President OF the United States II
he would consent to abrOgate the obnoxious part
Of the existing treaty with Great Britain. Even this
was regarded as departure from the traditional
policy OF the United states, just1able on the score
OF humanity, very gratifying to Great Britain as
appears by the correspondence. and now believed
not to have been wholly ineectual with the Sultan.
This diplomatic success, achieved through Com
mander Wilson'S first representations is justly
sidered at the State Department as an indirect
result, at least. OF the Herald Stanley expedition.
The Presidents Movements.
The President Will return to washington in time
this week to hold q Cabinet meeting on Friday.
The KickapOo Captives, Satanic and
Big Tree.
1t is uncertain whether the War Department will
release the kickapOo women and children as asked
through the Peace Commissioners. General Sher-
man is still favorable to sending them to good
fertile reservation in the Indian Territory.
Still. as Colonel Mackenzie appears to have
weakened under solicitation Of the Special Com
missiOners sent to recover the KcEapo0
bands from Mexico. the War Department
Will not stand out against any earnest
pressure from Secretary Delano for the release
OF the hostages, though 1t would prefer to hold
them as securities for peace and good behavior on
the part of their tribes. On the principle the
military authorities passvely assent to the pardon
and release OF the Kiowa Chiefs Santanta and
Big Tree, not caring to the discourtesy aud
responsibility OF resisting the allegation OF the
Indian Bureau that the faith of the government is
pledged to effect the liberty OF those distinguished
ravagers OF Northern Texas
Another GOody-G oody Letter on Behalf
Of tho Kiown Murderers-A SCHOOL,
master Worry Much Abroad.
letter from Thomas G. Batty. teacher In the
Kiowa camp, dated Kiowa Agency, Fort Sill, May
81, and addressed to Agent Haworth, has been
forwarded to the Secretary OF the Interior. Mr..
Ba:y gives accounts OF very friendly state OF feel
ing Of the Kiowas toward the agency and the gen.
eral government also OF their great anxiety for the
restoration to them or their chiefs, Santanta
and Big Tree, and says he believes,
from his acquaintance with the tribe, that
the latter act the part of the government would
20 far toward their settling down and ultimate civ
ilization Mr. Batty also says, at the time OF his
going among them, in December last that the por-
ton OF the tribe with which he was located were
making great exertions to collect and re.
turn the mules stolen from the govern
ment, and many were returned, probably
to the extent OF their ability The subject Of their
frequent raids into Texas was freely talked over in
their camps, and discouraged by their chiefs and
principal men. Later in the Winter, when prop
ositon was made to them by q party Of
Cheyennes, who came to them in the name OF the
tribe, processing to be sent to the chiefs, to join
them IN the Spring In descent upon the agencies,
Notwithstanding their ratlons were insufficient to
prevent the cravings of hunger, they having fire.
quently to kill their horses and mules for sub
sistence, and the representations by the Cheyennes
OF plenty in their camps, with their solicta-
lions to Immediately join them in the buffalo
country they utterly refused to listen to
them, and gave immediate information to their
agent OF the design of the Cheyennes. Afterwards,
after the murder Of the four men belonging TO the
surveying party, the Cheyennes moved to the
south side OF the Wichita River and encamped near
some OF the Kiowas, who were away from the
main body OF the kiowas remaining there some
time until the main body Of the Kiowas removed
to place near by, when three OF the Cheyenne
chiefs visited their camp and had council with
Kiowa chiefs, in which the Kowas informed them
that they understood the road that Washington
made for them; they believed 1t to be good road
and should travel in II. The Kiowas resisted all
overtures to make war upon the agencies, and
advised the Cheyennes not to endeavor to get their
Kiowa young men into trouble by inducing them
to 60 on the war path. On the night of May Is the
war chiefs held council In consequence OF an invi-
tation to join marching party into Texas, and
the next morning, in the presence OF Mr..
Batty. informed some OF their chiefs that they
had determined to punish any Kiowa soldier
who should go or attempt to go raiding into
Texas by killing his ponies and burning his lodge.
On the 18th the Kiowas intercepted band (not
Kiowas) who had started on . raid, surrounded
them and told them they would give them four
talks and then, If they still persisted In going
the RAID they should Kill their horses tear
their blankets, and they should 60 naked
and on foot. The writer conoludes:-" They
often tell me that II the government does net
return Santanta and Big Tree about the time speci
fed by Beebe In his council two months since, they
can put no further confidence In the white mans
word and that they are waiting to see the fulnl-
ment OF that agreement before setting down;
raise corn, send their children to school, and do
just as their Great Father at Washington wants
them to do, provided they can have schoolhouse
away from the military post.
Texan Precaution Against Indian Inva-
sion.
The Legislature OF Texas In view OF the Mexican
depredatons on the border, has provided fer the
employing OF a volunteer force for the purpose OF
protection
The Congregational Conscience Fund
S192,O17 81.
The total amount OF .'back pay returned to the
United states Treasury is sl92o17 "a, and the num-
Der OF Senators and Representatives who declined
to receive 1t Is forty-sx.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
Lieutenant Simons has been detached from the
Frolic and granted a three months leave Of
absence.