New-York tribune., 1873-07-04
INDIAN AFFAIRS.

! ORGANIZATION or THE COMMISSION TO TRY THE
MoDoCs-MovEMENTs or GEN. DAvIss COM
MAND.
SAN FRAECIsco, July 2.-The following has been
received here from Fort klamath, June 80:
ON Saturday afternoon Leut.CoI. Washington L. El-
holt lat Cavalry Major II. p Curtis, Judge Advocate
and Dr. I. s. Belden, the Official reporter OF the Military
Commission arrived here from Yreka and the prospects
for speedy convenng Military Commission have
assumed tangible shape Gen. Davis, In pursuance Of
authority already selected, though not announced
the members OF the Commission. The Commission Will
be composed Of Lieut-Co w. l.. Elliott, lst Cavalyi
| Capt John Mendenhan, Battery q, 4th Artillery Capt
| H. c. Hasbrouck, LAght Battery, 4th Artillery; First
Lieut. Robert Pollock, Company ID, 2Ist Infantry; and
| Second Lieutenant George W. Kngsbury commanding
| Company c. 18th Infantry The Commission Will as
sembe tomorrow morning for the purpose OF organaa
tion. Major Curs the Judge Advocate, has begun the
work preliminary 10 the preparation OF his cases, but
cannot possibly prepare them for trial for several days
while the white witnesses, scattered about the frontier
As general thing cannot be summoned until the multi
farious technlcates incidental to the arrangement Of
the cases disposed Of.
Gen Davis intends to leave his "iDtlmdating'
pedtlon Oh Friday the Atm Of July Some Of the troops
- orted 10 previous telegraDs, have already left fQr
Fort WafhcI -: -
Corporal Glenahan OF Troop lst Cavalry, confined In
the same guard house with Capt Jack for deseroD in
the face of the enemy and who is under sentence OF
seven years Imprisonment in Fort Alcataraz, escaped
last night by boring in the floor and digging his
way out,
THH FEUD BETWEEN The SIOUX ANp ARIcKAREEs.
WASHINGTON, July 3,-Qfiical lntOr%atl9na
from the Sioux country proves beyond doubt that the
recent reported attacks upon Fort Abraham Lincoln by
Sioux from Grand River not really attacks upon
the fort number of Rec scouts employed by the
commanding officer, aud these people are predcaory
enemies OF the Sioux Some time ago band OF these
Rec scouts captured and scaped Sioux Indian and
sent the scalp. with hostile message, TO
the Sioux at Grand River, who immediately or
ganized O small war party 20 ayenge the in-
suit and the death comrade These went TO the
vicinity of the fort aud tried 10 induce the Rees to come
out, but without sncGess and recently large BODY,
scouts, attacked by the troops The lighting was
done principally at long range, with howitter, and
damage done The Indians insist upon IL that they
TO attack ght the soldiers OF the Great
Father think 1t is not fair that soldiers should ngh
them when they 80 to hight the Rees.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE WITH UTE INDlANs
WASHINGTON, July 3--The following was received
here to-day;
EVANSTON, Wyoming, July 2, 1878.
The Hon G. DELASo; spent yesterday at Rawln's,
and found In relation to the troubles with the Ute In
diane that on the 27th q boy with a team came into
R1wlin's slightly wounded, and reported Ire had been
shot by Indians party OF 10 citizens started IN pur
suit and the morning Of the 2sth overlook band Of
"a INDIANS from whom they demanded two horses,
Weh they recognized belonging 70 citizens The In
olens refused - give them up and fight ensued The
party returned 10 Rawn's Win IL ponies and one rife,
ospIpfea from the Indians OF whom they reported
oIal hneu ana wounded. None OF the whites were
lufed cannot tell until Agent Litteheld Is heard from
wheIner the anar will lead TO auy fuyther trouble with
'De O'eS j. A. CAMPBELL
fcNisHhG IEUr ALMYs MURDERERs-A MEXICAN
LYhSHED BY IsDIANs
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.-Adyices from Ari-
coma state that Lieut. J. b. Babcock. with DO cavalry
men, who was sent IN pursuit the murderers OF Leut
Jacob Almy Of the 9th Cavalry overlook Them in the
mountains and compelled them 10 fight. During the en-
Esgoment "a Indians killed sad ,lx csptnred Two