Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-07
The Indian HostfIfties.

PROMPT AND SEVERE MEASURES NECESSARY
An intelligent observer Of affairs among the
Indians, whose reports heretofore have proved
reliable, writes from the scene OF operations in
the Indian country as follows:
White Shield, Cheyenne chief, came into
this place from the hostile camp yesterday. He
was five days coming, and reports the camp
about 225 miles from here, near the border o:
the staked plains. He reports the Cheyennes
ana Conanches encamped together, and on his
way to this place he met camp OF eighty
looges OF kiowas moving to join the Cheyennes
and Comanches.
raidiDg in Texas and other places. Big Bow a
kiowa chief, recently returned from a success
tul foray with 200 head OF horses and mules
The weather was so warm any OF the animals
died.
a party of Cheyennes returned recently from
Color ado, with 10 head OF horses, and report
that they killed three white men. The man
killed near Fort Sill was killed by a party of
kiowas, to whom agent haworth had issued ra-
tions q few hours before.
White Shield says that the men who were
killed north of this place were killed by Chey-
enDes. and says further that the Cheyennes are
willing 10 be quiet now and call il even, out il
plenty OF work for them. He says that up to the
present time the Che yennes have had eight men
killed, and many of their chiefs would like to
come IN with their people, but the h0stiles are
think that the hostiles have between six and
seven hundred warriors and are well armed and
determined, and have banded together for mu-
tual defence. 1t will take a strong force to sub
due them, and the campaign should be con-
Quoted in such a manner as to make it sharp
and decisive. think there is but one intelli-
gent solution of the Indian question in this
country, and that is to dismount and disarm
the raiders and then hang every one found
guilty OF murder and do il at once in the pres
ence of the Indians. L think IL the government
wished, a couple of hundred Indian scouts could
be easily raised to accompany an expedition.
These scouts conld be found in the territory
and could be taken from all the tribes. If
properly managed their services would be in
valuable. 1t is quiet at this place now. White
Shield reports large herds Of Buffalo near the
hostile camp.
PROPHET WHO OUGHT TO BE WITHOUT
HONOR IN HIS OWN OR AMY OTHER COUNTRY.
Lieutenant Colonel Davidson, 10th cavalry,
has forwarded to the general OF the army the
report Of a talk with Asahobe and Asatug of
the Pepne-teth-ka band Of Comanches, which
is interesting rs showing the cause OF the pres
emit hostility Of the Comanches and other tribes
After some conversation, IN which they inq uired
as to how they were to be treated, Colonel
Davidson asked the Indians what the Com an
chee had to complain OF? What were the causes
Of this general hostility on the part of the Co.
manches, Kiowas and Cheyennes? They replied
that the Comanches had nothing to complain of
on the part Of the government agents, or troops,
or whites, but that some two months ago a
prophet arose among them, who told them that
he had an interview with the Great Spirit, who
said that the Caddos, Witchitas and other In
disns who were adopting the mode of life of the
whites were going down hill fast In means and
population, and the Comanches would do the
same If they followed the same road, and the
way for them to be again the powerful nation
they once were was to 60 to war and kill of All
the white people they could. This, these two
chiefs said, chimed in with the feelings and
wishes or the evil-dispcsed of the nation, and
the present war is the result.
TIM Sorru an ru, r,,rD U-- mn,