New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-26
VoL.XXXlV.. NO. 10000
WASHINGTON.
MILITARY AFFAIRS IN THE WEST AND
SOUTH.

,u,rrARy AFFAIRS IN THE WEST AMI
SOUTH.
,,,,,.,, prpoprs OF DEPARTMENT AND piNi'io'
COMMANDERS RECEIVED AT THE WAX phrH .
,,pyr-s.rIsFAcroRY PROGRESS IN THE shriLH
NESr OF THE INDIAN QUEsrIoN-NAlo''E 49,. w
DUTIES OF THE TROOPS UNDER d'N hu -,
oo,D,,xn-ur RELIEVES THEIR CONTINUANCE IN
Tnr SOUTH ADVISABLE,
fay TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUSEJ
WASHINGTON Nov. 25.-The Secretary VI wa A
rece;ved the annual reports OF all oinceis -
inc military divisions and departments. oon' 00no
field commanding the Division OF the Tac'ii.' soy
.Since my last report satisfactory proAio'' -: -
6nal settlement of the Indian question SO lar as "
80. nron military operations, has been made
Irnder the wise and vigorous administration Oh zen
Crook n few Apaches, who obstinateiy refused 70
srbmit IN necessary restrictions have been hun'eu
wv, and killed and Gen Crook thinks lfthe lhui"n'
Ia, yarious reserya :cDa in Arizona are no" pi'p
managed. kent ct 1sork, furnished WIN soec'
"a ;nplements and their present ih'oioS' ae'
SrI,rre and stock raising y ENCOURAGE Nv ~"
,.,rll, ,,asd he expected, and tbey WIZ ei"uur"'
''ono self-supporting The business OF the De
mt has been ooaC1cteo ~ sattslao'oi3 i''"'
H' '" - d, regard 10 economy and the general
;.,ro,ts of the public service. take pleasure Ill
renewing my preyious commentator of Gen.
Crooks management of the difficult Apache prop
lem and cordially approve Of the administrator Oh
the DEPARTMENT of Columbia by Col. Jefferson u
Davis" "
Gen. Emory, commanding the Department OF the
Gulf reports at length upon the position OF tno
troops in his Department and details the circuui'
stances under which q portion of them nave Deeh
e1nploved in maintaining the civil authority. In
REGARD to the difficulties surrounding q military
officer in command in the Southern States, Gen.
Emory saws: Il beg leave to call attention TO the
delicate and underlined duties imposed on troops
serving here and to suggest that general rule OF
action be defined. and persons performing such
duties be protected by law in the execution OF Them
Al nrescnt the troops are expected to keep the peace
without having any power to correct abuses however
farrant or power to arrest parties for most Grim
inal oenses and yet their presence in Ofrots or
disorder renders them liable to civil suits if casual
ties should occur even by accident. Yet 1t cannot
be denied that their presence 10 necessary to the
conservation Of peace in the Southern country, ana
in ms opinion to the existence of Government itself
therefore do not consider it too much to ask that
the whole subject of the dHtes in the Southern
country may form a subject of consideration"
Gen Hancock commanding the Division of the
Atlantic shows a most favorable condition Of mill
tary affairs throughout his command. The health
of the troops has been excellent, aud tire number OF
desegtions has materially decreased. He SAYS that
sDce attention hes been gyen TO the orders of the
War Department issued in January last, setting
forth the necessity of rigid economy, and al ptt-
chaScs AID expenditures have been reduced TO the
lowest possible limit consistent with absolute neceS
sites of the service.