, 1874-07-12

good show OF force will prevent an outbreak
among them. We are in poor position for dc"
fenss, but feel confident that NO can handle
them should they continue in their Tarhke
mood We are in great need Of horses, having
but three IT. this station"
| MASSACRE or nEEs sx SIOUX.
Capt Garlic Boyd, OF the Seventeenth lnfan-
try. commanding at the cheyenne Agency. u. j.,
writes. under date Of Juue 20. that the majority
| Of the Indians Who left that Agency on the OK
pedition supposed to be- for the purpose Of at
tacAing the Be1thola Indians have returned to
the neishborhood Of the Agency. The reports
| brought back by those who have returned are to
tee effect chat the expedition went to Fort Ber-
tbold passing BY the Heart Butte both going and
returning that ut Fort Berthold they shot =
| WOMAN acrosa the river at tho Rec village and
! drew tbs Berthold Indians Across tho river
lnto the ambuscade prepared for them /;
that they had severe fighting. the Sioux
being greatly superior in numbers; that
eight Rees at least were killed, rhe 6iuu1 having
only one killed and eight wounded. Tho one
killed MAS a grandson Of 4 good Indian who
farms about ia or Is miles from tbs sta
| ton, lad Of is or II years of age vino.
| with lis father (nos quite 81 good Is the grand
father), WAS on the expedition. Several fresh
| scalps lave been brought in by the Sioux party,
| over which they have been very iupilant.
Capt. Boyd saye: " I am informed that the
supply OF 1ations for the Indians at this agency
| ia exhausted, except some flour and corn, and
that tne Agent does not know when he is to ex-
4f*
lions. and especially Of beef be stopped for auy
heightened poriol think it will lead to aeriouo
dcpreda ions, II MOTTO actual warfare, On tho
part Of the Indians, who have hitherto been
kept. by feeling them, in pacific and aemi-
friendly state"
\ WHITE nrnnrnrp prc.prrnpn
N, John q smtt ~ - Forp+h osT. fa,.atv
coo,n,nd1n1 t,a c'ou. s.,oi;t;o,, 49, 49,. -
Camp llobinsou, Neb-, June q, writes that Tons-
saint Kinseila MAS captured at the Ted Cloud
CavoIrv ond ;art q n ~ - r;L.t
fnfan.r "ua ~ ~ III, ~ as. W tu9 Gkutu
VIZ convicted Of mnr5r1 At cSersnne "!4eA " =
,'f.ass " nu1uot ~ ene3enne, ". -,
toaI mnGse .neo ne o'oee 1al. @oq tneteaise[
- paJ 99'1o,,d ~ .o'1s ~
,a -. I'D 49, s'.,a,i es;ss. I;ss. oA6 "nom
and annarent;v w,tb ;,,nnn;1, Istr;na - ~ .-restt
.nd' 'thra.taning nv r,hn sau1d ,ttant n,ies1
tes' n. 1'epeHteu aeAa4nus ls nA'e oeeu A~ao
nItan ~. u -ss,od '4o 4 4nuenn HuGn 'Iq1 na'e
.hso., .,anad ~ 49,. 3A.'es!1A oAo
nn. ~ 10 .lo r. .uo 2eeot, mAoe 81 ~
set.ts ~ euovs ons 1e.Inta4l, - etoi1ole " tuo
a2enes, ~ .oe A.o o1 Napt. E. Il "e1s,
~ sAS Ssat nte'uu ;. ~ eapeu,ins ntin ~
oa sao LIZ ~. Ho.aoe' us.1' @uo lsceoIY enoea7,
oleo ~ "",!at ono oo5o, "oo 1esu1eo
ana o14ers 7eI oela!sa tue mau tnenty7fours hours
ou tne lztn OF Juno On mnlte 1siTer, aoout Or
nn'ps Ito1 GamP hootnson. h1ndcua 10
seYele1 "ounueu IN DON 4ese no having fe-
auseo 10 sll'enass ~ anu a1Iem psea 70 escape ny
running He Will DO sent to Fort Laramie,
thence TO cheyenne, where ne will be turned
over TO the clvil autnor.t1ea. He has atked the
4nolane 70 pe11tlon the President for pardon,
Whlch Col; smith hopes he Will not be suecess-
1n1 IN, oe1eVm9 tnat no e1eFts pernlc1ous
influence With the Indians. His pardon would
alto nave Tue effect OF destroying the little
authority ne haVe over the Indians IN tho a.
sumption Of supremacy.
THE cHEyESsEs AvEso1Sa THE STEALING or THK1R
HOREE6. /
Ihe Indian conmissloner has received re-
port from Agent Niles, OF the Cheyenne and
arr panoe aHency, dated darlington, Idaho Ier-
ritoty, june ~: 'nclos'ns slip from the Wichita
Beacon. dated the 24th inst, by which it appears
that three men had been killed in the vicinity OF
Medicine Lodge BY Cheyennes. Agent Niles
says there is DO 1eason to dabetiere this state
ment.. 1t ia simply carrying into execution what
they have ead they would do uuless the
Gorernman: would protect them from ths
horse tbieves OF the border and return to them
some of the animals already stolen from them,
I'll Of which could have been done and would
assistance Of sufficient force.
He also says i: It is usuiess for me to refer to
he many appeals that hare been made from this 6
oihce for sufficient power to crush she element
hat We positively know must, sooner or
ater, bring US into trouble, and per
laps into IN 1taIlan war, al Of which
lavo thus far been unayalling. and to-day :
va aro forced into the position where ne are re-
luifed 10 CRY aond 1o1 fofce TO punish the very
Individuals that should have been protected only
hsee months ago. The CheEennes, as = tribe.
laTe been well disposed, and many OF them arc 5
nt1l they we're toiced to Leave their reservation
nu asencv 70 RsI lu ol tne no1ee-sa1e7es ana
= ieacn lae oua o1o uefus, tu*t tney nes%u 20 d
use c2ouuence 10 mo power OF 'neit agent 70
ontrol Tue AoseIaa elements' ano occtaea !
q q taAo tne matteE 1nto tueis own haoaa'
ne Cfo"s ana comancnes uafe long neen urg.
ng snem eI 70 ?oln IN = genera ra1n. inns Res ?
rom MhHlNlno1 she Cne5enne Cnlel' ano not Q
nti! they naa Deen greatly PROVOKED m alo they
ecloe IA natter 90 peslio15' 1ney. oI !;
outse' clan 'nas tae91 ta1us sna4l oe coouneo
tue e1tetn'uat1on OF tne puua1o-nunte1a
nq = tho region OF tne country on me nofaef /
Kansas. "nere L1tsle 9'ooes stolen Ponlea
re supposed 70 pc !ocatea' aho WheTo hls son
as wounded. rue people OF tn1s last place
nould nave prosecuon, IS also al other inno- = =
enE persons who ara legltlmatey IN thus
omntrE. IN I
Inc oeeloea nsano sno A1apanoos nave th1en s
IN US nss increased the jealousy that already =
klstea oe1Hesn mo TWO trlnes, "hich, 1t NO
tesene tllae, amounts AMOS. 70 HOSTILITY, ana