The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-12
Indian hffairs-Views of Gen. Sher-
man.
Washington dispatches of The 3ls., hc

Washington dispatches Of The 3lst, have
the following;
Gen. Sherman was again before the
House Military Committee to dag, aud
spoke Of the arms in connection with the
Indian affairs. lie pointed out on II map
region of country 10 Texas, LOCO mile.
long by 100 broad, comprising halt doz sl
I organized counties which, when he passed
through two years ago, was entirely deg
lated, the inhabitants having had 10 utan-
don their homes On account of constant in
cursions bv Indians. lie said he had been
led TO believe ina: these Indians we're
Comsnches, but 1t was pretty well under
stood now that they were k'oHas, Cheyen-
nee and Aarapahoes who raided from the
! Fort Sill Reservation, 500 miles off, pene-
! tTatlng through the military posts, and
helping themselves 10 the horses and stock
of their Texan friends, which thew prefer
rel doing rather than be at the trouble Of
raising them themselves.
lie gave 4 graphic accoun. Of his inter
view With Satanic at Fort SUI when he
had Satsuta, Santauk ard Big Tree arres-
ted double lroned and sent back to Texes
TO he tried for tie attack upon wagon
{ !.
teen teamsters, one Of whom was bound t.
Il wagon-wheel and burned. Stanauk vas
killed 10 an attempt To escape, but the 9th
or TWO were tried, convicted, and sentenced
70 BE hanged; but the Influence Of the
humanitarIans, Who regarded murder co tie
part OF the In iians is a mere exhibition OF
moral insanity, had induced Coz. Davis. Of
| Texas, who ought 10 have known better. To
commute TIE sentence of Satanic and BIZ
| Tree. and some influences at Washington
had finally restored them to freedom, and
thsy were now on the reservation ready to
/ start out on more mJrdcrous raids l. they
should sea p Gov. DAVIS the next time.
! Gen. Sherman lutimated he would not shed
I tears.
| lie reviewed the Modoc difficulties ard
gave it as his opinion that Gen. CANDY
/ had been the victim Of the teinpo.izing
! Quaker policy applied to the Indians. He
| favored the transfer of the Indians from
the control Of the Interior Department to
| that of the War Department, and express
! Ell his conviction thai the army vas more
kindly disposed to the Indians than eli
zcrs generally, and that, if the country de
rl4nded extremely charitable treatment Of
the indians, it could be accomplished by
and through the agency Of the army better
| than by and through the agency Of those
persons who protested more charity tEan
the soldiers, but who did not pract;co !; So
! much.
An Omaha dispatch Of the SIS. says :
Great apprehensions are expressed by
owners Of large hcat whose cattle range
| between the North and South Platte. aui
settlers, who live north of the Union
Pnciic Railroad, aud 90 the Republican
river, of genera RAID fran the Re-
! Clouds and Spotted Tl.s hanls Of Sioux,
and from the Cheyernes, Daootahs, 4 rapi,-
| hoes and others combined. The sUpply o.
beef furnished these Indians being nearly
or quite exhausted, and there being no
money with which to Purchase more, they
must make q raid on the settlements or
-tArTe- The band n.Imbcr over $1,000,
and they would laugh at the handful OF
cavalry men at Fort Feltermaa and Furt
Laramie. a large ca.tls drlver.and con
tractor is here, and corro5orntes the repor.
as to the Indian supplies Icing soon eA-
haustei.