Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-08
RrLrEr PRAYED FOB HON, STEAD SETTLERS

RELIEF PRAYED FOB HoMr STEAD SETTLERS
In 1owA.-ACiutant General Baker, of Iowa,
writes to Commissioner Burdett, of the General
Land Office, representing that there is great
suffering among the homestead settlers in the
northwestern counties of the state, owing to the
visitation Of the grasshoppers, and setting forth
the hard ship of requiring the settlers to 20
times 80 and sometimes 200 miles to m AXE final
proof OF the occupancyof their farms at local la
offices. He suggests that hereafter the local
land officers be required TO visit the county seats
on certain days to take depositions, in order u
rave settlers an expense they can i'll afford.
Commissioner Burdett is disposed TO grant the
relief led for, and is inclined to rule in This
particular cese that settlers be allowed, IL they
prefer, to make their depositions before the
clerk of a court of record at the county seat.
THE INDIAN WAR Official Dispatch.s.-Capt
X. A. Torrey, 18th infantry, msnding camp
Brown, Wyoming territory, in q communication
received at army headquarters to day reports
signs OF hostile Indians IN tn Immediate vicin-
ity ct his post. The largest trail of hostile In
dams discovered in the neighborhood was going
north, having evidently come from a raid in the
neighborho0d of the railroad.
The following kilograms have been received
at army headquarters;
"FoRT PKMBlEA, August 1st--Assi.tant Ad-
Jutdnt General Department Of Dakota: The fol
lowing It port has been received from Sergeant
Redrer, 10th infantry, commanding detachment
at Saint Joe:
"I have the honor to state that Cor Caraou
an Indian from Pembina, arrived to-day with
the report that a band of Chippewa Indians
numbering about one hundred, are about to
start for point about two days march from
here due west, where there are eighty lodges of
Sioux. The Chippewss are going with the in
tention of fgb ing them. They will come this
way and are expected in about four days.
[Sgned,l j.. L. YARD,
Major 10th Inf y, commanding post"
General Terry replied TO the above as follows:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA,
August Ito Commanding Officer, Fort Penn bind +:
Your dispatch received. Ii the In formation from
Saint Joe proves to be correct, send a company
with its officers. Instruct comma aiding officer
to do all In bis power to prevent a collision be
tween the Chippewas and Sioux. Good judg
ment must be used to avoid any irritatirg action
on the part of the troops. (Signed,)
ALFRED ii. TERRY, Brig. General.
On the 18th July party of eight Sioux came
to the neighborhOOd of the new Ponca agency,
Dakota territory. The Poncss went IN pursuit.
killed two Sioux, and the rest escaped. Several
bands OF hostile Sioux are reported in the
vicinity OF this agency, and trouble is sntici-
pated.
Captain Kinzie Bates, LIST infantry, in letter
dated Camp on NiObrava river, July 18th, re-
ports that band Of about $50 Brule Sioux APP
peared In that vicinity and run Off lot OF cat
tie. Pursuit was made and the Indians driven
off and the cattle recovered. Captain Bates
complains that the station j. badly off fo- horses
they having only eight OLD hacks on hand He
thinks the Importance of that section demands
at asst one company of cavalry to be stationed
there. This recommendation is approved by
Lieutenant Colonel Lugenbeel, LIST infantry,
commanding the post.