The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-17
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
Latest from General Crook--A Gem
eral Indian War Threatened-.Ar.
tillerY Ordered West.

Latest from General Crook--A GEN.
eral Indian War Ar.
tillery Ordered West.
Bv American Press Association to the STAR.
WASHINGTON, July H.-Dispatches
received at War Department from Gen,
eral Crook at Goose Greek state that the
Indians in his vicinity outnumber his
forces three to one. He estimate them
ut four thousand, while his am Ount Ia
only twelve hundred. mo alarms fell
at the War Department about the safety
OF General Crook. --'
CHICAGO, July ia special from
Gen. Crooks camp, dated July IL, says
the wagon train and mail were expected
that day, but had not arrived. The couu
try is full of Inuians, and it was feared
the train had been attacked. Two com.
panies have gone to meet IL. The cam
paignds growing hot. 1t Is feared in
camp that Crook Will act inde ependently
Of Terry, and will not sink rank. It e
understood that Gen. Crook will move
Immediately on receipt of reinforce.
ments, which will reach his camp before
the Goth.
An important dispatch was received
by General Sheridan last evening, which
tends to prove that general Indian war
is threatening, and that the reservation
Indians will take the earliest opportuni.
ty to join the northern tribes. These
indians are under the immediate infiu-
ence OF white leaders.
A large number Of Cheyennes and
Sioux rom Red Cloud agency have lef,
to join the hostile bands. Should the
reservation Indians unite with Sitting
Bull this will give him 1900 or A, 0O0 more
fighting men. The regular troops would
be unable to prevent a general stampede
Of the agency Indians, as a great portion
protect the reservations have been with.
drawn to reinforce Terry and Crook and
their places filed by raw recruits.
CHEYENNE, July T.--Later dispatches
from Crook state that he has been joined
by reinforcements of five companies un.
der Major Burke's command, was har.
rassed by Sioux, and number OF horses
had been stolen.
NEW YORK. July H.-Five batteries oil
artillery from Forts Hamilton and W ads.
worth are under orders to leave for the
West 10 take an active part in the ln.
dian campaign.
CHICAGO, July l7.-hecent telegramt
are to the effect that the Indians
are moving on Medicine Bow, a sta
tion on the Union Pacific Railroad
almost due south Of Fort ,Fetterman
1t is supposed, for the purpose OF cap
turing0 or destroying supplies which have
been stored there recently In great a n.
titles by the Government, Ihere being
fifty thousand rounds Of ammunition II
there among other things
A very small force or Indians could
seize and destroy these stores, as Medi.
cine Bow is q small station. The couE.
try round about is sparsely settled
Their destruction at this time would Sc.
riousiy impede military operations
against the Indians.
1t is generally supposed that the Chief
OF the hostile Indians Is Sitting Bull, OF
Red Cloud Agency, who visited Wash-
ington about a year and half ago
when he was presented with q rifle
by President Grant on account OF the
great bravery be displayed short time
before III checking the threatened attack
ON the whites conneaiel With tsat
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