New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-14

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CresioNs TO SITTING BUrI-HIs WHEREABOUTS.
lFEoM AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBCSEl
Fort ELLIS, Mont, Aug. 2.-Gen. Sherman and
SON. and Coils Poe and Bacon, proceed to the Gcysor
region on the 4th. instructions having been so
modified that the trip originally planned viii be
followed An effort will be made to-day to secure
Gem Shernan's approval of call for 300 volunteers
Delegate haginnis being here, aud now engaged
with him. The Governor on the 3lst issued the
following additional proclamation
DEER LODGE, VI T., July 81.
TIsrc az now in the Bitter Root Valley certain Nez
Pcrcc- Indians who have pcrpe rated theit' murder ana
outrage upnu the citizens Of Idaho. Although ordered
from Gen sacndan headquarters to be treated as nos
ealp IN tho Birtcr Root Valley. These hOstles VIII
.oon attempt to pass through other portions o hVhla';
Thet are public enemies, whom 1t il our duty - good
citizens 10 meet and tight until they surrender COmpfO-
n. with them is cOWdrdce, ana the hohor Oh MOntaha
demands that they shall be fought down.
IN the abseuce Of any militia law there was no proper
Organization people prior to tue entrance OF these
boStics within our domain. The circumstances demand
iuincae steps 10 suppress them by COOPERATING WIN
tine L. within striking distance OF lIese lhdSsi
frh,r,f,rr virtue oil the authority vested IN me,
hereby call for 800 Montana volunteers to organize
~ once under General order No J. issued nereWn' anu
to report for duy at Deer Lodge city forthwith inc
,,euces OF lie require that each man small fur-
ns his own horse, AND sucl arms anu slinci,s 80 ne
en- Persons and companies ~ WHOM lcIrl,oa
lo.dur arms have Issued Will organize ana report
Tor duiy, return their arms TO me iot as Cmeis
subsistence viii be urnshcu hhios ~ 'Ho' ioPOi'
to lie aDd uatii they are dlsoahdcd' y = porr,
IL Is. +.
covernor and Commsnder-n-C hef Montana Militia.
Tho proclarnation was followed with this:
DEER LODGE, NJ L., July 81, l.3O p IN.
To can't FULLER:
susnend further movement. until further orders VIII
ask m. War Department to sustain us. h. l. POTTS.
ria movement now stands in allegiance. Aud
finally il appears that the Indians causing all the
,Io,,n are the LookingGlass band and that Capt.
Rov-u made no attempt to capture or dlsarm them
h.ause a. | intinated yesterday, the citizen force
onnosed IT, Under his instructions he could 30 nave
done but with twenty men he could have effected
little The sentiment at this Post is that mistake
was made. but one for which the citizens alone are
responsibe. The idea that Joseph or White Bird
we're escaping VII Lo-Lo Pass was mistaken one
and unless additional rumOrs arrive or actual hos
tIits are attempted the cause for alarm probably
over. ~
Rut the attempt TO raise militia mas not been
abandoned; and the same day the Governor cred
"baltw The Delegate Magnns andJudge Knowles
united in an appeal therefore, to the war Depart
p,eut. II is hardly supposable that the Government
can have forgotten tho history OF the Montana anu
1Iaha militia. And il is to be hoped permission to
rcruit will if given, be so guarded that the door
u,a, NOT again be opened 10 fraud and imposition.
rtor. l. only one means of legitimate defence
a,,oi,st Indians. or OF security against volunteer"
er,nds | . the proper increase and maintenance Of
the regular army.
Until now have been unable to state why Gen.
N,ile,s attempt to talk with Sitting Bull was not
perrnitted but yesterday the cause appeared, viz:
Lieut.. Jerome, I'd Cavalry, guided by Howard the
scout reached Fort Benton under sealed instruc-
lions from Miles Col. Mcleod and Maj. walsh OF
the British Mounted Police represented 10 MN thas
Sitting Bull positively objected to meeting any
officer not seeking him fully empowered TO negotia'o
a treaty! Consequently the mission "@S p'iioi0e,
abandoned. SO much uncertainty has surrounded
tho ouestion of that chiefs location that have OK