Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-11
A CHAT WITH CROOK.
The Indian Fighter, Predicts Mors Trouble
aCith the Redskins.
lOmaha Herald

acith the Redskins.
Omaha Herald.
Brig. Gen. George Crook, Gen. Rufus Ingalls,,
Gen. Marshall I. Ludington, Col T. T. Thorn
burgh, and Mr.. Collins Gather of G. ii. and
). s. Collins arrived from the West last even
ing, having just returned from San Francisco,
stopping at various points on their way East
Herald reporter called at the Withheld house
last evening and in a brief conversation with
Gen. Crook learned several things of in terest.
The conversation was about as follows:
Reporter-Did You learn anything of interest
on the coast concerning the conditions of In
dian affairs in the northwest.
Gen. Crook-Nothing of Importance. Our
visit to San Francisco was not in connection
with military affairs. There seem to be some
apprehension of more trouble in the spring.
and the Indian troubles Of that department are
probably not over. [ heard of some disaffec-
ton among the Indians, think in regard to
reservation matters.
RS there ANYTHING new in this denart
ment?
Gen. C.-Nothing, believe, that has not
been made public.
R.-Is the outlook for the coming year auy
better than before?
Gen. C.-No. Indian matters are still in an
unsettled state, and don't consider the pros
pect In any way encouraging.
R.-What will be the effect of the recent
thefts of stock 10y the Sioux?
Gen. C.-The Sioux have been continually
preyed upon by white horse-thieves, and l have
told the stock men that unless they organize
and put q stop to these thefts there is danger
that the Indians will commence war upon the
stock men and settlers, and sweep them out of
existence. The Sioux were once rich in ponies,
but they have been constantly losing them
until their number must now be small A thou
sand ponies We're stolen from them about a
year ago, and the Indians called on me for as
sistance and said they had been quiet and
peaceable and had stolen nothing from the
whites. They were excited over the loss.
After the Indian custom they make no halfway
matter of these things. When they are hostile
to part of the whites they are hostile to ALL
Frem what learn presume they have deter
mined to take the matter in their own hands
and see if they can recover some of the prop
erty which they have lost. It is stated and
have no doubt it is true that Indian ponies
have been sold openly at Oga1alla and other
places, and have been purchased by stock men
who must have known them to be stolen po-
Mes. 1t will be nothing strange if the Sioux
should IN the end go on the warpath as a result
OF this. For their own protection the stock
men should break up this stealing of ponies
from the Indians instead of encouraging it.
HAS any action been taken in regard to
your Indian prisonerss
Gen. CT know of none, but I have not
seen Adjt. Gen. Williams, who may have ad-
vices from Washington. AS far as I know the
cheyenne prisoners are still held at Camp
Robinson and the Bannocks al Fort Hall and
Camp Brown. Some disposition should be
made of these prisoners, in one form or an
other.
Thanking the general for the information.
which is respect encouraging as regards the
Indians, the Herald reporter babe him good
evening.