The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-11-07
II Has AvaiIed Nothing, - the Dough-
ty Reds Have Been Captured
by the Troops,
And the Question Very Naturally
Arises, as to What Shall be
Done With the Pris-
OnePs,
Probability That They VIII be
Brought to Fort Leaverwnrta
to Await Fi-aI D sposition.
AN INsUKRECTIuSARY SPIRIT.

| AN SINsUERECTIOSARf SPIRIT.
Information has been received al miIiiaiy ;
headquarters announcing the arrival of Capt
| johnson and his men at Camp Robinson
| having in charge the Cheyenne cap,ives who
were taken a few days ago. Capt. johnson
has also teiegraphed General Sheridan, at he
| headquarters of the Division of the Missouri
asking what disposition shall De made oi the
| prisoners The Information also stats thai
the reds show a wild and insu'rec ioi'aIy
| spirit since their capture, and that the. say
they viii
DIE RATHER THAN RETURN
| to their old reservation near Ihe 'hryen"e e
and Arapahoe Agency, IN the lHdi an Terri
tory, from which they made th.lE sap On
the 9th of September last Cons >idrring the
spirit in which the indians now are, havl lng
made good their escape FROM tnc.r feserSa-
tion, having
ELUDED HUNDREDS OF TLooI5
sent out after them, to he captured at lat,
after crossing the three gr-aIest rstiiroad- .f
the country, Just as they w-re upon lLe yer,
threshold OF their old home. 50 10 speak, the
question of what To do with th- lncIah> now
they are captured, " here 10 send hem and
what use TO put them To, II a subject Low
commanding the most serious alt ltion aid
consideration in military circles. IL ~
thought probable by some In tthey will
BE SENT To FORT LEAvLNwoRTH
to stay until a suitable place can be picked
out for them, the same as in the case OF the
Cheyenne and Arspahoe chiefs, captured ny
Miles in 1875, and Chief oseph aud hls bard,
also captured 10y the same officer IN lS71
The Indians left their reservation because
they were not treat. d hight. as they claim,
and their claim is subsiantisted by
MANY MILITARY MEN OF high RANK,
most notabl, Gen. Pope commander OF the
Department OF the Missouri. They say ri'e
fooi issued them was not tit To eat, and that
even that which was issued was distri''' ie' lo
them al times - far apart that tu-y were
hall SfdFNtSl during OF tue p.-TlOu>
they were waiting ior TIE supplies. 1h,I-sI
new
Two ia MIS- OF CITEYFSSFs
which may probfb'y he sent to Font L'aveI.-
worth, IheS- above referred L., capIu''-. hy .
Capt Johnson. ana :I.orher band capiur-d
by CAPT. Maucs, of the Fourth cavalry, - no :
are said, hoWrVvI, tO Dv 40 Ih-rH .bsN, niir> .
none OF whom participate. in the blo,dy al .
disastrous raid through tins STATE. / iS
surediy much cheap, T. send these l. dIsr,s .
TO Fort Leayr HwOrIh, and iced them tu-Ir,
than to
SEND THIN BACK TO THE INuIAS TER -
TORY,
10 again run the risk OF a bloody and fierce
which leaves all the inhabitants.
settlers, drUyrrs and rinchmen along Their
line OF march entirely at their mercy. IL has
been proven satisfactorily, however, thai II
he red men are q eated hight, given prIV'!-
gees and plenty TO eat, wi III IgEe rrations seiv-
ID cut at the proper times and in prop-r
i1auttti.S- of good quality. given farming
inI lements AID ground 10 TIL,
GIVE THEM To UNDERSTAND
hat they s,e expected to earn their own iiv-
ng, they will soon' become civilized, I,'s,-
heir wild aid nomadic tastes ana EahI.s
nd become good ana respectable. citizens
q the Indians are { eated right they W II p,-
nave right; If the treaties with them are kept
hey will keep their word 10 the white men.
ThIs Is the experience of men who have
SPENT YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS,
md who know what they are talking about