Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-11-01
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The Congressional Indian Commits lion.

OMAHA, Oct. 2l.--The joint congres.
sional committee to investigate the feas-
ibiity Of the transfer of the Indan bur-
eau to the military department, left to-
day for the west in special car. The
committee is composed OF Senator'S Alvin
Saunders, of Neb., chairman, L. G. Me.
Creery, A. Il. Boone, of Ky, G. 81
Hooker, Of Miss, G. II. Stewart, Of
Mian., and Major Charles Flanagan, Of
Wash, secretary Accompanying them,
are IL. j. Caldwell and S. Newton
Baker, photographers, Mrs. Fannie b.
Ward. of Wash, Mrs. Alvin Saunders,
Mrs. A. Burnley, Mrs. John A. Harbah,
Of 0tnaha Miss Mary Boone, OF Ky,
Miss Wolf, Col aud G. Il. Hooker, Jr.
The committee VIII stop two days in
Usah and investigate hoy the Mormoas
treat the Indians and then proceed to
San Francisco, where they will examine
Generals Howard and Miles, and other
officers aud persons acquainted with ln-
dian affairs on the Pacific coast.
They had better come up to north
Idaho and do little nyes,igation. =
En-
The Indian Troubles of the Diiddie West
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.--At Il late hour
to night tho military headquarters re,
ceIved several interesting documents
bearing on the Cheyenne Indian troubles.
The first is from Gen. Pope, who reports
that the force of cavalry is too small to
attend to the seceders, and that all the
military are poorly armed with carbinos
as sgainst Indian rifles The cavalry
are kept busy at Forts Sill and Reno.
He urges that more forces are essential
to securing peace on the border. At
! the Cheyenne Indian agency he learns
that there is an enormous deficiency in
Indian supplies, as shown by the report
of John ID. Mills, agent at the Cheyenne
aud Arrapahoe agency. The latter says
the primary cause Of the Cheyennes
, leaving the reservation is that the daily
ration promised them of one and hall
, pounds beef, half pound of -four OF
cora, and four pounds OF coffee, eight
pounds Of sugar and three pounds Of
beans to each 100 ratiops, have only
, been partially issued, supplies received
, insufficient. None Of the stock aud aid
in building houses which was promised
| has been afforded them. Another cause
Of the detection was that they objected
to the manner OF serving out their ra,
, tons. The northern Cheyeunes frs
! withdrew, and all efforts to induce then
/ to return peaceably have been unavail
t ing. Gen. Pope suggests that the To
/, dian commissioner may, in the light 0
I these facts, find it necessary to modlf
{ his view Of affairs, at the agency. Be-
d Clark, an old scout, reports that he ha
] Information that fifteen Cbey snnes hav
! been killed ia encounters with the troops
: and that the seeeders intend to worl
/. north and to propose peaceful settle
ment in Fort Kehoc. but if this is nc
J. permitted will join Sitting Bull.
a Il Laud Office Decisions. IS
I'll WASHINGTON; Oct. 49, The com
IS missioner Of the seuetal land Office, i
the course Of decision refusing the az
= plication of certain parties to be above
to relocate the American Hill quart
/. mine, announces the following new an
d i'm portant ratings, which are intende
y to prevent the success Ct a large class {
lt.jumpers:" l. A mining claim is nj
I" subject to relocation SUBSEQUENT to i
1t entry. ,. A failure to perform lahore
!, make improvements required by sectio
i 2, 3a4, revised statutes, between the da'
/, Of eatry aud delivery Of patent, does NJ
IS work fprfeiture OF the rights acquire
I by entry, nor demand It's cancellation
when such failure is brought to the a
'e teuticn Of the land Office. by such rei'
'e cation or otherwise. 3, The annual e,
! nenditures named in section 1924 al