The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-17

sibity that they may lend assistance to the escaped
Cheyennes. undertake offensive operations in be-
half of the prisoners. small force of troops will
leave them and the white settlers, cattle men and en-
ployes at the mercy of band of Indians. which
be collected within radius Of sixty miles TO strike
this place. those resisting if inferior in
numbers and reduce it to ashes. This is evidently
the pivotal point for future operations, il no
| more than force for observation is to be estab-
shed 1t is patent to every that if warlike pro-
ceedings to begin in the spring, which every
here thinks most likely, this is the place for
large force. and it should be sent at once to
future regret It can be safely put down that an
Indian is most probable in the spring on the
Nebraska frontier, and the field of operations will be
| in this vicinity.
THE SIOUX DEMAND THE CAPTURED WOMEN.
On Monday council was held at Pine Ridge
Agency in which the Sioux Indians under Red Cloud
through their chiefs, made demand that the Sioux
| women now wounded and captive be delivered to
them to be taken of. for the that their
male relatives had all been killed by the troops. This
is regarded ominous and the War Department
should take notice Of it, All the prisoners. wounded
or not. should be removed from here forthwith.
! TROUBLE
Companies and d. of the Third cavalry, were
! ordered here from Fort Laramie to-day Those who
understand the situation say that wise precau-
ton. If nothing more at least full regiment should
| be stationed here for some time to come. It may
prevent great bloodshed and loss of life we'll
destruction Of government property and that of the
| frontier people The present indications that
there is going to be considerable trouble this vcin
ty before long unless prompt measures be taken to
guard against an outbreak. Everything is at
the mercy of large and warke nation-the neigh
boring Sioux.
| PURSUIT
To-day Captain Vessels started out in obedi-
ence to General Crooks orders. following
| Captain Lawson, who left yesterday to
overtake the Indians more than twenty
miles distant at least what results will be accom-
plished none tell, but no great confidence
in success is felt The two companies which have
been ordered from Fort Laramie to intercept
the impoverished and masked band of nineteen fyng
bucks reported tonight at Silver Springs,
ten miles north OF Raw Hide, toward Hall Creek.
They in communication with Fort Laramie by
courers and with this place by telegraph. They will
strike across the country to New Road and reach
Bluff Station tomorrow night
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BLUNDER AT FORT
ROBINSON AS PLACED BY GENERAL CROOK
THE KANSAS MURDERS ADMITTED BY WILD
HOG AND OTHER CHIEFS.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD1
| OniAHA, NeD JAM 10, 1917
General Crook has not received the report of the
commanding officer, Captain Vessels, at Camp Robin
son. but says the blunder in military in
the failure of Captain Vessels to barrcade the build
ing in which the Cheyennes were imprisoned so
to make their escape impossible General Crook
that the Eve companies of cavalry ought to have
recaptured the Indians who escaped and that not
sufficient rations issued to the troops pur-
suit This compelled return to Camp Robinson
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dams will DO recaptured.
General Crook Axes the responsibility upon Cap
tain Vessels to whose discretion. senior officer at
the garrison the details had to be entrusted in
cutting the orders Of General Sheridan.
PURSUIT OF THE CHEYENNEs.
Specials from Camp Robinson state that another
company left to-day in pursuit Of the Cheyennes still
out Of whom it is learned that nineteen braves
having most Of the arms with which the band left
camp.
THE KANSAS oUTRAaEs.
At an interview of the officers with Wild Hog Crow
Left Hand and others now at Camp Robinson tho
Indians admit that all the young men. including
those in their party. engaged in the Kansas
| RACES though the old men endeavored to restrain
them. This has not been admitted before. Twelve
| at least. of these men engaged in the Kansas
murders. They insist that the guns then used were
apart and concealed in their clothing when they
placed in barracks last fall They state that
Indians now out endeavoring to join Little Wolf
whom they believe to be in the vicinity of Powder
River. There are no indications Of trouble at Red
Cloud.
GENERAL SHERMAN ON THE OUTBREAK AT FORT
RoBINsoN-THE CONDUCT oP THE MILITARY
MISUNDERSTANDING scHURz RETIcENT.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16, 1872
General Sherman said tonight that the War De-
partmcnt had no other information concerning the
recent outbreak among the Cheyenncs than had al
ready appeared in the HERALD. The General had just
finished his dinner and going to get ready for the
Henry memorial exercises at the Capitol.
You have read the details of the story Of the mas
sacre of the Cheyennes then, Gcneral?" asked your
correspondent.
Massacre! massscre!' repeated General sherman,
"why do you call it q massacre? number Of in
subordinate. cunning treschcrous Indians who had
regard for the lives of officers and SOL
ders than il they had been dogs attempted to escape
from the custody of our troops and used violence to
carry their rebelous act. They were treated
just they deserved to be- AMI IL is follr attcnpt
to extenuatc such crime by soft sounding Words
THE SITUATION At FORT ROBINSON
But General. may there not have been acgravatnp
surroundings which led to the attempt of the Chew
ennes to free themselves"
| THAT question is easily answered The orders
to remove the Chcyennes from Fort Sill to the
Indian Territory. They resisted, rcvolted and fed
It was duty imposed upon General Crook TO see
that the order executed. INSTRUMENTATION in the
army is always fatal to military discipline Shall
| lot of Indians. then, be permitted 10 do what we
| would not tolerate for an instant among our own
race? No. no. The rascals were determined to re-
sst. cost what it might and this government is
not yet prepared to yield to the dctation of any num-
Der of Indians the enforced were Just pre-
cscly what the exigences Of the occasion demanded.
| JoBBERy SUSPECTED.
'You do not suspect. then. that there was anything
like jobbcry the part of the Indian agent that pro
| vokcd them to act they did p