River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-06
THE INDIAN WAR.


a YANKToN dispatch. dated Oct. 25th,
says. information from the Indian coun-
try Is that last Friday 90 loees of Mime
conjou Sioux, under Chief Burntfall, left
the Cheyenne agency and started out on
the war path. The only depredatlons
thus far reported, is protitless raid on a
Black Hills wagon team. Two COM
panies of the 18th infantry are in pursuit.
A TUSCAN special to the Star from Sill.
yer City, n. NJ, of Oct 25th, says depre
dations are being committed by Indians
Victoria's band has divided, one party
going in the direction OF Florida Noun
lains. Capt. Boyer has issued warn
ing to all settlers ON the upper ella to be
on the alert. There is great danger
ahead. Major Morrow is in hot pursuit
of Victoria with 800 soldiers. Citizens
of Silver county have organized, and 90
men, we'll equipped, are ready to move at
ny moment
A WASHINGTON dispatch of Oct 25th
says the commissioner of Indian affairs
received a dispatch from Agent McGilli-
cuddy, at Red Cloud agency, saying:
Twenty Sitting Bull Indians are just In
with pass from Major Walsh british
officer at the nearest post acros the Dor
der. Many will come when the Mis-
souri, freezes. Do you want them fed y
To this Commissioner Hayt replied as
follows: Require Sitting Bulls Indians
to surrender their arms and ponies,
place them by themselves under surveil-
lance of the police and feed them.
Further orders will be sent shortly.
(Signed) E. A. HAYT, Com'r.
The commissioner has sent to Agent
McGillicudy the following telegram:
1.-THE secretary desires me to say that
Sitting Bull Indians returning must be
looked upon virtually as prisoners OF
war They must surrender arms and
ponies. The idea must not be allowed
to spread among ihem that they can
simply come back and be fed. Every
one of them, if fed, must be made to earn
his own rations by work for the govern.
ment. Enforce this policy strictly and
keep them we'll watched
A letter received from the same Indian
agent today, reports that the Sioux I'M
der his charge are exceedingly anxious
to enlist and assist the great father in the
war against the Utes.
A RAwLINs dispatch of the Goth say
courier just in from Gen. Merritps camp
on White River reports that Gen. Adams,
u. s. peace commissioner, came into
Merritt's camp or the morning OF the
Gath with the women and children OF the
Meeker and Price families. The cap
tlves were unframed, and had not been
subjected to any insult or injury. The
Indians desires peace, and claim to have
been forced into the outbreak. Terms
of surrender have been forwarded to
Washington.
A RAwLINs dispatch of the Both says
James Drais, General Merriit's chief OF
scouts came into Rawlins this morning
with dispatches and mail. He reports
numerous fresh Indian trails crossing the
road in the vicinity of Williams Fork
and Now Rapids, and also camp fire
near Milk river, at the crossing of Cot
tnnwood creek On the Muddy he saw
three Indians. He and Eugene Taylor,
one of Merritt's scouts fired upon them
and they retreated up the bed of the
creek. Drais came into Rawlins, warn
ing the escort with the body of Lieutenant
Weir, which was a short distance ahead
of him, and also a number of ranchmen
ON their way to Snake river.
A TELEGRAM was received at the war
department ON the Both from Gen. Nc
Dowell stating that the Hualpiese In
dams, of Northern Arizona, were starv-
ing and asking if they could be fed by
the war department. There being no
appropriation available for such pur-
poses the matter was referred to the de-
partment ofthe interior.
1t is ascertained at the interior de-
partment that subsistence OF the Hualpi-
ese, Arizona Indians, whom Gen. Nc
Dowtll reports to be starving, was pro-
vided for by the Indian bureau several
months ago. by means of an official letter,
authorizing the war department TO issue
rations of beef and -four to those Indians,
and present accounts for payment to the
Indian bureau.
The term for which this authorization
was given will not expire until the 10th
of December, but Commissioner Hayt,
yesterday, extended the time for 60
days from that date. Before the ex-
piration of that period congress will
have an opportunity to make an appro-
priation for the Hualpiese. They are
not agency Indians aud no appropria-
ton has ever been made for them spe-
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