Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-04
be. I like your last programme. It is based
on true military principlea.

be. like your last programme. It is baset
on true military principles.
give these letters entire because beiiev,
that Major Thornburgh acted from the begin
nlng to the end exactly right. So did Mr.
Meeker' and the crimes afterwards committed
rested wholly with the Indians. The repor
then recites events incident to the deatf
OF Major Thornburgh, the killing of Lieuten
ant Wler, and the murder of Agent Meeker
and embodies various dispatches and militar,
orders, heretofore published, relating to thu
subsequent movement of troops.
The following dispatch will show the objects
! arrived at and are orders existing at this mo-
ment of time:
| HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, WASHINGTON
oct: M-Gen. P. II. Sheridan, Commanding
Division, Chicago: have received your three
dispatches of yesterday giving an account OF
tho killing of Lieut.. Weir and Of the strength
OF your forces at White River and Forts Gar.
land and Lewis. All these seem strong enough
and are we'll commanded. Let all prepare
| lions proceed and be ready the moment I give
the word to pitch in. Should Agent Adams
fail in his mission understand the civil au-
thorities will stand aside and the military will
take absolute control of this whole Ute cues
ton and settle it for good and all. Meantime
humanity to the captive women and friendly
Utes, even of the White River agency, iustifies
this seeming waste of time.
(signedD W. T. SHERMAN, General.
All the world now knows that Special Agent
Gen. Chas. Adams, of committee appointed by
the secretary of the interior to conduct these
negotiations with the hostile Utes, has partial
~ succeeded in in his mission and obtained the
surrender of Mrs. and Miss Meeker, Mrs. Price
and two children, who already safe with
their friends. He is now supposed to be again
with the hostiles on Grand River, endeavoriug
to effect the other conditions required of the
Utes by the honorable secretary of the interior,
who is primarily responsible for the entire
management of TIE case. 1 certainly applaud
the courage and energy thus far displayed by
Gen. Adams, and hope he will fully and COM
pletely succeed in his praiseworthy mission.
and yet believe that prudence demands that
military preparations and precautions
shall not slacken. Thus far we have lost eleven
citizens, two officers and twelve soldiers killed
and torty:one wounded. The Indians admit a
loss of thirty-nine warriors killed. so that thew
have not much reason to boast.
The report next treats Of the Apache raid
and states troops are in pursuit but nothing
definite can be given as yet. The Apaches, the
general says, resort to agencies to rest, recupe-
rate and make ready for the next war. infer
that as soon as winter comes they will return
to their agencies and be good.
Gen. Sherman refers at some length to last
summers incursions of Indians from Sitting
Bulls camps and kindred subjects, and
that some more permanent SO.
curity must be found than results from
the good will of our neighbors. He therefore
that Congress be asked to appro-
pirate 300, 000 to complete Fort Assinniboine.
aud 100000 to build new post near Wood
Mountain; and says in this connection: I also
beg to submit my conviction that very soon
the progress of events will make it absolutely
to move all indians now located on
the upper Missouri, viz: The Arickarees, Gros
Ventres, Pegans, Bloods and Grows to the
Sioux reservation below Cannon Ball Creek,
and to open Tor actual settlers all the land in
the region north and west Of that reservation.
Gen. Sherman reports highly satisfactory
condition of affairs in the department of
Texas, especially along the Rio Grande from
tier. The large immigration which has poured
into Texas having now extended to what were
formerly waste lands, the removal of some
Gen. Sherman therefore endorses the recon-
mendations made to him by Gen. Orde for a
Congressional appropriation to construct mill.
tary posts on the new eastern frontier.
Referring to the troubles caused during the
past year by attempted immigration to the In
dian Territory from the southern border of
Kansas, Gen. Sherman says: The delicate
duty imposed on tho military was admirably
performed by the troops under orders of Gen.
Pope.
The opinion is expressed that ct least thirty
superfuous military posts might be sold to
great advantage. The report in conclusion
treats of the subject of military education and
after referring to the artillery school at Fort
ress Monroe and the academy at West Point,
says: similar schools should be established
for cavalry and infantry. These have repeat
eddy been attempted at Forts Leavenworth and
Smelling, but no sooner have they been begun
than some Indian outbreak has impera-
lively called away the troops SO that at
this time we have nothing Of the kind, but the
day must come when schools for infantry and
cavalry, in the nature of post graduate
course and if possible for instruction in the
use of the rifle and horse before your officers
and recruits are pushed into battle and danger.