, 1880-06-26
HANCOCK AS a SOLDIER.
HlR FAMOUS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE CIfKr-
ENNEA-TWO INDIANS KILLED At $14boo0 0m


EnxEH--Gwo INDIANS KILLED At s4,bo,oo
APIECE.
Special D.pateh to m Chicago Tribune.
WARRINGTON. D. c.. Juno @5.-Tho Nqrthszn
Democratic newspapers to-day tocm with ao-
counts Of Con. Iiahcock's military achievements
during tho War nf tho Rebellion. Not word IL
saId, however, nbout 1Inncock's last nctivo MIL
!tary campaign, tho only QUO, too, III which ho
over had lin opportunity. ~ IN Independent
commander, TO display his bright military quail
ties. That vas tho campaign against tho Chcy~
emo Indians III Kansas In tho spring nud 1unl-
NOR OF 1sd7. 1u rosy6tsation wIth a TI,1nurs
correspondent tonight, Col. 4. r. Tappan,
who was q mcn1NGr OF tha Indian Pcaco
Commission Of 1B07, recalled some Of tho
Incidents Of TINT famous campaign. In April,''
8afd the Colouel. "I1ancock marched from
Loavonworth with MI expedition Of 100 men.
some Of tho equipment Of that expedition OK
ulted much curiosity and amusement among
those Of ua who had served II, Tint country. For
example. IN oiRb0ratc it0nto0I train was tAkpu
aloux for o campnign III u region whcro thorc is
not Il stream that Ia not easily forinbfo 4 long
tralno Of wator-carts also accompanied the expo
dltIon antl It haa bccn Irroyercntly suggested by
soldiers who woro not eiuoatod ut Wost Point
that
THE wATEH-OArIa NIGHT nE NEEDED
to haul supply Of water sufficient to mako tho
pontooas useless. When tho expedition reached
Fort Lasncd a body Of Chcyennes, numbering
BHUl9 4Du WAtT10rB With tnUr W0ulGHs t1lldFEHs
and old men, wore e1,catnpcd OH tic pawnce
FuEk, about tiftenn milcs' tl1stant. On Gun.
IIaAcocks Invitation tho chiefs md warriors
camb to Fort Larlled for conference. Con.
lInncock asked thetN where tAolr women aud
children w1ru, and why lhoy also hHd not como
In. Ho wills told TINT among tho women wcro
many who hAi cscAped FROM tho Chtvlngton
nasaaoro Mt Sand Crook, and they wcro ntrhtd
tn conie near tho soldiers. Gen. Hancock IN
slated thut tho women md children should be
brought to tho fort. THO warriors returned to
their vlllaKe aud, taking their women and chill
tlrctl, He'd from thu vicinity. Tho village was
then attacked by tho troops, Its only occupants
brnK An old man and II dementod girl. Hho bud
been forgotten by tho Indians III their hasty
Hight. Those two Indians wore murdered, but
not until aftor thu girl hnd heon outraged. and
tho village WIS butnol. except 60o OF tho tepocs,
which wcro ~
RESERVED Hol orYICaRB
OF tue expedition. Thun tn Ictlyo campaign
uKnIllst tho Ih.liAus WIS begun. II lastel until
slime tilnu In July, whGn 0Hu. IlRncook Bcnt to
Washington fur moru men 4ul R,oney. lie had
sIot,t uuout t0,O0t0UU, and the ltscs u aDont 100
soldiers nud AHtltfB hNd bcGn a1cFtnccd. Con-
Krgks decil!ci that f, ,ul U for killing IN Indian
wan too lhllch, uni tho loaco Commission Wua
wltnusa bofore tho Commission cariy In August,
n,ll ho ula,!o 4 very lttahl9 exhibition OF him
RGIf In trying tn UxullsB hls blnndetB. Tho Con-.
mission mot tho Cheyenpcs In hcptembor, and
rendilY concluded Il tr0Nty with thou. Ten:
l!ancock's catnlM4n wns ~ unnecessary rs VOL
beginning 10 eld Eo,leeted no credit OH the CON-
mRudat."