New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-13

" 'cux. commanding tie Dcnarfment or ArWona; and
Colonel Getty COMMANDING tue United states Army
scnooi, az FORTRESS Monroe, were mrde public today
General Hancock BE aggregate Of troops servi
ID tine division on the 3ojh OF september was ::
ST commissioned ,iicrrs and $3.50 pryates
General Hancock c0ucurs with General Augur con-
rang the jury discipline arising from the Diff
Guilty Of oouvening garrison courtsmartil where there
are only one OF Ulcers present Tor dury. lie 10
dorses the recommendation of Inspector General Davis
thai suitable place be selected 70 be grrsoned
a mil lry post. for tn establishment Of -ehool Of
rife uraoce Of all kinds the different u The
service and for general instruction"
From TIE report OF the Judge-AdVocate, II appears
that the q deserrcn although on the decrease Is
Sill OF sufficient magn tude to call for close attention
The Of the troops is in many instances much
retarded y the small number OF uen available
Genera G. c. Augur, commanding the D. partmen' o.
the South reports The general health OF he troops At a
the posts IN his department excellent. In target
practice marked imprOyewent IN shooting . lons
range IS apparent While at short range thefo Il IN"
ing "a.
GENERAL TERRY's REPORT.
The report Of General Alfred H. Terry. Commanding
the Department Dakota. states thai total force m
Department, embrac districts Of the YELLOWSTONE
Montana and tue independent posts made up rom
the latest returns, folowa: Officers. 345; en-
listed men 4.2I3 Indian scouts "A The military teie
raph lines nave been eNt-idrl 40 mat 10"
tAc whole system contains over 1bJO miles % wire,
TIE rack OF the Nofthera Pacf Ra lIea is ALREADY
aid lar West the Ltlle hssOurl River; the road
bed Will be completed and probably TIE uack VIII be
ald as far Vest ~ the mouth o. 6fndVe creek Oeivre
inter- set- IN. Troops have been stationed along the
In since early IN June, aud nave gwen complete pro-
lection rom hostile Indians 20 tnr working parties en-
gagged IN the conztrucuon Recently chtnge seems 10
nav taken place IN The sentiments 0f the Sioux l1dlins
A number them surrendered tueiusove- ~
prisoners OF warm al. 1O3O Indians l. IL osieved
tore cold weather sells IN To bring ABOUT this result,
Colonel Miles. al b. suggestion has oeen directed
20 INFORM h" an reut bands th'L should they ngt
come IN To Fort keogh by specified time, they VIII
be pursued by mi. force tlli captured or Dnveu
lions 10 take the field IA ease II should become necessary
To do
TILE neral Terry thinks post should be tsab-
suei trucumeu'- Creek and A. near % the bound
oi 100000 De asked for this purpose.
GENERAL HOwARD's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF An
INDIAN OUTBREAK
Brigadler General y o. howard ,rts thar tnCre has
been ald ieraDie res,@ssuess among the
indians certain poraous OF tie department " tie
Coumbas eau ed b. various encrOachments upon them
10y me whites. Among them nee describes some occur
rencts near opOAdnt Falls. where Indians engaged 10
farming were despoed tneir lana, their fences
down and log. drawn 90 u tier p.nugLed iaud bg laI
dlaus. be Saws tlat an Or<tnZrd party Oi Wulle
secretly aJooe0 tie -rv"ra Indau bands north
aud south OF the Spokane W m wn,kry.
The Put.- and b captured at The
close OF ihe algn 1873 and transrr.ed 10 the
OLD homes Miheur 10 II jo be feared tuat some OF
euru may tiemp 20 return without ir"per permits on
pIutecrIOn, ia len case trouble "ou1 undoubtedly
Tue Reported cause. o. thrr present s-n siLo-
ton are hr-t. Tie ho' lie at1Ludr OF me 1ahaUas
toward tr-m; and, second, tIe natural desire To- return
i0 NOR Old home. wli1I jas been gteatiF encourage
) tnr uiorudu on una, me lu+ian burran VI" primo
tier re- ru provided tIcY are VIII I'D take mp lend
on te rr-erv lOH. md t3l they Will be ads VAN -Hp-
pi.s .'o1 ';' cy I'd. leiter from ,-e SECRETARY o
te a. cror t' SARAH mo- nucca eucoi rt-es the return
of ih-se pro,e fo lac 'i'rur ooas 10 ,Heir s., le-
m'n B" Hfrriit}e . .elihef iAe L. ln agent Lr Z.
Drutrtlirli Comnhndtr nl- uetn instructed On Jn'