The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-03-26

HDRs. DEPT. CT THE PLATTE,
Omaha, Neb., March 81, 1882.
Special orders, No. 81.
l. The general court martial convened
at Fort Laramie, W. t., pursuant u
paragraph 3, special orders No. III
series Of 1881, from these headquarters
Is dissolved.
2. A general court martial is hereby
appointed to meet at Fort Douglass, U,
T., on the 9th day of March, 1882, oil
as soon thereafter as practicable, fol
the trial of Private Daniel Murray, Of
company E, 9th infantry, and such 9th,
err prisoners as may be brought before 1t,
DETAIL FOR THE COURT.
l. Major Orlando H. Moore, 9th in
fantry.
2. First Lieut.. William Fl. II. Gro.
will, 9th infantry.
8. First Lieut.. David L. Craft, 9th
infantry.
4. First Lieut.. Thomas G. Townsend,
9Th infantry.
s. Second Lieut.. Bernard A. Byrne,
9th infantry.
o. Second Lieut.. John J. Shaw, Gtl
infantry.
7. Second Lieut.. Zeuben 3. Turner,
9th infantry.
First Lieut.. Richard E Thompson,
adjutant 9Th infantry, judge advocate
A greater number of officers than
those named cannot be assembled with
out manifest injury to the service.
g.. A general court martial is hereby
appointed to meet at Fort Laramie, W
T., on the goth day of March, 1882, OIL
as soon thereafter as practicable, fol
the trial of Private Fred Heidler, trooI
G, 9th cavalry, and such other prison
ers as may be brought before 1t.
DETAIL FOR THE COURT:
l.. Major Verling X. Hart, 9TH cav
airy.
2. Capt. Edward NJ. Hayes, 5th cav
airy.
3. First Lieut.. Robert London, 5ti
cavalry.
4. Second Lieut.. Ebenezer Swift, jr.
adjutant 9th cavalry.
s. Second Lieut.. Fred w. Foster 9Th
cavalry.
6. Second Lieut.. Luther S. Welburn
9th cavalry.
Second Lieut.. De II. Waite, 9th cav.
airy, judge advocate.
A greater number Of officers thar
those named cannot be assembled with.
out manifest injury to the service.
By order Of Brig. Gen. Crook.
J. p. MARTIN,
Major and A. A. G.
COST OF INDIAN WARS.
From the recent report of the secre-
tafX of war, Of the cost of Indian war;
during the past ten years, we learn tina,
the Modoc war Of 1928 cost 1896. 900
The war in Texas in 1875 cost So, 641.
That with the Sioux in 1867 ran up a
bill Of 1854, 1861. In 1877 the diff
Guilty with the Nez Perces cost 1915, 0S2,
and the next year 1857, 571 were spent
In the Bannock war. The conflict with
the Northern Cheyennes in 1883 cost
S34, 200, while the attempt in 1879 t.
subdue the Utes involved an expendi-
ture of 81, 1872 ,6s2. In the same year
S9,4l1 were spent In controlling the
Sheep Eaters, and in 1881, with tb.
Apache difficulties not overcome, the
expense reached S43,S50. The total
cost of these active attempts to con-
troll the aborigipes was S5,O5S, s21.
The aggregate cost of all kinds OF
service by the United States army west
Of the Mississippi, was for the last ten
years S205, Ala, 749. To this is to be
added Sl7,4l7, 78l, being the additional
amount chargeable on appropriations
for regular supplies and incidental ex
penses, transportation, purchase OF
horses, hire and construction of quar-
tiers; also, S99S, 744, the annual average
of deficiency appropriations for other
items, making II total Of 1926, 1891, 264,
as the estimate submitted by the score.
tary Of war of the total cost Of troops
in the Indian country.
This is based upon the estimate that
the average percentage Of the army kept
west of the Mississippi is, for the whole
period of ten years 1886. This has
been the cost of troops, and does not
take into account the peace offerings,
annuities, and other inducements that
have been provided at very large ex-
pense by the government.
Gen. Sherman's conclusion Is, with
out examining the figures closely, that
four 6fths Of the expenditures of the
annual appropriations had been made
on Indian account during the ten years
between 1872 and 1882 .-[Johrnal.
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