Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-11

The Trouble with the Chey yennes-The
Presidents Letter OF Instructions
Movements OF TrOoDs-Cause Of the
Trouble, Etc.

Trouble, Etc.
Gen. Sheridan accompanied bv Col NJ "
Sheridan, left Washington last evening for Fort
Keno, the scene of the Indian troubles, in obedi-
ence to letter from the President directing
him toproceed there at once and advise with and
direct those in command as to the steps to be
taken to prevent disorder and depredations by
the Indians, and as to the disposition of the
troops. The President requested him to invite
statements from the Indians as to any real or
fancied injury OR injustice toward them, or any
other causes that may have led to discomfort
and to inform himselfgenerally as to their con-
oltlon. Ihey are to be assured that causes Of
complaint Will be examined and their wrongs
righted, and Of the determination on the part Of
the government to enforce their peaceful con-
duct, and to prevent and punish acts OF lawless-
ness and any outrages upon our settlers.
-FOUR THOUSAND TROOPS TO BE MAssED IN
INDIAN TERRITORY,
Secretary Endicott to-day ordered three regi-
ments OF cavalry and the fourth infantry to
proceed at once to the vicinity of Fort Reno, In
dian Territory, from their posts in the depart
ments OF Texas and the Platte. This will make
about 1000 available troops in the territory.
Col. Barnard, commanding Fort Mcintosh,
receiVed teiegraphic orders last night to for
Ward wa, immediately by rail to Kansas troop A,
Been ordered rom the 0t nf
and Texas at once at Fort Renuo.
WHY THE INDIANS ARE DIss ATIsFIED.
Dr. T. A. Bland has addressed a letter to the
President in relation to the Indian troubles in
which he says that the Cheyenne and Arapaho
reservation, @ Indian Territory comprise 297, :
t19 acres. The former agent, John d. Miles,
succeeded in getting u few Indians to sign leases
on the Sth OF January. 1883, to 3,117,7 II acres,
and short time thereafter he leased to one
George Reynolds, trader at the agency,
I19. 500 acres, which he did not report to the
Indian Office. Deduct $4,000 acres TOR the mill
tary reservation and q, 900 comprised in the
nr6 In.
dians have left but All, ,S91 acres, or about so
acres per capita, not one-tenth CT which is fit
for farming purposes. A large number of the
Indians were at the time, and are still, living
on the leased lands. They were told that they
would not be disturbed. The cattle men now
demand that they shall leave the leased lands,
ana the agent Is trying TO get the Indians dis
armed In order tnat he may be able to compel
them to move in and locate near the agency,
thus surrendering the bulk of their reservation,
and the best of it, to the cattle men. They de-
cline to be disarlned, because they know what
have been from the start opposed to the leases
Nearly 1000 of them have persistently refused
to accept their pro rata share of the lease
money, lest they Ee accused of being in favor
Of the leases They say that they viii not sub
nit to being disarmed and thus put themselves
In the power of the agent and the cattle men;
but that they do not want to go on the warpath
or have any trouble with the government.
What they want is that another agent shall be
sent them in place of Dyer, the leases declared
void. and the cattle men ordered out of their
country.
THE DOG INDIANS SAY AGENT DYER MUST GO.
A telegram from the Indian territory yester-
day stated that"Agent Dyer, under instructions
from the commissioner of Indian affairs. under
took to make a census of the Cheyennes, but
wa. stopped by the Dog soldiers, who threat
ened with death any who should report for en-
rollment, at the same time placing two Of their
number rs guards of the agents office. They
stopped work on the farms, and threatened
Dyer with death if he persisted in carrying out
his orders. They openly declare that Dyer
must go, as he restricts their liberty. Dyer has
Wednesday night after midnight party of
painted Dog soldiers rode into the agency and
called for the agent. They were told that he
had gone over to Fort Reno and, after q short
council, the Indians rode away. Their spokes-
man was the same man who cut the telegraph
wires at Cantonment. The officers at Fort Reno
say that 1t Is their intention to bring all these
disorderly bands into subsection, and they are
waiting the arrival Of reintorcements that have
been ordered. A greater force must be concen-
trated at Fort Reno or CantOnment."
TROUBLE IN NEW QUARTER.
A telegram received at the War department
yesterday indicated that Indian difficulties had
occurred in new place. The dispatch was
from Gen. Terry and read: "Col. Brooks, COM
manding the district of Montana, has received
information from Canadian authorities that
twenty-five lodges OF inSurrectionary Cana
dians, under a son of Big Bear, are going toward
the boundary line. They probably intend TO go
TO the crow Indian reservation in Montana
They would be a disturbing element if suffered
to join our Indians, who are now on scanty re-
sources