Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-25

ter Chapman and Col. Mike Sheridan,
and during those three d..ys took
Stone Calf, Little Robe and other
leading disconnected Indians, had
Chapman represent to thc.n that they
would not be punished nor disarmed
if they would act according to iustruc-
tions, and went into private council
with them, allowing them 10 talk
without allowing ANYBODY 10 DC pres
ent to hear or dispute their statements.
Now read your last two dispatches
from their agency giving the Indian
version of that council.) You
can easily see that the Indians
were only speaking their little
pieces as instructed by Chapman.
Not a cattleman, who have lost thou
sands of dollars in cattle killed by
these Indians was allowed to speak.
Not an Indian opposed to Stone Calf
and Chapman was allowed an audi
ence. Finally when the agent pro-
tested against such an unheard OF
state OF affairs, and asked for hear
ing of other Indians, Chapman was
allowed TO select the Indians who de-
MED in toto all that the others said,
and finally in dispair they gave up the
situation and left with their case not
stated. Nothing had been done vet
when left 10 disarm the indians-on
the other hand 200 of them had been
enlisted as scouts and given gov
ernment arms and ammunI-
ton. (What for, | wonder, TO Kill
Kansas scttlers:) Matters eliminated
in the attempt to count the Chey-
ennes. The Indians had been in
structed by Agent Dyer TO form their
village and take their stations and re-
main stationary when counted. They
did not wish TO be counted and in con-
sequence when the time arrived
rushed wildly about on foot, in wag-
OPS, and on horses all in confusion aud
refused to hear orders or instructions.
Armstrong, who was present and III
foxicated, made beastly attack on
Agent Dyer. accusing him of not hay
ing control of his Indians and cursing
tim in a brutal manner. Dyer re-
piled in & quiet manner, what all Gre
alton now knows, that the Chey-
ennes have been beyond control for
wears, that he had asked for troops to
make them mind. that the troops were
here, but that he had not been Sis
tanned Prominent caiticmcn and re-
porters standing near told Armstrong
they would sustain Dyer il b. would
slap Armstron. in the face. 4 Kan
sas City Times reporter present alter
ward attempted TO give thu soare 10
his paper By wire and Gen. Sheridan
refused TO allow him TO use the wire.
Agent Dyer had taken step prepara-
tory to resigning, the wno,e invcsti-
CATION by Sheridan has been . farce,
his information all been obtained
from strangers Che Camp supply ont
iii and his recommendation all iIalch-
ed out before he left Washington.
One thing i apparent-the Indians
will MOI he disarmed rs long a they
are in charge OF "a civilian agent, but
the necessity will be used as lever
to have them turned over from the
interior to the war department. Of
course it is Dyer's misfortune that he
is civilian and Republican. II the
department would sustain him ia tli-
crisis. he would have an after inilu-
ence with these Indians that would
enable him to advance them III one
wear where il would take new agent
(also unsupportedD ten wars. On The
other hand, if turned over TO the mil
itarv, they will be tribe of
drunkards.
Four thousand troops have been
put in motion. Kansas has been The
subject of an expensive scare
and immigration has been affected,
the general OF The army has come MI
the way from Washington and what
i, the result. The Indians are still
armed to the teeth, they have ponies
that can out travel the cavalry and
they are able to cross the Kansas lire
in one night and = day from starting.
They can them murder and steal and
he back home in Two DAYS. They are
lamblike now. in the face of The rlili-
rary, but unrnlly and dangerous when
they are gone. Instead OF their ring
leaders being made an example OF,
they have been elevated above the
level of all the whites and ether In
dams in the country. l. this the way
20 control Indians? To shcol with
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