Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-11-20
The War Department.
Some Of the Points Considered
by the Lieutenant General
of the Navy i'm His
Report.
Sheridan in His Report Makes
Suggestions on the Indian
Question.
An Important Decision Render
ed by the Secretary of the
Interior.
All Cattle Have Been Removed
from the Reservations.
The Various Appointments of
the Day.
National News.

ERAL OF THE ARMY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE annual
report of the lieutenant general of the
army is made public to- day, and says:
Nothing has been done in the division of the
Atlantic for the protection OF the seaboard by the
imp ovcment enlargement or increase of the
armament of our fortfficatiens that many OF our
large cities still at the mercy of the iron clads
of the foreign nations in case of rupture of our
relations. 1t is hoped that the public sentiment
will before long prevail on congress for liberal ap
preparations in this respect.
Tine sincerity of the leaders of the
Oklahoma colony, writes Gen. Sher;-
dan, may we'll be doubted, but they
are bold in their movements and
carried their scheme to the verge of
bloodshed. The belief exists that
their intention was net actual settle
meRt, but to call the attention of con
gress to the opening of Indian ter
ritory, and that money was subscribed
for the purpose by interested corpora
tons.
Continuing, the general says:
am in hopes of an early settlement Of the
Apache difficulty in such manner as will for
ever prevent recurrence of the raids of these
Indians. So long as Gen. Crook has control of the
Apaches under the agreement of the secretary Of
war and the secretary of the interior, matters
| went ON very well in Arizona, but when the con-
tentions began under the divided authority that
existed year ago,
DIsrRUsT AND TROUBLE AROSE.
| The Apaches should all be extermnated or cap
| tured, and have the greatest confidence in Gen
Crooks ability to accomplish the purpose though
the difficulties are very great. beg the people
in that section to bear in misd that Con. Crook is
| the best man have to deal with these hostile
| Indians and that he will accomplish in the end
more than any other man in the army take
| great pleasure in commencing Gen Crook for the
admirable disposition of his troops and his
steady perseverance under the disheartening
circumstances General Howard, command
ing ehe department of the Platte,
| in addition to the furnishing of tr,ops to
| the department of Missouri, for apprehended
difficulties, bad, andnow has, to provide troops on
account of the Chinese labor troubles at Rock
| Springs, in Wyoming, and other points on the
| Union Pacific railroad. When come to esti-
| mate the duties performed by the troops in the
division of Missouri 1t will be seen that they have
| been most arduous and responsible. requiring a
degree of activ1ty far beyond anticipation and
often occurring under trying disadvantages in so
far as relates to the manners OF field tran
sportation. The hiring OF field transportation
in cases Of emergency is expensive, unsatisfac
tory and vexatious.
would recommend that each family be given
and located on the $40 acres now provided for
them by Law. In of actual settlement the
government should then condemn all the balance
of each reservation held at Sl.25 per acre and
with the proceeds purchase government bonds
to be held in trust in the interior
department, only giving to the
Indians each year the interest on the bonds
for their support. Let this money be distributed
among them as money appropriated each year
by congress This then would be more money
than is appropriated by congress and would take
the question Of an annual appropriation for the
Indians out of congress.
Icannot agree with General Miles in his ideas
regarding the Indian Territory, or in his conf
deDce in the ability of the Indian to make himself
self supporting in SO short time. All our ex-
perence heretofore does not warrant such conf.
dence; and such opinions should be regarded as
individual rather than as representative of the
army. The permanent control OF the Indians is
not desired by the army at large.
The status of the national guard,
he says, should be regulated by the
general law of congress. The nam
Der of officers and men should be fix
ed and interchangeable except as a
change is necessitated at stated periods
by the growth of population. The
general government could then issue
them the best arms and camp and
garrison equipags and the exact res
possibility which is not ROW required.
Gen. Sheridan reports that the army
consists of 2,214 officers and "a 705
men. In conclusion he says:
The discipline throughout the army is very
good. l have no recommendation to make ex-
| cept to increase the number of men in the com.
| panies and to add two more companies and two
majors to each regiment OF infantry.
l must heartily coincide with the remarks of
Gen Schofied on the need of military gslaton.
| His views Of such Importance that transmit
them bodily in my report as follows:
There is great need in the military service
of legislation. Regulations established and
| subject to change only by congress,
should have such degree OF stability as TO be
up to the present time has not existed in this
country; Although the regulations have under
gone snang .ne sd ~ pba nv9v rv
remains unsettled. At the present time no com
manding general from the highest to the lowest
can know the extent limits of his authority and
no one can have any staff responsible to him
for the faithful execution of his orders. During
the last twenty five years the country has passed
| through three momentous crises, where these
unsettled questions were of vital Importance TO
the nation and their decision for the occasion de-
pended entirely upon individual opinions. An
| other such crisis may not be far distant when
such decision might not be so fortunate for the
country. Hence while present the necessity OF
considerable increase Of the army, also sug-
established by congress for the government and
| regulation of the military forces.
DECIDED THE WITHDRAWAL. ILLEGAL.
/ WASHINGTON, Nov 1.-THE secre-
tary of the interior and Assistant Sec
retary Jenks to-day heard the argu-
ment In the case of the Northern
Pacific Railway Co. VS.. Geneford &
Miller, in an appeal from the decision
| of the commissioners of the land Of
| fee. The matter at issue is of great
interest to railroad managers, as it in-
wolves the right of Withdrawal on the
part of the government OF lands for
indemnity purposes. TIE commits
sioner decided that such Withdrawals
were illegal.
THE CATTLE ARB ALI. REMOVED
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Commn
sioner Atkins tcday received the fo.-
loving dispatch from Captain Lee.
acting general at the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe agency in Indian Territory !:
stAlI of the cattle. of the cattle com
panies have been removed from the
reservation. Thousands of cattle
have been turned loose IN Oklahoma
to Craze. One hundred and twenty
boomers have been arrested and
brought to Fort Rene within the past
ten days and troops are still out
4 VIGOROUS EFFoRT WILL BE MADE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Tbere viii
be caucus of republican senators, q
little while nsfore congress meets, TO
decide upon rhe course to be followed
with regard to President Cleyeland's
| appoinfmenfs- As the time for con-
gress to meet approaches, it becomes
apparent that q vigorous effort will be
made to change the house rules.
Representative Springer has prepared
: revision, which he intends to sub
INIT for adoption early In the session.
1t proposes to take three Of tho ar-
nronriation bills from the appropria-