The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-18
ARMY AEFAiRs.
THE llEursNAnv GENERAL,
In His Ansual Report Dstatls the work
inss ofthe vsrisus Dspartmsats or
the Array and suEEests Needed
Changes and Improve
ments-0ther Notes.



WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE annual
report of the lieutensnl-senoral OF the
array is made public to-day, At date
OF last consolidated rsturne the srsny
consisted OF 2,l54 oiiicsys, aud c4,705
mon. "Notsing.p says the report,
"has yet boen done in the Division os
the Atlantic for tina prokec ion of our
seaeosra, bv the improvement or en-.
largement of our urfortihcatious, go that
mauy ofour large cities are etill 81 the
mercy OF the i,on-ciads oil foreign ma
tiona IN case Of rupture of
our relations; but it is h0rei
that public. sentiment wtil Nefofe
long prevail, ON Congress for liberal
appropriations IN this respect. The
division Of tho Missouri had disturb
sucss which have severely taxed
troops and lin supply OF the depart
mapt OF tha government. First came
the Oklshomainvaderk. The siMosrlty
cs the leaders Of the Okiahomx conn
try" writss General Sheridan, may
we'll be dousted, put they Were bold in
their movam0nss and carrieG their
scheme to She vorsa OF hloodaNsd, Ths
halief exists that their Intention wSs
not actual settlement, bn5 to caif the
attantion OF Congress to the opening
up of the Indian Territory, and that
money wao subscribed fer this purpose
by intorSsto6 corporations.
"Fdllowsug sn3 Oklah1nts Invasion.
coma the Cbsyspno and Arepshosais
rurbaocSs, which thraStsied Yor s.
iime al the horroth Of al ludian war.
For lie eGgse os sbis tsounie, sad tho
particulars its eei,lainsNt, | t0tcf
tpn,y reparsto the president, nsdo In
Julg laas. In tbe E5aIhwss stn corner
oi New Mexle0 many llvsa have nsan
Lost by invasion OF sIrsN hudlos ~
Cbirie&kus Apacsss frNffbrigrsa, A
largo nnnlbSr Of iroop|d%a as pteint
operating in the di2tYieA 2llh tss visw
OK its protection, an0 AUNT hopcg OF AZ
esIlJ ssttlomeat sf thol Apache Diff,
suRyin spoh mannor ss Will forever
prevent recurrence 3f sna rAtds Of
shcqN in&iaas. Ia toe NOrlhwess,
General ISrfy, commenting
the department of Dasota,
wes Obliged 10 ks,8, barge
rumbsF Is Ixcops Ia thu neld on Ao.
count OF the recent breSk. Ganayal
HoNsr6, commanding tts9 district Of
ihs Platte, in a0d,tipnio furnishing
iro0ps So she Department. OF the Mia
ecnri for the apprehcnded dificultiea
with the UhnysnBo,, hcd, sna naw lias,
TO provide troops ON sccoant nf tho
0hineac labor troubles st Rock
Springs, in Wyoming, and other
points on the Union Pacific railroad.
When " o cams 10 eslimGta the duties
pbrisfm6d Dy sEa ;roops ip tke III
vision ef tsiS Missouri, 10 VIII be eesn
hat taay bnve bean rncst erduoua and
IaeeonFihle, requiring . degree Of
sctivity far I,aycnd Gnbicips-
t,on, and afier recurring
under trying disadvantages, ineo.
iar 80 relates to Means af field trans-
portation OF ossss of emergency ii ex-
penslve, Unsatisfactory aud vexa-
tiQps.p s
"Tho department OF 'rsgas,n he says,
nhas eujgyed urusuNl qsneS, bat hes
farnibh6d sid IN the NesS Mexico ana
iaoisn Territory troubles. TIE d.
v,ei5n saInprisipS tue south fg,tcra
pCNiio CT thu oepattmsnt OF Ari20ua
has be9n, ! regret 10 sag, far from SET
isrgctory, SO long us General Crook
hsd aontrnl OF the Apscaes, under tho
arYten,6st between tne seufaS.ry 0i
Sar eud sacratary 81 Tho inirfiNr,
N t,ocz were very well Ia AS!2ona, but
unGcr the divided ailthofity thss ex-
iFtsa yeer aso, distfeeSafd tEadelo
aresa among tae IGatans Xia
stss pog5G osisicshs. Gal In sy lss sS.rFrss Tss
oufhrsk WIS patulsns and without
Ss,sS ara smhtacad ofi9 3 part al ,hs
trihs, but rtfS ei3.Denb o5mpfissi che
young snd most visprn4e. lno con.
oust OF this band, not eHcaediug 49
moa and 9l equswa, yss iiSAdisli IN
the extreme, Uapsotsted Gu0 un-
armed psspio Tare mNxde,ei whsn-
evsr met, aad when proIsad by troops
they scattered like O fisgg OF quail and
caMo together again az soms desig
nsied point, from 8 t0st0O miles 6is-
tsnt. They shall all bel-extorminated
or captured, and l hayo the greatost
confidence In General Crooks ability
to accomplish this; though tho diliioui
ties are very great. l beg the people
In that section to bear In minN tha'
General Crook Ia the best man we have
TO Goal with these hostile Indiaus, Und
will acpomplteh more psrh9ps in the
on0 than any man in the army. He il
familisr'wi,h tho Indians aud the
country, Sno unfortunate "a tho REQ
\
! Dsen, there is no other man In The
,,rmy who could do any hotter or xhc
is more wrapped up In tha weifsro Oj
tba ,aeopln in that section as sregeYCs SIS
prosp> >,rity and business interests. ia
tho pul,,ait OF this hostile baud In
Mexico. III. de the Sgreament, our on
csrs and ms,, have bsen treated with
eonsideratlop end kindness whlch i,
Is my duty to acknowledge. take
grsas pleasure In con, mendiug Genera
Crook for tho admirabte DISPOSITION ot
bis troops and his stoaSy perseverance,
undsr disheartening clrcuristsDocs.
mo events have occurred in ths
Department. Of Californis OF any
spsolal isaportanre. The Same may
be sald OF tho Department Of the
Columeis, commended bY General
6ibboa. Tho Nesplar Indians were
| sent back 10 tha dephrsmA,t 1
from ihs Indian Territory, bnt as an.
pfopfiation VISA made for their gns.
toAanee. 10 keep then from wan. q
| s9ial, asaouht OF army rations hay0
besn dealt out TO themn
| On tho sladisu question General
Shsfidun'n replies are almost idont,osl
with the vlows he pavc 50 8 reporter n
isv days sge, and which hayo besu
Goiog the rounds OF the press during
tso pant week. Ho ssys n plan could
b. extended 10 cover most Of the In
diSn reservhtlsns in tho country. al
only propose thAt the governmaut
should buy these lands for simplislty
| and ~afety. Settlers aud specnl stors
| would then buy them cnd take theul
at tbs sversge Of 81 Is ppr acre; some
| Of shem ars worth ~ ar $40 nnr acra.