The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-11-19
ARMY AFFAIRS.
THE LIEUTENANT GENERAL,
In Ills Ans ual Report "Details TIM Work.
inEs OF the Various Departments OF
tho Army and suggests Needed
Changes and Improve
ments-Othcr Notes.
Annual Report of tho Lieuts hant-
8oneral.

8oneral.
WAsHISoToE, Nov. 1.-THE annual
report OF the lieutonani-gonora OF the
array 10 made pub 10 to.daY. At date
OF last consolidated returns the army
consisted az 2,l5i officers, and q 7O5
men. "Nothing,n says tha reporr.
"has vet bean duna IN tho Divlaion %.
tho Atlaniie Tor thn protsc ion Of our
soahoard, bg the Improvement or en-
largement Of rfOriiticaNpus, so that
many ofour large oitlas ars still nj tho
mercy of tho iron-olads OF fCreign na-
tlonl Ia case OF rupture of
our relations; hut u is horoi
that public sentiment viii heforo
long prevail On Congress- for liberal
appropriations Ia thia respect. The
division ofthe Hissourl had disturb-
ances which have severely taxed
troopB and the supply OF tho depart
mont Of the government. Firpt came
the O6lahomainVaGers. rhe Bincerity
OF tho l6adErs OF tho Oklahoma couu-
try" writes Geperai Sheridan, may
we'll Co doubted, but thoy we're bold In
their movements aud carried their
scheme 10 tho verge OF hlooasnsd, Tho
belief exists that their Intention wgs
nns actual set:lemcns. bat 10 call tho
attention OF COn6yass 20 the opening
up OF tho Indian Territory, and th2
nonoy vas subscribed for tAiJ PURPOSE
by Interested corporations.
"F0llswiug tha Oklahoma invasion,
come the Chsyen2u ana ArsplhOs ais
lur Dances, when thraateued Tor d
timo al the borr0ya o go IaGian war.
For tho caps0 of this lf9ubie, and fhe
particulars nf ita sa;tlome95, relor
% nay report 10 The 2rssidout, rn6de N
july last. IN th3 Soui hws stern corner
oi New Moxlo1 many livea have been
lopg by invasion OF small bodies ~
Ch,ricahus Apscass from Arizona, A
Largo number o. troops are ut presnt
operating In che district With the vie "
OF ITS protection, and am ia ho1ss of -
early seetlomen5 Of the Apache diili.
guityin Bucn manuor AZ VIII forever
provena u recurrence of tao RAIDS OF
those IndiaYe, In 500 North Ness,
General Terry, commanding
the department Of DAKOTA,
was obliged 10 keep largo
numbsr IT troops ~ tho field on az.
coung of the racent break. Gsueial
Howard, commanding the districs OF
tnA Platte, ia a..JitiIn 10 furu'shiug
troops 20 tho Depirsmgnt OF tho Mis.
aourI for tina aDprGbsnded difficulties
WIN htto OhSJ pDtc Aihuf hnu INV lhttS,
to provide troops on 8ncenns Oi tue
chinese labor troubles q. Rock
SpriGgs, in Wyoming, aud other
points on the Union Pacific railroad.
When we come so estimate the duties
performed by tha troops ia the III
vision OF tne Missouri, ID will be seen
that they have beeD most arduous and
repponpible, requiring degree Of
activity far beyond suGicips-
tion, and afrsr recurring
under tryiog disadvantages, inso.
lar as relates 80 means of fed tcaiis-
portation of cases of emergency , ex-
penaige, unsatisfactory and vexs-
tious."
"The department of Texas" he saye,
"has enjoyed unusual quie6, but has
furnished sid in tho New Mexico enG
Inoisn Territory troubles. The di-
vision comprising the southwestern
positioa Of the department OF Ar'Zona
mas been, regret 10 soy, far from SAT-
iefactory. so long a. General Crook
mad control of the ApacasE, undar ibc
ngres m5nG hstweeE tue secretary OF
WA. and secretary ~ tao interior,
mattors yei every well in Arizona. but
under the divided authority tnae ex-
isged O year aso, distress aud ttonaio
ar0so nnope the IuGlsn- 2ud
Continued uptil the outbreak
Of the Chi9c9huas ia May last. Tne
outbreak was petulant aud without
cause aud em praced only psrt of lhS
sribe, but this elemsu5 comprised the
young and most vigorous. rhe con
cnct of tbiJ Dand, not exceeding AZ
meo 0nd 81 sqDsws, WAS fisndish Ia
ch3 extreme, Unprotected and un-
armed people were murdered whaa-
ever met, and when presgod by troops
they scsttered like a hyc1 OF queil and
came together again aG aOne desig
mated point, fro,n 5 to lG0 milos dis
gant. Thsy shall all be extarminaead
or captured, ana / have he greatest
confidence ia General Crooks chilly
to accomplish this; though the djflicui-
lies are very great. 1 beg the peopie
IN that section TO bear In mind thst
General Crook is the best man wa have
to oesi with these hostile Inoiens, a'u
will accomplish more perhaps ia tho
end than any man ia the army. He is
familiar with tho Iudians and the
country, and unfortunate as the peo
pie OF Arizona aud New Mexico have
been, there Ia no other man in the
arIny who could do any better or who
is more wrapped up in the wolfaro Gf
tho people in that section rs rsgsiusifs
prosperity and business interests. In
The pursuit OF this hostile band iu
Mexico, under the agreement, our Off
cers and men have been treated with
confederation and kindness which it
is my duty to acknowledge. l take
grsaS pleasure ia commencing General
Crook for the admirable disposition OF
his troops and his stesry perseverance,
under dieheartening circumstances.
sNo events have occurred ia the
DE- partment OF California OF any
spscial Importance. rne same may
To said OF the Department of the
Columbia, Commended bg General
Gihbon. The Neapisr Indians wers
eent back to the departments
from the Indian Territory, but no ap-
wss made for their s,ly-
tenance. TO keep them from wsn5 2
small amount OF army rations have
been dealt out to th0m"
On the Indian question General
replies are almost iusutioal
with the views he gave 70 q areportsr q
lew days ago, and which hGYo bUstl
eoing the rounds OF the press during
Ehe past week. He says % plan conld
bs extended to c9ver most of the In-
dian reservations in the country. ~
only propose that tho cover: inent
should buy these lands for simplicity
and safety. Settlers and spSculAtors
would then buy them and take them
At tho average of 81 25 per acre; SONG
of them srs worth IS or $40 psr acre.
In this way the Inuisns would have
perpetual security IN the principal u,l
til Congress chooses to give it TO them
to he used as they may see
ut. The government could lose
nothing aud the Indians would
only bo getting the value Of their
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