The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-11
RED RoyERs.
Bad Indians Coming Down
from Canada.
FEARS OF
Tn Kansas with the Cheyennes--Sner-
idan Goes West--Massing TrooPs
at Fort Reno.

w ASHlNGTON, Juy w. ~
read at the War Department to-day lnd'-
eating that the Indian difficulties q oc-
Cured in a new place. The dispatch was
from General Terry, and read: "Coione,
Brooks. commanding the District oil MON
tana, has received information from the
Canadian authorities that 25O lodges y.
insurrectionary Canadians, under a son oI
Big Bear, are going toward the bounoaly
line. They probably intend going to the
Crow Indian Reservation in Montana.
They would be a disturbing element II SUI
fered to Join our Indians who are now on
their reservation" Action was taken on
the dispatch to-day.
WICHITA, Kansas, July 1O.-Dispatches
to the Eagle OF yesterdays date from the
Territory, leave little doubt that the sltua-
ton there is more menacing than has been
admitted by the authorities, and prompt
| action by the Department is necessary to
prevent an outbreak. Agent Dwyer, under
| instructions from the Commissioner OF In J
dian Affairs, undertook to make a census "a
OF the Cheyennes, but was stopped by the
"Dog Soldiers " who threatened with death
any who should report for enrollement, at
the same time placing two OF their NUMBER
as guards over the agents Office. They
stopped work on the farms and threatened
Dryer with death if he persisted in carrying
out his orders. They openly declare that
Dwyer must go, as he restricts their liberty.
Dwyer has simply been trying to keep them
at work. On Wednesday night, after MD.
night, a party OF painted dog Soldiers
rode into the agency and called Tor the
agent. They were told that he had gone
over to Fort Reno, and after a short u
Gil the Indians rode away. Their spOkes-
man wa the same man who cut the tele-
graph wires at C~ant6Ha,ent. The officers
at Fort Reno say that it is their int~
to bring all the disorderly bands int
lection, and they are awaiting the ;esaas
of reinforcements that nave been ordereu,
as a greater force must be concentrated at
Fort Reno or CantOnlnent.
CANNOT Ri MOVED.
WASHINGTON. July 1O.-Gordon Adams
and several other residents OF Arizona
have had interviews with the Secretary OF
the Interior in reference to the proposed
transfer of the ApaChes on the San Carlos
Reservation to the Indian Territory. The
Secretary examined the legal status OF the
Indians, and found that the act OF Febru-
airy II, 1879, forbade the transfer OF the
Apaches or any other Indians in Arizona
or New Mexico to the Indian Territory uu-
til Congress should nave legislated further
upon the subject.
SHERIDAN TO THE FRONT.
The President this afternoon addressed
the following letter to General Sheridan:
LIcUUGudHt UtHcTNl L Ii. bACI AtAn oAs
In view of possible disturbances that may
occur among the Indians 10Y in the Indian
Territory and the contemplated concentra-
ton of troops in t~hat-ocality, l deem 1T
necessary that you proceed at once TO the
location where the trouble is to be appre-
hended and advise with, and direct those in
command as to the steps to be taken to
prevent disorder and depredations by the
Indians. Your acquaintance with the
l:%~,, hoLifS and eyrSfnroS nj Those
Indians leads me also to request you
to- invite statements on their part
as to any real or fancified injury or
Injustice toward them or any other
causes that may have led to discomfort,
and inform yourself generally as to their
condition. You are justified in assuring
them that any cause of complaint will be
fully examined by the authorities, and if
any wrongs exist they shall be remedied. l
think l need hardly add that they must be
fully assured OF the determination OF the
Government to enforce their peaceful con-
duct, and by all the power it has IN hand
to prevent and punish acts of lawlessness
and outrages upon our settlers.
Yours Truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
General Sheridan started to night for the
West to carry out the Presidents instruc-
tions.
KANSAS Cry, July 1O.-A Fort Leaven-
worth special says fifteen companies OF SOL
diers rave been ordered from the depart
mentf of the Platte and Texas at once to
Fort Reno. This will make $500 men in
the field.
GuAYMAs, Mexico, July 1o.-TheA paches
are raiding northwestern Sonora. Strong
expressions are made in military circles
against United States troops crossing the
border.