New-York tribune., 1885-07-11
SHERIDAN TO THE FRONT.
THE CHEYENNEs TO BE SUPPRESSED.
ALARM IN NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cs THE
GOVERNMENT.

GOVERNMENT.
WASHINGTON, July 1O-The Indian troubles
,s looked upon from Washington are becoming n1o.e
,erous General Sheridan started tonight ior fors
reno Indian Territory The General desired TO 90 at
.he scene OF the conflict telegram mas peon SEM W
the officer In command, which says that the outoreak
mus be suppressed II the Cheyennes are wpea eu'
f exence General Miles Is expected to arrive IN 'he
Terrtory not later than the first OF next week. he
yell known to the Indians. and is said to have consia
.rahe influence over them. trouble with the Chey
epnes some years ago. they surrendered to him vou
tary Prior that 1t was their custom 10 reiuse 10
surrender.
General sheridans trip to tho Indian Territory Is
made at the instance Of the President VINO sen' III" WV
following letter this afternoon:
In view OF the possible disturbance that may occur
among Ind as in the Indian Territory ann "I
contempated concentration of troops in that ocaiy,
deem IL desirable that you proceed AT once 10 @ o
ton where trouble is to be apprensma.an anu as
the steps be prevent disorder ana f tns
by tie Indians and as to the and the
habits and Of these Indians eaa % me r ss to
any real or fancied injury injustice toward them n or
any other that may have LED 10 diseone"'' "" "
You will be iu sed in assuring them that any causs
Of complaint will be fully examined ny the
here and IL wrongs exist they shall DC reheuIeu.
think hardly need add that they must be fully assured
the determination on the part OF tne h wer IT
has hand prevent and punish acts OF iaweSshcs'
and any outrages upon our settlers
70 whether it was intention of the Government 10
dsan the Cheyennes declined to give any information
He declared that great harm might be- done Dy inc pre-
mature pubcatO of the inten tions OF the GoVerhne
I'm such cases. IL enabled the Indians to prepare tne
selves for resistance Nevertheless, 1t can be said hat
the Interior Department Is strongly In nvor OF uis"r
lug the Cheyennes and that Inspector Armstrong HIS
rc commended the adoption OF this precaution
telegram received the War Department to-day IN
dicated that Indian difficulties had occurred IN new
MACE The dispatch from General Terry ana reau
aColone Brooks commanding the District or Montana
has received information from Canadian authorues .n".
son OF Big Bear are going toward the boundary line
They prSbaoy intend to 20 70 'ne SroW eemsnt
II suffered to Join our Indians VINO are ho" oh so""''
e. Gordon Adams and several other residents Of Ar
zona had interviews with the secretary Oh the
nneeSos o. on the San Carlos Reservation to the Indian
Territory. The Secretary examined the lega slats ga
forbade the OF the Apachcs any other indians
in Arizona NewMexco 10 the Indian Lerr,Uy & ur aba
subject Tine MSs neT aienson %"s ssd
Hat this i9D0anaea aet tns @n'H existence Of which
unknown to them 1t suggested to them tnat tue
;erred to No Mans Land" west of the Indian Terri
tory. Greer County Texas tract eaneu oy ,t
should D., found TO belong to Texas. The SUGGESTION
was accepted and the delegation VIII make strong e
zort TO secure the Presidents consent To the pian
ToprK, Kan July 1O.-General Augur, commanding
this department sends Governor Martin copies OF TWO
orders to the commanding officers OF the troops
now i'm Southwestern Kansas. Governor Martin says
that the action Augur has been prompt ener-
rstic and effective and that with troops stationed as
that officer has directed, he believes that the SOUTH
western frontier will be fully protected ana an ihdah
Invasion be impossible The first order directs Leli
tenant Colonel Compton, now at Crossneld the terminus
uf the Southern Kansas Railroad, IT, move ns eoninaa
"a point fifty miles south OF Dougc t' ,ne
eiablish camp aud from that point 20 scout east aa
west aong the frontier. The second order nstructs
Major SANFORD, commanding troops at kingna, kaii
40 march Crossheld, into camp there ana scout
aong the border in conjunction with Comptons COM