Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-11-20
SHERIDAN'S REPORT.
The Lieutenant Generals Annual State
msnt of the Operations Of the
Military Forces.
How the Campaign Against the Hostile
Apaches was successfully C"nsnm-
~mated-The Health and Discip-
line of the Army Good.


W ~ANIIlNNAtN -N''s Af
| eral Sheridan has submitted to the Secre-
tary of War his annual report, showing the
oneratIons of the military forces during the
mast wear. From The report it appears that
at the date of the last returns the army OF
the United States consisted of >, l02 officers
| and -. q46 men. Under the head 81 tie
Division of the Atlantic, the General refers
feelincly 10 the death of General HarcocN.
lie saws that no military operations Il I'M
portance have occurred in this division dur
| ing the wear. The recommendations here
tofore made BY General Sehoteld AM his
predecessor, relative to the concentration AT
| some suitable point of several light mtter'
les for their better Instruction, are renewed,
| and attent on is called to the fortihptlon
and armament of our sea coast lying tong
the Atlantic ocean. The Lieutenant Gen
pral saws that while the Division y tie
Missouri has had no troubles approachng a
condition of hoStilltieS during the year.
many operations of a minor nature nave
been rendered necessary TO suppress neda-
tory raids in Montana by Indians from one
reservation directed mainly against Indians
of other reservations, to protect the indian
agents from the insolence and insubddlna'
ton of their chiefs, and to secure S,ttIeIs
from the lawless demands Of rowing bards
who have been permitted, on one preiyt OF
another, 10 leave men reservations,
The adjustment made win the CLeyenreS
and Arapahoes by the President in Juy'
1855. has allayed all irritation in the indian
Territory, but the troops in that regioi nave
been kept constantly employed in the pre-
.p+fon ot unlawful settlements In thu OK |
lahoma country and It's invasion oy heus %
cattle, Unless some ltgls!atlon i nau
which VIII specially nN the STATUS y VIC
Oklahoma land he leaIs It's many a""Ht'
ages in the way ct beautiful
and fertile soil VIII prove a continual cup,
tat.on TO an adventurous population H"I itS
borders, which N a SNORT pcf'ou ~con'ul'aNc
it a prosperous State, reports iron lie
Jintah and Ouray lndlan agencies wv AN
where the SITUATION last WINTER was "le"V-
enlnE, indicate ina me agent Is hV" Sa..o'
fed that the InulHnN nave teHSeu 'Ie' ''oo-
lence and appear Wiling 10 BEHAVE 'Ae''-
selves,
Under the head OF the DV'Sloh Oh 'le
Pacific, after aIlndlng TO Inc p'eSefVa on oi
peace by Tie plompt arFiFaI OF 'ro'pS al
points where antl-CnlheSe riots WeIe'hIc"'
cned, Lieutenant General Sler'oal 'urhs
his attention to the campaign aEa'hI Nc
ronimo. lie states that II was ms uea 10
remove to Florida the indiana held a. PTS,
onerS BY General crook last November o"t
that he deferred such acton upon lie rec
concentrations OF General CROOK aHu capt.
AIN traWfOrl,
Tonchrng tho dooth of Can,ain Crawford
ot \ fine When negotiations had been OPEN
cd Win fine hostile Ind ans nj ,hpi, solici-
tation win a vew of Their surrender, Gen.
era, sheridan SAYS. ,'The loss of Captain
Crawford was much to be regretted as he
would in my orinion have at that time
t.rmimo,ed tLo crroI and blnoiy airocit'es
vivian continued thereafter far many
months
Thn renort then relo,cs in detail the cir.
crmstorces at,nnd'net he oralifed surrender
~ Ceronfmn IN General Crook man terms
uhich wore ma, onnroynd nv tlp President
ord Tho spbsaG,inrt eScooa If fine
clief win tweniv warriors and
| ,hir,eon woman T,ucniny unon ,he
,al'af ~ Conoral Croo,- and Lis rnnloca.
,nant L,. Co,or,i NIas CornroI sheridan
says hat Il grew orr cf tbo met that General
C,Gol, .,on,od wolIod IN Ma no'iry If ono.
rating almost crcIn.iyaIv with indian SONIA
and % lis ovno,ience ,yoe n greot wnight
| t's noliay c,nrI rnt u,orI ho cTanroI viii.
or, NE "a, oval 10 o~n,tIear Ger( M ra.
riarn ,ba danortu,crI rg embarrassment
Cor,rai Cronlt I'% r'n,.stoJ ~ ho r,Iiayad
o,5 Eanoro, Mia, Lodd Ioon oss-g,ad 70 thoo
s~.r..-1a
The report states that the arrest of tie