Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-14

Ths vgork Of car Army
During the Paas Year.
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eenaFni sAaraannss Anmuaa Rnpers
WkzHHaToz. Nov. 18.-Lisuf. Gen
bAerioa1 hes Submitted % the SssreEars
ol War his annual FepoEt showing ths
opeE4tion1 81 TIE military forces daF-
in9 t1e past YsaK. Erom The nporf 4
appaaEa thak at he date of the las rs
turns the aFmy ef the Uuiiea State
consisted of zz0i oizIoeRs aud q 9a6 rneu
Undor TIE hsad of ths DIViason of ~
Atlantic. fhs Lieatenant General ra.
tsrs feelinel5 20 the death Of General
hancook. he says 10 military opera.
tons % impoFtanps occurred IN this
oiEl8lu1 o1Flna The yaaF. The reeom.
Euenoations Of General Seho3eld and
bis pEsdeneaeoEs, relative 10 aoaoanera.
ton e soma enitsble point az several
/ l1aht batteries for their better fnefrns.
tian. are renewed and attention i eslIed
te the foFtiHoz4ion aud arnamenf ~
our 80 coasts lying aionR the Atlantic
Ocean. He says thai, shils ths Divi1io..
Of the MisauuFl has had 10 troubles As.
ProaabinR Q condition of hos1ilifiea az.
/ ing the year, many operafionao of : rninor
natuEa have bean rendered neessaarv "a
suppress raids IN Montana bV Indians
Of one reservation direoted mainly
] aEaingt oth4E reservations, 70 uroteef
| Indian Agents from ahe insolence A !
insaburasnakiCu Of their charges and n
eeenra eettlafs from lswlessns1a and az
manda 0f FoEfnR banda Who have been
/ paKmiated upon one pEetaxt or anothsr
q leave their reservations. The adjust.
mant with the Oheyennes ana Araua-
hoee b. the Pra1ident through the NJ.
| diam Of the LieatsnAnt General II ynlV.
1855, has aliayed al irritation IN The n.
dian Ierritory, bat tha troops In that
geRi0n have been kept constantly en,.
| pioyed - the prevention Of unlawful
settlements IN she Oklahonna country
q d iis invasion by herds Of catkIe. On
les aome legislation d had. which viii
specially fx the atatuB Of the Oklahoma
landss be fears les many advantages Of
beautiful landscapes and fertile soil vii
prove c0ntinusus temptation 20 an Rd-
Eentnroas population on ffs border.
uhich IN q shsFt period could make Il 4
prosperous State.
Reports from the Uintah and Oarav
Indian agencies. Ia Utah, where che sit-
cation last winter vas thFeataaiaa. ia.
dieate thai the agent q nov satisfied.
and the Indians have ceased their in
eolenoe and appear willing 20 behave
/ themselves. In ustinQ the abandon.
ment Of Fort Steele and Fort Ellis the
Lieutenant General says it Is bis desire
10 perseveFe In the policy OF abandoning
snail posts that are no longer nseful.
Under the bead Of Division 81 the Pa
c56e,n after alludiug 20 the preservation
Of peaes BY the prompt arrival Of troope
at pelnta where anti Chinese raid we're
threatened, Lieutenant General SheFi-
| dan tarna his attention TO the campaign
against Geronimo. He states Il vas his
idea % Famove 70 Florida the Indians
held as prisoners By General Crook last
November, but that he deferred auoh 40
ti0n upon the Recommendations Of Gen
eral Crook and Captain Crawford.
Teaching upan she death Of Captain
Crawford, at the time when na7ofia-
tions had bsen opened With the hostile
Indiana. at their solicitation, with q
view Of their surrender, the General
says: sIhe loss of Captain Cra ford
uaa much 20 be regretted, as Be would,
IN my opinion, az that time Terminated
cruel and bloody atrocities which con
tiuued thereafter for many months" /"
The report then relates ia detail the cir
eamstanoes attending the Quali6sd sur
render OF Geronimo 60 General Crook,
upon terms which we're not approved
\ by the President. and she subsequent
escape Of the chief with twenty warriors
and thirteen women. Touching on the
relief Of General Crook and his 70
placement By General Mics, the Gen
eFal says it grew out Of the fact that
General Crook seemed 10 bs welded 20
the policy Of operating almost exclusive
u with Indian scouts, and hts expert
enea waa Of great weight. His policy
could nos veil be changed without his
removal TO another field. To relieve
the Department Of embarrassment Gen
eral Crook requested 70 be relieved, and
General Miles had been assigned 20 the
command upon tue Recommendation oi
GsnsFal Sheridan.
A CIoua Thrswn Upon Mayer Grace.
NEw YoaK, Nov. I3.-Ths World this
morning says: Eait has been brought
against Mayor Grace By Julian +. Da-
vies, reesivsF Of Grant d Ward. 10 re-
cover $i6,00o which the receiver ssye
fhe books show that Mayor GFaee Oh
tatned through fictitious contracts be
bad with Ferdinand Ward, complainant
In che suit which Is br0uRht against
Mayer Grace individually. The Mayor
has until the 24th instant to answer. Il
vas asoeFsaineo that the sun seed fol
vas money that pssssd 10 Mayor Graes
through Edward n. T0bey'a hands
Mayor Grace has repeatedly denied
that be had any interest 10 T0bsy's
transactions with Ward. and Il has
bean said that be 90 lestifed before the
0nited states Grand JnFy, which IN,
dioted Work, Warner and Tobsy, bal
thsge are checks IN the hands of Re.
csiveF Davies. drawn By Ward in favol
Of Tobey, wAieh show by Nj. Grace.
lndoEsement that tho moaey went "a
him.
Rxtraet fFem Csmmis4sener ktkHns
Repore.
WAsH1HdToN, Nov. l3.-One Of The
nest striking passages Of the annual
report OF Commissioners J.. d. Atkins
which has iast beeE printed. shows the
workings of an Indian landed arissoo-
faeys under The pReasut tFtbAl system OF
hoaolnR reservations. Is expresses thai
The chief cultivation Of tribal lands Il
done By = fsw rich aud enterprisine red
men. uho pocket ell The pFacssds and
pay Ne rent b the tribe Rs q Whole Oh
course, their plea is II any other mem
oeRa of the tribe choose 10 tiii tFiba
lands they are - liberty 20 do 20, bat i
appeafe that II Indian Territory, uherl
very large ARRtegats crops are raised oE
lAnda held IN common By partly clyil
iHsd tribes, the weaitAieF and mase Ia
naenalal Indians have menepoiined 90
beal lands and muoh more than wouls
Be tneir share under au equal division
/ Ia aaRefaltg. Commissioners Atkins AZ
cafdiuGiy poluts out that fSe rreaasa
ay4eem o. land tenure amcnQ red mel
d UorktnR very badly and that the Gov
eFnment eaeht 20 inseEYsne and divid,
The land held in Indian Territory int,
los q leo aeEes eaah fer easn head q