Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-20
murdered by the Indians, and Gen. Pope,

murdered by the Indians, and Gen Pope,
writing to Gen. Halleck in September, says:
You do not seem to be aware Of the extent
OF the Indian outbreaks. The Sioux. 1900
warriors. are assembled at the Upper Sioux
agency, ready to give battle to Gen. Sibley.
who Is advancing against them with LOCO men
and hve pieces of artillery. Farther west they
have murdered the settlers along the frontier
OF Dakota and nearly depopulated that terri
tory. In Nebraska the same.
All the frontiers OF Minnesota to within a
short distance of the Mississippi have been de-
populated. larg. towns and villages abandoned
and the property and crops OF more than $4,000
people totally abandoned. Unless vigorous
and powerful measures are at once taken to
put u stop to these troubles and restore conf
dence the whole OF Minnesota west OF the Mis-
sissippi and the territories OF Dakota and Ne
braska will be entirely depopuated The
Chippewas and Winnebagoes are On the verge
of outbreak and the whole of the Indian tribes
as far as the mountains are in motion.
You have no idea of the wide. universal and
uncomfortable panic everywhere in this coun-
try. Over 500 people have been murdered In
Minnie sofa alone, and 800 women and children
now in captivity. The most horrible mass,cres
have been committed; children nailed alive to
trees and houses. women violated and then dis
MISUNDERSTANDING that horrible ingenu-
ity could devise. 1t will require large force
and much time 70 prevent everybody leaving
the country. such is the condition of things
am acting as vigorously as l can, but without
means. There IL positively nothing here 1t
has been assumed that of course there would
be no trouble. and everything has been taken
away. There Is not a wagon. mule or horse
belonging to the United States in this depart
ment"
THE WAR AT AN END.
On October g. 1862. Gen. Pope wrote:
The Sioux war may be considered at an end.
We have about 1,500 prlsoners-men. women
and children-and many are coming svery day
to deliver themselves up. Many are heinz
Tried Dy military commission for being con-
nected i'll the late horrible outrages and will be
executed. l have disarmed ALL and will bring
them down TO Fort Smelling until the govern
ment shall decide what to do with them.
have seizod and am trying a number OF VIM
nebagoes who we're engaged with the Sioux.
ne cavalry forces march Immediately for
the lankton village. and will arrest the perpe-
traitors OF the murders ut Spirit Like Posts
must be Kept up all along the frontier this
winter to induce the settlers to go back They
are already returning in large numbers 1t
will In all views be advisable in the spring to
make strong military demonstrations on the
plains. The Indians are greatly terrified. 1
have destroyed all the fields and property of
the Sioux. An expedition must be made TO
req Lake as soon rs possible. / am sending
one into the Chippewa country"
The above shows" concludes Gen. Colley
THAT the Indians engaged Ill this outbreak
numbered between 9. 500 and 5000 warriors in
a body or band moving in concert, having the
form VI an Indian military organization, and
that opposed to these were the organized mill
tary forces OF the state of Minnesota and of the
United States. Nothing il wanting to make up
genuine state OF war. And when we consider
the actual battles waged, the lives lost and the
property destroyed it equals in extent wars
which stand out as epochs In the worlds his
tory"