Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 22, 1878, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: tlon of thewe A, ure, but the rumaval of the e Wichitas {1 n most nnwlss measare, and 1 advine the Hon, Secretary of the Interior to_asnd 8 disinterested Inspector, who wiil find that For 1 ces in thie beng In the whole Indian terri for weater, soll, elimate, crerything. chango Fort 5ill to the Wichita cost tho War Department at least §100, 000. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER dnty of the Civil Agent, nor has ha the power, ta the fact that these in- not the faait of the has been charged, bnt the bisme rests from the Agoncy a0 **as to avold the presenco of but to havo troopa atatfoned At the new Agency #o that the oficer mignt make all nerehy avolaing the weekly Wichita Agency, na hercto- It ecemns, therefore, that, when writing an Indorrement containing KO INAULTING AN INSINUATION, Lieat.-Gen. Sheridan had not even taken tha {ronblo 1o read the reqnest of the India; tipon which the indormement was made. obilge me by Informing Liont. -Gien, Sheridan that the consalidation of the two Azencl tioned was vrdered by the President of upon my fecommendstion nclen 1n & wise me Jowan and Comanche , there wonla not Irart poasible show for them to hare J. K. Mizner, command- ander date of n {ojury it wa Christlans to check an cluslon of thelr remarksa recess was taken SIERIDAN AND SCHURZ. the mission of military oMecrs, disarm and dispionat; dlane had arms s erriain} Inspections, tlc. Reno, 1 ritory, ride from Fort Sill eno, Indian Territory, 1878, In anewer to 8 commanlcation of 22, of the same vear, haarinz hfe mabect, makes the following siatement, .1 t*in replv to yuue Jetter of the 22d fost.. aniing Infurmation aa to whether the (37 Northern Cheyennea who arrived at thia post, under charze of Licnt, Lawton, Pourth Usvalry, Aog. 5, snd who warp tnrned over $o you At disarmea previons tn thelr arrival before being turned over to yonr charge, [ have to ntate tha 1 gnderatood that these Indiana Aad been disarmed previous to their leaving Red-Cli bat [ had no oflicisl information to that | be nberved thst i presaion wan gained that they Aad been disarmed. whils in fact they had not, The Agent hay been dicectly and inferentlally charged with furnianing thee Indians with arms and ammunition, and of & 2uperior quality to that An 1o the first rharge, I answer that 1t ia without fonndatlon; and, an to the Jsat, if **superiority ™ in_the matter, It muxt havo existed In themanasr of Aandiing them, an the patiern in their posscasion, as etated by Suuthern Indisns, must Lav tho 8pringfleld cirbine, 1 cannot concelye bow sny thinking person conld imagine that & Civil Agent wauld wish, or ever dnre, to place weapons in the hands of Indians, who might briog them to bear ausinat himeelf and an anarmed furce of employes. Agent, with his family. of ail others, desfres that every bad [ndian ahould bs dusarmed, ‘The ofice of Indian Agent was for years the aynonym of fraud, and |t is now almont a hope- lens task for an Azent 10 prove his honesty, outhreak of tie natarally wild Inalan, who eannot brook the restrainte of civillzation, no matier whal tho resl canse juay be, {8 attribu )4 thinking and unjust pabie 101he Azent's fanlt. For my own conduct and sctions in all public maite, 1 conrt the most mearcalng Investigation, anc willing to sbide the judgiment of any fair-minded men, whenever it is thoozht expedi- ent Lo Investigate the conduct of this Agency, and the recent ontbreak of Northern Cheyenner nnder the leadenhip I Kalfe." Very rulrx;cn’ll“ More Concerning the Unpleasant- ness Between the Interior and War Departments. Tho Lonyentfon reassembled at _the houe tn- dicated, the Rev. Darker furless, of Polo, The afternoon husiness was of little Interest rincipally devoted to the disposition of ‘The Committce on Nominationa prescnted s report recommending the election of the fol- lowing gentiemen as officers for the eosning ‘resident, 8. B. Allen, Vice-Presidents, the Revs. 1 Baker, 8, L. Chittenden, Faris, M. Miller, and Moses Pettengil) Becretary, the Rev. Parker Hurilss, of Corresponding Bccretary, Thomas Hodge, o Asslstant Bocretary, Prof. A. Fischer; Treasurer, H. L. Kellogg, of Wheaton, Duting the sbsence of the Commitiee on En- rollment. the Rev. J. B, Walker, D.D., spoke un the evils of Masoury. Elder J, F. Brown, of Evansville, Wls., fol- lowed fu the same strain, denouncing Masonry as the som of all villzinies, fts gecrets harlots and abominations epon the earth. The Committes on Resolutlone reported recommenaing the sdoption of stveral reries of resolutions, one congratulating the President and Faculty of Wheaton College oo the wiping ont of the Colleze debt, and on the victorv God has granted the fostitution over {ta enemic one commending the self-sscrificing devotion of anti-Masonic ministers, and urging e hearty co- aperation of members in promoting the Gospel free frain the toint and pofson of secret fra- ternitics; a resolution pleduing the support of the Association to anv politieal movement in opposition to secret organlzations, and nsistiog npon the right of challenge of jurymen likely to by thelr secrct oviigations.- Also & sories of resolutions pledging the mem bers of the Convention to prosecufe the work in hand without cessation; as Chriatians to sever the worahip of Christ [n the churches from sil alleglance to or afliliation with the worship of the Jodges; aa cltizens to save the State from lodge Incroachments by electing men to offico who are free to serve without dictatlon from any other power; and Hpally, resolutions de- claratory of the duty of the the sale and use of fntoxicating liquors, and of the Government to procure the outlawry and destruction of polygamy, which was a stench in the nostrils of all decent people, a disgrace to the nation, and an offense to (iod. ‘The report was alter some discussion adopted, and the rematoder of the afternoon scssion was vectipled by O, M, Brown, of Oberlin, 0., sentative of the Elichpoor (India) Free M with an account of his labors In that fleld. address In its general fcatures was almllar to 0 duriog the past sum- mford of the mission of Phillppupolis, Bulgarls, and was listened to with marked attentlon. The statecments to which thia lettar in & reply In of the mame character as the nnfotnded asertions put forth almost daily in rezard tothe adminlstration of Inainn afsirs; and [ woald ro- spectfully suhmit whethier It would not be proper for officors In (iavernment service to ascertain the facts in each and every casa hefore making nnwar- 1 have the honor to be, very roapectially, your obediens servant, Commissloner, my own dated Oct. As to the recent letter of Becrctary Schurz, till declines to have anything to say. ‘Tho above correspondence hie furnished hy way of giving some cxplanstion of the state- monts made in his annual report which called forth the Beeretary's letter. THE ESCAPED CHEYENNES, TIIR INDIAN DUNBAU TALRA DACK TO TIIR ARMT. Bpecial Diepateh to Taz Tridune. Wasmnoton, D, ., Nov, 21.—The letter ot Commissloner of Indinn Affairs Hoyt, and the report of the Quaker Agent Miles, which follow, glve the Indian-Bureau sida of the story of tho flying Cheydones who for 8o long a period kept the United States army at bay. Agent Miles makes out a good case for himsclf, and flatly lells some of the army-oflicers that they do not know what thoy aro talking about : COMMI®RIONZR MOYT'A LETTER, e llon. C. Schurs, Secrelary hiave the honor to transmit lierewith the report of Agent John D). Miles on the Choyenno outbreak. Tuls papor te o full and complete in all 1ta statementa that it leaves very 1ittie 1o be sdded to give an ccurate history of tho ‘wholo transaction. 'Flie frst inquiry in order 14 to ascertaln and et forth precisnly tho amount of anpplica of various kinds duo (o the Northern Ciioyenne Indlans under the sgresment of Heotember, number of these Northern Cheyennes is 037, total smount of bee! duc them under the tr tha year ending July 1, 1876, wonld wunds, or, In lleu” of that, 152,370 pounds of acan; the amount of beef given o them was 10 which add ba he_smonnt of flour to wh tho treaty was 162, ds; tho amount given to them was 150, 02 The wnount of corn das to them under y was 152, 376 pountl 10 them was Gen, 8herldan Interchange of Compli- Awmong High Officials, Civil and Military. of Westlicld trcommendation il onsattation with the Commisnloner e, at which tho guod of 1he service nnd the inferertd of the Indianewero carcfully and consclentioanly considered, 1t would farihermore be well for the Lientenant- Qeneral to understand that th gentiemen who de- termined npon this mesaure A?6. 10 point of integ. rity, honor, ana_senso of duty, fully his cquals, andt 'thut to Iudulge fo upprobriona refiections upon thelr motivea Is an act of fmpropricty ao grose that asy withoht o corresponding eclally not aman Yery respectfully, . Beunng, Becretary. INDORSEMENT No. 1, WAR DepAnTXENT, OCL referred to the Ueneral of tho Army for remar rence {0 Ihe Lientenant-General, zonun W. McUnrany, Hccretary of W INDORSEMERT NO, 2. FIRADQUANTERS OF Tt Anux, WAAnISaton, D, C., Oct. 0, 1878, —Iteapectfully foriwarded to Gen, Blieridan, commanding Military Division of the Missonrl, for perneal, to bo returned with any re- marks he may think pros . W, T, Suenaax, General. ‘The above letter of Secrotary Behurz was ac- cordingly referred to Uen. Sherldan, who re- turoed ft to Gen. Sherman with the following cmphatlc indorsement (No. 8): AERIDAN SPEAKA 118 MIND, TIRADQUARTES MILITANY DIvIsioxX oF Tie Mis- Cnicano, Nov, 15, 1878, ~Lespectfolly re- to the General of the A ment reforred to In the within communieation was genaral. and intended (o cover operations for tho enty years, and It was hoped that it tosuch a westo of army appro- jons a8 attended tho following: he Agency of tho Ugallaln 8k years ago wan at Fort Laram| bulit to control these Indians, Tho Ag i it by the Indian Rurcan to Cninp Hob- inson Lo avald tire presonce ¢f the military. Bhort- <8 tha necensity of a military force com- Durean fo ark for troops to ho sent to Camp Robinson, and a new post was built there at an vxponss which tho General of the Army can well tend, 8potted Tull or Brnlo Bloux were at the Wietstone Agoncy on the Missourl River not far from whare Fort landalph it and othor intereal were removed to Cam| REPORT OP AGENT MILES, The following i tho report of Agent Mifes: Unitep BrATES IXDIAN BERVICK, CHEYESKE AND e npon a ¢ of indlan Afiay The Secretary Gives His Reasons fc;r Consolidating the Kiowa and Wichita Agenoics. mmistloner of ngton. U, C.—Sin: 1 have our letter of Oct, 10, 1578, incloaing an article cifpped from the New York 7imes of the 15th nit,, touching the causes which led 10 the re- cent onibreax among the Northern Cheyennca. 1 have aubmitted as patientiy e I could to the criticlsme of the presn, and havo in no instance at- tempted to answer the unjdst atrictores miade,— belloving that an attempt to do 8o would fnvoive 1he expenditurc on ancl time than L am able to spare from my official dutlen: but, when s_news snd standing of the Naw hua und ery, perhaps the time Ia ripo and the oce calun apputtane to embraca fn one communica- there wan any And Sherman and Sheridan Protest Agolost the Useless Waste of Public Fuuds. Among gentiemen, and es) officera of tho Governmen! connisted mainly or defense of much 8, 1874, ~Tteapectfuil por, of the charactor Distinctly Charges ork 7¥mes folua in tho « High Officials” with De- ceit and Fraud. Sherman , 187 of the Interlor—! B Conceding to the ite Col. Lowls honesty of par- pose {n making his report to Uen. Eherlaan, that the Uheyennea and the Arapshocs were {n a stary- bort rationw, Irregularly Jts was in oo position ing condition, iving on deltvored, T yet submit t to know that this state of affairs existed, In commend of Fort Dodge, Kan.,-a miliia; st distant from the camos of 0 250 miles; and ho never visited the Indin ndi 181t b Hin oficial staf ment was madcon the anthority of ane Amos Chap- man, 8 scout employed at , and it fa very @en. Sheridan Gives His Rensons for Indorsing FPope's 1870. The tolat be Influenced The Indinn Bureau Version of the ‘amp Eupply, Indi Cheyenne Qutbreak. v Supply, Indian wily susceptible of liapman made bui one (ripto this but it to do with any Indlans except some Cueyeune women, with wnom he bar- gainud for purposea of prostitntion, —the balance of his time at the place being spent in carousing st 0 blame attoches to Col, Lewis for 8 Government employe, even waen that 'a reportn ara mera fictiona a mustier of fac, tuc proof whereot ing, that no such thinz cver happened on thisre- rorve oa these Northern Chevenres oran Suaians belng compelied or obliged to eat decayed olber kind of horsu-meat, either at the time led oF ot any othcr time. T furtbermore state, and can prove by military and civilians of undoubted honor, that these In- dians roceived a daity ration of three pounds of Doef,—it belng issued in that propurtion to e ono alike, whether suckiing babes or staiwart men; and that, on two issue-da their depattare, thesa couatey, and v 1,151,088 ponn: 1i5,20% pounds, they wora entitled b: con and lard INTER-COMPLIMENTARY, AND BHERIDAN PIRING PAVER DULLRTS. The subjofned documents are furnfshed by Licut,-Gen, Bherfdan, under permission of the War Department. Probably thoy would never ve been presented to the putlle but for the m Becretary Schurzto Blicridan toshow his hand, It is understood that theso arc merely o first batch, and that thero are more fopescrve, touchlng the controversy between the Tndian Bureau and the War Department. Fortho information of thoso who may have omitted to ncquaint themsclyes with the jm- tho prescnt conflict, it arose In this last saommer tho Indian ut at tho Kiowa and Comanche Agency, Fort Bil, in the Indian Torritory, wrots to tho commanding officer of that post informing bim tnat the Agency bad been ordered to bo the Wichita Agency, sbout s north. ‘This fvolved the removal of about 5,000 Kiowas and Comanches to join tome 1,000 Wichitas, and o request was made for 8 company of cavalry from Fort Blll to keep them fn order. Gen. Pope protested—as ho nterest of tho publle service—ngralnst the remoyal of these fn- disns and the consolidation of the Agen- med that Fort Bl had been buflt at considersble cost for tho purpose of protecting the Agency, and this was but the beginnlog of a deliberate effort to render the fort uselcss, and to bulld anuther one at o great expenditure of money out of tue army appro- “priations. It saved to,the Indlsu Depsrtment the salary of an Agent, while it forced War Deparcment an outlay of about $100, Gen, Bherldan, to whom the matter was sub. mitted, strongly {ndorsed tho protest of Gen. He was lod to do so from hls persunal g over o period of twenty This called forth the following letter rom Secrotory Bchurz to the Secratary of Wars: bCHUNZ'S FINST GUN, DRPARTHEXT OF TiE IlNTERIOR, The Jlonoruble RELIGIOUS. LEAVITT STREET CIIURCH, The members and friends of the Leavitt Btrcet Congregatlonat Church sasembled last night at the church edifieo, in numbers sul- ficient to fill the auditorium, to foin in the cele- Yration ot the tenth anniversary of the Soclety. The cvent was made one of o s religious character, and was thoroughly enjoy- Tiro ladies had, exercised a denl of good taste and care In the floral deco- rationsand i the preparstion of a bountiful were greatly sd- Intter heartily enfoyed. The first hour of the eveningz was spent he umount of curn ‘I'he amount and I atate as % ten or twrelve s overwhelm. hurch to oppose [1 f of coffee sctually given u": them was U, 023 pounds, nt of sugar due Lo them unaer the treaty waa 24, 380 ponuda;” the smount of sugar given o Tho amonnt o beans required by the treaty was 0,14214 pounds. of 1naddition to the amount recont call fro which none weregiven. required by the treaty, thore were 2,512 pounds of salt und 2, 483 pounds of roap, be- sides tobacco mud baking-powaer. they were entitled to recalve during the year sup- lles to the mouey-valus of &1 y rucatved supplies to the nioney-value of $i5,« ‘This statement dlsposes of all the clamor that hae been cuerent durlog the year that tho In- dians d1d not receive rations 10 ihe amount W ‘wnich they weze ontitled under the treaty. On the 1nt of July Inst, eighty Northern Chey- ennes, who had previously boen fed Sonthiern Cheyennes, 1al as well asa By the treat: y y » immediately procealng able in both aspects, Northern Cheyeunes re- celved, In common with every otber Indian os the issno of beef, fully equivalent in shment to the flour, not lasned for tho yery riaiplo reason that there wia nune on nand. The latcaess of the appropristion mado by Cungrees, end the time necessarily ro- quired jor ndvertising, -fling contsacts, manufacturing, Infpecting, of the flonr st the Agency in the Indian ‘Territory by wagons, & distanca of about 120 miles, will ac- non-arrival ot an esriler date, The Interlor Department, throngh the Indian Ofice, promised these Northern Cheyennes a daily ration, as sel forth sn - Sce. d, Treaty ol Bept. 20, 1870, viz.: ‘‘In coneideration of “the Ioregoing cession of teeritory and rights, phance with ench and every ol the satd Indian, e lon, but these Indinns idan, 260 miles further at; and, balng unaolo after a time to get alon: ut troops, & new post had o be establishe thers ot grent expenso, Thess [ndlans havo szaln been moved snd two osts catablished asince; they are now At Wounded Knco Croek and Big and by tho neceasity of having troops will compel 1ho erection of W0 NoW posts at each of these lo- those delivered o Chis mediate occasfon of mer by Mra, Anna B, it msy be stated that The former MISCELLANEOUS. A meeting of tho Congregational Missionary Boclety of tte New England Church was held yesterday afternoon, Mrs, Blatchford presiding. Yapers were read relative to the formation of miselonary societles, the recent inlsslonary meet- ing st Kalamazoo, ete. Dr. W, P. Mackay and wife left this city yes- terday morning for Doston, where they will spcod Sunday, The Doctor expressed himself verv much pleased with his visit and meatings here, and especially with the reports glven of his lectures In the morning papers. The Cook County Bunday-8chool Convention couvenes fu Farwell Hell to-day at 0 . 1o, Dele- gates are expected from each school In the city and county to be present at the Conventlon and report back ta their schiools the procecdings of the Convention and theprogress and magnitude White Clay, and by Lond, snd awarding oyl 1] were tranaferred to the une pacly, incroasing it numbers ull treaty-rations for those 1,017 Indians, from the 1st of July to the 7th of Sep- d cqit in money $8,815, The amount of rations glven them, exclusive of corn_ralsed by 1 7, 7435 If wendd tu that tl sed. wiich is proper to conneetion, the ofal smount of the money-valus of thelr suppiics woald amount to 87,001, or $:52 in money-value less than the full Governutent H. Peexe, the vastur, called the gstheringto order, and opened the exerciscs by calling upon Thercalter the Rev. E. F. ‘Wiillams, of the Fortv-seventh Strect Congreza- tional Church, offered prayer. made a short address, welcoming the people of the congregation aud the strangers present. He called upon Mr. J, N, Shaw for ahistorical state- consotldated with the cholr for music. ‘Theso removale have cost us hundreds of thon- sands of dollars, and no one can tell how soonn new change may be mgdo. The Indians now at Standing Rock wera firat lo- cated at Grand River, and a military forco was froquested and established 1o help govern them, Soun afterwarde thay woro moved up to Standing tock, and, belng unable to do withaut troops, the post at Orand Jtiver had to be mored there, Tho post of Fort Snlly was established to controf the Yanctonafs and Mianeconjon Sloux, but tho Ageucy was moved up the river to get away from it, and 1o a little while s new post had t The post &t the Lower Brale Agenc) subjectedin ond followsd the same canditions ‘The post of Fort_Btevenaon was cstabll coustol tho Qros-Venires, whoso Agency was at Fort Berthold, and subscauently the Gros-Ventres td_Fort Uniou,and Fart to be estavlisticd and eniarged in the vicinity: sand then the Gros-Vontres Agency was and the troops had 1o fol- @ Agency wai moved down 10 Poylar Creck,—20 that it wiil be scou that thia watter of moving agencies abant was well under. Now, theao removals, which have sbsorb- ed milllons of our sppropristions in tho et ten years, woull naturally suggest the inquiry, What ‘wero the reasons which {nfluenced them? nat be to huvo better koll or less cxpenso, because the motl was no better, and the expense of supply tember, Inclusive, 2 Mr, Pecke then value of the corn considered {n thie and upon foll com- ligation amumed by the United Staten does agreo {o ist the sald Indiaus # n the work of civillzatior schoole nna instraction fn mechanical and sgri- cultural aris, to provide tha suid Indians with sut. consisting of 0 furnish to them | Mr, Shaw responded by resding what he was pleased to call s * Chronicle,” written alter the mauner af tha clironiclesof Holy Writ. 1t was, inshort, a revlew of the past tep years, aod as such wss highly quict lhumor W i Inthis connection, it would be falr to state yoor euding July 1, 1474, 3,000 greater in money-valne than ed fo by tho treaty; and the small deficlency represented by tie fact that the Indfan- ‘wae nut passcd b that the ratlons hatf of beef one-half pound and one-hnit 1o ilow thereof, one-half poun pound of corn; and, for every 100 ratlons, four pounda of coffee, ciglit pounds of wagar, and thres Pounds af besn, or, i liew of snid articler, the alent thereof, in the dlscretion of tha Com. n Aftal 8152 wos owin Appropriation bil the 27th day of May, and ths open) aupolics for thio new flscal year tovk place on the 18th of June, and It wos absolutely Impossible to make the purchaso of supphies and tranypors them to the Agency in season to be availab, uites were actually needed, tho defcloncy In stnount was eo slight tuat itle imposuiblo Lo say taat theso Indlane Juit the resor- vation for the want of f It shoula a1s0 bo conai ich permeat. d the church was projected Nov. 21, 1603, and then organized ata mecting held st the Unton Forty-live veople placed thelr names upon the roll, and subscribed $1,050 then Upon ‘Thankagiving Day, 1 foundatlons were lud, and first service was held, Ilaven, Pattun, and other divines supplied the Ipit for some time, ‘The lirst pastor was the He was suceceded by the Hev, Albert Bushnell, who after two vears gave placu to the Hev. George [1. Pecke, the present ‘There iad been in ten years 600 hers of the church, 185 had removed, and there were now 831 active inthe church wark, the original forty-five inembers, twenty-two were leit. Only one bad dled, tho rest od re- Mr. Nathan Wakefield, Jr., thep read 8 finan. clal statement of ten ves money had been ralsed und expended. capitulation showed thi had invested 845,900 in property expenses, and 23,400 in chariuls Was now out of debt. After anotlier dellghtfal sclection by the J. Fiteh, tho Superintendent ol the Sunday-schou), stated that the tirst Eabbath ten years a0 Lhere were seventy-threo scholars, Now thero were 80U, The fnfant class numbered eignty scholars, ‘The achoof was sclf-sustaining, had 600 volumes fn the. lbrary, and had riven away $300 In charities. M tho founders of v comest ond thankful remarks for {18 success, read a letter from the Rev, Moses Smith, now of Jockeon, Mich, farus followeds with a short address, compli- menting the church upon_keepiug out of debt, and belng so eminont In Chriatian work. ection by the chulr, the coliation be- fore referred to was partaken of, mainder of the evoning was apent | verso and zeneral rofolcing over the successful and useful growth of that which was boin amid 80 many dillcultics and raised nnong 80 mnoy It might not ba amiss to add editice bas thrice beeu enlarged and benutltied oa circinstances demanded, il pow 1t 1s cot- 1uodions, neat, and comnfortable, Canyress until ng of blda for Park Churen. tnissioner of I moved up tv Fort Pock, low there; nnd then ti abio 81 soun as A reporter of Tk TRIBUNE called yesterday morningat the residence of the Rev, Edward Sullivan to sscertamn whether or not that emi- nent divine would accept the call alleged to have been extended to Churcti of Montreal, Jan. 10, 1569, the P al schools hiave been provided said fndians, no rations shall ‘l‘k' tswued for chil- e doced Lt tha Gavernment. | RN DO S ICe ration—conslstin:g of five pounds ot becl, gross, our, half avound of caru, sudl, for every 100 rations. foar punnds of cotlee, eizlit pounds of augar, and vlght poundaof bheuns, for eyery man, woman, and caiid, |s more than sufl- clent for the amplo susicnance of any community United States Nevised Statutes, at, for the purpose of inducing appotting, it ls uting the supe disns for whoum years (ihe mick uch cbildren Whenever the him by Bt. George's Mr. Bulltvan will vot yet accept the call. The only reasen which can "be nssigned to the rejection of the offer is that i bhas not yet been maode, nor has Mr, Baliivan ro- celved any call whatsoever. Thercfore, It would nppear that the Montreal people are misinform- ed, aud that Chicago is not yet to lose the pastor of "Trinity Church, ‘The Boclety for the Promotion of Knowledge of the Old Testament will hold {is regalar mect- ings herealter every alternate Monday, con ¢ Dec. 2, In the Methodist Cuurct Block. officers of the Socicty sre: President, Fran- cla L. Patton; Flrst Vice-President, Dr. Wor- rali; Becretary, Arthur Little; Genernl SBuper- intendent, Berohardt Maimon, tho orzaulzation sre, Iu agencral way, to xo back to remote times and the rulns of great revolutions In the world's goveroment, and to study the Bible in the original tongue. The So- elety olrcady has s membersbip of over fifty m}emben, and is becoming moro and more pup- cv. Moses Bmith. experlence, extendin half o pound of snall regularly attend school. satd Inalans’ sh which are suitable for caltivat Lsaned only to the persons and fc persons eao tabor (tho aged, nck, cepted); and, an an lncontive to 1ta, the Coptmlissioner of Indian Atfairs niay pro- vide that such persons be furnished, In payment for their fabor, such other necessary articles ns aro wistte for eivilized ife. wald Indians as far a8 pousiale in finding a mar- roductions, and in inding employment; sud will pnrchase such enrolus an far as mny be required for sapplylui food to those 0 this agreement, who are unable 1t Fatione shall be Theso changes, and tho reports of army oficers Cami| from the highest to tue lowest (and which aro to be found in the ofiice of the tenoral of tho Arny) on the subject of bad management, frauds, and corruptions, will farnish the DEST AND MOST BELIABLR EVIDENCE (o sustain the remark wade. Wasutxaran, the Secretary of 1 havo the honor to scknowledga the 1 your letter of thoith u py of & communication of th Jast, nddressed by 1%, B, linnt, United States In- ' ent of the Klowa and Comanche Agency, n Territory, {0 3Ma).+Uen. Jobn l'ope, U. B, commnnding Department of tho Missourl, dng him that **On the 1ac day of Hepteni #, the Klows and Comauche Agency would nsolidated with the Wiclita Agency, and that ho nt Unnt) had been directed to tako chargs of thecunsolidated Agency, with his headquartera at the old Wichita Agency} and, Snding that it waa quite jmportant for the service, and to keej quested that ten, and infrm ex- in the United biat Industrious hab- . tranamtting Providest naiass to labor 27th of August vrovided that hereafter, in di lies and annuitles to I @ same aro approprinted. the Agent dlsteibating 0 samo shall requiro all ablebodied male Indiana botween the ages of 18 and 45 to porform service upon the rescrvation, for the benetit of (bomscives a4 8 reasonable rato, to be fixed by gl rige, aml to an nulount equal In valua to the supplies 10 be delivercd: and tho al- for much Indluus sball be dle- nly upon cundition of the pere formance of suchlabor, unuer such rules and regu- lations os tho Axent way prescribo: Provided, that tho Secratary of the Iutorior way by writien order oxcept any particalur tribo or portion of tribo from yrovision, where be deems It ond becoma scl The Uovernment will In addition, 1 have and militaty poits, ope portunity to get the sicwa and imp, ple there, and 1 am led to the conclusion that the main couso of theso remo armiy oflicers, on account of®thelr reports which come in thy way of tholr oficial dutles; and after tho removala ‘were made from pluco Lo place it bat tho Indlans could not be controil to follow—flrst one company, #n the elx and a bulf ye 'acitlc coast before the War, most of which tinie 1 was on Indlan reesrvations, obsarved tho same Joals showing how the ket for thelr surplus sit ten years the church was hostility to Indianw, parties in il 80 far as pructicable In the performance of Government work upon their resery ‘The boaus specificd weto 1ot furnished, but fully wag i d In bacon, baking-pow- lt, 503p, and tobacco, none of which, beerved, were specificd in thi In furnisbing urticles in liou of those in the troaty, the Government complied with the #pitit of 1ho trouty, and in 2 manner 10 a great ad« vuntage to the [nal 1law {ar would the three ponnds of beans dally rs0ns Lave mitiguied the pangs of bunger? 1t woulil nut bave been suficient to havu satisdes ¢ iy conclusions oo an Tho alms ot lowance provid tributed to tiemn cholr, Mr, M. Indland 1o place, be ro- o wauld order 8 company of cavalury for sorvice at the Wichita Agenc angemient, tho military of ststluned ot ssid Wichita Agency counl mako the required tnspectlon of storea furnished for the uso of the futhan service, thereby svolding the weokly journcy from Kort 51il to Wichita Agency hereto- “*Aug, '*8, 1878, ttls communication was (orward- totion, Popr, through tho commanding otficer st Fort 5li), and'by Uen, Popu, under datg of Se 10, 1678, forwarded to the Licutonant-General the Annt, inclosing copy, of & revort mads by the ofiicer_at Fort 81l jon, Pope atates that ho has nosroops 10 furntui the Agent as requented, and calls at! flon to the fact that the military 8ill was located nnd constructed ot great expense for the protection of thess Agencles and the con- trol of these Indians, opd thst now. axainet the recommendations of (he military aatharitles, a; for no reason that is known (o them, the Agenciea are removed 10 & point o distant from Fort 811} as 10 tequite the eatublishment of another post, with sllthe attending expenes to tha mhitary service.™ e recognizes tho fact thatitis the srmy Lo proscryo peace at tho various Agencies es- tadlished in tha Inalan Taratory, and to force the Indians to remam on tho reservations: but ia of the dpinlon that, when Agancles have been once tablished, and after the military bave ot gre: ente wmade provision for the sheitering snd eaance of troops required for duty at then, —sald Agencics are to be moved where similar exponses ‘must be Incursed, —ibe army would be LOADED WITI A BURDEN whichno approprisilen blll will aliow it tg earry, scd the distribution of the troopa be placet In tho bands of the Interior Department. Lisutonant-General of the Army, under 8 14, 1578, forwarded this communi- utant-General of the Army, with my servico an the es, and arising from tho named aro only somu of the in- euriva conditious attoudlug the Indlan sOuirs which have borne by the army, and whicl < CItY OUT LOUDLY F¥OR REFORM, possiblo that the Honorable the nterior picana to take up the de- fenso of Indlan managemont for the last quarler of then why shonld he have nsod such owsrds me as ho bas, In his communica- tlon to the lMonorubly Becretary of Wi can be no excuse for this but his want of knowl. edge on the subject, ond that doca not cxcuse tho atiited tone snd the Ianguage uscd ! ‘To conie down to thy case n volnt, to _which & aght to be applied, 1 wiali to ‘Tl PUAT OF FORT BILT, in porson aflor the Agency of the Comanohes, Kiowaw, and Apache-Comnnches had at that’ point; that I apent aovors) mnonihm thero: that I have beon ut the Wichita Agoncy beforo and aince it was eatablishod where it now f3 that I have traveled all over that country in every direc- tion; that I havo vlsfted both Agenct ‘when the Sccreta water_at Fort 8iil is bad he fo Blaff Crock, on which the lareust Indians were located when I was | bold moastaln stream coming down from tho Wichita Mountains, and {8 the targest stream of pure water io that wholo country for over 8 hun- 1a suy direction, and that thls was one of tho reasops for the establishment of the Al Thin croek unites with Cacho Creok sides, ufauchion the operatiun of this proper and cxpedlont. It will be secn by the law above quoted that it was the duty of tho Agent 1o withhoid supplics at for to compal the Indians to work, if it wan posaible to got them to do s, aitach to the Agent for attempting to enforo this J, K. Mizner, Fourth Cavalry, t Rono, lias inadu a statement ae to the quantity of supplics require treaty for the Cheyenne and Arapahoy d opposlic which be sttemptato place the suount actuaily purchased for the c eodiug July 1, 1877 1lis statoments aro nat ac. I presnme tho teason for the inac- A8 0 \he case are not within ,000 appropristed by the support of the Chioyenns and he Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agencies. ' Tho Choyenfica ond Arupaliocs aro i titled under thet wpprapristion to &3, 000; sn li:‘mAuptvllr\lllnn n::‘s was out of debt, A conference meetlng: of the Eastern District inn 8ynod of the Evancelical L of Aumerica was begun ves- terday forcnoon in Our Savior's Nurweglan Lutheran Church, corner of strcots, tho Xev. O, Juul, past: minlsters were present, and the ncesning the new Theologieal Seminary at Madison, Wis., that was opened up last Bep- temnber, with two professors. A th of the Narwe No blame can Lutberan Chui & = It can acarcely be 1 Becretary of the abeolute knowleage of ho nyregate, thcse Northora Cheyennes received y i1 that thalr treaty ontitled taem to, ‘The sinple 7ation me estabiished by the Depant. ment might not e suflicient for u healthy adult; yot, uu the same ration 1u tssued to oll, wi jrard o nge,—babies tncluded,—it cortainly fs suf. ficient_to sustain life swithout an grounds for want; s, for lnstance. five persous there wil ‘Tho Rev. E.F. Wihi- statatory provision, I notice that Al cammanding at discussed mate In forwarding metnbers of the Cooference talked over the advisabllity of appotntinz oue, but at the close , of the afterncon sessinn had not reached a con- cluslon, nor had any one becn uamed for the In the evening a publle meeting was beld in tho chiurch, aud religious exercises wero cogaged i, and the tople **Hrotherly Lovs" The proceedings were conducted in the Scandinavian tongrue, nnd will be continued until sli the businesa is disposcd of. TIRIBUNE BRANCH OFFICE 0 ACCOMMODATE OURl NUMLI uguout the city we ue usunily one small cotid who does not require ricst, and consoquently thils sation of beof is alstributed Letween the remaining It {» tho Iwpravident kubit of 1o consump the weukly fauue of boef duriug the first thrce or four doys alter it has boon lseued intervoning until hae to bo eked out Ly tho {udolent with the flour ANl who oceupy their time at cral rule, reqiire ¥o much; but those with nothiogin the world to uccupy thelr ninds Milly ning-tenths of the time, they nui fako an interest beyond tiat of un industr! in the gorging uf biw stoutuch. that the **certain wpecitic rations which were to oo given thu Northern atderntion of thelr wi curacy 18, 1hat the H goneral romark Js a0 slate that I establishe that the church w_ A clausy snd corn rations, auy one o Work 4o not, 88 & Ke any deficiency that may happen to efther one, the Wichitas contributo very largely to thelr owy support, thoro will {u il probal suiliciont to cover a part, if ot the whole, of sny deficiency thare may bs fu tho Cheyoune ond cudod for he Chey- 9, wnich haa pur- At a business meeting of the First Free-Wil Baptist Cbureh, held at No. 331 West Madison street last eventoe, tho Cominittee to whowm was referred the rceignation of the pastor of the church, the Rev. N. F. Raviln, submitted a scrles of wheressea sud rosolutfons, In which slucero regret is expressed for being called upon to tako action upon so unplessnnt a task, and refercuce I3 mads to tho guod and successful work done by the retiriug pastor, In spite of numberless obstacles that bo covstantly found of the Interior ility be a surplus Arapahoe appro| +Bo ar thore ennes aud Arapahoes $142, vertiscrionts will s taken for the same St tho SInin Oftice, and will be recelved until #o'clock p. m. durink the week, snd untllv p. m, J. & W RIMMS, Booksollers mod Ststloners, 121 ‘Twenty-secund.] &, A WALDS PR i1lingaces to live in the Indian Terriary," wers sctually given, olther as specified orln thelr equivalents, 1t laalio o noticeavle fact that, while an Indlan s a tromondous eatur, b 06 with wonderful facllity for fusti eroater privation frawm food and fatigue 0o & warch, than the aversge white chascd for thom the following articies: -5ide Nows Depot, | of L eativn to the A e, . Nowsdealer, sud Faacy n e followlug temurke; *1 tully indorso Lo viows of Qon. Popo, and I #m well satiaficd, after an experience of more than tuenty yeary, that tho principal atingian Agencles, and the removalof lndlan Arencies away from military posts, has forits o of tho character of country the Geueral of the Army knows well from parsousl Inspection, T'ho ditferonco the agze of the Lulldings 3 Wichita is not so In regard to the two or threo Issucs of coffce and suyar witbheld from this band, und yet given to tue Hodthern Cheyennes, | lave Lo siate that the coffve and supar were withhold as siated, and uudor the wuthorlty given: but tuat they were withheld alike feom (hose Nurthern and Southern Cheyenaes who Undor the treuty with thewe Judians, they azeco o aselst in theirown sup- 4 (L wa 10 compel an atlomot to verforn whiat they promised that this measure was takeo. Shall the tiovernment avide only that agrevmient? Shall the fow o that may chanco 10 be localed st an Agency bo al- Jowed 1o ignore their shars of the toniract with for Ivur of creating a.distorb- anco? 1 oalieve, (oF the good of thiaclass of Indiais 107 the sake of thy many wha ar tizen will eav, No. an aftemp (ind 1 Attempt"y 10 farm, supporling, was at bl by required them to work; Uepurtient regulitions toquired thal they they Mutly refuscd to touch a Wus uot the desire of the crument o cnforce uiy oblpation voluvlarily cred Into natura) and right? The wudeuvor e wade by some partics 10 95 the wholo vdiu of the broach of contruct ubon tha Government wheroas tho tiret breach wae tade by this band of i1 thelr refusal to comply with that stipu- 1 thelr trenty requiting thewm to (f-supporting, — cundition so much de- wired by every Awericau citizon. How far the Chvyenne Chicfs who signed the “Preaty of Sept. 26, 1854, repreacnted the peopls for whom 1hey siguod ut the tue, I cannol say. Tho Govermmont, under tuah treat, olfecting every one of thews; bub 18t une of tua Chlefs who left thle Agzency Hoot. 2, 1878, slgued that tecuty, and, oo mors hau oe occasicn, ons wof the Chiefs who Jeft Infurwed we, In substance. hat hie bad uever made a tresty, and had unl5 cote south ou trial und under great b tuey have coutinually talked of re threatened (o return Wheu matters did uol go to In addition to the amount of beef purchased sbove, wa are entitled under the contract to call which would make 1hu tutal for the year, under the pounds,—an amount uf boel ba quitc sutiicient for the puypvses of cepted, to take effect Dec, I, and it was resotvod that, In temdering Biw their Christian love and rezand, they were copsoled by the thaught that his winlatrations would not be Jost to thoso who might still desire to Haten to truth frow lils Jips, aud that, us an Indepewdent uu- sectarisn inister of the Gospel, tho heartily and loviogly wish him zodspeed, Free-Will Baptise Church and Socicty will bs distanded Dec, 1, snd the hull wiil theretore be N. F, Ravlin for an lndepend- Lleriiantn trode 7o 18 40 (auee much ditfo 1a tho condition of the timber of the bulldingu. 1t Is true tho Indlan turesu way have saved the expenss of mu Agent, but the War Dupastment 1 DUt to ton times Uio exponss In orecling uew quar- tera, oad In sdditional transportation, snd the ex- penics of a new cutabiiabment, My only object {o making 1be jndorsement to Deun taken was to puts £ruin the tuwii oF Fi nu:‘;'.";:;:}’ii‘i ‘cfi&?‘fi i ik o Fer it Tuad, 15 Maron County. i - The owher not the best farm of 1ta sige tn Jour cancmecet e 1 amd baek "ll!h hous=s, elc, § one Fol BALE 81,000 nmount of beel aval contract, 4,787,500 which will F A DEBINN TO CUXAT sad defraud thu o county hiv whil pa, i kuod fctces ureliaris, et fariiing sections (o Al aad et panityulara it you tofused to work. nt of famillarity ol into o sorious error in hils yublished statement, by bis amumption that the fur botn beof and bacon, when tn fact a voly for buol or bacon: termined by the treaty taat h 18 equivalent to onc and ono pel, of 1o thres poundsof boof, groes; sad, this metbiod of fiuring, bhe arrives at tho cone deficlency under the \ow! Territory, and the Wichita Ayency in the sumo with ihe subjech, v Tareltory, wero consolidated 4o be known os the Kiows, Comancl Agency in the Indisn Territo #ialifshed ot tho present W| order fwsued by the President of ates, undor dato of Aug. 0, nce with fhe provislona of Scta. ) ] 8. (copy herewith). ms which lod ta the action of this Departmant in Mommunding the consotidation of {he Kjowa and Comanche Agency with tho \Vichita Ausncy wute, B8t the watar in the viclnity of Fort Bill is and tho locatlon occupied by the Indians un- by, the land (s of inforior quality end cons and tha bulldlugs ero old ¢ buildinge at the Wichita ey are combparativaly new, tho land in that section of conntry b4 much betfer adapted for the Ap0ses of cultivation, and the water of an excel- which odjections bave stop, If possible, to the APPALLING WASTE OF OUR AFFHOPRIATIONS, I fully understood the relations of the wmilitary 2o tho civil sdminisiration of the Government, cers 18inly s wall 3¢ tho Secretary of the interior, and know nothing in those relutions which sbonld pre- (lention of my ssperiors wasto of the public money the ndian lBu- into d singlo agoncy, und it te siso do- & pound of bucon 1¢ pounds of b said ageucy to be used by the Hev. ita_Agency by an petfect Impunity, 'l‘O RENT-2-8 U LLALL AND ATTIC ANTI-SECIHET SOCIETIRS, Speetrt Correrponiance o The Tribune. Wurstoxn, JIL, Nov. 2L.—The anti-Masonle Conventlon met this torning pursuant to sd- journment, Blshop Wright, of fowa, In the Atter tho trsusaction of preliminary business, various commiitecs were appointed, Prot. Fischer submitted s mnotion for the ap- polntment of o cowmnltics ou church corpora- Fhe objoct of this move- ment was toald antl-secret soclety churches § and for tho establishment of missions at the South, Tho wouon was sec- ouded, but causcd considerable debate. Preston feared that this measure would loter fers with tho Amicrican Mission Assoclatiou. J. Blauchand favored its adoption. grcal maoy themselves, s vetter dtapased, svory goad "Wlis geawon for theu o was willing w aceept the iy doory r month il M, will weil, forspecial aricain il 6avy Lring. vent ma froni calling 10 an unneccssar througt the bad ai lnlmlu‘nllni: of Licutenant-General U. 8, Army, ONN, SURBMAN'S INDONBRMENT, dorwcientun a lotter frun tha Taterior 875}, ‘UsitEn Brarss, clusion that thero teel ! @ purchasad within ho upgrognte Weight of sup rme of the treaty, and 1 774 pounide ol pes called for by the in 10 based nupon tno r of Indians that ave teen Wo ure entitled y thuy Were governe PO T TEERAARRL ek it Peret waleale ity i 3 soodies al imiued. 3. W, )i 1Copy of 3 HEANQUANTELS AliNY OF THN WastiixuToN, vor lsagain rorerred back to tho Hon. Becretary of War, Inviting atteution 1o the indorse- Every utlicar of the uruy bowa with snbmission to the urdyps of tho Pros- dentof the United Biates, bot, fu thl b ordo! n ulgscence to the low or_handls Partvaly unpeoductive i ¥ o gt the Awcucy. dilapidated, wuile t B buat conteuct to call furan addidonal quanitty of 137,500 pounds, which, whn tiken, Will uake 472,000 ponnds moro thau tho treaty AV, CORNELR Ti front, 13 pounis, furuace, ete. N0, 33 INDIAY on tlons und mteslons, ~ " 'North siao, NT—A GOOI TWO-STORY 407 Urclard-at. 1 hot ol 'ho following 1 an accarato statement of tho amount of aubplice calied for by the treaty for tho largest number of Iudians ever fud at Lhu Al aud ulso slows tho amount actoally purciia far for thu fiscal year eudiug June 30, 1870: subpites Suopiis o mont of Gen, Sncrida pravist ne of Bee. co-operation, on of the two Azenc out and & considerable number of ew- L arsy es the sorvices L, 26 Chatber of Joquire of U, ¥, DAXT) suvico of tho ollicers of tha Uen, Bheridan and myself, w! 8 the country, this_rewoval of the Kiowas snd Comuuches from Fore i)l to the Wiclita Agonc becanwo on the former **the water ls bad, U und unfit fue cultivation, eic.,'" I proof positive fuat docelt b been practiced someihere. water at Cacho Creck Js botter than ut the Wicnita whore el within o hiuudred miles ground 1s vory rizh, tho Biy Miaw! Becrutagy of the luterlor, nor Commisslougr of Tndian Aflsirs has cvor bacu In tuat rogion, but Gen. Shendsu bas, and L Leliavo honcatly that DECEIT HAS DEEN IRACTICRD by somebady Lo jufluenco thoss high oflivlals Lo re-- niove the Inrge tribes of Kiowns and Cowduclies v tho mual) tribes of Wiclitas 80 aa jo wave the ex+ enae VT OB BEEHl ‘Whi)st tho Intesior De| with, ome complaiut on tho past ofthe Kiowa and Comuncho lzamu that thelr Hock haa heen stols JukL BIGKLOW, 70 nlcely-furnlelied roviii, With U of Worm 20 Kuptlenio valy. West Sidos ToFLLSISIE Y L3 PROM TEXAS, hirty-ive miles rom the ‘Tuxas vorder, and Fort sill will ween them and ‘Vexus, atute laws of tho United Blat Lmployment ol the military for Tsons violatin, ordéss mixed up with Masonle jnterests. The :nt was to furmish a chan- pel fur the services of all Curistians opposed to seeret organizations, snd, iu the speaker's opli- fon, it could only be done by the adovtion of soutu meusure stutlar cu that suggested, Fhio Chalrman was of thiy oplutun tov, as also 11, 1 Hiuman und others, sud, thy wmation Hually prevailing, thy followiug men weie appuiuted tho Committee Wrizght, President Blunchard, Awmes aud J. M. Snyder, Mo E. D, Bailey, and O. M. L. Kellogg prescuted a report on the wark of the Assoclation- throughout the State during 1t showed thas conshderably object of this move Firly's slore; cleamat i rich aw the Valley of Nelthier tha Prealdent, o tha latercourse laws ¢rnlog tho Iudian country, and at the same e teylatning the uciions of iho indians in thot donot contemplato that, in the adminiy- ! tho Indlan sorvice by this Departmont, ution and development of the 1ntereats vf b service ahould bo subsesved aud accommodat- 10 the mavements of def dsolled by the sutkority of tho ® cominanding the sa holu theory of thu Jaws 874 to ba employcd ss an sdjunct to assist 't the civii service in the porformonce of delvgatcd to {8 by the Legislative branch b gruat regres that I flad mysel! com- Y 'ako uotice, un this occasion, of the SUFKUGLLIGUS AKD OFVEXELYM TONR b uwillitary oficers nol uufrequently, i otlicial correspoudence, rafer o tho acty 'mlmltd with the conductof the ludiza ve Lo call your apeclsl attentid to tho ut 00 Licut.-Gen, Bheridan on (i e gent lunt. Of thy reasans whica s D cgmolidation of o Miscollancouss T-LOOME—WE NOW HAVE A NUM é-clia ruote (puth with ‘Tha causes which, lu my Judgmeant. fnduced these live beon previnsly reported by we to the Department, and may be sunimed up fn brit a4 fullows 1. ‘They demanded the issuaof rutlons in dulk *theads of familfes,' a» ud regulations. ke any eflort at labor with the d the consequeut f suzur und rolice Y and rcmm(luu-.l o Wi wtthont buard) Indiana w leave orations o Ghlcay Teulad W uleaceptivaable peoply valy. Th Hretocigas ruolila OF buani Gan wiwaye UL 1 o 0 th must eeirabla ¢ 1y by calilu a tuoti-entlng sud Losrding Rxcliauge. Loum 10 buudy, Instead proviaed by treaty o 2, ltetuwal to ni view 10 Dltiuato scil- withliolding of three Les only, —fully suppasted by & 3. By thelr own talk and acts toey Lad bee s obuuxiouw to & Jarge puriion of tseir uwn peos ¢ the douthern Cheyenues sud Atupatiocs, 88 to be furced 1o camp to thow- selves, —thas barcing sl weans of sfillagon and reconciitation through the well-disposod Judisne; ruted from better induences. wery contiuunlly plasaiug sod plutting 1o get back hments uf trovps, or riment may theroby sayve War Department will be subjected tu she expeuso of tena of thuusands of dollars, becuuss Forl i}l is & coatly poat, built wpeciaily to watch thoss bithorto m and dangerous encmics, and Its removal will natu- nally rosult from als clange. compauy of cavalry ko thg begiunio w g0 J. Mizner further states that, during tho lal ter past uf tho winter and by early part ol or, aid W3 com- that tbe military the beof was vei /0 MENT-STOKES, OFFICES, & b Ly the Indizns, b e TR i yet It wus accopted - by Licut. William Hartivon, & 3§, Mizner datailed for the lodiaus Lave the past year. 84 biad been made. 3 report mentionod o gresd sdvavce toward the unlty of Christiaus sgainst all forms of Judgze worabip and their entire separation fruin such jutluences arl over the State. due to u better upderstanding of the trae spisic thut it was devil-worship, the same Pagun svatewn 3 enraged the furions Jebu aud roused thut mighiy kouoclust Jostah 1o put forth the whole power of his real to stamp oot sud deatroy and wake borrible Luese N'3 OFFICE, AND FUHR- wilitary uticer uuder Ay, Tritne ofice. purposy of ssulng merchantable becl 5 Mizner further states that, from the 1st uf July to ber, the' ratious lasted for uires Unuoubtedly they aid lust for blle, tu fact, (ocy were sutliclent Ma). Mzner insends 1o have it lo- wure sutticient for valy threv days. In order t axcurtain that such wus the fact, it was uecewsary for Lim to visle the lodues of over b, Indians wud take 8 detalled fuvoutory of thelr lion t auch a random statewent, which has been quoted Witl bis uilier mssertlous, are the facte given herewith of the daily rattou fssuod e¥ery wan, woway, 9nd cblld st tho Agcucy. Maj. Mizocr says, furiher, if taey, the ludlans, are left wita the lacans 1o ¢o to war, we alwply 1 havealso o ask that svy Todians sent from too uortl 1o thls Dopartment be wed and disnuuuted befors ueing sent bvre, plalaly the duly of the wilitary suthorities tu dumasnt the Lodisos 4 Tne request for & w Ageucy looks & new post when wo bave ood and saficient posts lacated by DENT=TWONICELY- ek, Beal, gae, Bod wats 110 1at of Boples B f 1bu sev cationt TOF Batbvr ul aud, wuea thus se ry , Viz.: Korts Gens. Popo sud Sheridan attribate ts cliauge (o Nuithier of thesa ofticers auch motives 10 the Lrosident, thy Hocret luner of Indian Affuirs, THEY DO REFLECT ON TUK AGENTS, wha bava ddiaed this wossure, out s cousolidation of thess Agoccles, but If possible tu luduence thesy Biyh sutburitive 10 paue3 in an unwlse actand 10 fuduce thew Lo chauce gne location of the cousulidated Agongy to ¥ort lif, wlch is adwizavly sdapied to the pur- POt uf faru)ng uud Kraziug. wiles from Texss, sue to bores aud cattio stealin ro the vqusls of { complishud thlaves of thal quarler, Discialming dlarsapoct 1o 5o7bady, 1 susert that i privats family j. 10 per tionth withous b of tha lodze; Biven wnd roguinad.” Hu 4. Since theso fudlans bave left, Juformation han been glven by irastworth Southern Cher- lorburn Cueycnuce 037), transterscd £ this Avency in Augusl, 1877, brought with thew, and bad 10 thei 100 Bpringdeld carblue Cusier's comuman death, Tuo very fack of thcse ludlans having secreted Ihoeo ooms 10 REST-A CARGE o unfurnisticd roow, Bouse, un Bouth Sl urn('h'lfiua Tegan laterior, or Comul went t0 deterinine upon Kiows snd Comanche aud ta Agencles the Liculcuat-Genoral wus 2norant; and, knowlug wothing of theso L the couclusion that ** The the Judian Agencics snd the Agencies uway from wilitary la wotlve & des e tacheat aud by avolding $ha prescuce of 't~ urally seo bud ruport L’ geliedt pehvosd Tavicobject was iciuan wio Wil Expcrience speechies wore resumoed, Sheldo, of Unip,_ the Wheator, Elder D. P Baker, editor of tho Vethod'sl, Bycamore, testifyluge that thelr ub- rvatious bud served to couvinee thewm that cret socloties wore cumbioations of (b devil, aptagontatic toa Republican form of (lovern- 1nent aud the religiou of Jesus Christ, 1hat thvy were coregntiog 10 youth, demoraliziog to sgey Shlection to troops 4t Nev. J. M. Sayder, of feonal of Ludian 38 for ite ul ould uat, hla la the faca of 1 d toew fu the bee ar gl"hn Wichita as . whic] ‘a Toxats, uu! sloup on & vulcano. llef that tavy Wero 1a pos which they could cut thelr way back nurib at suc 1ime us thsy might conslder most op this band of lodians besn dlsarmcs 10 bullera thay bed) a¢ ali cantine Aoatl'ss shoutd STiC, WUEELEL & O4i Ui, 193 CIArk-t. Kok cequont 1o the dee sommander not 10 awa) ke troopd ANTED—A FACTORY FOUEMAN-ME. chanteal man of abily, tnteerity. sotricty, and experlence over hands) refe) K 70, Tribune office. ‘ T ANTEN—A FINAT- for & steaiy situstion at xo competent In every respect. Inqulre at Paimer fause, 1eoom 12, from 10 €0 13 0°clock 1o-dAy. ENCKD TIARDWARE appiy. 10 Laxest. ANTED — FOREMAN OF TANTA-MARRHS.— Lineral wages and empioyment, Apbiy opatatrs, thind floor, CLEMENT & BAYEKR, 410 to 424 Muwaakee-ay. Employment Agencioss ANTED—4) LEVEE. LABORERS FOI JIBSIS- PALIA G ol LAY & CU., 2 Sonth Water-ag. | o 2 awren dincelinneous, D —MEN T TAKE AGENTE OUIDE VY A o barea. Kot 3 ticless circulation 1o, 00, T ) Dedrbara W ANTEG-K BMAKT 0. ATOUT 19 10 13 ears old, who ean wrig ; by letebr onlys " Fe RO 155 Eabatie-pr o Adiress ASTED-LABORENS AND DRICRLAYERS, F. }V _1. BKXTOX, contracior, 68 o Py, VW ANIED-A GOOD. STEADY, TOUKG WAX 76 Awist in photograph gsilery. 3 sptbts, phoTach puEry, gl apance for v TOURG MAN aohu'fi»r N A , and Iram tho 3 Fert Madisancee ” uaines. Apply 5. rences requtred. Addrent D—FOUNG MAN WITH $100T0 MANA e Aiimate brineas {h it Laoiet aIerLs 1aleey and fnterest o sales. AFEH, 151 East Washiagtos: VWANTED 25 AGENTS TO SELL QUK 1 irnted Christmas books. We wlil pay tha largest eommirstons ever offered by ny pabifsher, and by the finest books aver sold by sgents. Scnd for pricy Address W. J. HOLLAND & CO., %0 Lake-st., QUR_ILLUA, ARTED—A BOY, nguine o WAL udtr Palmbr Honm. o) S ATE ANTED — A " Fi ‘v':hlcm Packiog and T-CLAES _ TINPKEEPER, Trovivion Cov b3 Eaclo " ID_FEMALE MELF, . Domes 7 ANTED-COMPETENT GIRI, FOR GESNKRAL oy “bunltflol'll bring refercoces. 44 West Mone WASTED = GIME 10 DO GESEEAL TI0USE- work {n amall private family, ADDiY a1 339 Ellise av., near ifroo! Miscellaneous, WASIED=YoUNG LADY COPYIST WIMTING piain, rapid businets hand, a3 home. Cail st once At foom 3 (elerator), f20 W \ FANTED=TWO OR THREE YOUXG LALIRS OF bustness competency and atiractive appesrance; thoso hating had expericnce a3 salesladies preferred. Address 3 3, Tribune office, ANTED=LREFINED LADY TO GO WoSaEmedivas 5ot 30 Fhmane, " _BITUATIONS WANTL! Al Ilovkkecpers, Uloriss, &co SITUATION WANTED—-AS CLEKK ORt STRWARD 1o & hotelly & Lemperate young man of ten years® experience. Can furn(sh euod recainmendations, - Ad- dress i, F. DARNARD. American House, Dover.,N. i, pubort LA Db AU LT _SITUATIONS WANTED-FEMALE, Domesticse QITUATION WANTED-T) DO BECOND WORK and sewing, by a reapectablo Beoteh gir, or would and fron for s smali (amily. ~Apply at 103 ook, wadl WePolkest. ke SITHATION WANTED-BT A G00D GIRL TO DO L) general housework: n give tho best of refercuce, Fleare eall a1 200 Walnut: GENTS WANTED—CLIMAX 2 £\ er, just patented; price only nue doilar; 33510 2% 0 will secure exciusive right forone year. Call now aud scc clieapest, most duraole, aud valable wringer in {he ‘worial bunplied st cort price! Terrltory golng ko hot cskee! (Klevatar). lioom 0. W. Il. i ‘(M’BOA & CU,, manufacturers, 128 Washlugton- st., Chicay A UALE GPFORTCNITY FOR A AN TESIE0US of gulng {nto Lusiness or Nanditag stock of bous 100k uf buoks worth 82,4010 be sold inalde of tro weeks; cliance for party i6 contlnue fn sme locatiou, Addrexs by matl 8 C 1, 18 Tiues Bufiding. Joons, saLe-ait EXCITAXGE FOIt MERCIAN- dlse, the patent right of & new sewing.maciine tachient, together with stoek, tools dlew, ote, iafactory reasona for selling aro given. Addzess M Tribunu ol [FoR sALE-A DIUGSTORE BITUATED IN A county heal of abont L0} tnhabitants. connceled with two rallrosds. Mo monow required: viily Ko3d fecurlty, Adduess Lir'A. L. SANDMEYER, Columbls Lo ) VY ASTEICAS EXERGETIC BUAT rontrol the sale of a stapla #p.: othier ritles for 8 manufacturlng e «an furntets from &1,50¢ (0 $2.(00 cash to nn[ [ sid manage buslucas e3n wectre exciislvo control ut 4 utaess 1iat will sield fran o r iy B N b Fogutred. ¥or Tall patenlars ade drens 3 37, Tribune vilce. BOARDING AND LODGING, South Sldes. -~ ]2 MILYUAN-AV., COLNEL THIITEEY ¥ furaidhed roome, with or wi Duards frofm $5 (u $) per MOnilLs Tofercuces excl Wost Sidcs 416 BESL AR NLST. FIONTING JEFFER- 2 sun Park—Nizo e toom, with vosrd for Kent And wife ur (wo geotlcinens refercuces required, North Sidce £ AND 7 SORTI _ CLANK-ST. — FIRST-CLASR [ . wiiti room, 84 to r woek, with ue of plano i aths day boand Hoteld. LARENCE HOUSE, 4L 3%), 335, AND 337 ETATK- e Hotith boGth of Tariner Hiowe-—Doard snd room por day 8150 to $21 Der week, 83 Lo S1U. Iahied rvums fo rent without board, N EVADL JIOTEL, 138 AND Vo WADAR near Monrue-si.=0ood 1003 auf buard, §! dayi board for the winier at vesy low Tates. FINANGIAL, VANCES MIADE UN DIAMONDS, WATCIIES, A RSN LR N nE LS velVale omee, 120 hau' Golphi-ste, near Uik, Hooms Sund . Lstavilahed te, 1IANDS, i o/ “\m' SUM TO LOAN ON FURSIT £\ djaimonds, uriel BUY, Hoom 3,116 5 GOLD _AND HIGVERY Auiicy (0 loan on watcli:s, dlainonds, nad valussias V'8 Loan n wat of every doseriptiun at GOLO3A and_Kullion Offiey {{lupmfl te) East Madiaor Eatabliahed 1803, 00ty i L0 BLUb Jargor sum ta suit At Towest ‘cis Cul real ¢ an frgtociann Imoroved £t & BOND, Va2 Washiugton- VWARTED-A LUAN Fou AT LI GF FIVE 50 elyglit years on_gooil {Inproved real-estate niort. @age, lotervet rayable annually or will sell 107 scres of Improved tand, goud daley fari, ot hird casti, balance to sutt purc jaterat, For parilc W. 8. WEIGHTMAN, Lu et of iunticy Biatiin, Mclieary Count aodrese, Nuntiey, i1 4 per acre, ong- e o REAT BARGAINS- UIEAT BARGALY “UCARI 0jc MONTIHLY PAY) 811 U8 MONTIILY V" W W Comner Stats avd Adamy TTGIT FIANON. AW S 1ANOS, ARW SQUALE P! e onaavs, talims it Torentor farstinan loalngi Neonaran, . Corner btate and Adauis-sis. T osiiAck cnapr VEI, WEDNESDAY, NOY. 4 2 o Farseell il fa golox, (6, LR, 10 oty s 4T 10 WLRIeT 8V AT iaeliousid ot 3ir. liovell's book: sture, 144 Mumlison-st, = iy P oy T Crmcsu REEAID s eSS o i s, a4 B0 Besition st my omes, 231 s STEN A F USE-AT THVHSDAY MATINEE AT W 2 ePe witerk-grven portenionnate contalain Siiin of oueys valued “hicces ol & dout key " fweran <l 1 1€ Boneat, will icas 113t the box-uilice, MeVick ot LE~1 ENGINE, CYLINDKR 5X30. KIDE [ Valve, wid wll e uodera fmproveweiits: iU ot englues, sanging fro0i H (0 43 horse; 20 bollery from 3 L 70 hotes poaw er; SICRIN PUIpS, Trow and woud Jattive, puwer prichios an mnrfl shaftiug. ‘mllll’.l’ll‘.nulfil-'ll BLIRINGELLS Muchiuery n K1 o) e MACKINCRY, ES, WIINOING-MACH coliar-tronlog “miact g-machlues, Jor 643 Watiash-av. v MOUSEHOLD GOODS, WILL BELL THESE 1o ruise moneyt ited-| dresalpgecas, tost ul 2ell 14 bidstead, use 12, sell for -. £2.23, wll cu Mudisod b 1 A R (0, Ut warth of slaple tacrchandiu, Duat of wrdors will sell I lots ol ad receive (0 payleat oue-iilrd i 0 . blbiice oo Feal estate a geaecal maoribient vl Houd wiil b given 1 each trwde. For full particulars Bddvens, with Tull descripifon or properiy aud bri SIENCIANT, box 3378, New Yurk Uity VALUADLE UNDIPRO 0 bilaliéas portion uf thi v F Fealdence ot ou 1l quire at Hovw 5, 180 Slate- PARYNLRS WANTED, SAKRTNEL WANTED-A MAN OF GOon Ciiali- .l ucter aud stauding., witl §0,000 (o $iu W capls 10 take iho place uf & Fetlrlug partner L & well v flabid Dusfos: Uuedueas of welvo years standiug icss OF 1eivictuce Kiven aad reuuiied. Aduross K o Trib: uus valee. Pmmuz’wa NTED=CO West Madfvou-al. EiCHILO0S AT o7 F‘fififiiux . CARRIAGES. HANUISE B10K: ed: sdvanceaingde, 30 e year: Woey loaned luwing ales VU KUd b Culit. tLoul remiuval, L TPUE NATIONAL BTORAGE COMEAN 4 AN ekl ac Continl Iocaiva. 49vasces siel Jow et Futed 1 W BT,