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Show Anus to Imliuii. Washington, Oth Gciieiu; I- Acting Secretary of the Interior. i..is . caused A thorough rx.!!i:::;.iL:, -n to be made of the tiles and record of the Indian bureau, to uncertain how much truth exists in the stories eircu-latin eircu-latin in the public press, that a large number of firearms of Government ! improved patterns have been issued to ! hostile Indians during the last two i years, the result is as foiiows : To I delegation from the lied Cloud band I of Ogalalla Sioux, which visited Washington, Wash-ington, 75 riiles, .1 revolvers, and 1:1 I muskets were issued it is weH known ! that all the members of these delega- j tions have been friendly to the iio- j vemment since their visit ; to the ( Utes, at the Los Pinoss agency, who 1 were operating aghast the Apaches, U rilles ; twenty Utes, at White Kiver agency, GO rifles, bv the special agent at Denver ; to liidians opntt-ing opntt-ing against the Apaches, 1 nths. Total number of arms issued oi all kind in the last two years, L4. |