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Show ABOUT THE SCALP LIFTERS. Washington, 21. In connection with the application of General Sheridan Sheri-dan tor ell'ective operations against the Indians the Kiowas, Comanches and Ciieyeunes the Secretary of war has instrucieJ the general army as follows: fol-lows: July 20. Respectfully returned to the General of the Army in accordance accord-ance with suggestions and;recoinmen-dations and;recoinmen-dations received to-day from the acting Secretary of the Interior, and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Guilty Indians will be pursued and punished wherever found, and reservation reser-vation lines should be no barrier to such operations. Care should be taken not to strike innocent and friendly Indians who are near the agency, and have taken no part in the recent forays. Measures should be immediately taken to keep friendly friend-ly Indians from others, and permission permis-sion be ofiered to others who are friendly and have not had the opportunity oppor-tunity to join them, to come in, that all who persist in hostilities should be pursued and punished. The Secretary Secre-tary of the Interior will be immediately immedi-ately informed of these instructions and a copy of a letter to the Secretary ot the Interior, under date of July 18th, euclosing a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of the same date, received to-day, will be sent as soon as copied, to you for transmission to General Sheridan. Signed, Wm. Belknap, Secretary of War. |