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Show LATEST TELEGRAMS. THE CHEYENXE.. H' by They Became Disaffected -'the Usual Kensuu. Chicago, -10. At a late hour tonight to-night the military headquarters received re-ceived Beveral interesting documents bearing on the Cheyenne Indian troubles. The first is from General Fope, who reports that the force of cavalry is too email to attend to the aeceders and that all the military are poorly armed with carbines, as against the Indian rifles. The cavalry are kept busy at Forts Sill and Reno. He urges that more forces are essential to securing peace on the border. At the Cheyenne Chey-enne Indian agency be learna that there is an enormous deficiency iu the Indian supplies, as shown by the report of John D. Miles, agent at the Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency. The l.Mier says the primary cause of the Cheyennes leaving their reaervatiou is that the daily ration promised thpm ot one and a half pounds of bjef, half a pound of Hour cr corn, and four Dounda of coflee, eight pouLds of sugar and three pounda of beans to each 100 rations, has only bet n partially carried out, the aupoliea received being insufficient. insuffi-cient. .None of the stock and aid in building houses, which was promised, ha been aflorjed them. Another cause ot the defection w-? th a thy otjectsd to the mauuer ol biwmg their rations. Tue Northern Cuey- curies nrst withdrew. Alt enoris to in dues them to return peaceably have been unavailing. General Pope suggests sug-gests that the Indian cemmiscioner may, in the light of me facts?, find it necessary to modify hia views of the Htl.iira at the agency. Ben. Cark, an old scout, reports that be baa information that fifteen Cns?yeput's have been killfd ia ei-uwKiterJ ei-uwKiterJ with troops, and that tie M.ede.s ii.teud to work north cod to pin; o-e a puacelul tcttUmeut in Fort kaioe, but if thia is net permitted, :,; will join Sitting Bull. |