St. Louis, July 20.--An army officer, just from Fort Learned on the Akansas [sic] river, says:
    From twelve to fifteen Indians, [sic] representing nearly all the tribes on the plains congregated at or near that post to receive annuities, but, that on account of the recent depredations committed by the Cheyennes some weeks since, Colonel Wynkoop had been ordered to withhold arms and ammunition. This, the Indians said was a violation of the treaty, and they notified Col. Wynkoop that if he did not issue arms they would fight for them; that they were ready for war again, and the meeting broke up in great confusion. That evening, the 10 inst., the Kiowas attacked a train from Kansas City; also a Mexican train and mail carrier and robbed them of supplies and provisions, and beat the teamsters.
    General Sully arrived from Fort Harker on the 11th, and told the Indians, in the presence of six hundred cavalry that he preferred peace, but he was ready for war. This awed them somewhat but they were sulky and discontented.
    Colonel Wynkoop deprecates the vacilating course pursued by the government and says, the Indians in his agency never were more placidly inclined; but he says hostilities are likely to break out anytime.
    A Lieutenant and five soldiers belonging to Fort Lamed, had been killed by the Indians.
    All the troops at Fort Ellsworth have been ordered to Learned, and the commanding officers of all posts in the department have been ordered to prepare their commands for action on the shortest possible notice.

Source:

Unknown, "Renewal of Indian Hostilities Apprehended," The Daily Kansas State Journal, Lawrence, Kansas, Tuesday Morning, 21 July 1868, Vol. IV, No. 3, p. 1, cols. 3-4.