Wan DEPARTMENT.,


December 80, 1899.
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SIN have the honor to acknowledge the receipt Of
your letter Of the 9th instant, inquiring into the truth
Of the assertion made by the public papers. that the Go
vernment had determined to use bioodhounds IN the
war against the Florida Indians and beg assure you
~ mi. .ah,ec, IN no..e..,on Of tho De-
parttnent.


From the time first entered upon the duties Of INC
War Department, | continued to receive letters ron
officers commanding Florida well as from The mos
enlightened citizens Of that Territory, urging me e",
ployment OF boodhounds the most efficient mean
terminating the atrocities daily perpctraed by the 10
dians on the settlers 10 that Territory 10 these ro
possls no answer was given, until IN the month p ~
gust 1888, while at the Virginia Springs ibeie was
feued to me from the Department, letter sddfesse'