The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-28
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.--In view of the
proposition made by Vim. Blaikie to Court
ney and Hanlon to row or the Potomac, the
boat club this morning telegraphed Blake ex-
tending to Courtney n HanlOn the hospital
ity Of the club and the use of the boat-houses,
and guaranteeing an enthusiastic reception.
Hanlon and Courtney have been telegraped
also by the club.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Secretary Schurz
to-day received the following telegram from
the Governor of Colorado: "Denver, Oct.
20. Information from South Western Color
do satisfies me that most of Ouray's war
riors were in the Thornburgh fight. To
surrender the criminals, Ouray must surren-
der bis tribe, which he is pOwelles to do.
They adhere to him for protection only, and
will not submit to punishment. Neither will
they surrender the White River Utes, who are
bound to them by the closest ties, and are no
more guilty than themselves. They whipped
Th%ornburgh's command, and now Merritt re-
tires. 1t cannot be disguised that the fighting
men of the tribes are hostile, and flushed
with victory, and that they are sayages. They
take no prisoners except m Their tro-
plies are not baners but scalps. If the policy
OF military inactivity continues our frontier
settlements are liable to become scenes of
massacre. Unless the troops move against the
Indians the Indians will move against the
settlers. Must three hundred miles of border
settlement be subject to this peril? The gen.
eral government is doing nothing to defend
our settlements. The State cannot defend
all this border except by attacking the
enemy. In behalf Of on people, l represent
this danger to YOU, and urge that the govern
ment recognize that a war with barbarians
now exists which involves the lives of numer-
Gus exposed settlements. It can be termina-
ted only bv the most vigorous and uninter-
rupted warfare. Signed
FREDERICK W. PITKIN,
Governor"
To this message the Secretary has tele-
graphed the following reply:
Your dispatch is received. | entrusted
with the important duty of special agent to
the Utes, Gen. Chas. Adams, a citizen of Col
orado, who a month ago was represented to
me by youself as a gentleman of excellent
character, uncommon ability ana energy,
intimately acquainted with the Utes and en-
inently qualified to deal with them in an
emergency. He is with them now and his
last report was that "None of the Southern
and only part of the White River Utes have
been engaged in the trouble and all rumOrs
of depredations off the reservation are untrue
except the driving off of horses from Bear
river, and this before Ouray's order to
cease fighting was received" General
Adams reports this after having
traversed southwest Colorado, the source of
your information. He also states =" The
captive women and children, who, l have
assurances; are safe, will be delivered. Troops
should not proceed south from White River
as l believe that your conditions to secure
peace will be complied with" This report
Of a responsible man who has your confidence
as well as views, and who speaks from per-
sOnal observation, is certainly entitled to
credit. The liberation of captive women and
children is the first thing to be accomplished,
Adams expects to bring them in if not inter.
fered with in a few days. He will then also
report on the surrender of the guilty Indians
Meanwhile military preparations are not
relaxed. so that the failure of the effort men.
toned may be followed by energetic action
We are endeavoring to prevent a general wal
with the whole Ute tribe which would be g
better way to protect your border settlements
than a general attack upon the Indians by
armed citizens, as your dispatch seems tt
suggest. 1t is therefore earnestly hoped thai
every effort will be made to prevent an TN
necessary extension of trouble which may bt
precipltated by inconsiderate action.
(Signed) G. SCHURz.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 23.-The steamer
Louise H., from Algiers, Africa, has arrived
The Captain reports that OH the night of thu
18th inst. he picked up in the channel seven
teen survivors of the burned steamer Mevt
Pazorodel Cocoon, including Captain Dia;
and two mates. The steamer had a crew 0
~ and 20 passengers aboard when the calam
iy occurred. The survivors were in q ter
rible state of exhaustion, having been cling
ing to the floating debris for Is hours.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 23.-From Captain
D:,, 80 o.,r FLO WI ;pr ,,r 4 M nnc ~,
obtained: The steamer left Havana Oct. 16tl
for Neuvatas, with a general cargo including
a large lot Of grain and provisions for TIN
Spanish army. Everything was all right I'm
til about 1 o'clock Saturday morning, Oct
18th, when the vessel was in the Baham;
Straits, near Paredon and Lobas lights, whel
an alarm of fire was sounded ashore. Til,
captain, passengers and crew, who were il
their beds at the time, aroused to ascertain
the cause of the alarm. 1t was found thu
vessel had taken fire amidships, aud was the1
in a sheet Of flame. General confusion thel
enSued. The vessel was burnt to the water
were on board forty-two of the crew an'
some seventeen or twenty passengers, in
Guiding about six officers and soldiers of til,
Spanish army. Louise H. picked up seven
teen of the un%fortunstes including the Cap
tain. two mates and one soldier. Five of tn
crew took to the small boat and are suppose
to have been picked up. One boat was low
cred and some twenty persons, passenger
and crew took to it but are supposed to hav'
been lost.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-General S. V
Bennett, Chief of Ordinance OF the Unitet
States Army, has completed his annualr report
The total amount of expenditures during thu
year was 81 AS, 99S. General Bennett devote
Il large portion of his report to the subject o
the militia. He says: For many year
there has been a growing feeling Throughout
the country in favor of the reorganization o
our militia system. To perfect IL presen
organization or to improve it by alteration
requires the action Of Congress. That Con
gress has full power to provide for the organi
cation of militia in time of peace under tn
provision of the CONSTITUTION. there can be Il.