Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-06
THE INDIANS.
Severe Punishment Inflicted Oh Victoria
and His Band.
THE TROUBLE WITH THE HOS
TILE UTES.
The Troops Moving Rapidly Forward
to the Ute Country.
NEWS MOMENTARIL Ef-
PECTED.
THE INDIANS.

| CHICAGO, October 4. The following has
been received at Gen. Sheridans heaquarters
in this city
| "MOrrow came up with Victoria and his
| band on the 2Sth of September, near OjOca-
lienti, and reports that he inflicted severe
punishment on the Indians capturing sixty
horses and mules, including twelve or more
of Hooker's horses. Victoria was in an al
most inaccessible country, and was well for
titled, but Morrow dislodged him. Morrow
continues the fight Am sending the Apach-
es just enlisted, n company of 60 cavalry, and
then two companies from Staunton to him,
and now have no doubt of the final result.
| This relieves me, and can attend to the Ute
| country.
FATcH,
Colonel Commanding.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, October 4. General
| Mckenzie's regular fourth cavalry is ordered
to Fort Hayes, in the Ute country. The de-
parture Of the troops is greytly regretted, as
large area of the Mexican border is left UNI
protected, and it is feared there will be II rep
clifton Of the raiding outiages of two years
ago.
DODGE CITY, October 1. Co. A, 10Th in
fantry, 1t. Spencer commanding, left here
tonight for FIT. SymcOlthe, to await orders.
Four companies of the same regiment are
held at Dodge City, ready to leave at mo-
ment's notice. Co. G, of the 18th infantry.
mounted, Capt. Bradford commanding, left
Fort Dodge to proceed to Oteiz, New Mexico.
His movements are to Illustrate the hostile
demonstrations of the Southern Utes and 9TH
er bands in Colorado and New Mexico.
CHICAGO, October 4. Gen. Sheridan has
received no news from the Ute outbreak, nor
does he expect anything authentic before
Monday or Tuesday.
RAwLrNs, October 4. A painful silence
still continues. Not word has been heard
from the front. Six companies of the 9TH in
tantry, under Col Gelber, and Co. volun-
teers arrived to-day and go forward in the
morning Gen. Crook will probably reach
here Monday evening. The mail from the
South is due tonight, and important news is
confidently expected.
WASHINGTON, October I. The following
was received at the Indian Bureau:
Los Pinos, Cal,
October 2.
70 Commissioner Hoyt-
A runner from the White River Agency re-
ports the agent and an employe killed. There
had been fight with the troops in which the
officers in command were killed The troops
are surrounded away from any water supply,
and their trains have been captured.
Chief Ouray, head of the Ute nation, sends
the following order to his people by a run
ner:
To the Chiefs, Captains, Headmen and Utes
on White River:
'You are hereby requested and command
ed to cease hostilties against the whites, in
juring no innocent person or any others, fur
Their than protect your own lives and property
| from an unlawful and unauthorized combna-
ton of horse thieves and desperadoes, as any
thing further will ultimately end in disaster
to all parties.
(Signed) STANLEY, Agent.
| New YORK. October 4. A Denver spe-
cial despatch from Lorraine City says:
1t is believed the Utes will obtain supply
of arms and ammunition from the Mormons,
who will furnish all they want. Arrivals
from Salt Lake report belief there that the
Mormons have something to do with the out
break. They were delighted at having a
military force centred in the Ute territory
The Utcs have been reinforced by Arrapa-
hoes.
| A person from the South reports the South
ern Utes under Ignati0 as leaving for the
North and very hostile in expressio.
| A despatch from Rawlins says a number of
Indian fire signals were noticed in the vicini-
ty of Snake River, last night. 1t is supposed
the Indians are there and have burned the
houses of the settlers. who had however va
Gated them.