The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-04
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
THE UTE

no Indians. nor had any trouble. | will
be home next week.
(Signed.) JAS. N. IYNER,
Asst Postmaster General.
| ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3.-Secretary Schurz
arrived here unexpectedly this morning,
and will hasten on to Washington tonight
to look after important matters waiting bis
attention. 1t was intended by number
of German societies and the citizens gen
orally, to give him formal reception, but
the necessity for bis immediate return to
| Washington has compelled postpone
ment untiI some future time He said he
knew nothing about the Ute outbreak
except what he had seen 10 the newspa-
papers, and when asked if it was not
caused by the failure of the government to
pay heir money past due, be said, No;
| Mr.. Meeker is agent for the Ute Reserva
ton, and we have the fullest confidence iu
him | believe he has been honest with
the Indians under his charge. think the
trouble arose from the encr0achmeBt of
the white settlers, and especially the
miners whe were prospecting for gold and
silver mices The Indians saw they were
gradually losing their reservation, and
| they grew desperate about it. The ap-
pearance OF soldiers was the signal for an
outbreak, aud the country already knows
| the result 4"
When questioned as to what he thought
of the condition of the Indians generally,
he replied, Il am we'll pleased. Many of
them are making considerable progress in
civilization. | was especially gratifed at
the condition of the Sioux Agencies and
all of the northern agencies. The only
place where there is any trouble is in the
Ute country and that arises from causes |
| mentioned and not from any lack of good
faith on the part of the government"
RAWLINs, Wyoming, Oct. 3.-There is
no news from Captain Payne's command.
The mail from the south arrived this
| morning, but as it was only from Dixon, it
contained nothing of importance.
Two companies OF cavalry arrived from
the east during the night and left for the
front this morning. Six companies OF the
7th infantry, from the department of Da-
kota will arrive here sometime Tomorrow
morning and proceed to the front. Lieu
tenant Burke, of Crooks staff, arrived at
! 2 o'clock last night and at O'Clock this
morning left by private conveyance for
the front. 1t is said that he was the
bearer Of important orders to Geaeral
Merritt. General Crook will arrive here
to morrow and will go forward and assume
command of the expedition and personally
L
awful silence at the front indicates that
the worst may be expected and grave
fears are now entertained for the safety Of
Captain Payne ard his command Troops
and supplies arc being sent to the front
with remarkable dispatch. Captain
Giles, quartermaster, is giving the matter
his personal attention, General Merritt's
command probably reached the camp of
Lieutenant Price Gu Fortification Greek
this evening aud expected to arrive at the
battle field Sunday afternoon.
The opinion of those best acquainted
with the hostile Utes is that they are new
many miles from the scene of IhornOurg's
engagement and that the troops will be
Obliged to follow them far into the noun
tains, if they succeed in finding them at
ali. Should this theory prove correct.
General Crook will IN all probability fol-
low the trail of the Ute families south
fr, the agency toward Blue River. and
by this movement may succeed in drawing
the Utes out into the open country, Frons
the manner in which troops and supplies
are being sent forward General Crook evil
IDENTIFY intends to prosecute the campaign
to The bitter end.
The total number of troops now sent
forward is about 600 Two more com
panies of cavalry will arrive Monday, one
from Fort Fetterman and one from Fort
Robinson.
CHICAGO, Oct. 8. Lieut.. General Sheri-
dan has not received word from the seat
OF war since Wednesday. General Crock,
who arrived in Omaha to-day, telegraphed
General Sheridan that nothing is received
at headquarters there. Crook thinks Mer-
ritt should reach Payne's command by
Saturday forenoon. General Sheridan be-
H. l.
tain his mmand against the sayages with
but little loss, as he must have had time 10
fortify during the night preceding the at
tack. Both Crook and Thornburg had cs-
teemed the force under the latter large
enough to cope with the Indians. A large
force would have been expensive and to
have sent more men would have been
| to call down criticism
| The following changes are ordered:
| Col. Mckenzie, with six companies, fourth
cavalry, to move from Ft. Clark, Texas, TO
| Ft. Hayes, Kansas, and on arrival there,
| FIVE companies are to proceed to Et. Gar
| land, Colorado; four companies. twenty
second infantry. from FIT. Gibson. Indian
| Territory, to proceed to Alamosa, and
thence to Pagosa Springs; four companies
| of infantry will be concentrated at Ft.
Dodge, to follow u3 if necessary.
| Inc Chlcago LdnlcS correspondent mas
obtained from Rawlins copy of the last
dispatch sent out by Agent Meeker. Of the
! White River agency. 1t is dated Sept
| %, and is interesting as showing the state
of affairs existing there at the time, and
as a seeming contradiction TO the state
ments published of what the scout Lawrey
Saw there on the same night. The dispatch
is as follows:
WHITE RINER AGENCY, Col. Sept. 2e,
1870, via RawIins. Sept. 29.-To +. A.
Hoyt, Commissioner, Washington: Would
say to yours Of the 23d of September, if
the soldiers arrest the Indians and 60
away, l must go With them. The soldiers
/ must stay. Large bodies of the Indians
are leaving for the north TO hunt They
insist should give out blankets now. L
refused. The trade in guns aud ammuni
ton on Bear and Snake Rivers is brisk.
4 Company d, 9th cavalry. is at Steambo
ISprings, awaiting instructions: which
came to-day from Gen. Hatch, and are
forwarded to-day by an enploye.
n. G, MEEKER. Agent
i DENVER, Oct. 3.-The Southern Utes
are mostly peaceeble The disconteuded
ones are supposed to be with the band that
attacked Thornburg- No trouble at the
southern agencies is anticipated. There
are troops enough here to protect the
settlers. News from the seat of war comes
here by the way of Laramie and Cheyenne.
IL