The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-09
FARLEY WITH TIE TES.
Their Fin, Compliance With tho
Wishes Of The Commission.
The Murderers of Meeker TO be Given
up for TRIAL A Council That
Decides for Peace After
Threatening War
Tho Proceedings of the Council.

DENVER Cnl Doe p A special diapatnh To
tho nanvnr 75tbtHe LAT eI Los rinos tho sixth
apya: Aftor Iack hn1 refused tn namo tho In
dams concerned III the White rtvar massacre
all the nhinfa rotirnl TO Durav'a hnuse for con
eultnion A man afterwards CONT from the
agalny to OurRy's with Ray for tho Indana
hnrana reports that the Utaa wnre dncked out In
fnnthera anI warpalnt and wers making fiery
Anorales md ndnIgng In wild dannaa. HHtur-
day noon the ltes camo into tho agency and
took seats Gen Hutch address them nj lengtll
settling forth III full the demands Of tho com.
miaainnora their right to mako tho demHuda
mud tho uaiauoh Rlroatly exercised with tho
ltn4 TO day IA said "is y"ur Inst ehanpa
We will whit no lnnger We want yenr tlna
answer. Hnd W. waut no evasion.
TlaliRt Of Utea charged by tbo agency women
with taking part In the mnss1ero wns then road
and tho question put hy Gen. Hutch Will Won
aurrnndnr tho men whoaa names are in this
parrf ~ hntriod II guilty 10 ho puniahed. and
II inuaf ant HCuuittatf The question Waa uut
twice and attnr consultation oyastve answers
were returned both tunes, WHOM tho question
waa repoated lhn third limo.
Durnv reptod How DO wa know tho Indiana
Won unmo wnrn IN tho White ivnr naannoref
Nn "auuut deuend upop whnt those women
saw
That II what wo depend on aald Cen
Gon. Adams then addroaaed the Indians aud
nude a Fpaoah nf over au honr = duration, say
ting nmOng other things, thRt ho commission
ora did not want To punish Golorow. Jack and
othora who took rart In the Thornhureh lght.
hut the rownrdly dogs who participated In the
massacre ot uuArm"d mon III tho agency clos
Ing hy saying. Wn want th0Ea l'tea and Wa will
The Indians ltzyl 4 consultation In n low tone.
among themselves but did not soom Inclined 10
reply ri all when Geu. Hatch again nrnsn nn I
asked If the guilty Indiana wor" to he sHrren,
dored. sayin he had medo the last appeal No
ono moved ar spoke fol y few mlnutna, when
Gulornw lighted his big "pipe of peace" Each
Indian rrosaut drow his kuife and laid II on his
kuees the question Of unaea or war hning the
ono pending Colorow thon passed the plpe "a
tho next man without smoking It and II went
around the eir"le. Whom the circle was flushed
ho Inmpaa IN hiq fnN straightonea Up to his
fnll height pulled his belt around until tho
knife sheath was In front md, RnRtnhing hia
knife. threw Il ringing and anfy"ring upon the
floor Instantly every Indian present laid his
hand on hia knifnor pistol tho whites following
their example. Tho two parties stood fronting
md defvng zach ethor for som" moments. each
waiting for tho other to make n forward move
mont There we're hnf EiX white men in tho
room whtle the Indians numbered twenty 1--WE,
though thero were fifteen soldiers in an nd
Finally auray spoke, saying In substance
TINT they would deiver M III" Indians named
only an condition that they should hatrlnd In
Washington Colorado Ueople. ha sHid arc
all our euemies. and II give them no To he tried
IN this state would he to surrender hem 10 q
those twelve mon here for you 20 aoa ani those
whom you decide guiltyshall he tHben TO Wash-
ingfon ani tbs frasilent shall determine their
guilt or inuooeuee. lhH chief spoke with
groat arrogance and hntnnaa
Ouray addod that Il would require about y
weet 10 bring tho mon IN Gen Hatch told him
ha accepted the proposition Ms far as bringing
Tho men IN was concerned hut as 10 taking them
to Waahingttn hn would have FIRST to telegraph
70 Secretary Schutz 70 got permtsston, Golorow
and lack wnre Immediately dispatched 10 bring
ii the twelve named including DouglHss and
Petsueno. They said thoy would return In 1--WE
dHyR.
After hny had gone 0uray agaln spoke, ret-
Grating his stQtem"nt thai tho ut"s could not
rot Iuetioa In Colorado. and could only got It in
Wafhingtan Won, thero" said 0urny moan
ing ttencrals Hnteh arI Adama md thelr loyal
advtser, YAoiR Hro MI my enomios. | tfm ono
against threc. Ynn hate mo Yan are NIL Colo
rado or Nav Mexico mon. and u French devil
hnve not ono FRIEND among Sou. You would
hot giva me Justice and thas1 why want TO go
~ Washington. whore / can have 1T least one
friond.