Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-03
UTE OUTBREAK,
NO NEWS FROM PAYNE,S COMMAND
At RAWLLN0.
But Ranchman Reports Heavy Firing the
Next Day-Fears for the Safety Of Freight
ers and Hunters-Gen. Merritt Started
with tho Oavalry-List of Those Probably
Massacred at the AEency-Gen Tyner and
Party Believed Safe-Cause Of tho Out
break q Violated Treaty
HEAVY FIRING.

RAwLNs, Wy, Oct. 2. 1915 r. Mo news
from Payne's command to-day. The mail car
rier from Ute agency, due tonight, has not yet
arrived. All sorts of rumors are ahoat, but
the only reliable information received is the
statement of a ranchman, named Morgan, who
arrived to-day from his ranch On Snake river.
On the morning of the Goth, the day after tho
fight, he heard heavy firing in the direction Of
the battle ground. -.
MERRITT GOING TO THE RESCUE.
Gen. Merritt with $50 cavalry left at 1880
this morning and will be followed by infantry
tonight. Merritt was accompanied by the
scout Rankin. Great excitement prevails here.
Settlers from the vicinity of the Ute reserva-
ton are arriving hourly. Many white men,
freighters and hunters are known to be in the
neighborhood Of the Ute agency and fears are
entertained for their safety. .-
THE CAUSE.
DENVER, Col, Oct. 2.-The causes of the late
outbreak as stated from Washington is mis-
take. There has been no encroachment on the
reservation Prospectors never went to Wash
ington to urge Congress to dis
regard the treaty. The Northern
Utes who attacked Thornbureh were
not interested in the demand of the Los Pinos
Utes. The cause of the outbreak was prob
ably the failure of the government to pay tho
1873, 900 due under the Brunot treaty of 1873,
by which the San Juan mining region was ced-
ed by the Utes to Colorado. The people have
never asked the transfer of the Utes to the In
dian Territory.
The KILLED AT THE AGENCY.
The following is list of those At White
River agency, probably killed: Agent N. G.
Meeker, wife and daughter, Josephine, aged Al;
Frank and Henry Dresser, e. L. Mansfield, W.
II. Post, Mr.. and Mrs. Price and two children,
Fred. Shepherd, George Eaton and q boy named
Thompson.
GEN. TyNER AND PARTY.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Gen. Knapp, chief
clerk of the post Office department, received
tonight the following reply to his telegram to
the postmaster at Laramie, asking information
relative to first assistant postmaster Gen.
Tyner and party: Laramie Clty-To W.
A. Knapp, Chief Clerk Post Office DEPARTMENT:
Party just arrived saw Gen. Tyner and party
on Big Greek, about fifteen miles from Tinks
hams ranch, at the entrance to North Park.
Messengers have been sent to warn them of
danger from the Indians. Think they are all
right. Telegraph you when hear from them.
(Signed) G. w. SPALDINa.
Acting Postmaster
This places Gen. Tyner and friends . hnn-
dred and fifty miles east of the acene of Thorn
burgh's disaster, with . mountain range between
them and free from danger, unless the out
break among the Indians is more general than
IL now supposed.
THE SEVENTH INFANTRY.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Oct. 2.-This evening Lieut..
Col. Gilbert, with 240 soldiers from Fort Smell
ling, arrived in this city, and at this place took
special train over the Union Pacific road for
the scene of: the recent Indian fight in which
Maj. Thornburgh was killed. The soldiers
were all in good condition and spirits