Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-06
THE REDSKINS.
VCTORlA'S BAND SEVERELY PUN
lSHED.
Troops at White River Agency Surrounded
by HOstiles-PainfuI Suspense at
Rawlins-Fears for the Safety
Of Payne's Command.
Victoria's Band Defeated.

CHICAGO, October 4.-The following
was received to-day at General Sheri-
dams headquarters, in this city, via Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas:
Morrow came up with Victoria and
his band on the 2Sth of September, near
Ojacalienti, and so far, after two days,
reports having inflicted severe punish
ment on the Indians, capturing 60hOrses
and mules, including 1,200 more OF
Hooker's horses. Victoria is in an al
most inaccessible country, and was well
fortified, but Morrow dislodged HIM.
Morrow continues the fight. am send
ing the Apaches just enlisted, a company
of sixty cavalry and two companies from
Staunton to him, and now have no
doubt OF the final result. This relieves
me, and | can attend TO the Ute coun-
try:
[Signed HATCH,
Colonel Commanding.
Painful Silence.
RAwLINs, Wy, October A painful
silence still continues. Not a word has
been heard from the front. Six COM
panies of the Seventh infantry, under
Col. Gilbert, and company b OF the
Third cavalry, under Lieut.. Hunter, ar
rived here to-day, and will 90 forward
i'm the morning. Gen. Crook will pro-
badly reach here Monday evening. The
mail from the south is due tonight,
when we confidently expect to receive
important news.
Fight at White River Agency.
WASHINGTON, October 4.-The follow
ing was received at the Indian bureau:
Los PIoNos, COL, October I'd.
To Commissioner HOW.
A runner just in from the White
river agency reports that the agent and
employees are killed. There has been
fight with the troops in which the Off
GERS in command were killed. The
troops are surrounded away from any
water supply and their trains have been
captured.
Peace Order.
Chief Oway, head of the Ute nation,
sends the following order to his people:
To the Chiefs, Captains, Heddmen and
Ites at IYhde Rirer:
You are hereby requested and COM
manded to cease hostilities against the
whites, injuring no innocent person or
any others, farther than to protect your
own lives and property from unlawful
and unauthorized combinations OF horse
thieves or desperados, as anything fur
ther will ultimately end in disaster to
all parties.
GSignedl STANLEY, Agent.
Going to Join the Utes
OGDEN, UTAH, October 4,-Six Shos-
hone chiefs, with war paint and armed
with breech loading rifles, came down
the Utah river, and went east this morn
ing on the Union Pacific road, paying
their fare and announcing that they
were going to join the Utes.
Heavy Firing in Direction of Pvyne's
Command.
CHEYENNE, OcrOber 4.-Prospectors
in the North Park from this plare are
returning. They report Utes in
war paint having been seen in prOXimi-
" to the mines and that the miners
dIt lttNlllE lOl lllt StiNlNlllNlAl anu ONllIio
are banding together for protection.
The ranchmeu in and near the park
are leaving and all report having seen
Indians or Indian signs Aaron Bergey,
mail carrier, arrived at Rawlins at 4:20
this morning from Dixon, having left
there at SPIN. Yesterday morning he
reports seeing the body OF. Geo. Gordan,
well known freighter, who
was hauling Indian goods from
Rawlins to the White RIVER agency,
and the body Of one of his teamsterS at
a point between the scene of Thorn
burgh's fight and the agency. Bergey
says that heavy firing was heard in the
direction OF Payne's position on
Wednesday. No Indians have been
seen in the vicinity OF Snake River set
tlement. There are five or six people at
Dixon, and the carrier says they had no
serious apprehensions OF being troubled.
Peck, a Bear river trader, was on his
way to Dixon when the carrier left.
Bergey thought that Merritt's command
camped last night at Fertilization creek
and would reach Payn's corral some
time this Sunday night.