The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-14
No More Fighting by the utes I'm
less Forced to DO 50.
The General Of the Army Proposes to
Punish the Slayers Of Meeker and
1shornburgh The Leader Of
the Utes Not Yet
Known.

Ginos aEHlcy. lie reports that hss cav white
women and children at the White river
agency, In charge of Chief Douglass. Ee
cav one OF the employees who were present
when the Indians made the attack on Che
agency. This man killed ono Indian and
wounded another. Sapavaneiro thinks three
or fouf more employees are alive Meeker
WINS killed. IA report given In the papers,
thai Sapavanelro and shavano took part In
the faght, liz untrue. and 1t IL also not cure
tlfeb Chief Douglass led the White river
Utes. Ouray thinks lack, White river Ute.
commanded the Indians In the charge on
TFhornburgh's command
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-The following was
received by the Indian commissioner:
Los PtNos AGENCY, October o.
Nmpl1ye Brady and escort VI Indians have
Just arrived from White river. The Utes re-
coaniHed and nbeyad 0uray's order and With
drew, and will fight no more, unless forced To
do 80.
I'll the soldiers are now stopped the trouble
can bestopped by peace commission To in
vesugate The oifanses pnd let the .nlame rect
whprp III may. This will save lfe ekpense
and distress. II It eau be accomplished.
ATMnner has just arrived from the Southern
Ute Agency, with letter from the agent. A
general council is to be held. The Utes will
obey Curays request and Will stay Mt home,
and take no part In the White river trouble
and request ouray to inform them Of their
decision. SEANLEY, Agent.
I,concur In the above. OuRAY.
Head Chief Of the Utes.
Secretary Schurz Immediately called on
Cen. Sherman with the above dispatch, and
as the result of the conference Gen. Sherman
sent the following instructions TO Gen. Sheri-
dan:
"The Honorable Secretary of the Interior
haa THE morning called with d dispatch given
at length below, which is communicated for
your Information, and which should 40 for
ritt. The latter, on tho spot, can tell Il the
hostiles hove ceased fighting; II 90, Gen.
Merritt should go. in every event, to the
agency to ascertain the actual condition 81
facts. All Indiana who oppose him must be
cleared out Of the way II they resist II they
surrender thsAr arms and ponies they should
Y be held ~ p9leunefs. to be disposed OF by
superior orders, The Secretary Of the In
ter'i0r will eend d special at once to Ouray,
who ls believed to be honest and our friend
He may prevent the Southern Utna from be-
inx myaded, and the Interior Department
can 6NkDistM him afterwards by showing
favor b Suiaa Or Ills special friends, but the
rrufccerfy f the agent and employees must
be punished, IA also those who fought and
killed Major ThornhurEh and men. Please
Al. wv. n. SHERMAN, General
THE SCENE Ar THEtwnrrE RIVER AGENCY
WHEN ENTERED BY THE TROOPS,
RAwIrNs, Oct. 1.-Two courers have ar
rived from what was the White river agency.
From them ID learned the following:
Gen. Merritt advanced upon the agency.
was two miles from his wagons. A teamster
named Julius Moore, who was with him when
he left here, was found about one hundred
yards from GoldsteIl, with two bullet holes
fll his breast and his body hacked and mutt
lated. As che command advanced they came
to an old coal mine. In 1t was found the dead
body of an agency employe, named Dresser
He had evidently been wounded and crawled
Into the mine to die. His coat was folded up
and placed under his head for pillow. ln
his pocket q letter was found which, rs near
% the courier remembers, was as folows:
WEsrTE RIVER, September 20, p M
Major Tbornburah:
will come with Chief Douglass and an
other chief and meet you Tomorrow. Every
thing is quiet here and Douglass is flying the
United States flag. We have been on guard
for three nights aud Will De to-nignt, not a snas
might be- Did you have any trouble coming
through the canon? n G. MEEkER,
United States Indian Agent.
ton was presented. A II the buildings except
one had been burned to the ground. Not
living thing was In sight except the com
mander. The Indians had taken everything
and decamped. The women and children
were missing, and nothing could be found TO
Indicate what had become OF them. They
have been murdered and buried or taken
away a. hostages. The dead body Of Father
Maeker was found about one hundred yards
frem his house, lying en- his back. shot
through the head. The left side Of his head
haG been Smashed ia with some blunt instru-
ment, q piece. Of barrel stave, driven into
HIS mouth ami one of his hands and arms
badly burned. The dead body OF w. ii. Post,
Father Meeker's assistant was found be-
tween the building and the river with
O bullet hole through his left ear and one
under the eye. He and Father Meeker
were naked. Another eMploye named
Eaton WAS found dead, strIpned naked. nls
hole ia his left breast. Frank Dresser. broth
er Of the man found In the coal mine, was
found BADLY burned. A bullet haa passed
through his heart The bodies OF Eaton,
other employees not before named were also
found kridge was found two miles from the
agency, naked and with bullet hole through
the bead. In the position occupied by the IN
dians during Thornsurahs battle, Oh breast
work made az stone, was found the dead body
OF an unknown white man. dressed in buck
skin. He was sitting on his knees and had
through the forehead. From this 1t appears
that the Indians are not alone In their helsh
work. The suRposilion is that the Indians
have gone soutk to join the Southern Ctes
The impression among the officers Of Mer-
ritt's command isthat the indians who fought
Thornbnrgh numbered nc least IVY.
THE Loss OF THE INDIANS.
BEAR RIVER, via Rawlns, Oct. IS Indian
reports brought In from the agency by Los
Pinos Utes say that thirty-seven Indians
were killed during the fight on the twenty
ninth Of September and the siege until Octo-
ber 5. the date of Gen. Marritt's arrival.
an AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF MERRTTrs
MOVEMENTS.
RAWLINs, Oct. 13.- -Lieuteuants Bourke and
SCHUYLER arrived here to-day, and an authen-
tic report IL had of the doings OF Gen. Merritt
and command since the march to the front.
On the afternoon Of the day on which he
reached Capt. Payne's camp he had light
With the Indians. He had to move his camp
bout j mile from Payne's old position that