The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-04

Indians who were in my camp last night
| and have reached the conclusion tha
under my orders, which require me tc
march this command to the Agency, an
mot at liberty to leave it at point where
| it would not be available in case o.
trouble. You are authorized to say tol
me to the Indians that my course OF con
duct is entirely dependent on them. Oul
desire is to avoid trouble, and we have
not come for war. requested you in my
letter of the 26th to meet me on the road
before / reached the Agency. renew
my request that you do soi and further
desire that you bring such chiefs as may
desire to accompany you.
Under date of r. NJ, September %,
Agent Meeker replied:
DEAR S1R-I expect to leave in the
morning, with Douglass and Serrick. to
meet you. Things are peaceable and
you have trouble in getting through the
canon to-day let me know. We have
been on guard three nights and shall be
tonight, not because we know there is
danger but because there may be. I like
your last programme; it is based on true
military principles" / give these letters
entire, because / believe that Major Thorn-
burgh acted from the beginning to the end
exactly right; SO did Mr.. Meeker, and the
on the Indians.
The report then records the events incl
dent to Maj. Thornburgh, the killing of
Lieut.. Weir and the murder of Agent
Meeker, and embodies various dispatches
and military orders heretofore published)
relating to subsequent movements Of the
troops The following dispatch will
show the terms arrived at, and are the or
ders existingsat this moment of time.
A NJ q
October "a, 1879. !
To Gen. p. II. Sheridan, Commanding Divt-
sion, Chicago: CABS
1 have received your three dispatches of
yesterday morning, giving an account OF
the killing of Lieutenant Weir, and of the
strength of your forces at White River
and Forts Garland and Lewis. All seem
strong enough and are well commanded.
Let all preparations proceed, and be ready
the moment I give the word to pitch in.
Should Agent Adams fail in his mission, l
that the civil authorities will
stand aside and the military will take alb.
solute control of this whole Ute question
and settle it for good and all time. HUI
to captive, women and friendly
Utes, even of the White River Agency,
has justified this seeming waste of time.
ESigned1 w. T. SHERMAN.
&ff General.
All the world now knows that special
agent Gen. Chas. Adams, OF Colorado, ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior to
conduct these negotiations with the hos
lie Utes, has partially succeeded in his
mission; has obtained the surrender of
Mrs. and Miss Meeker, Mrs. Price and two
who are already safe with their |
friends. He is now supposed to be again
with the hostiles on Grand river, endeay-
bring to effect the other conditions requir-
I'D of the Utes by the Hon. Secretary of
Interior, who is primarily responsible for
he entire management of the case. I
certainly applaud the courage and energy
hus far displayed by Gen. Adams and
nope that he will fully and completely
Iucceed in his praiseworthy mission, and
believe that prudence demands that mill
ary preparationsa and precautions shall not
lacken. Thus far we have lost eleven
citizens, two officers and twelve soldiers
titled and forty-one wounded. The In
iians admit loss of thirty-nine warriors
zilled, so that they have not much reason
o boast.