New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-21
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FuE INDIANS To SURRENDER OK 81 PUNISHED rE-
FORE Prt,E CAS- BE GUAEA>TfED-wAs TIE
,p,tY SOLD or-Tr

FIE INDIAN, To- SURRENDER OK 81 rUNi,HrD pE-
FORE Prt,E CAS- BE GCAEAHTrED-wAs TIE
ARMY SOLD orr'
WAsnINGTo>, Ot. @O.-Iic Government IS de-
termued that no peace ,u- lc>.iDls shal be enter
tanned until ait,t the surrender O, tine Utcs who
killed Agent Mcekcr and his a--ocittcs and the
men OF Major lloIulufg' = command If they are
not surrendered an active cauplign is probable.
The plan OF the War department seems now to De-,
in case tie guilty tc, are NOT given up. to move
against the hostile tribe from both the north and
south making the Southern Agency tho chief base
of opera ions. Notwithstanding TIE apparent good
understanding between the War and Interior De
parimcuts about the Ute affair, there are serious
misglViug- on the part Of many officers that tine
,rmy has, as General Sheridan puts Il, been sold
out.'
a General Press dispatch states that the
Secretary OF the Interior says, when It Was still
supposed that General merritt would have to fight hs
way through 10 the White River Az ncy General
Charles Adpus. Special Ascn, of thc Department.
cnosen account Of IBIS AFFINITY and intimate acqaaiut
auce with the Ute chic) instructed 20 proceed
Pnos Agency STRENGTHEN chief Ourav his friendly
atuudc in ease c refusal oi tie Government 10 stop
the troops shoud produce excitement among the Los
Pnos Uic-. He endeavor To bring about the
render OF the hostile Indians, or failing IN that draw
tnc peaccaby disposed Utcs away from tho ami isolate
them lie Wa. t. assure the Indian. that the troops
were bound 10 force their way 10 WAITE River and lie
roy all resistance. Aferwari. General Adams was
directed To ascertain the whereabouts of the White
River tribe, To- them 10 surrender, ana 10 put
himself in con- nluicItion with General Merritt and
give HIN al the u'ormaton he had. together with his
opinion of the condition OF things.
The Secretary says mat General sherman in
formed of what had done. on October IL General
sherman asked the Secretary whether Ice desired the
TROOPS be sent. T., following is extract from his
letter:
Do want General Mcrutrs force 81 about 1000
to Ice Mnitt i..cr a. The LIS IlAus Agency
must dttrTnf ta- question: Iuu the L.
terror II, paintnt has charge o tnc l.r iDdiHn- and
tAc miarv j. fctlug 90 supper tie Indian Bureau IN
management fni- f1hr 90 IniiHn- be- 81 You 10
inform me whether prefer thl Tins military force
snail p- tlc Los Pine Agency "r at VIM" River.
The s,nc evening the Secretary visited General shcr
man 81 is mousse Tor tAe purpose of dSccrtmns what i
meant. General S.cian explained tine ili ultes Gen
oral Me.rtt's command would have 10 encounter IN
crossing tn- h ga mDutain range between Nhtc islYr
ana lr- Puos without wagon road. 90" possibility
o! hll eel ia etc. lie -hid that another Iofcc
could uc concentrated In "a snort time &c Alimosh.
Ou th. Is it, tht secretary Of tho lu,,lur VT te To
General -irrman tn.ll Adams would probably
r..c l,- Ilmo- AGENCY thdt dap and would be heard
'rpu n, tsi...tin % Wednesday. Meanwhile Ice liN-
o.c the d, mat q neral Mcir.tt should no undertake.
fhr i.litd,u- march tnr mountains. ana nat al
lie secretary denies tAt tnc remark o Gcuc shcri-
uan about wing Up and "stlIu- out The command
al M.rtf To- ucd 10 refer To any action On
the p.it uI H. De- artm' nj.