The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-12-11
A terrible accident occurred at a

A terrible accident occurred at a
mining shaft in Virginia City. New, a few days
ago. The engineer, at the changing of the
shift, ran the cage into the sheaves. Eighteen
men were in the cage, and on the skip beneath.
One man was instantly killed, four fatally and
all the rest seriously injured.
Colorow. one of the Ute chiefs, testl-
fed before the Adams Peace Commission, at
Los Pinos, that the Indians had been encour
aged by the Mormons to make war on the
whites, the Mormons offering to furnish them
with arms and ammunition.
Advices from Los Pinos Agency to
Dec. report the commission as progressing
finely. Jack has SO far proved the most valu-
able witness yet examined, answering all ques-
tons promptly, keeping nothing back He
claims the removal of the agency was the COM
mencement of the trouble; that on an elevation
of s, 700 feet with the frost every month of the
year, farming was impossible; that he and his
bands received no rations for year, which he
claims was a violation of the treaty of 1868;
that his engagement with the troops was fair
fight He calls Douglass squaw man for hav
ing attacked the agency, and insists that white
man under the same circumstances would have
fought Thornburgh
The Chicago Commercial Club gave
Gen. Grant grand banquet at the Grand Pa
cifc Hotel, in that city, on the evening of the
9th inst. In the afternoon of the same day the
General performed the ceremony of planting a
tree at South Park, in the southern section Of
tie city, in the presence of large and dis
tnguished assembIage.
There was an exciting scene, and al
most a bloody tragedy, at Los Pinos Indian
Agency, IN Colorado, on the 9th of December.
Twenty-Five Ute savages presented themselves
before the Adams Peace Commission to hear the
demand for the surrender of the ringleaders
in the Meeker massacre. A council was held
in the agency buildings, at which Gems. Adams
and Hatch stated their orders with great per-
spicuity and emphasis the savages meeting
them with complaints and equivocations, III
which Ouray, the supposed friendly chief, was
not behind any of the others. At last, when
the discussion had assumed an angry
phase, "pipe of peace" was passed from
one barbarian hand to another, untasted
and knives and revolvers appeared
instanter The whites, outnumbered five tc
one, seized their rifles and made ready for
hostilities, but, after few moments of silence,
the negotiations were resumed. The Indians
then presented their ultimatum, which was to
the effect that the savages to be surrendered
by them should be taken to Washing
ton for trial, the tribe fearing that JUS
tice would not be done near the
scenes Of their crimes. Gen. Hatch promised
to communicate with Secretary Schurz regard
ing this proposition and Ouray agreed to bring
in twelve of the more conspicuous participants
in the White River massacre. The Indians
were extremely arrogant in their demands. The
action of Ouray was surprise to the Commits
sioners, who had reckoned all along on his CO.
operation in any step they mlgat choose tc
take.
Medford Waters (colored) was hanged
at Elkton. Md, last week, for the murder OF
Jenkins Whaley (coloredj, Nov. 10, 1878. His