The Rock Island Argus., 1879-11-17
Last Nights Dispatches.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 15.-Ihe following
was received to-day:
Los PINos, Col, Nov. l4.-To the Hon
Carl Schurz: The commission is now or
ganized and Chiefs Douglas, johnson ant
Sawawich are in attendance to give testi
mon. All going on smoothly.
G. ADAMS. Special Agent
Los PINos, COL, Nov. l4.-l1 O'Clock
a. M. via. Lake City, Col. 15.-Ouray
carried his point at the Indian council on
the night of the 18th inst, and the prin
cipal chiefs of the White river Utes except
j ack were present at the agency yesterday,
ready to give testimony when called upon.
Indians who testify before the commission
are sworn by Chief Ouray according to the
custom of the nation. Douglas was the
first witness called at the order of Ouray,
He arose from his seat and standing erect.
with arm raised, administered the oath to
himself as follows: BY the heavens
above, by the earth that will receive me.
| dare not speak anything but the truth 4"
This was said with much force and with
appropriate gesture. The oath like all
Indians testimony was translated into
Spanish by Ouray, and the into English
By Interpreter Townsend. At first Douglas
was somewhat nervous and very pale, but
towards the close of his testimony had re-
gained his wonted composure. He saw
nothing heard nothing. and toak IN part in
the killing OF Meeker and the employees, and
the fight with ThorGburgh He found old
Mrs. Meeker running around loose and
took her 20 his home and took care of
her. His time was so much occupied
with the care of bis wounded boy that
he did not know anything in relation to
what was going on wrong. At the time
the killing OF tbs employees commenced
ne was In the warehouse, and does not
know who began the attack He says
MS feellngs overcane him, and it made
MN cry to think into what condition his
friends had fallen. Meeker told him that
10 Two days soldiers would come. Doug
las replied it would be better to have off
GERS to come to the Agency and have a
council and try aud settle the existing
difficulties. as Indians were afraid Of
soldiers Meeker promised TO 90 with
douglas IN the morning and meet the off
GERS. but while they were talking the fight
with Thorn0urgh was going on, though
neither Douglas nor Meeker were aware ot
the facs at the time. Ouray has made all
the necessary preparations for the protec-
ton OF the commissioners and If the
w bite river Utes should make any at
tempt toward an outbreak, fifty picked
men, who are now encamped within rife
shot ot the commission, would be on hand
the instant anything of that kind was at
tempted. Secretary SchurZ and General
Sherman arc to be congratulated In their
selection of the memb bers of the commits
sion. Three more competent men could
not be found to perform the important
duties assigned TO them
p. nj johnson has been on the stand
all the tUren1oo, but knows even less than
Douglas. To the question, DO you know
whether there has been any fighting at
White River" he answered, mo; none
of his relatives were 10 the fight, and he
could not give name of a single Indian
engaged in the fight.
Los PINos Nov l5.-It is gradually
becoming known that the hostile Utes,
during their recent council, determ inpd at
first to kill Commissioner Adams, but
they finally decided on the course they
have pursued. This part of their pro
ceedings was not translate to Adams
and he is now finding il out hrougn Ouray
and other Indians