The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-06
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! WAsHINGToy, Eovemter l.-tt 4 lat
hour tonight S,cretsry Schuz received ;
dispatch from Special AGENT Adsm-, datec
| Los Pines, Col, oct, 20, via Dglnorte
Nov. l, in which, alter reporting HE srrIva
at Los Pines On the morning OF the - h
he informs the Secretary he had another
long council with the White river Ute.
81 Grand river, on the 26.h; that tney srt
willing that the guilty parties shsli be sur
rendered and puni-hsd; that he has fa.,h
in Ouray's fh.iIty 10 compel the s-rrenGeT
of those found 10 be guilty and that ia Or
der to sssure this he-Adams-recom-
nends the appointment Of 3 commission Of
three, one Of the humber 10 be 4 military
officer, to make thorough investigation
20 ind cut the guilty and determine The
punishment.
Chief Ouray f4v0rs this cause and Geu-
eral Adams strongly recommends 1t, Tor
the reason that although he resumption Of
hostililies az the present time wOH!d even
tusliy lead to the certain defeat Of the
Indians, it would be attended with all The
horrors Of border war fare, great d5atrGc-
zion OF life and property and q terrible
lost 10 the people OF C,'orGdo.
At the tiIe OF writing Ibis dispatch
General Adams had not received the in
-tructions telegraphed to h m on Sunday
by Secretary Schulz, which covered the
same points and proposed some terms and
which designated as members ct the com
mand General Hatch, Chief Olray ard
General Adams himself.
The settlement. of the whole diff :U,iy now
appear highly probable.
The following telegram has bsen received
this evening:
"SAN1A FE, y. NJ, Oct. 81.
"Io the Commissioner Of Indian Atairs,
Washinstou:
81 have been successful in collecting the
Apaehes at the Abigique agency, and they
are entirely friendly.
"THoNAs, Agent"
Some time ego a report was received by
Commissioner Hoyt from the Ponca reser-
walton, in the Indian Territory, that Zig
Snake, Chief OF the Porcss, was threaten
ing to kill the agent, who last summer
caused his arrest AMI imprisonment for
month at Fort Reno for brutal and disor-
the Indians as we'll as the agency en-
piOycS. his IcdIEcrl DIS ClUcttU. dut. u
detachment OF soldiers from Fort Reno
were employed to eflec; it. Big Snake re-
sistipg arrest, was shot dead by the soldiers.
The occurrence created considerable ex-
element among the Irdisns, but J: vas
soon quieted.
Los PNos, Col, via Dslnorle, Col,
Nov. 1.-General Adams and Count Dom
hof have Just arrived from White RIVER
They succeeded in rescuing Merriti's COM
mand, although il was attended with
much difficulty and came near costing
them their li~es. The troops hsd de-
ployed and we're advancing to recover the
body of Lieut.. Weir, killed the day pre-
vious, while out on hunt. T$o solitary
horsemen approaching, a whole company
deployed to give them battle.
A scout received q repo-. that
Adams and hs escort Of
tsen,y-three Indists, 50 over three
hundred strong indians we're not pita ed
with the outlook, had retired to safe els
tance, leaving General Adams aEd Count
Doenhot alone.
The officers CHANGED to discover q q Ct
truce Just as the troops had covered them
with rifi-s for the fatal shot. 1t was a olose
call. General Adams and the Count have
had a rough time. They came back from
White river, 400 mile, in four d2Ys, hav-
ing Travelled over mountsin trails. The
pluck and energy of General Adams and
Count Doenhoff are truly commsndsble.
Men of less energy would have signsliy
failed. Gen. Adams lie OF opinion tina; The
affair viii be anicabiy settled By the eur.
renoer of the guilty parties, according 10
the Wishes Of the Interior Department.