The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-28

DENVER. Col, Dec. a. A special 10 the
Denver Tribune from Les l'inos says: 0uray
oano tlp yesterday afternoon and the COM
mianion wont promptly into session. He had
promised hia colleagues ut tho last nesting
to scnd them word as soon ae SoWerwicls
rived but tho latter Oame up 70 tho agency
aud was hero several hours before news OF
hia arrival reached tho commission,
Upon the question being asked. "Ouray,
here aro the prisoners Z" he affected grdat
anrprlse. md said he had not ,Inderstood tho
commission wanted the Indiana as prisoners
of war and had not thought any of them
wpra to be trod hut had Thought nil were to
40 to Washington to have n talk with tha
Great Father on the subject of their wrongs
Now inaamuc|l M the principal difficulty tho
comtnf.ssian had been struggling with was to
Induce the Indians to give themselves up for
trial. and IA they had finally onnaented upon
the condition that they should not be tried In
Colorado. this affaftation "f misunderstanding
ing the Wishes OF tho commission waa too
much for oven the patience nf Gen. Hatch,
and for the aecaud time since the cpnvenlng
of the Onnineaj Jon he lost condolences in tho
final success of lila etfolta
Inst night he expressed himself to the ef-
fac, that ha did not believe 0uray had power
to enforce tho surrender OF the t@. IIa has.
think. finally given W hope that tho Indians
will ba surrendered, and Is making prepRra-
tions to stalt. and 0uray was not approached
Ivy him far any display of bad faith or with
direct lying. hut was told by Gen. Hatch that
he would start on tho tweuty-eighth for Ala
moRa. and would romain QUO day ut tho sta
tinn twenty five miles distant, should he
choose to deliver up tho Indians there upon
the twenty y-ninth they would be received.
Ouray then began to entertain tho commits
eion with tho storins or mon who had bean
frozen and lost In their effort to get out at
ths aeasan childish plan To deter Gen.
Hatch from leaving. He evidently fears tho
Consequences to his tribe should Gon. Hatch
leave without thu prisoners. "a he evidently
cannot persuade or force tho ltes to deliver
thnman1vna up The last iivo days given
Ourny mako n sum total of twonty- ono days
timo given To tho lltea. ! makonO predictions
as To tho result this time.
Seeing that Gen. Hatch is determined tho
Utica may poaaihly decide to give themselves
mp. but whether thoy do or not Cen, Hatch
will leave on Sunday. and II he leaves with
ont the prisoners there will be war
III has heen impossible to obtain heretofore
q full list Of tho names of thetwelve Utes who
arn to he tried at Fort Lenvonworth from the
commissioners. anh 1t has been equally I'm
possible 10 ascertain wkcn these twelve aro
To be tried. for tho testimony Of the Meakefs,
rs given to tho press, conylctS only few OF
them of crime
This list II frequently referred toby the com
misRioncrs mud attaches In connection with
certain Indians, and always with a star"
list What this list Ia cannot say positive
Is. hui from hints dropped by memhers Of tho
com mniasion and stray remarks made by them
when they Imagined reporters were not on
tho ALERT, am confident The star list con-
tatns tho names of those Indians who com
mittcd a crime worse than murder or arson
II crime which IL spoken or only with batpd
breath. and which has not as yet oven been
limited Rt by the newspapers.
DpnRlaes and rere,lne are known to be two
or tho names contained in tho list, but tho
other names can only he obtained at tho tiino
Of trial
RTERENpER OF AfArHEa.
DENVER, Dee. 81 "A Dispatch to the 11'jbtpr
from Santl ~ says: Eighty-four Apaches
have surrendered to the troops In Arizona.