Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-13
The Revolt of the UteSs
PROSPECTS OF A SPEEDY PEACE.
The following dispatch was received at the
Department of the Interior to-day
FROM AGENT STANLEY

Department Of the Interior to-day
FROM AGENT STANLEY:
Los PINos AGENCY, Oct. 9, 1s79.-Com'r Ind.
escort Of Indians, just arrived from White
river, report Utes recognized OurayS order,
withdrew, and will fight no more unless forced
can be stopped by peace commission to invesGt-
gate offences, and let blame rest where it may.
This will save life, expense and distress If it can
be accomplished.
LATER, 1880 P. M.-Runner just from Southern
Ute agency. General council held. Utes will
do all Ouray requests; will stay at home aud
take no part in White river trouble, and re-
quest Ouray TO inform them of their decision.
(signed) STANLEY, Agent.
concurin the above. OURAY. Head Chief Of
Ules.
Secretary Schurz called with copy Of this
dispatch upon General sherman. The result OF
the consultation Is contained In the following
TELEGRAM FRoE GEN. SHERMAN TO GEN. sHERI-
at Chicago, a copy of which was furnished the
Interior department:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE U. s., WASHING
TON. Oct 13th.-The honorable Secretary of the
Interior has this morning called with dispatch,
given at length below, which Is communicated
what 1t is worth, TO Generals Crook and Mer-
rItt. The latter, on the spot, can tell If the
hostiles have ceased lighting. If so, General
to ascertain the actual condition of facts. All
indians who oppose must be cleared out Of the
way If they resist. If they surrender their
dGulS anu pUulGS. Cllet SEOulQ De QSlO as pflS-
oners to be disposed Of by superior orders. Tue
Secretary OF the Interior will send a special
agent at once to Ouray, who Is believed to be
honest and our friend. He may prevent the
southern UtcS from being involved and the In
terror department can befrend him afterwards
by showing favor to some OF his special friends.
But the murderers OF the agent and servants
must be punished, as also thosei who fought
and Killed Major Thornburgh and men. Please
w. t. SHERMAN, General.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE ORDER OF OURAY
heretofore publishedD TO which reference is
made:
Los PINos AGENCY, COL, october 2.-To the
Chiets, Captains, Head Men and Utes Of the White
Rirer AgeHcY-You are hereby requested and
commanded to cease host1llities against the
whites, inJuring no innocent persons, or any
other further than to protect your own lives
ard property from unlawful ana unauthorized
combinations CT horse thieves and deSperadoe5
as anything further will ultimately end In dis
aster to all parties. (Signe1 oURAY, Head
SECRETARY scHURz REPLIED
this afternoon to Stanleys dispatch as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Oct 13, 1S,9-
patch received. Tell ouray that his Ell orts are
highly appreciated by the government In view
OF tie attack made upon the troops and the
massacre OF the agent and employees, the troops
Ouray should endeavor to prevent eny resist
ance to this movement. The troops are now in
great force, and resistance would result only in
will have to surrender and throw themselves
upon the mercy of the government. The guilty
parties must be identified aud delivered up.
We shall see that no Injustice is done anyone.
Peaceable Indians will be protected. Ouray's
recommendations for mercy in individual cases
will be respected as far as the general interest
may permit. Special agents are being dis
patched to Los PtnoS with further Instructions.
(Slgned) G. SCHURZ, Secretary.
TIE CIETAH UTES QUIET.
Lieutenant General Sheridan yesterday
telegraphed to General William T. Sherman
from Chicago as follows: mo news from Mer-
rttt. Gen. Crook teegraphs that he has heard
from the U1ntah Utes that they are quiet and
will not join the host1les. Gen. Pope says
Hatch received telegram from Mr.. Beaumont,
An1mas City, that Agent Page, OF the southern
Ute agency, had gone to get his employees; that
he was afraid of his life and would leave the
agency. 1t is little strange that this telegram
should come from Mr.. Beaumont, Of An1mas
City, instead of the agent himself, who is
good man and was an of1icer OF the army
during the war. Therefore am not disposed
to credit the information"
THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS SAYS
that the Ute Indians are the most dangerous to
fight, owing to their knowledge of the mos
approved mode OF conducting campaign. Both
the Secretary of the Interior and the Indian
Commissioner now think that the Utes will
surrender and throw themselves upon the
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