The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-11-07

nssurn q Geo. Adams. special Agent.
Ere. the Hostile c.mP-Ih~ White Eis-
81 Carsis<s >arr<nd<r~L-

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Especial % the Chicago Timesl
GEN MEEEIrr's CAxr, WHITE Rrv-
N. Colo. Oct "a. via RAwtlSs, Wv. Get.
15.-tsen- Merit; yesterday detached Maj.
sumner with i've companies u the 5;h Cav
Elry 10 make further search for Paul
Hummc. the man u The Ordnance Depart
msnt supposed 10 have BEEN killed with
Lieut. Weir. near Grand River. on Oct ~
The battalion reached the place where Weir
fell. when prai~. the scout, discovered In
dams ahead MAJ summer immediately
threw cut -klrlni-ncrs. but was asfoni-hed
n -rcing f~o white fae~ displayed on fspee
pole-- Two hor~<Inen dashed out ~ the In
dan lin, and "a aPprcaehln< mrrs found TO
Postal Service and Count Dornhon. First
>ecret1ry ~ the German legation. accom-
panied 81 a body guard ~ some - lite In
dian-- The hitter very prudenfly kept out
q The way u the SOLDIER Gen Adams,
z<fin< peace commissioner for The In
terror Department stated thai Ne had come
through both Our1y'< camp 1t the southern
Agency and the hostile main camp on Grand.
near Roam River Mai. sumner inquired
relative 10 the flre % Paul Humme. and the
Indians we're asked the particulars % the AZ
fair In which he and Lieut. Weir lost their
lives They said that : scouting party Of 10
warriors had come out from the hostile camp
20 watch Gen Nerrirf's movements. but
with orders not 10 fight They were en-
eampei near where Halls party lunched.
when they saw Weir and Humme 20 after
the deer. One % their men happened TO be
on f0Cr- aiming n deer which Humme shot
before he discovered the Indians iminedi-
arely after be observed the warrior ON foot
making for his horse, and fired N and killed
him. Then the surviving Indians opened
nre and killed Lieut. Weir, who approached
over the r1xine on horseback. thinking 10
have = shot ~ the deer lie fell from his
horse and never moved afterward. Humme
whore horse -fampeded- refreared on foot to-
ward the hllls, the party firing a be went.
He received 4 shot through the right eve. but
still kept on walking and firing. lie received
another shot clean through The head. and
died Hew killed about 1l*sl wards SOUTH
we-t from where Weir was found Then the
Indian- turned loose on Hall and fought him
tiH night, losing one man killed in the affair
with him. The body ~ Humme was found.
a. directed and buried lie used 10 Be- Sec
onl steward for Potter Palmer. aud was 1
very intrepid but somewhat ra-h soldier
Ma summer buried him with military hon
or
Gen. Adams and obtained from him the fol-
l0win- important statement: lie left purny's
camp NJ the Southern Agency. IN Get IN.
rraFhirg the hostile camp On the night ~ the
sab Ne was well received by tAe chiefs.
although b. found much mourning in the
were killed in the hot encounter wirh Thern-
bur~h's command on sept - There was
no mistake about the number. Gen. Adams
said The Jtes aeknowletl~ed Thar Thorn
burxh'~ men fought heruicaliy. 5lIl said that
undoubtedly the MAJOR provoked the firht.
being DESTROYS u whipping the lndians anv.
how a be said in council Neeker and his
male employees were killed day or two
after the Thcrnburgh fight probably on Oct
l. The chiefs said the Agent had Threatened
them with chains and handouts when the
soldiers came This j. Why fhey placed the
chain around Meeker's corpse They also
complained that Meeker refused - 1--WE them
the supplies II the Agency unless they titled
the hnd- There were plenty o. supplies.
out the Agent would no; issue
prisoners. with the children, and neither
we're harmed in any WAY. Gen Adams
found them with the -quaw- In the smaller
Indian camp. and had them sent. under e.
cprr - one ~ O1r1y's chiefs and other In
dian-- - l-1xr city. tol~-- which point they
will have reached in few dagS- Gen.
Adams further -ay- the Ute- are DESTROYS 81
r%are- and claim that Neeker and Thorn
burEh hrrr-hf On the war; Having iD-t. in
cludin- Halls fxht- thirty ~ their bet
men. rb~s considered thing nispuf even. and
are willing a. shake hand. They wished 20
make tAe surrender ~ the wnEnrn and chill
dren eunsisfi0n ~ peace bur Gen. ADAMS
was perempferT IN declining the proposition,
and rhey delivered them UP urharmed with
out further rrn1irISnS- Affer tho proposal
that the rin@i-adrr~ ~ tn recent outbreak
shorll1 ~ gwen up the chief unanimously
refused szEing fhe outbreak ua- not pre-
nncsilfared. and thar AL we're inplicafed- 20
tn nlasrer 0f peace ~ war row stands Gen.
ADAMS -ays the hs~tiIe- nre eHcamTard in 4
esHnrTx utterly imprr -rahle. and nat four
times The force ~ present here could nos re-
dues them Their main camp j. ancu- NJ
- kt. imp I-.r1 Marvfr~ will
immediately telegraph FIR instructions
Gen Adams and Count DnrnhOf will 20
hack with the Inllzn~ 90 the southern A-en-
e. Every rhin< l. IN state ~ incerrifude
In further conversation with Gen. Adams
the TTmss correspondent learned that the
Indians AZ frSt intended to XII Neeker only.
Ms Neeker was in the weIl-house when q
brDfher II Chief Johnson made \ rush 10
capture her. Dresser. one ~ the white en-
plese~-. enneeisin< Miss Meeker's honor 70
be endangered. nred and killed the Indian
Dresser w1~ -hnt dead on the instant The
other white men rushed for rhc buildings
and opened with rife- on the tte-. wound
fnc- .&Ver1I- The Indians then trcd the
buildings and shot the men one BY one -
shev rushed out Two Indians were killed
In the AFFAIR The exact number killed ~
Th0rnburxh-s men was -. ~ they wheeled
and fred during the retreat 70 the wagons.
Pawn killed. seven from his Entertainments,
Nerrfrr-< infantry and cavalry killed nye
during thu -kirnf-h ~ the morning 0f the
rr-eaae Tnis. with fwo killed ~ the Agency
aud two In Hail. affair. maks~ . total ~ y,
ar 4 balance. II ~ix In favor ~ the whireS.who.
between .4lsIiers and citizens have had B
men killed up 70 the present Gen adams
-.vx that Plateau Greek. which ha- seven
branrhs~. running through one ~ the most
difficult countries in the world. will ~ the
stronghold ~ the Ute< in ca-e the war 4
prosecuted. Dnuglss. ~ All the chiefs, J.
IT, Dnly enc who wishes ~ return - the
Agency. The other al prufeS- le-tre. fof
reare. but - MT enre about cDin.n- park ~
Whire River. sT-te Jack commanded
AGAINST Th1rnburxh. but claims - have had
only 70 men, This i presumably lie, IN