The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24
THE RAMPANT REDS
Continue Their Atrocities in New
Mexico.
Aid Sent to the Messila VOlun-
teerS.
Particulars Of the Killing Of Lieutenant
Wier.


Special to the Star.
DENVER, CoI., Oct. 24-A Tribune spe-
cial from Santa Fe, U. NJ, SAYS that Gov
ernor Wallace has sent teams with one
hundred, caibre fifty, Springfield rifles to
the beleagured forces at Messia. Three
relays of horses were secured and by night
and day travel will reach the volunteers
to-day.
JONES MAKES HIS MARK.
Details are given of the massacre Of the
party headed BY Jones. They sold their
lives dearly, and Jones himself killed four
Indians before he gave up his life. But
the Indians had terrible revenge. After
off his head and stuck it on pole, and
mutilated his body IN many other ways.
When Jones was found there were seven
lance holes in his body. The Mallon noun
tains are full of Victoria's band, and a
squaw captured by Morrow says it is Vic
tria's intention to burn Hillsboro. The
placer camps are all deserted and the min
ers are in Hillsbbro.
BOLD BRITAIN SEEKS INFORMATION.
Captain Thomas Fellv, of tie Tower
Hamlcts Rifle Brigade, English service, has
arrived at Fort Steele, wy, from New
York City, to 60 to the seat of the Ute war.
The Captain. who is from the musketry
school at Hythe, was on a visit to Creed
moor, 10 witness the great match, and on
the breaking out OF the Indians, immediate
ly started for Thornburgh's command Ito
officers of whom he had letters from Eastern
staff officers) with a view of obtaining
thorough. actual experience and ''roughing
it," thorough knowledge of cavalry SER
vice against Indians, and the transportation
by jacks of the material for mountain war
fare.
HOW LIEUTENANT wIER WAS KILLED.
National Associated Press to the Star.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 24.-General Merritt
reports from White River under date of the
of cavalry under VESSELS to examine the
trail leading to Grand River. Lieutenant
Hail, with some scouts, was also sent out
| for the same purpose, and with them Lieu.
tenant Wier was permitted to 60. Wier,
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t shoot at some deer Shortly afterward
Hall was fired into by the Utcs, and his
party corraled until night, when the party
came into camp without Wier. Merritt
sent battalion of the Fifth Cavalry to look
for Wier, and his body was found shot
through the head. The affair occurred
about twenty miles from White River.
GOV. plrKIN's APPEAL.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2-Secretary Schur7
yesterday received telegram from the
Governor of colorado, in which he says:
Conformation from Southwestern Colo
rado satisfies me that the most of Ouray's
warriors were in the Thornburg fight.
To surrender the criminals Ouray must sur.
render the tribe, which he is powerless to
d.. They adhere to him for pr lection
only, and will not submit to punishment.
Neither will they surrender the White
| River Utes who are bound to them by the
| closest ties. and are no more guilty than
themselves.
"If the policy of military inactivity con-
| tinues our frontier set lements are liable tc
become the scenes Of massacre. Unless the
troops move against the Indian, the Indian
will move against the settlers. In behalf
of our people represent this danger to you
and urge that the Government recognize
that war with barbarians row exists,
which involves the lives of numerous ex.
posed mining settlements"
The Secretary immediately sent a reply
of which the following is the substance:
Owe are endeavoring to prevent a general
war with the whole Ute tribe. which will
be better way to protect your bor1er set
Elements than by general attack upon the
Indians by armed citizens, as your dispatch
seems to suggest"