The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-05

me, however, that orders We're sent to Rawins
to employ him to return and inform Captain
Payne of the movement of the troops for his
relief. II Rankin has got through Payne will
be encouraged to hold out till the very last.
sHosHoNE CHIEFS WHO DECLARE THEY INTEND
HELPING THE UrEs.
.t relsIe OGDEN, Utah, Oct. A, 1879.
Six Shoshone chiefs with war paint and armed
with breech-oading rifles came down the Utah
Northern Railroad and went east this morning
on the Union Pacific road, paying their fare and
announcing that they werc going to join the
Utes.
ARMY MOVEMENTS TO HEAD OFF THE SOUTH
ERN UTEs AND NEW MEXICO INDIANS.
DODGE Cry, Kan, Oct. A, 1879.
Company A, Nineteenth infantry, Lieutenant
Spencer commanding, left here tonight for
Fort Lyon, Col, there to await orders. Four
companies OF the same regiment are held ut
Dodge, ready to leave at n moments
notice. Is Company q, Nineteenth infantry,
mounted, Captain Bradford commanding, have
left Fort Dodge to proceed to Otero, New Mex
leo. These movements are to Illustrate the
hostile demonstrations of the southern Utes
and other bands Of Indians in Colorado and
New Mexico.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS DO NOT EXPECT NEWS
FROM COLONEL MERRITT UNTIL MONDAY
sHER1DAN's COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
WASHINGTON. Oct 4, 1879.
According to the calculations made by army OFF,
GERS familiar with the road from Rtwlins to the
White River Agency the command of Col
1~AA
the vicinity OF Captain Payne's intrench-
ments before tonight The absence of any
news from the expedition since its departure from
Rawlins tends to confirm the opinion that he has
been unmolested. and has probably had only the
disadvantages of hauling his own forage to impede
his progress. It is even said that he may not
reach the intrenched command before tomorrow.
as the nature OF the country does not admit Of
very rapid marching. Assuming that he reached
there tonight the earliest news which may be ex-
pected would not reach Rawlins before Monday.
The calculations hitherto made were upon the sup
position Of an unencumbered command pressing
forward forced march. The orders
reported here to-day from General Sheridan dspos-
ing of troops at different points in Colorado give the
greatest satisfaction the War Department officials.
for they say the occupation of such strong strategic
points as Pagosa Springs Fort Garland and Fort
Dodge by strong detachments shows that General
Sheridan fully understands the points from which
to srike should 1t be found the whole Ute nation is
involved in the war. and at the same time the
most exposed portions of the frontier.
THE FOURTH CAVALRY ORDERED TO KANSAS.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD a..
ose SAN ANTONIO Texas. Oct. 4. 1879.
In consequence Of the Indian uprising on Milk
River the Fourth cavalry. Colonel AsaKanxis;s sasi
tss-t "a; dora
They leave at once for Fort Hayes. Kansas.
NO NEWS AT sHERIDAN's HEADQUARTERS.
CHICAGO. ILL.,. Oct. 4. 1879.
General Sheridan has received no news whatever
to-day from tho scene Of the outbreak. does he
expect anything authentic before Monday Tues
day at the earliest. s.a
THE MIDDLE PARK observation-disclosures
MEEKER's PLANs-GENERAL WILLIAMS opIN-
ION OF THE TRIBE.
writer in the Chicago Tribune says Of the coun-
try bordering the reservation where the trouble
with the Utes began:-"The population Of the North
Park country is composed almost exclusively OF men
from Wyoming; the vast region thus threatened is
only accessible from the Wyoming side; and the
finest and most unlimited supply OF good timber in
the whole Rocky Mountain region existed there
Game was abundant there. and it was the nearest
accessible point to the Union Pacific Railroad which
furnished the old-time genuine hunting of the
Plains of fifteen years ago. For ten years
white have gone in from the Laramie
Plains and attemp ted to get foothold. but
these same treacherous Utes always managed to
keep their skeletons aud hair for mementoos. and
still continued to draw their rations and maintain
their friendly terms with the government. When.
last June the stampede for the park took place. it
proved too formidable for the renegade chief Colo
row and his band of renegadcs. as after . hundred
or so OF we'll armed frontiersmcn got in there he
had no hope OF intimidating or dislodging them.
Then commenced a series of annoyance on the part
of the renegades. The whites mportuned for
grub. subjected to robbery and thievery and
were threatened with death ii they did not get out
OF the park once. This finally eliminated in the
murder Of two aud the flight Of another for
his life In isolated portion of the park about
crime sought safety and projection at the
hands OF Chief Douglass the reservation although
they belonged to the colorow band who had been
absent from their reservation for months and Of
W Inch fact. though properly notified. no notice had
been taken by the government. Governor Pitkn. of
ishment, but Chief Douglass protected them aud set
up the claim that his reservation and should be
concerned. This was probably the immediate CON-
menccment OF the present difficulty.
AGENT MEEKER's MISTAKEN PHILANTHROPY.
'sIn addition this. however, the restless dis
content OF the savages ever since Agent Meeker
sent there. Mr.. Meeker is thoroughly imbued with
Humanitarian ideas. taken in by absortion prob
ably IN the New York Tribune Office OF
tho early days. Ho believed that Horace
Greeley was correct about growing up with
the country; and in his philosophy he at
tempted to apply the rule to this most vicious aud
worthless band of savages Before the advent OF
Meeker 10 White River Agency considerable crops
had boon produced. but IL had been done by white
labor. while the Indians running horse races,
Strengthening game for tho skins radng the settle
ments on Boar and White ri, ers for plumber. When
Mecker took charge he set them TO work. and. by
coaxing and fatery. got some service out OF them;
but when IL cane the busy season OF crop time they
demurred to his plans. and many or them went back
to their old mode OF life in the parks and among tho
mountains. The discomfort grew more sullen and
defiant the moral and industrial teachings more
gont aud the murdersin North Park atlengh afforded
u prctext FOR open revolt. which the government Is
trying TO subdue. II, according the plans OF
the authorities at Washington the bellgerent chiefs
and rInrlcaders should be arrested and punishod