The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-14
The Hostile Utes.

rah P. Beaver, on Wednesday last.
The Hostile Utes.
CHIEF 0wRAY'S ORDER TO CEASE FIGHTING
0BETEp-GENERAL SHERMAN TAXES THE
NEWS FOR WHAT 1T IS WORTH AND ORDERS
ACCORDINGLY.
|. WASHINGTON, October 13-The following
has been received by the Indian Commits
siorcr:
Los Pinos Agency, October 9.-Tbe en-
ploye Brady and bis escort OF Indians have
Just arrived from White river. The Uies
recognized and obeyed Owrny's order. with
drew, and will fight no more unless forced
to do so. II the soldiers are now stopped.
the trouble can be stopped by peace com.
mission 10 investigate the offences and let
The blame rest where it may. This Will save
life, expense, and distress, il II can he nc
complisbed.
Later.-A runner has Just arrived from
the Southern Ute agency with letter from
the agent. A general council has been held.
The Utes will obey Owray's request. They
will stay at home and take no part in the
White-river trouble, and request Owray 10
inform them Of their decision.
[Sisned] STANLEY. Agent.
81 concur in the above.
[Signcd] "OwRAY,
Head Chief OF the UicS."
Secretary Schurz Immediately called on
General Sherman with the above dispatch.
and, as result of the conference, General
Sherman sent the following instructions to
General Sheridan:
The honorable Secretary OF the Interior
has this morning called with 4 dispatch.
given at length below, which is communi-
Gated for your information, and which
should 20 for what it is worth, to Generals
Crook and Merritt. The latter, on the spot,
can tell II the bostles have ceased fighting.
II so. General Merritt should 30, in every
event, to the agency to ascertain the
actual condition OF the facts. All the In
dians who oppose must be cleared out Of
the way il they resist. II they surrender
their arms and ponies, they should be held
as prisoners to he disposed Of by the supe-
rior orders Of the Secretary of the Interior.
Will send special agent at once to Owray,
who is believed to be honest and our
friend. He may prevent the Southern Utes
from being involved, and the Interior De-
partment can bcfriend him afterwards by
showing favor TO some OF his special
friends. But the murderers OF the agent
and employees must be punished, as also
those who fought and killed Major Thorn
burgh and mcn. Plcase acknowledge re-
ceipt. W. I. SHERMAN, General.
FATE OF THE WHITE WOMEN AND CHILDREN
OF AGENT MEEKEE's PARTY.
DENVER, October l3.-Ss pavaneros, one
of the most reliable suh-chiefs sent By
Owray to the Whi!e-River agency, has re-
turned to the Los Pimos agency. file re-
ports that he saw white women and chill
dren at the White-Rivcr agency, in charge
OF Chief Douglass. Saw one OF the en-
ployes who was pre- sent when the Indians
made the attack on the agency. This man
killed one Indian, and wounded another.
Sapavaneiros thinks three or four more en-
ploye5 are alive. Meeker was killed. The
report given in the papers That Sapavaneiros
and Shayano took part in the fight is IN.
true, and it is also not sure that Chief Doug
lass led the White-Riyer Utes. Owrdy
thinks that Jack, Il Whitc-kiver Ute. cam
manded the Indians in the charge Oh Thorn
bur.h'S command.
MORE NEWS FROM THE WIEITE-EIvER AGENCY
AND AGENT MEEKER AND HIS PARTY.
RAWLIAS, WYOMlNG, October 13.-Two
couricrs have arrived from what was the
White River agency. From them Is learned
tie following:
General Merritt advanced upon the a"en-
ry on the 18th. On his way lie found many
dead bodies; among them were those OF
Carl Goldstern. who left here with Govern
ment supplies for the Whitc-Riyer agency,
and a telmster named Julius Moore, who
vas with Goldstern when lie left here. In
an Old coal-mine was found the dead body
Of an agency employee named Dresser, who
had evidently been wounded and crawled
| into the mine TO die. His coat was folded
4 Il; l,np Gov y,;tl
On entering the agency scene OF dcso!a-
ton was presented. All The buildings OK
ccpt one were burned to the ground. Not
a living thing was found. The Indians had
taken everything and decamped. The Wo-
men and children were missing, and no.
thing could be found to Indicate what had
become OF them. They lave been murdered
and buried or taken away as hostages. The
dead body OF Father Aiecker was found
about one hundred yards from his house,
living on his back, shot through the head.
The left side OF his head had been smashed
| in with some blunt instrument. 4 piece Of 4
barrcl-Stayc driven into his mouth, and one
OF his hands and arms badly burned. The
| dead body OF W. II. Post, Father Mecker's
assistant, was found with q bu!lct-hoic
through his left ear and one under the eye.
| He and Father Mcekcr were both naked.
Another employee, named Eaton, was found
dead, stripped naked, with builct-hosc Ill
| bis left breast. Hi face had been eaten 10y
wolves. The bodies OF Frank Dresser (thc
brother of the man found in the coal-ninc),
Eaton, Thompson, Price, and kridgc, and
| all the other employees not before named,
| were also found.
In the position occupied by the Indians
| during the Thorn burgh battle, on breast.
work made Of stone, was found the dead
| body of az unknown white man dressed in
buck>kin. He was on his knees, and had
his gun in position to fire, and was shot
| through the forehead. From this it appears
the Indians are not alone in their hcllisb
| work.
The impression among the officers OF
Merritt's command is that the Indians who
fought Thornburgh numbered at least 100
men.
Lieutenants BourKe and Schuyler arrive d
here to-day. They state that OIL the after.
| noon Of the day on which General Mer:i lit
reached Captain Payne's camp he had n
| fight with the Indians, and had to move
camp about Il mile that night on account OF
the stebch created by the dead animals.
Merritt moved upon the agency, and reached
there Saturday. The Indians are retreatin"
! southwark, and it is expected that in small
bands they will drop into the various aScIl-
cics and thus cover themselves up, and it
will never lie known who were the warriors
who opened the battle on Major Thorn
burgh.
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