, 1880-02-27

Po-ve-cas, son Of Schavnnaux, was also to
have come on to represent the Sapovonar
Agency during Olrays absence, but he backed
out ut the last moment, and staid away.
DOUGLAS DID NOT CONE ON 10 CHICAGO
w1th the party. He was left in prison in Fort
Ing the case that neither lin Johnson nor po
Orders came from Washington To- wednesday d TT; to
Fort but Cen Aans }honabt LEI 4 +
advisable not to place all three there, and SO tel
egraphed to Washington, but recommended thnt
other two be imprisoned in Fortress Monroe.
After few moments a telegram came to tnke
all three prisoners to Washington, but it was too
late, Us Douglas had Alrendy left in charge Of
Gen. Adams for his prison.
The Indians who arrived yesterday are In
charge Of Mr. Otto Mcars and Herman Lauter,
accompanied BY GEN Frederick Wnlsen, Of Wal
senberg, Colo, commander Of the Colorado State
militia. He IS merchant, and accompanied by
invitation Of Mr. Mears, and comes to Chicago
to buy goods
A TR1nuHE reporter was detailed to meet the
delegation, and he boarded the train at Joliet,
whfs there aso sot o. Az p
representing Mr.. ST. john and Mr.. Sid Dem
mond, General Travelling Passenger Agent OF
the Fort Wayne Road. who came to look after
the rcdskin passengers and their escort, and to
aid them in whatever way they could.
The reporter soon found
MR.. MEARS,
who WINS dining in the hotel-car in company
with Mrs. Gen. Adams Mr. Luuter, and Gen.
WAlsen. Mrs. Adams hnd gone on rs fur as
Peorin to meet her husband, and she was con-
siderably disappointed when she received the
Leavenworth with Douglas. Later on, ut Engle-
wood. Mr. Mcars received dispatch stating
that Gen. Adams would arrive in Chicago this
In e e ~ v6 8e Mr Meaps e Stated
that the indians scarcely knew when Douglas
was taken of tho train. They were changing
when Gen. Adams hustled him otI. The rest tof Of
the Utes did not seem to care whether they took
Douglas to Leavenworth or anywhere else.
Indians and told them that they would thus be
picked off along the route and either sent -
prison or Immediately hung. This had the e4-
THOROUGHLY SOARING THEM.
They wouldn't be comforted at all. At every
station that they stopped at they tre1ubled, and
looked suspiciously upon every white man who
"thoy arc awfully afraid OF going to prison.
Douglas will commit suicide If he gets chance.
think, and. II he don't 1don't believe that he will
that If they got to Chicago that there they would
he put in prison. That they did not relish Mt all.
The Utes would rather die than so to prison. I
JACK brought him in. Ho seems W to have W grown e,
twenty years older. He has been very morose, and
has not opened big mouth to speak to any one
Otto Mears and Gen. Adams we're the only
white persons who went to the Unconpahgre
Agency with the Utes- There they had to wnit
that time in order that he might be able to find
and bring in his prisoners. He was there at the
exact hour Of the expiration Of the ten days,
Thomas. What influence be brought to bear to
induce them to come in is something that the
whites have not yet been able to find out. Jack
wouldn't tell what inducemcnt he offered or
hu q
word since he WIS captured Jack brought In
only the three prisoners, and clained that
HE COULD GET NO MORE
because they were too widely scattered, and
get them together and bring them in.
The purity started from the Uncompahgre'
Agency in sleds drawn by Indian ponies, and
they arrived at Garland, where the railroad
terminates. The ride was IN exceedingly cold
md d,eary one oyer f vide " waste ; 20, Of
feet deep. The cold at times was intense, and
sleep for the travellers was almost one OF tho
e anG m se cr ~oS a at
and in the. snow, which was SO deep that no
tight could be caught Of him., After II little
tbs be sae and up his Is head bfd fen
nto the sled. This ride, Mr.. hfears !
said, was about as mn mean trip
'ver at Fort Garland for one day, and there they
lad furnished them an escort Of twenty-five ]
United States soldiers to Pueblo. The people Mt !;
hat point were very quiet indeed. but here
AN INCIDENT OCCURRED
which shows the character of the Indian The |
:ar. in which the Indians we're neccs- |
arily swar1ncd with soldiers. Douglas was |
ying asleep against the chr window, when he |
Yas jostlcd by Il soldier, which suddenly waken- |
ID him. Quick rs Il flash he started up nnd drew /
pistol from his breast which be cooked and |
mapped against the soldiers body, but, fortu- I
mali. twenty-five calibrc ht1air, and Mr.. Meurs
ool it from the desperate Indian without parley. |
This incident created II great deal Of excitement !
nd conlmotion, and Douglas WAS afterwards i
loosely watched and guarded.
At Pueblo the escort was reduced to ten !
oldicrs, who went with the Indians to the State
Inc. at Kansas City the party took the Rock I
sand route, and here Douglns was taken from /
he trim. Hnd the other two-Tim Johnson and !
been removed there would have |,
een trouble then md there, rs the other In /
ians were not satisfied to see them go. They
lninn that these boys stn:uld NOT be imprisoned,
nd that they are not guilty OF any crime; hence
hem behind. There were no other incidents
'orthy Of mention from. Knnsis City to Chicago.
It every station tho Indians started up for fear
he train and make them prisoners.
TIN JOHNSON
a young-lookiug boy. rather prepossessing
1nn otherwise. 1t tSns his father who outraged
ut when the reporter broached tho Indian SUBJ !
,ct to him he shut up tighter thnn hard-shell !
inn. It was douglas VINO outraged Mrs.
[cckcr, and Persune is the scoundrel who took
[iss Meeker. He is now over the State lire in
'tuh, where he is hidden awny In the mountains.
1Hass talket! with the reporter somewhat, and
c was exceedingly anxious to know what they
o,,ld do with Douglas When the dispatch
aInc from Gen. Adams he asked whut was in it,
nd when THE TRIBUNE man told him lie felt
,licyed. Nass likes his cignr, and he smoked
lose handed him with an evident relish. Wer- t
tzitz had on IL pair OF inEeniously bead
orked 1noccasins and lcgxins Mrs Adams J.
as anxious to purchase them. They would be
ear ut IS, but the ruscal was sharp enough to
TX $40 for them. When the party arrived in
lc Rock Island depot, there was
AN IMMENSE CROWD PRESENT,
I'd the perspiratiou fairly poured from the
trcheads of the Indians They were terribly
ared and clung to the arms at their escorts !
lth tenacious grip. They seemed to expect
lat they would be mobbed, but the crowd had
, such notion, and came only to SEE. The In
ms were hustled into Parmelec bus and TAX
lckson street entrance of the Grand
acitic Hotel, vast crowd following them
be Utes we're assigned to Parlor Il, where they |
ON made themselves comfortable. They left |
/ the $40 train Inst evening vim tho Fort Wayne |
pad for Washington.
In n brief Talk which Il TRIBUNE reporter had
th a gentleman who has long been resident |
Colorado, and who knows all about the Ute ! .
lestion, he said that
ANOTHER INDIAN WAR WAS NKv1TABLE.
mt the Utes would never peaceably give up !
cir reservation, and that they would never |
x to hIoodshed.
Gen. Fred Walsen. who commands the Colo