The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-17
THE UTE RESERVATION.

of the Sultan In Morocco.
THE UTE RESERVATION.
The Secretary OF the Iuteriorto day re-
ceiyed 10 telegram from the Los Pinos
agency, dated March 4, stating the num-
Der Of parties that have already started
placer claims and taken up ranches on the
Ute reservation. and that others are. pre-:
pairing to follow. The telegram says:
"The next two weeks will see the reser-
yation swarming with trespassers, and
conflict is inevitable
The agent concludes hts dispatch with
request that troops be ordered to the res
ervation for the purpose Of protecting the
Utes. This matter was q asnhject OF con.
sideration at the meeting Of the Cabinet
to-day, and later Secretary Scburz had q
conference on the subject with ouray and
the Ute chiefs now here awaiting the
action Of Congress on their agreement
with the Government relative to leaving
their reservation.l It'was decided at this
conference In order to influence their ma
lion against hostilities that the Ute chiefs
should leave at once for Colorado. This
afternoon the following orderwas issned:
DRpARrMENr OF THE INTERIOR,
WAsnINoToS, March 10. !
n 1t having been brought 70 the attention,
Of the Interior Department, that persons
are now entering the Ute Reservation I'M
the State OF Colorado, for the purpose OF los
catiup ranches and mineral claims, notice.
a hereby given that such locations and
claims win not be Recognized By thei In.
terror Department, as lands embraced
within said reservation are not now pub
lie lands OF the United States, and no loca-
zion made thereon can be or will be recog.
nized as legal except those made alter the
lands shall have been regularly restored
TO the public domain.
1Slgnedl ,,ogscHuRz, Secretary.
TIE Secretary has also addressed com;
mnnica,ion tothe Indian CommissionersA
of the Senate and House OF Representa-
lives informing them OF the threatened dii.
aculty, and urging prompt action on tne
pending agreement. 1tissaiu at the war
bepaI aItment that troopsare now stationed
at convenient points near the reservation,
and II II is deemed necessary, can be read
ily called into service to keep oil invaders
and preserve the peace. It is understood
that proclamation will lbe issuedn the
invasion continues. ~ F!tS tass
Two LONG STANDING MATTERS DISPOSED or.
The House Committee on Foreign AT
fairs has disposed Of two long pending
matters, known as the "ohincse Indem.
nifty Fundn epd "JapaEee Indemnity
Fund.- Representative. Wilson was au-
thorized to report to the House for passage
his sbill, which provides that the "ohinose
Indemnity Rdnd," NOW Eunder control OF
the Secretary Of State, be paid over TO the
Cioyernment OF China, except thata sum
shall be detained sufficient In the opinion
~ the Executive to pay the amounts
which may be awarded by the Court oil
Claims TO the owners Of the bark Caldera,
and such further sum as may be necessary
| M Indemnify the owners OF the ship For.
est Beile for the plunder and destruction
Of said ship.
n report his bill to the House with favor
able recommendations, The blll aireets
the President 70 pay to the Goyernment ot
Japan S7S5, 900 in the gold coin now un'
| der the control OF the State Department,
with interest. The bill farther directs the
president, from the increase and accrued
4 interest upon said Japanese fond, to pay
\ n the otflcers and crew OF the D. $. ship
4 wyoming $l25, 600 for their meritonons
services in the destruction OF hostile yes
seIs in the straitsof Shimonseki, July,
llS63: and to the oflicera and crew OF the
stsamer Takiang, for similar services dur
inc September, 1854. The President IS
directed, after the payment ot'the sums
lthus authorized, TO cause tho amount re-
lrbainih1 81 said fund to be. covered into
tho Treasury Of the United States.
KELLY Ayp N'kAY. st,.
.Atthe meeting ofthe House Committee
on Ways and Means Judge Kelly called
up the petition Of Nathaniel Mckay,
4 which he caused to. bercierred tothecom!
! mittee, After, the. petition had been read.
. Judge Kelley said: It will be observed
that the petitioner prays that his petition
NAV be spread upon record and that an
INQUIRY may be ordered ~ that he may be
snsbled 10 verify his statements and &c;
rSais, T6is proceeding would, In my
Judgment, be unprecedented and ] have
caSIsd the matter up for the purpose 0!
, snesestinS that IL inc committee take
sosSizsnce Of the petition i shsll order
tSeronuh Investigation Of the question, 10
hs heId by q full committee, IN open ses
sion, 10 the end that II ! made . laIS'