National Republican., 1880-10-23
INDIAN COMPLICATIONS.
Danger Of Fight with the Utes Being
Preclpitaled by Whites.
Indian Onicers Arrestcd-Miiitary Move
nents Against sitting Hull suspend
ed-Denth OF victorio.
Report OF Governor ri,hin,s Detective.

DENNEH, Col, Oct. 22-The detective who was
sent by Governor Pitkin to investigate the killing
OF the Indian by Jackson and the subsequent de.
| livery Of the latter 10 the Indians returned to-day
and made report giving all account Of the XIII.
ing OF the Indian and the ireiRhter's arrest, sub
stontally the same as that given heretofore aud
| he snys that Agent Berry had Cline, IIoyt Holmes
aud The Indian start with the prison er for Gunni.
son City, rs he thought II the only
way TO avert the danger OF massacre
| OF oil the whites in the vicinity, and that
the troops who were near by offered assist.
ance, but Berry would not allow them to come to
the ranch, as he feared II would enrage the In
dians and prccipitate conflict. When Cline and
his party had gone a short distance party of
mounted Indians oycrpowercd them aud took the
| LIhuhnte, me report cehsures Berry ans says lie
should be mnde TO answer for his conduct before
| the authorities.
COLLISION REPORTED.
special dispatch from Leadville TO the Repujli-
can gives an account OF u fight between party Of
whites and Utcs near the reservation line several
days since resulting in two Utcs killed and several
wounded, but the report is not credited here.
Governor Titkin's order of Arrest.
DENVER, Col, oct. 22-Governor Pitkin last nigh
sent an order 10 the sheriff of Gunnison county
directing him to take sufficient force and proceed
TO the reservation and arrest Agent Berry. In the
order the governor says: "If the Ute Indians at.
tempt resistance to the process they will be swept
away" The order continues: "If sufficient force
and ammunition cannot be procured in Gunnison
II will be furnished from Denver and that force
should be either partly or wholly mounted and
well supplied with ammunition. In case of Berry's
arrest you Will be expected, by the people of the
state aud myself TO see that he is protected against
violence"
BERRY, MEACHAM AND HoYT UNDER ARREST.
DENvER, Oct. PA Tribune special. dated Cline's
ranch, says; Berry, Mencham and Hoyt. with
Deputy'Marsha Smith, Attorney Johnson aud
witness Bradshaw left the agency early yesterday
morning for Denver. Commissi oncr Schenck aud
three witnesses are here ell route for Denver"
More of sitting Bulls Proposed Surrender.
The following dispatches in relation to sitting
Bull and his Indians have been received at the
war department:
POPLAR CREEK AGEScY, Oct IL.
To A djutdn, General Def, 81. Paul MINI:
Arrived about dark. win cross tomorrow night
or tomorrow morning on steamer General Meade.
Night before last marched through large camp
OF hostilcs and Yanktonias, about $40 lodges aud
camped near them. They came with flag OF truce,
demanding to know my mission. l declined to
talk and they kept away from me. They seem
we-disposed ILGEs, Major.
SITTING BULLS SURRENDER EXPECTED.
POPLAR CREEK, oct. 10.
Assistant Adjutdnt General Qt 81. Paul MINI.
Have reached Poplar creek without accident
and now crossing on the Meade. Passed through
camp Of about 500 lodges on the north. They
agency. There are about 500 lodges o Of Yanltonias
and 200 so'caled hostiles. Met Spotted Eagle
yesterday and he said that most ofhOstilcs IN this
the camp we passed, would go TO Keogh with him
as soon as they got enough buffalo meat and robes
VIII leave on first steamer up. Indians are re-
spectful. Sitting Bull moving toward Milk river.
aud believe he Will surrender before the end of the
month. IIlIsoS.
siIes, hSS above dispatch was forwarded by General
oDRERs TO THE TROOPS.
The following, from General Terry to Colonel
Miles, at Fort Keogh was sent October 49, "DelOy
all movements from Keogh and Custer until
further orders"
from headquarters at st. Paul; "Dld you receive
the department commanders dispatch of day
before yesterday: directing that the troops should
orders? lfhe did not the order Is now repeated;
and ifany troops have started suspend the move
ment at once. Acknowledge receipt BY com.
"sMTH, Capt. and A. D. c."
Denial From Major Walsh.
Prescott, UPPER CANADA, Oct. o. Major Walsh
who is here, says he is surprised that such dis
patch as that of General Terry asserting that he
(Major Walsh) had detained Sitting Bull had been
sent to Washington. lie denies having detained
sitting Bull, and says every Indian from Sitting
Bulls camp who returned and surrendered to the
United States last year was persuaded to do 10 by
him. Major Walsh received letters from the camp
last night stating that about the 2lst of September
Sitting Bull had a council at Wood mountain with
Captain CroZer at which the captain advised him
10 surrender to the United States sitting Bulls re-
ply 70 Nlllb W Muh very
tant matter, in which he had no intention of being
hurried He strongly desires peace, and hopes the
American troops viii not disturb him while south
of the line getting food for his children.
Victories Death Confirmed.
Dispatches received from Chicago through Gen.
eral sheridans headquarters fully confirm the
destruction of Victorio and his band by the Mexi-
cans under General Terrases. Fifty warriors and
eighteen women and children were killed and
seventy women and children were captured. Two
hun dred and fifty animals were recovered.