The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-10-28
VOL. V.
VERY LATEST NEWS.
a Record OF Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

THE distribution of standard silver dol
lars for the week ending Oct. l6, was
| $799, 1856. For the corresponding week,
previous year, 1891, 1856.
THE committee from st. Louis were
shown the thinness of its claims. 1t has
now gone back, and if a new census IS or
dered it will be solely because Secretary
Schurz is a resident of st. Louis, and anx-
ious to maintain his popularity at home
| One thing is certain, however: Nothing
will be gained by new count. No frauds
will be possible, and without fraud st.
Louis will not be able to recover the $4,000
mythical children created at two cents a
head by the vigorous and unscrupulous
deputy marshals of 1870.
THE United States revenue cutter
Thomas Corwin has returned from her
Arctic Cruise, on 10Th inst. She brings
no intelligence in addition to that already
received. At St. Lawrence island, out Of
700 inhabitants 500 were found dead of
starvation. Traders have introduced
liquor among them causing them to neg
lect laying up the usual supply Of pro-
visions. The officers Of the Corwin express
the opinion that the Jeannette wintered
on the Siberian shore, and is now there
west of North Cape The Corwin could
not get far enough west to verify this be-
lief, on account of ice.
Col. w. B. THOMPSON, superintendent
of the railway mail service. in his annual
report, says: In view of the increasing
wants of postal car service, and of the fact
that there are great number OF very
competent and faithful men who deserve
| prom otion, but who cannot be promoted
unless the postoffice department has mon
,y l. Go, ~,
the amount now appropriated for railway
postotiice clerks, from 81 ,450, 900 to 81 $780,
900. He also requests an increase of $780,
and an increase of $4,000 for mail route
messengers. Col. Thompson earnestly re-
news the recommendation of his report of
last year for congressional authority to re-
classify employees of the railway mail SER
vice, SO that they should be divided into
five classes of clerks. with salaries ranging
from $500 to 81 400 per annum.
SECRETARY SCHURZ has received the fol-
lowing dispatches from commissioner
Meacham and Agent Berry concerning
the new phase of the Colorado Ute diff
Guilty:
Los PISos, COL, Oct. II, 1880.
To the Secretary Of the Interior, IVashi"ton:
The commissioner and Berry have gone to the
Indians camp to quiet the Indians. The con-
stable has called for posse. Both constable and
the military are waiting to know about jursdlc-
ten. If Berry leaves the agency the employees
will leave. l have been summoned as witness
for the state The military expect instructions
this evening. A conflict between the state and
government seems probable The Utes will doubt
less be involved. think it impossible at this time
for surveys to be attempted. | expect Major to-
day. MEACHAM.
(The surveys referred to those required to
be made preliminary to opening the Ute reserva-
tion for settement.)
('Major' is the name of the surveyor.
Los PINos. Oct 49,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington
| am compelled TO leave for GunniSon City in
charge of the sheriff, to answer for the killing Of
Jackson by the Indians. The agency is in charge
of Miller. Matters are in n perous condition
owing to my absence. Can the attorney general
issue orders to suspend action in the case until
safety is assured. BERRY, Agent.
Secretary Schurz sent the following tel.
egram to Gov. Pitlin, of Colorado:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington, Oct. IA 1850. \
To Cor. PiEin Denre,. CMoyo,io:
| consider 1t my duty to communicate t. you
the information received at the department that
the excitement growing out Of the killing of an
Indian. and the subsequent killing of white man
guilty of that act on the Ute alton, threatens
serious difficulties liable to disturb all the results
of our efforts, now on the point of consummatlon,
to settle the Indian problem in Colorado in just
and peaceable manner. Mr. Berry agent Of the
Uncompahgre Utes, telegraphs that he has been
arrested, and is to be taken to Gunnison on war
rant issued by justice of the peace there, charg-
ing him with the murder of the white man who
killed the Indian, Mr. Mcacham one of the Ute
commissioners, temporarily at Los Pinos, reports
that he has been summoned under subpoena
witness Thus the two officers, who probably
more than any others possess the confidence of
the Indians. and can be best depended upon to
exercise upon them wholesome influence, are
moved from them at this critical moment. At
the same time it is rumored that lawlcss persons
are intending to seize upon and kill the officers of
the government soon they are out OF the
reservation. While all the information here is
to the effect that these officers did all they could
to save the life of the white man reported killed
instead of putting it in peril Mob violence used
against these in all probability will be fol-
lowed by other lawless acts disturbing the peace
between the Indians and whites and there ap-
pears to be reason to fear that in this way
Indian may be brought on sure to result in
the loss of hundreds of lives and many millions in
money and great disaster to industries of COOra
do. The military well as the civil officers on
the reservation have been instructed to use every
possible effort to restrain the excitement of the
Indians, and to prevent collision. Everything
is being done part to avert from Colorado
the calamites of an Indian war. Permit me to
express the hope that the state authorities OF
Colorado will join their earnest efforts to ours,
by rcpressing whatever lawless spirit that, ac-
cortling to current rumor in the newspapers, may
be existing among the population on the borders
of the Ute reservation. SCHURZ Secretary.