Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-03

Uies. This is the first that the department,
Knew mat the worst ones of the gang had
oeen given up. From the second dispatch
appears that Gen. Hatch must have given
up the prisoners again. Secretary Schurz
said a: TO the Times correspondent that he
ald not understand why Gen. Hatch should
f. nave allowed the prisoners to go
!!ree. and that he was telegraph
ing to discover the reason. He thought it
was very strange proceeding. At the
same time he did not think any trouble
need be apprehended, but he expected
inrther Developments tomorrow. What
ever Secretary Schurz says to persons not
IN connection with the administration re-
gardlng this matter, it is evident that he
does not feel sanguine Of the success of the
commission in trying to secure the surren-
der Of all offenders. At all eyents soon
after the receipt of the kilograms he called
upon the secretary of war, and afterward,
with this official, on the president.
There is little doubt that diff .rent policy
is to be pursued toward the Indians, look.
ing toward the abandonment of all efforts
to secure-peacs and the offending Indians
BY gentle means. It is known that all the
Indians and troops have left Los Pinos
agency, aud also that Gen. Mckenzie and
his troops have been ordered to stop all for
ward movements. Secretary Ramsey said
tonight that he does not regard the situa-
ton of affairs in the Ute country, from the
dispatches which were shown him hy Sec.
retary Scbuiz. ss at all alarming. He says
that be does not consider it certain that
Gen. Hatch has released the surrendered In.
dams although dispatch had been forward.
cd TO Gen. Hatch BY the secretary OF the in
terror asking for more explicit information
on that point. Mr.. Ramsey says the matter
is entirely In the hands OF the interior de
partment, and that be has nothing to say OF
do about it. The war department simply
awaits results, and will be 10 readiness
whenever hestlities are begun. Tue secre-
tary does not see why SO much importance
should be attached to the subject, any way.
The Indians have displayed no disrespec,
OF the government beyond protecting those
who were guilty of the massacre ut White
River agency. These were,but fraction
OF the tribe, and the whole should not he
held responsible for their crime. He
thinks there is an honest purpose on Ouray's
part to iofluence the tribe against fu1the,
resistance, and that the Indians are too sen.
sible not to heed his injunction. Mr.. Ram.
sey believes, therefore, that they will no,
forfeit all their treaty rights by further hos.
tilities The fact that Gen. Hatch is a,
Cline's ranch, ten miles nearer than Lbs
Pinos TO White River agency, and twenty.
five miles nearer Lake City, ia not necessa.
rily any indication that he was more appre.
hensive of danger than ever, especially az
the kilograms do not express anything Of
the kind. The last sentence of one of the
dispatches seem 10 indicate that after Gen
Hatch refused to receive the surrender Of
Indians who offered to give themselves up
they were permitted to 60 to the lower
Grand river to hunt and that they are moi
likely TO be found again for a month. Mr..
Ramsey says that does not seem to show that
the Indians can not again be secured, or
that they were given up permanently. He
does not seem at all apprehensive Of seriou.
trouble in the future.