New-York tribune., 1880-01-08

reservation in severalty and TO accept lndVidui WV
in fee simple inalenablc for period OF years secure"
by law, TO be obtained at the ensuing session vi N
gress must be evident to every sensible han "i"r
them, that the late outbreak and the eAei'en'on'
following thereupon in the State OF Color"uo
have thoroughly changed their relations with the
white people of that state, and that 1t VIII w
very difficult to maintain between them peace anu soo"
understanding as long the present terrtorI"'
OF their reservation continue. They VIII DE eApoSeu "
all sorts of trouble and may he sulJected 10 'clS
irous consequences if they remain located as lneS
Further on the Secretary intImaes to MT ADAMS 'u"'
under the changed circumstances here reierreu w.
many Of them might he induced to- settle down ana eu
gage In agriculture who, only short time previous
ccted the idea Of working for living, and says: iou
Will undoubtedly have many opportunities 10 press 'i
idea upon them. and possibly may come 10 ueii.0 '
derstandng with them TO that effect desire INA, you
sbould make every possible effort in that direction
good deal of correspondence foilo"s apou' "' p''
prety Of moving troops 10 Lake CITY.
IN November l. Commissioner Adams, who was theh
at Denver tecgrauhs Secretary Schurz That the exam"
nation of the late captiyes under oah hau uisoio'.
very brutal treatment OF them ID Wh'eu 80
D,ug,os aud johnson were implicated, ana winch
was unknown and unexpected to Conmiss'oHer
Adams, and rs he believed, to Chiet our"y
aIso He feared that with living witnesses against
them the perrctraOrs OF these crimes "ou"
no: obey Ouray's orders lie also eXproSseu INV
opinion formed after hearing these Witnesses '""'
troops would probably have 10 be used against 'Hem
soon He closed his dispatch by advising a IorWa'u
movement Of tho cavalry al Fort Garland 10 lnHian
Creek.
On November Secretary scEurz replies that he had
co,c,rred with General sherman about the movement
Of troops and says that both himself and General oheI
man agree IN the opinion expressed ~ dpaich VIC"
General sherman had just received from COloheI NC
Keuzie. IN which he says
Nv own experience and iudgmcnt lead lhe 10 peH,Nt
maj any such movement until the Peace Comni~'ion
has entirely completed IL labors VIII be recuharF or
irctiopablc Your apprehension ihal DJnElas
and johnson. with living Witnesses against 'nvn,
nof obcv Ouray = order ard make tho use OF troops
necessary seems % leave ou ot aecouh' lHc cll @
stance that those witnesses were IN thef power, n'
thcy surrendered them Internationally. IaNorHDi,.
infringement ae the future location OF the rs VIZ
De calculated 10 somewhat HllRa'c tue Pui''''"' "
the guilty parties
ON November Secretary ScAuIz tceeraphed to Com
missioner Adams that the Commissioners should uso
their own judgment about supplying thc Nhlte ldNtf
Utcs with ratlobs.
Then follows other spoDItnce about TIE progress
Of negotiations, the facts about which have already
been published.
on November gs, Commissioner Adams tclegraphed
the Secretary that Agent stanley, at Los Pinos WAS
interfering with the work ~ the Commission bY Keep
ing uo business relations with Chiei Douglas aud other
White River Utes On the 30th. Agent steney was or
dercd 70 report to Washington. About the same time,
the Investigation In Colorado interrupted IN conse
qucncr oi the Indians receiving reports tha' we Hoops
we're moving toward them. winch reports were
attributed 10y Ouray to t.e Mormon element, already
suspected 10 be working against 'he O,'hh,aslon; o.
ON December 6 the te- tiUOuf was closed, ana Gen
eral Hatch demanded the surrender o the men l'eoE
uzod at the massacre lh'lu'"- W, n,'u ,@n''.' @
Douglass. The Indians agreed 10 surrender tEelh upon
the condition that they be tried III WASHINGTON On 'ne
OH Secretary Schnn elegraphed G. neral lihtch 10 re-
ccye The surrender Of the ludans designated by the
Com.1ission, VITA the understanding that they would
be guaranteed iar tral by a inill'ary eohuiss'on
outside OF Colorado ana Nc"-h' Al'''