Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-02
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Friday Evening, Jan. z, 1880.
the COLORADO INDIANS.
""'sss Final En- ,rts-A cabinet Di.c...
sion OF the Troubles.

Ell 'rts-A cabinet Dl.eo.-
Sion or the Troubles.
Los f'nos agency, Col, Dec. 2s-The
commission adjourned yesterday to me. , IN
the 18th inst. at Cline's ranch at Cimar,on
aver, twenty-five miles routheas, ~ IN.
agency, there to await the arrival NJ ,he
prisoners. Gen. Hatch and escort lef. th;s
morning at A O'Clock in a dr,zzlino rain
ne I'VE days extension expires on the 29lh.
an" u the Indians demanded BY the com.
u''p1ion are not surrendered on that da,e
.'le peace negotiations will end. .Ali or
none, were the parting words Of Gen. Hatch
70 ouray "a he left the commission rooms
Yesterday for his ranch to hold tn. finai
lnoian council, which ere this has decided
tue iate OF the Ute nation. Ourav fnIIv
rea'izes the situation and knows that III
ulttmatum OF the commission is the demand
GI Tue NATION, aud il not complied with The
Utes must go. The SURF. nder of the nrison.
ers is very. doubtful. Chief Guero. SECOND
to Ouray, being a medicine man. has . ls,as
following, and has done more than ali o,hs.s
70 hinder the commission from accomni;sh'
ing its work. He is in favor Of var md .,
.ne tnme OF the White river troubles wanted
" massacre the people living.in Gunnison.
1.-THE war department takes charge of the
otes and troops are ordered in, they must
come quickly or Los Pinos agency NAV
prove q second White river affair. When
ouray leaves for Washington there will be
10 one left to restrain the young bucks. and
tiuero is 30 hostile to the whites that he IA
liable to cut loose any moment. Gen. Hatch
mas been very patient, and if successful will
oe the flrst to have effected the peaceable
surrender OF the Indian prisoners. and he
certainly deserves some recognition from
the president and congress for his services
as president Of the Ute commission.
THE CABINET DISCUSSION,
Washington, Dec. 3o.-At the cabinet
meeting this afternoon there was quite a
discussion of Ute affairs. Secretary Schurz
submitted several dispatches which he re.
celved night before last. They contain no
turther details then has already been given.
Inc information in the possession of the
government, however, is Of a somewhat diff
[erent character than that received bv the
secretary. There is nothing in this official
to show that the Ute
has been a failure.
and nothing to indicate that Gen.
Hatch and his party are in any danger from
he Indians. Steps have, however, been
AIKEN to protect tie party in case there
'hould be any attack upon them. 1t was
agreed that the friendly southern Ute
chiefs about whom Gen. Hatch has tele-
,raphed. should be brought on to Washing.
on.
In accordance with the decision arrived
It in the cabinet meeting this aftern o n,Sec-
'etary Shurz te%legraphed Gen. Hatch 10.
that the friendly southern Ute chiefs
nay be brought to Washington. The Sec
'etsry does not think there is any reason for
apprehension with regard to the safety of
rem. Hatch and his companions, and this
rev Of the situation is alec taken BY the
OF war.