Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-19
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DOMESTIC.
The Great storm in the Northwest.


fills in the snow faster than it can be shoveleC
out. The company does not expect to get ths
road open to Sioux City before Tuesday.
The steamer Depere has been heard from
She left Grand Haven for Milwaukee on Sat
urday morning, just before the storm. anC
fears were entertained for her safety, but 8
dispatch to-day announces that she has put
in at Manistee, Mich, without any loss Of
life.
: The Captain of the barge S. A. Irish re
ported that he parted company with the
missing steamer Alpena, after sailing with
her three hours. ten miles off Kenosha. She
was then heading shoreward. Nothing ha:
been heard of her since.
MONTAGUE Mich. J. October 1Sth.-A mail
carrier from Clay Banks who arrived at this
place at IL o'clock a. NJ, reports that as he
was leaving. Clay Banks with the mail Ell. r
Wheeler told him that the deck of the AL
pena had been discovered on the beach al
Stony Creek. The mail-carrier did not stop
to get the particulars.
CHICAGO, October 18th. - The Journal.
Des Moines special says: The ground is
frozen several inches deep hereabouts. Two
thirds of the potato crop is not dug, and is
probably total loss.
The crew and passengers of the wrecked
to seventy. The Captain, Napier, was a
trusty and skillful officer. The officials of the
Goodrich line, to which she belonged, refuse
to give any particulars about her other pas.
senger list. She was not the stanchest vessel
on the line.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, October 1Sth-Friday'
and Saturdays storm was unusual for this
season. Snow fell all Friday night and
melted as it fell. 1t has turned cold since,
with raw northwestern gale, and the roads
are frozen solid and very rough. On the
Maple Valley branch of the Northwestern
snow. drifts have blockaded the trains. The
snow is five to seven feet deep all along the
Sioux City Railroad. FROM that point to
Sioux City snow fell continually Friday night
and Saturday, melting almost as fast as il
fell. Saturday night sheet of ice and snow
was reported three to FIVE inches thick.
Trains from st. Paul and Yankton due Sat.
urday have not arrived here.
ST.. PAUL, October 1Sth.-The storm was
not very severe here, but the wires are down
in all directions around the city. Nothing il
known of the Northern Pacific country yet,
except a report that the storm is more severe
and the snow heavier than at any time last
winter.
DETROIT, October 18th.-No reports Of dis.
asters yet. The vessels are generally ia port
The gale is still blowing.
Two RIVERS Wis October ISth.-The
following is list of the casualties known Of
here upon Lake Mackinaw A boat with
fish was swamped and two ishermen drowned,
the boat being recovered deck load OF
schooner Durham lost, and she ashore
schooner Hungarian ashore "a total
wreck; schooner Perry Hannah sunk
steamer City of Woodstock ashore
barge Brunette, with $1,000 bushels corn,
ashore in 81 feet of water; schooner Conway
high on the beach ; schooner Lolita May,
wheat laden, high and dry schooners Law.
renee and Ebenezer, both stone-laden,
beached-total wrecks; schooner Gszelle
damaged; schooners Reciprocity and Contest
ashore. The Captain of the Brunette wa.
lifted bodily by the wind, dashed through the
cabin and leg broken, Several piers are de.
stroyed and other damage done along the
shores. The minor injuries to the craft are
numerous.
The Trouble In Colorado.
DENVER, October 1Sth.-A telegram to
Governor Pitkin says that Indian Agent
Berry, Hoyt, Cline and Meacham, are all
now in Jail at Gunnison City, charged with
the murder of Jackson, the freighter.
NEW York, October lSsh.-The Post.
Washington special says: Dispatches of a
very serious tenor were received at the In
terror Department to-day from Colorado.
The officers at present decline to make them
public A conference was held with the
officers of the War Department, and grave
trouble is evidently apprehended.
DENVER, October 18sh.-Advicss from
Sagusche say: a. Peck, Government
scout, gives testimony which goes to prove that
Berry, Meacham, Holmes and Cline inten.
tionally gave young jackson over to the In
dians. He says Colonel Beaumont, who
with his cavalry were short distance from
Cline's ranch, en- route to Garland, offered
to protect the freighters, but Berry and the
others ordered him to proceed to Garland.
The scout states that he examined the place
where the Indians were supposed to have
forcibly taken Jackson, but found no sign of
q struggle.
DENVER, October 16th.-A dispatch re-
ceived here to-day says that Indian Agent
Berry has not been arrested, and has been &C.
GREETED either BY the Indians or United States
troops.
WASHINGTON, October 1Sth-The Govern
ment authorities in this city have received
no news from Colorado as recent as that
given by to-day's press dispatches. The fol-
lowing dispatch, dated Los Pines Agency,
October 10th, was this afternoon received at
the Interior Department, and was imme.
diately made the subject of consultation with
the department of Justice, but no decision
was reached. Meanwhile press dispatch
announced that Agent Berry and other per-
sons for whom warrants were issued had been
arrested and lodged in jail at Gunnison
To the Secretary of the Interior have this day
called on the commanding officer OF the post in thin
vicinity to eject from the reservation one Smith and
Others who claim authority to arrest me- and which
| don't recognize Furthermore | consider that thu
peace and welfare OF the Indians, and country in
general, on the reservation and in the State, dc
mands this course BERRY, Agent
Secretary Schurz, before leaving Washing.
ton to-day, telegraphed as follows to Gov.
ernor Pitkin at Denver, COL:
The Associated Press reports that two companie:
OF militia have been started for the Ute reservation
TO arrest Agent Berry, and that conflict between
them ard the Indians is anticipated II seems al
most inevitable that If this proceeding goes on Q
conflict will come. Such force is not necessary &c
secure obedience to State or Government, officers
and the Government of the United States will be
entirely ready to aid In enforcing such process
without an aggressive movement Of State troops
calculated TO bring disastrous conflict with the
Indians. Any prisoner arrested under a process is
entitled TO absolute protection against mob violence
and the State authorities should accompany arrests
by adequate guarantees OF personal safety to their
prisoners. This being evident there will be no
reason why accused persons should not willingly
obey any lawful process, ard IL = ey did not Ger.
tainly the Government of the United States would
not countenauce any such disobedience. now Ger.
tainly press upon you to arrest any movements or
conduct On the part of the State militi1 which can
possibly lead to so disastrous consequence Is an
Indian would be-
c soHURz, Secretary.
WASHINGTON, October 1Sth-Indian Com.
missioner Meachsm writes, October 81, n
private letter from Los Pinos, detailing the
past fortY-eight hours of excitement, when
the Utes stripped for fight and demanded
the murderer of the Indian. He says:
The facts of the sftir we're that ansox teamster.
upon little or no pfoyceation, killed young Johnson
son Of Chief Shavanaux, thirty miles from the
agency. The next inorning fifty armed utes came
before the Agents door and dem .nded the blood Of
the murderer-evsiy with arms uncovered and
the wife and mother OF The dead boy fillig the air
with wild cries. Berry and Meachem assur ID them
that the nan should be caught. and the Agent
went out after the murderer followed by the human
tigers. To satisfy the Utes, fifteen men and ne
officer wen along, and at Clines ranch the muir
derer was found in charge of citizens The soldiers
guarded him MI night. the Indians forming an outer
guard The scene was excl ing beyond description.
il was o'clcck nc night when all became quiet
The citizens desired TO wreaS vengeance on the
murderer, aud the Indians sat watching like hyenas
every movement Berry worked as msn never
worked befe to keep the Indians from exploding,
but at o'clock the Utes prepared fir general
slaughter saving mo use. white man no die all
Utes ole white man no care The citizens under.
stood the peril and Berry that the prison.