Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-01-02
CONSULTATION BETWEEN SECRETARY sCHuRz
AID CnNGrEss,iaN ETIFOED

WASHINGTON, Dec. Congressman Bel
ford OF colorado mas Aai an interview with 5ecrc-
tary S"hurz on the Indian question, especially win
reference 10 The failure Of the lnhAfis To give up
those engaged IN The recent massacre, which fail
ure cccasOnei some uneasines5 ar the interior
department. Hatcn teie5raphed he would btlng
i've chiefJirnm southern agency 10 Indian creek
aud wanted 10 Espw whether he should bring them
Washington. This ie gram led 10 the Interview.
BolfOrG was In favor Of bringing them On N hope
the: aght agree 10 the rempya OF the Tribe 10 Tue
UIEtah seserVat.cn. The secretary was OF he same
opinion. It was conceded that-the hostile White
river ties mad forfeited their treaty rights and
were to IL dealt with a. though no treaty. ever
hai been male with them. Bcliord, however. TOOK
the position that the tribe should be treated "a
Unit lie argued that tney refused as a tribe 10
deliver up the Indians engaged in the massacre
and although all were not originally conc, rned IN
the war IhornhurCh's command and the massa-
ere at the agency, tueN were associates aileF Tue
fact and We're guilty the original participants
The secretary said he woull make a careful study
Of the treaty. IT possible the treaty required
the ties TO deliver M those making war and that
a failure To 10 50 abroat.d the treaty. Both agreed
that the Tfes should Is removed n Inc Tntah res
ervariOn and II they were no: removed trouble
would he likely 10 occur IN the spring Il S guile
possible II the Indians refuse 10 arer 10 peaceful
removal the government Will compel them To 60.
WAsnIyGroy, Dec 60. Secretary Schurz
is said to be very much discouraged about
the Ute difficulties. lie las not entirely
gwen up hope, and is waiting official corrob-
Grafton of the newspaper dispatches. lie
had great confidence in the fidelity and hon
esty of Ouray and if he turns out to be
treacherous it will shake lis faith in the In
dian conscience. General Sherman believes
the commission has utterly failed. as he pre-
dicted it would. lie says VIXEN the matter
is turned over to the army, unless there j.
IN unconditional surrender of all those en-
gased in the Meeker massacre the tribe will
be swept from the face Of the Garth. lie
never had faith in Ouray and believes him
to be a typical Indian of extraordinary cum
ming and ability. He thinks he will con-
vince everybody that settlement by the
army will not be unjust. The army in that
section is all ready for war, and although the
weather will be severe for several months the
troops can stand it better than the Indians
who have no place to leave Uncertainties and
no forage. Probably Sheridan will not ac-
company Grant to Cuba as war with the
Ctes now seems inevitable Sherman will
be reluctant to have Sheridan GO and Sheri-
dan will himself hesitate. Shcrman's idea
is that he better go to Denver aud direct the
campaign from that point
/ TIE UTE CoMNIS>IoE-TiiE SITUATION At los
PINGS \ GRAVE one
Los PIxcs, Dec. 2S.-The commission al
| journed yesterday to meet on the Goth inst
at Cline's rancho. twenty-five miles southeast
of the agency, there to await the arrival OF
| the prisoners Hatch and escort left this
morning ut four O'Clock in drizzling rain.
| The five DAYS extension expires the 23th, and
| if all the Indians demanded by the commits
sion are not surrendered then, peace negotia-
tons will end "All or none were llatch's
parting words to Ouray, as he left the CON-
mission rooms yesterday for his ranch TO
hold final Indian council, which ere this
has decided the fate of the Ute nation.
Ouray fully realizes the situation and knows
the ultimatum of the commission is the de-
mand of the nation, and if not complied
with the Utes must 90. \ surrender of the
prisoners is very doubtful. Chief Guero,
second TO Ouray, being medicine man, has
a large following and has done more than all
others to hinder the commission from accom-
/ plishing its work He is in favor of war,
and at the time of the White River troubles
wanted TO massacre the people living in the
garrison and was only restrained by Ouray.
/ When Ouray leaves for Washington there
will be no one left 10 restrain the young
bucks, and Guero is 50 hostile TO the whites
that he is liable to cut loose at any moment,
and thus Los Pinos may become 4 second
White River unless forces are sent here
| soon.
/ THE NATTER Is \ SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT
LIGHT.
/ WAsHINeroy, Dee 31-Sccre;ary Schur7
1 has submitted TO the cabinet several DIES
patches which he recently received from Los
| Pinos, relative to Ute affairs. They con
tanned no further details than those already
| given. Information in the possession of the
government however is of 4 somewhat differ
ent character from that received by the
press. There is nothing in this official in
formation to show that The Ute commission
has been failure and nothing TO indicate
that Hatch and his party are in any danger
from the Indians Steps however have beer
taken to protect the party in case Their,
should be an attack upon them. 1t wa:
agreed that the friendly southern Ute chiefs
about when Hatch telegraphed, should IN
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