Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-08
Van Wyck's Opposition to the
Niobrara Route Fortified
by Hard Facts.
Henderson snd Valentine Press
Palms for Spells on the
Sand Hill Run.
Bidders on the New Cruisers
Notified to Keep Within
the Appropriation. .
Tho Survivors OF tho Jeanette
Expedition Receive Eeggerly
Pay for Their suR srtngs,
CAPITAL NOTES.
Special Dispatch to The BHs.
THE zUNI RESERVATION.

CAPITAL NOTES.
Special Dispatch to The BHs.
THE zUNI RESERVATION.
WASHINGTON, d. O., June o.
The secretary Of the interior will
shortly detail a special agent of the
interior department to visit the reser-
walton of the z mi indiana, In New
Mexico, for the purpose Of examining
the land around Nutris springs,
which have recently been included
within the reservation limits by an
executive proclamation, and ancer.
tain whether that land Is really
necessary to the Indians we'll. being,
The land In question Is that
for which Senator Logan's son in.law
and others fled application In
the general land Office some time ago,
when 1t was supposed to be q part of
the public domain. 1t has been as
serted that this land is of the utmost
Importance to the Zunis because 1t
contains springs which constitute n
of the principal SOURCES of their water
supply. The object of sending a spec
isl agent there is to get soma accurate
knowledge of the circumstances In the
case for guidance In future s~c!ion,
should any further action be necessa-
ry. Persons who made formal ap.
~plicstion for land incurred con-
siderable expense IN 30 doing
and their claims, il Is thought, are en-
titled to some consideration. If, after
the investigation of the subject, the
department shall bs convinced that
the Zlnis do not noed the land and
were not legally entitled to It, the
presidents proclamation may, par.
haps, DO modified so that Che interests
of those who took preliminary stops
to acquire q title or adjustment OF con-
Htcting interests may be made In home
other way.
H INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, june 7.-Adjutant
General Drum this morning read the
following telegram:
WHIPPLE BARRACKS, Arr,
June 9, 1883.
Lieut.. Davis, OF the Third Cavalry,
after examination of the Indians re-
Gently surrendered at San Carlos, re-
ports that the Chihushuls surrendered
belonged to Loco's family and number
two boys aud eighteen women and
chil6re Sixty days ago Mexican
troops surprised the hostiles In South
ern Sierra Madras end this party of
Indians was cut off from the pain
body, and three days after. the fight
started for the reservation. One
party went back to bring in
Loco, but Loco was too old
to travel and told them to come with.
out him. All the Indians were to-
gether when surprised by the Mexi.
can troops. Chas. McCommas was
with them aid we'll treated. He was
kept to aid them in case of surrender.
The Indians knew nothing of G sneral
Crook when they lett, but knew the
country was full Of troops, and If at
tackled will fight until whipped, and
then scatter through the Sierra
Madras. Most Ct them will attempt
to work back to the reservation. Some
expect no mercy and will keep up the
fight and remain Ia the mountains
as long as possible. They have nc
other place to go. The mountains In
many places are inaccessible. General
Crook will probably not meet any q
them before reaching the extreme
southern part of the Sierra Msdres. ]
don't know the evact number Of fight,
Ing men, but 1t Is between 100 anG
$50, and more than 800 women sn6
children. The number inoludes boys
large enough to bear arms. The In,
dfans think that Gan. Crook will have
trouble to fad the hostiles. The lat
ter will run IL they can, The Chihua
huas and Warm Springs, with a feN
renegades, are the only Indiana or
the war path In Mexico. Ddtcby, of th'
Chiricshuss, who surrendered at For
Thomas, puts the number Of fighting
men, including boys able to bear arm
at l07, including those just surren
derad. The Indians ore commanded
by Geronimo.
IS.gned.) j. II. MARTIN,
Asst Ado General.
The treasury department ia In
formed Of the arrival at San Frsncisc,
of a large cargo of tea consigned u
Mlrches, OF Chicago, and oirente'
that samples be forwarded to NeV
York for inspection before the tea l
delivered,
THE DEADwOoD MAIL ROUTE.
WAsHINGToN, June Z Second AT
sistsut Postmaster General Elmer de
cllnss to be at all alarmed at Senate
Van Wyck's attack on the letting Q
the mail contract on the route fror
Nlobrsra to Desdwood. There Is moth
log, he says, IN the objection that tn
route runs through the Black Hill
oountry, where the government has 4
right If way. Congress, he says, create
postal route through the reservation
wiilh 1t has q right to do, as 1t hu
done 10 many other oAser. In regsr
to the general utility Of the route, Il
mer says the department. had Informs