The Meeker herald., 1888-02-25
Very respcctfully.
l.. q. e. LAgAH. Secretary.

rEtu4et frum Annuai Report - ~" s,ruiaFl
~ the interior priariHssng frr nstai soar
-n'iinz 1uus -, -, rH0cFnlus arii''I nt
e.fisFus II ColnsHlr rrlatye a. Coluruv'
trisi Hni mrHiior. al nj. tpnL
UTE IapiANa us.unH .ptnHoH,
\ suiaii iani ~ IT, irisius. uuptlrtinf
HipaE slstY .puis. un',s { tainfp-, with 't--
ls,s. The : do. y pGiii,. ; igLusr ision,iiy
Ins ~ ,h nnF,hwsss'-.-. r-c '1-1s'.an. arr
t.ss'urins their ne-ss Hra f.ssi. on that tsaF-
,iau II the psiiir 9nmaIa furmrFiy thp hufus
~ tho tri,.r. rni for uhLah Culnfuu ani his
follower. have a sfFur !; p teiiHori. Thnurh
thfsn infiizns vsrr ET-..--hiy disg-p,ei thriF
pryrrnru 'h3ru uas fepa-f o. isr ths r1ii.- IT
-sfn. annaysns' 90 sriti-.s hui more Iartieit-
lsr:y u tho uuu-F- uf sfns4 cattle anil t,u.-
csnpiuyesi ssish the iarsr u ss aui h~T'la ni.u
lsfg.sii5z uprn ih-s- Isihli srfs,
Thr sFruf frr ne ri~ In ltn5 vaf iBsfuir'gri
t. rrluir, tho absent iniiEa g. rp o. AMI F,-
u.aiH ui-an tho ra.errtgar uni in urisr that
want % knDuir'r' nf 10. i1.ai.lr ~ thr o..
wiling linr i-'u'rn thr rlsrrtsiiuu .n taB
Trruipfy nHi tue state ai '.iHri,in u,iEht Bu'
D. al excuse fpr arais i-.FiHr thrlr r'-aFrtc,
the s.rrrtHry n tho War rsluosi''i b. fs.
tall . rpmpriout faiiltsfg 1naer ru plainly
mark iha npundary.
Hhrr thrsr matters W. receiving utiHua
tiru Hni III" nc-vsrary ctTrgspuuiirurr, ib'0-
nrfisr. IN August iaTi. cons iHrnilr .svIiumrut
iu The vicinity af the t1aH Hf Ws1rsgr. iu Car
nrid rufinty. Colorado. Tar rniirt stHtFs
iuar.hai iric.rupb-i frou. urn,,r the isth
that the Tito indians srfr Un ITO vGrpIth,
AMI requested TINT ihu star Department o.
asked to seni troors. .cuai,T Trii's ny lm-
mediate tF,-iccrss1r IN th.s neislrtl'ni. ',ir-
lrnphr,i 'ruu the sarir rs5iat uu tho eril thHt
10" "ouriy -" iuIi.sus ir Colombo Uugh' Q"
hH sunr.iici tn return . tarI- rsHrt4'l1u.
if thcF iii not thrrr urGit hU trHui'.rs" o.
The meantime It vns pub' shri iu thr prHss
that the Governor of Culp.a'ip hail uri'u9i thr
militia ~ th. State o. thr srrnc 10 iTHut.U, lui
that he had nlso called uHou Gru.ul ga'os
fnr the aid af United st'ics trspp'. Nl oihor
or REGULAR arp'tCatiuu for such HI bHi come
To- ih" knowledge uf this Department. Euirt.
however, communicated s,sah infpuI1t'uu o.
i hal To- tho secrciars q War un AUGUST -l
anil requested thu, hc hstr the trpaGa, " ftr-
ui.hri. while In the io,uliy "a" 900 proper
ui'ains to indurc the Indians to nv iu and rr-
main upon ihcir reservation.
\ request for 'ruors. trlcrrarhs'i uu August
esih tn thi- Department iy Cover AfHm1
was received On the following da., aud b. vu-
Immediately Informed in rcply ihu the Prot
dcni dii not consider tdgt any Dtsr hgl been
presented under the Cousi tutinu aud laws luH-
ufyinE the oinploym' nt 81 tuitci states
troops In Colombo. Ttr irniirf wa. also ry-
pressed that Coortw aui his Followers could
be- Induced &" ruturi g. ihrir reservation n the
hostile dcmuns;r1tipus against him 'scrr
suspcndc'i, ani be- as.urHi against attnck; aud
further. tina; such liuH o. action, u upnourr"l
sn uy the oovcrnpr vuu'i hc entered upaa -
the Government.
On the ss,mc dny Governor Adams t,i,-
graph n to tho Dcpillului tbu; Calotuw hli
-iEninri his desire iur conference, and fur
that purpose he woui siar, that night for
Garfield cuuniy. cNprr Ing his dc.irv {" gUt
the Indians out of ua state p'nccntl1 aud
asking that the utur.Hs At Fort DHfLosnc bc
urioroi To- the scene u, tho trouble &" meet
hin. Upon the belief That th.. dispatch. re-
cciNcsi On the FOLLOWING dav. Indicated the
adoption uf the line of Hrtiun suggested in the
telegram sent to the Governor he was at oic,
Informed 10y wlrr that AGENT Byrnc- and Cen
oral Crook would be- inatructcd to meet aud
confer with him In I,fercnco to CulprnW's
pcnc"ahlc return to tHn rrscr,nt!un. The Of
nccr- namo1 were n-faigfrd accordingly.
upou roccip, of Official information of the
seizure 10y Major Losilg II 3lp head uf iudnu
horses. which he hal yirnsied at Bangciy. &"
be- hold until cerinin Iu4iius worr delivered %
him, Acting Secretary tuldraw, on August 90
tolcgriphcd the Governor, 10y direction uf the
President, the request tlni he would mto nil
proper measures to deliver ihc horses TO Agent
Byrmt-, who wns dircrtol to take charge Of
the same as soon rs arrugsmcnt- Tor thgir de-
livery had been made. The Governor wa-
also nskci To co-opcuta with thc agent In col
icciing the sheep, gunt- and other property Of
the indians, with the Wow Of restoring the
same 10 thcm ON the re .eryatIon. The agent
wis instructed how to proceed In thc.e mat
,,rs. aud was also directed 90 somoNo fr1n the