The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-25
INDIAN TROUBLES
The War Department Has Been
Investigating.
REPORTS ARE NOT RE-AssURING
All Depends on How the Government Treats
Them-The War in Chili-The
Bombardment of IquIque.

w WASHINGTON, MarCn Z0.-In6 war Qe-
partment is taking advantage of the cessa-
ton OF ho5tilities among the Indians of Da-
kota and has been engaged in gathering
authentic information as to the probabili-
ties of another outbreak this spring.
Careful investigation has been made by the
officers serving as agents at Pine Ridge and
Rosebud agencies, and their reports are not
altogether reassuring. In substance, these
officers assert there need or need not be
trouble, just as the government desires
An outbreak can be prevented, or, on the
other hand, very little will fan the slumber
ing feelings of the aboriglnes into fierce
lame; that is to say, the whole case rests
upon the care exercised in the dis
trlbItion of the appropriations. L
the Indians get promptly all that
is due them, and there is
not too much haggling, there will be peace.
But the moment the government attempts
to pinch the Dakota tribes, the hitherto
friendly Indians who do not feel very COM
placept over their late trip TO Washington,
Will, 1t Is predicted, surely revolt. These
indians are at present in the majority in
the Dakotas, as most of the hostile chiefs
have been taken by an Italian show for
are thus short of leaders. They realize
perfectly well that the chiefs are not held
DIS hostages, but have gone as matter of
enterprise and so they would not be neces-
sarlly deferred from an outbreak for fear
OF retaliation on their followers. These
absent chiefs, however, are perhaps the
worst fighters of the nation.
Bombardment of IquiQue.
PANAMA. March 16-Her maiestiy's ship
Warspite is at Callao. The following was
gleened from her officers:
1--WE left Iquique February 20, subsequent
to different events which led to the capture
of that port by the rebels and the fire which
caused the destruction of property valued
at $2,000,000. 1t appears that when the
rebels captured the port the government
troops took up position some distance
from it, Ghe rebels returned Oh board,
leaving only fifty men ia charge. The
troops soon heard OF this and marched on
the place 200 strong under Colonel Soto.
! Firing commenced and the shore fusilade
led the ships to promptly open fire. The
Blanca Encalada Esneralda and Huas
cara used heavy guns, while the transports
! kept mltraileuses buSily employed. Ire
mendous destruction followed, and the
| flames spread until the whole central part
| of IauiQue where the best stores and build
| ings are situated, was in ruins. Up to the
10Th. when tie Warspite left lquique, the
ruins were yet burning. The night which
resulted IN the fire was stern and bloody
| tragedy, and it would have been more pro-
| longed had it not been for an arrangement
reached by the chiefs of the two parties,
and under which the opposition leaders
engaged to pay Colonel Soto $40, 600 to de-
liver among his men, who were then to
join the rebels. The government
troops abandoned their arms and
soon dispersed. Subsequently Soto
was arrested and sent on aboard the
only 81, go among the men and having re
tanned the remaining $4,000. Those on the
! WarSpite were also informed that Colonel
Robes had 1000 of Balmacedae'S troops OF
the pampas and it was possible they would
again attack Iquique, in which port and in
the vicinity, the revolutionists stated they
had 1900 men. They will. however, ruI
short of ammunition, but were expecting
| some by steamer. Iquique is in ar
abnormal situation and the inhabitants have
taken refuge on the island where they haC
previously been stationed. Pisagua ha:
been abandoned by the populace. The in
dente OF Iquique sought refuge on the War
spite and subsequently left in the cable
steamer Silvertown for Valparaiso.
line report Is confirmed or hight a
San Francisco in which General Vidagrar
was killed. Some of the mem ers los
their lives through their own imprudence
The Office Of the daily newspaper VoS d.
Chill, which supported the government, wa
sacked and burned. The Warspite gave
passage to Collao TO 115 persons of differ
ent nationalities."
The French steamship Vile de Belfast
reports 500 killed and wounded were thu
outcome of the fights on Tarapaea pampas
The Lima DidrO said, on February %
1.-The present revOluation threatens to re
suit in serious international conflicts
| Peruvian territory already has bee
violated by the Gillian government
Troops
a report reached Panama on March
that when tie forces of VALPARAISO fired o.
the Blanco Enclada, killing several of he
crew, the commanding officer solicited per
mission from the shore authorities to bur
3 them and the answer he received was tina
he might bury them in the sea. The con
mander Of the Blanco Enclada thereupo
referred to the captain of her majesty
' ship Champion, and the latter significant,
' replied: Request me to bury them anu
shall 90 sou The request was formal
made, whereupon the British commando
! had the Gillian seaInen taken ashore unde
: the protection of the British flag. and the
: were buried with due military honors i
? graves he had ordered prepared for them