Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-30

The Indian Trouble Not Relieved TO
IIu srrtuus.

$50 HrftuuHs
WAguiNaroS, Nov. gB.-secru,nty
Smith has received telegram from
Governor West Of Utah, mentioned In
the dispatches 10 last evening, con.
corning the Southern Uto Indians
lighting settlers iu Ban Juan county.
Tue secretary referred the telegram 10
tho war department, with the Hugt es-
ton that General MoCOUk bo uUtiiiod
Of the alarm. Secretary Smith does
not rrquuat troops, us asked by thu gov.
CguOr.
learned at the Indian office tina.
about three years ago there was an
GErJtm nj with tue ludiuus, which
was never ratified ~ COIgrcsr, and Ia
10 was a pr1viAiDu tunt the Utus could
visit the san Juan country every year
They have been doiug BD aud have nos
been two months Ia thut C.uulty.
Commissioner Browning sayu the iundG
are public and the lndiaus have ~
much right there az tue white ICOplu.
DENvLR, Colo, NUv.5 -DspAtcucs
from Durango auu' vicinity indicate
that tho Ute Indians have ugaiu be.
come ditcOntcutUd nud are threatening
90 make RAID into Utah gni that the
settlers Ia tnat uo.ghUOrhOyd arc con.
sldtrably alarmed, a. there are bus "a
few VI thOm and they would DO unable
10 cope with the luIlAus ga CaHg they
had gone with hottie Intentions.
Those VINO are acquainted with tue
Southern Utrs DO not believe that they
have any intentions OF committing
duptodAu1us, anu think the rep rH VI
tie trouble arc Exaggerated.
A. Durango there 20 .uCatui o CONF
pauy OF the National quart, which has
uUno good 1oTyiCc Ia acting ps check
on the indiana, but 10 Is stated that
lhoy cannot be used on tula occaAlUn
uulusa tho Pfubidout OF the Uuiiud
States should hut call upon them. All
state troops are under thv orders VI the
President u the United States and
their services could be used u r,quigud.
AIjutant General rauucy has 40 ) ct
received no Official notice OF the
alleged raid, bus 10 not inclined TO
believe the trouble serious. "lf there
" any truth Ia the report, "sald he this
morning, "i believe It 10 merely this.
the Indians down there know that by
agreement with the United State
government they are entitled 70 move
upon the Territory Of Uah and see no
reason why they should not 20,
Contcqu ,nty, u tue report n true, it
means merely that they have resolved
to wait no longer aud nave simply
gone.
"As for the report that thoy nave
gone by permission and coutcnt OF
a gent Day, l think u n entirely false.
From what 1 know Of Dayaud 1 have
known MIN for y long while, know
tnut In the past no nus aiway5 done
his beat TO restrain them from such
moves as this, aud II they have ever
lett their reservation on any prolozt no
has always done everything Ia hi.
power % bring thom back. lie would
never consent 10 their leaving thcil
reservation on such an orrand Us this,
Tor no uA1 always slrlyeu 10 do 10 he
was directed"
DURANGO, Colo, Nov. 23,-In re-
gard TO tbs reported Indian trouble
Indian Agent Day made this state,
ment tonight: "rhu ludlaus hAy,
always wintrroi their stock In Utah
They have been IA the Blue mountains
sinos October and they nfu there will
their families ana ponies ami arc wei
behaved. Tue c)wu0ys protested, bu
~ San Juan county, Utah, has toct
withheld from settlement since le99
they Rre the trtapasscrs. Cnich
IgnRci1 and Marian are with th'
Indians, and ~ tho whites hRy,
robbed the Ute reservation Of forage
Que w0uli hardly expect them To- allow
their ponies 10 ttarve. There VIII 10,
no trouble unless the c0wbyys pfgcip.
luLu g."
DENvEu, Colo, Nov co. Gouesa
MoCouk today received tho ioil'Wini
Dispatch from Indian Agent Day:
"Southurn Ules have always main
tanned their stock iu san Juan county
Utah. They are quot AMI peaceful
reports are lgom cOwb3Ysi who AZ,
themselves tresplssuTs, 900 tho land II
question has not been opened 10 set
| llUTs nee 'Sas.
81 do no npl rociAte any trouble un
less the cowboys force IT,"
General MuCOok has wired the wa
department there IL no trouble, and NJ
reason lot department Interference.