Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-05
THE GOVERNOR ACTS.
Determined that Utah Citizens Shall
Do Protected from Invasion.
IMPORTANT MEETING HELD TODAY.
Tho Settlers VIII BE Furnished with
Arms aud Ammunition, and the MI
li!la May he Called out.

Official anxiety and sollctudo were
plainly manifest ut the Executive
mansion today over tho apparent In.
action Of proper authorizes to move
Ia the matter u the Indian invasion
from Colorado. The Governor In this
mornings mail received n communi-
ton from the sheriff Of Grand county
appealing for protection ami asking
Tor arms aud ammunition. lie was
also waited upon by the San Juan del.
cgniion again and held = long and
important consultation with them.
These gentlemen presented their case
In writing aud It Will be found In full
Ia this article.
II was learned from the Governor
himself that bo was becoming alarmed
Vt the danger that now Uonironts the
ciliztns in tho San Juau county. To
u NEWS representative no stated that
he had decided 10 answer tho appeals
% the people from the Invaded section
10 provide thpm wish arms and ammu-
milton aud with tuat idea In view had
Issued an order calling upon Captain
Cannon, OF Troop g. National Guard
Of Utah 10 return At once " tue eKcCu-
tive mansion tho iOriy.BJur cirbincs
In possession Of his men. A similar
order WIS eout 10 the captain Of the troop
At spanish Fork and tho captains OF
some Of the infantry companies may
receive like instructions within the
next twcuty.f0ur hours. Captain
Cannon Immediately sol about ~ obey
the command.
These guns with those already on
hand will be- ample, 10 ~ thought, TO
equip the Clilzrns Tor any encounter
they may have with the iuiianb ia tho
near future. Two or thfcu members OF
the delegation viii return 20 San Juan
this evening and inform sutllurh Of the
governors action. Mr.. Peterson, how
ever, will remain here Tor a day or two
awaiting dovrlDpm 'lts. Tho state.
ment aa maze by tue delegation over
thoir signatures today 10 a. follows:
SALT LAKE CITY,
December o. is9i
To lIIs Exeollcncy, the Governor OF
lAl3
We, tho undersigned Representatives
respectfully represent that In conso-
quuuco OF tho existing danger Of cone
illct bOiWO0u tho Southern ltO Indians,
now unlaNfuily taking possession oi tho
country boiwOen tho riyofs Of tho Grand
ana san Juan and unlawiully killing "
cAtllo.
Aud tho whites who are thcro being
lawfully located hoforo the year lsss when
10 portion of tho lands lu san Juan county
was Withdrawn from aettlUmuu, ask your
prOicc ion, and, n it {. In your powor, 10
nave tho Indians removed Immediately
90 thuir own reservation "a Colorado, aud
II you hayo Il In your p0wor,to taSo some
action Immediately looking towards 10.
movR.
We also respectfully ask that you fur
nish the settlers with guns and ammu-
milton for them to protect themselves,
their families and their property In case
tho Indians mako an attack, which IN very
apparent they will. We further repre-
Fvnt ON personal knowledge and rOliuhl0
information that tho prosOut Invasion ~
tho Southern UtUs into our Territory is
tho result OF "a uDiArious scheme OF HumO
VI tho people ui Durango, Colorado, who
ARC c0uspirlug with tho pfosUut uu-
sCrupulous Indian agent, Mr.. Day.
Tho Indians arc well armed and hayo
plenty ofRmmunlilou, while tho settlers
arc uuhrm0d and should an outbreak
occur would be- absolutely unable Co do
fond themselves, ami that tno Indians
arc making threats aud tolliug tho Hoi-
tlOrs 20 leave, which thoy will have 10 do
uuloss they rccoiyo help 20 protect thom-
selves.
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