Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-07
THE INDIAN OUTRAGE
More Of the Invading UltS Heading
for the San Juan.
EyIDENrY ADVISED 10 CONE.
Colonel Tatlock or the Frontier and
His Report to the Governor-A
Meeting Monday Night.

Meeting Monday Night.
whether or not Utah Ia to have an
Indian war costly and dreadful In lie
results, or simply nn agitation with no
further attending evils than have al
ready come In the enoroachments a. on
tho rights Of her citizens and tho
Wholesale slaughter Of tneir stock, 10
question when mauy persons would
Ike 10 have answered correctly with
~ little delay ns possible.
The response cannot DO given imme-
diatoly anu Ito nature will depend
largely II not altogether on the future
action VI Agent Day anu his Colorado
COnfrefos and supporters. The former
IA expected TO be nj the citizens meet.
ing TO be held at Monticello on Monduy
night 10 give his ulimatum. Colonel
Tatlock will alsO bu there aud II is not
expected that he will agree TO the
tcnemes of Indian Bumper Day or
that the settlers will do ~.
Governor West said today that he
had done all he could Tor the pfesent
anu for the time being mual simply
await developments.
COLONEL TATLUCiS HEARD FROM.
Governor West last evening received
the FLOWING letter from Colonel Tat.
lock, wfitten from rnompsJn 5pflnsa
on his arrival there yesterday!
We will ioavo hero at 1850 this morn
ing aud will reach Moab about o or 4 hts
afternoon. / viii tako over all tho guns
and ammunition / can, and will Hond
back Tor tho remainder tonight. We cau-
not get away from Moab before day after
tomorrow. The stage driver from Moab
10 this place hrlugs word that cowbow
brought word that ON the night OF the
tth the Indians were still coming into
Dry valley, were Hauuy and impudunt
aud said thoy would not leave tor any
one, no oven she United States Tho ro-
pore horo 10 that all tho settlers expect
trouble.
IRON THE GRAND COUNTY COURT.
10 bis EKcellcuoy, tho Governor Of
Utah;
Wo, tho undersigned. mombor, Of tho
county court Of Grand county, Utah, ro-
specially submit the following aud urge
your immediate nctioni
Resolved That 10 h the sonso OF tho
court, from statements made by lax
payers aud cit zenH Of Utah, q copy Of
which II horountO annexed, that 10 IL
UNIV ANA ANN AANNNAANN ~ ANANNHN NA NV
aud ammunition at once, 10 be used In
Grand county, for tho protection " lifo
aud properly, now threatened by tho In.
dIan- Of San Juan county, ~ per request
Of tho sheriff Of Grand county, aud said
arms to boo 40 tho disposal OF tho county
court OF Grand county,
JErrEnsoN A. HurE
Probate Judge.
JONI r. LEvEmp0E,
Arthur a. TAYLOR,
RouERr A. KEuKEn,
Soloclmon.
d. A. JouNsoN,
Prosecuting Attorney.
G. J. ELLIOTT,
County Clerk.
WHAT THE sETrLTVs SAY.
Moan, Grand County, Dec 1.
10 tho Honorable tho County Court OF
Grand County,
Gentlemen We, tho undersigned cltl-
gems of Grand county and vicinity OF tho
Little Grand valley, respectfully repre-
iont that our lives aud property are
Jeopardizod by tho threatening and rost-
loss disposition OF tho Southern Utcs,
NayRjoos and fow uinlah Indians now
n thus region. We respectfully submit
his statement NJ facts, aud urge cOnsid.
GRAFTON aud achon At once by your hon
urablo body.
The Indians number about four or hvO
hundred, and arc vol armed and are oil
their reservation, about 100 miles from
their agency, Thoy claim all this region,
including tho Little Grand valley, and
are now killing the cattle of the whites,
aud say that they intond 20 remain aud
continue TO do 10; Notwithstanding tho
protests OF The stock owners and taNpay-
err, all law abiding citizens OF tho two
counties OF Grand and san Juan.
owing 10 tho present state Of affairs,
wo declare tho situation critical, and
urge some immediate aUlon upon your
part TO prevent blOodshcd and give pro-
lection TO all citizens and properly In this
region.
We have personally interviewed tho
Indians la tnoir camps, and In the con-
yer,atiou with zach aud all Of ihOm, they
claim all this country aud intond TO re-
main and commit dopredauons, killing
cat 10, etc. Some Of thom say they Will
como down Ia the little Grand valley and
take possession, and that the whites will
all have 10 leave tho valley aud go across
tho Grand river.
We also CLEANED from them that moro
Indians, cattle and sheep owned by thOm
arc coming Into the county, and arc now
on tho road. We therefore, MS law'abidlng
ciuIens, aud bona hdo oi.lzons, AK for
protection, aud ns such will inform your
Tor some lawful and precautionary action
20 prevent trouble, ~ we'll a- to secure
no necessary arms and ammunition from
ihe proper source, etc.
Signed, joins SILvEY sR.,
A. SAVAGE,
IL. &. GOODMAN,
n l.. ktRK,
ERANIg ~iLVEY,
ALutiyr HOLMAN,
joins W. SMlIu,
CHARLES sNELL.
DAY AND "srEAIlER" HANNA.
The Denver NsigS of yesterday sIatea
that Agent Day expects that tue meet
Ing ~ Monticello on Monday night
will be- a very "stTong session AMI has
uOtilsd General McC0Ok that II he 80
deeires ho can send along an army
officer 10 act ~ umpire aud study tue
situations" In the same paper Is the
following special dispatch from CorIez,
COlotadOi
"Ex-5peaker james w. Hanna, In
mn interview TO-DAY, said that no did
not look for any trouble nom the IN
diana now Ia Utah. He said:
81 have seen tue letter Ia the N6Wi
I'm TpguFu IN tins ufubablB trouble with