Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-01
REPORTS ON INDIANS
|ltahO's Governor Says Fences are
/ Bsins Burned and Cattle Killed
uscoMpAnGREs DISAPPOINTED
,,,n,.s Utes Gather in the Mountains 70
Hold Good-Bvc Indiao
Dance.

~ .,,xaroN. June S0.--Senator
ua,,,s,a of Ilsho received anotner
d,sna,on today from Governor s'eu-
rsnbsra, dated at Boise, last nign'' 's
"Complaints continue todny; reDqes
- burned ami cattle killed. In
arc came from Lsmhi, Umstiiin,
~, Hail and Duck Valley reserva-
,ors They must disperso or trouoie
will soon follow" m.
ThIs was soon communlcsteu 70 'ne
,,,a,ior department, and Secretaty
l9,,ss Immediately wired Agent irwin
=, Eort Hall to expedite MS teIe.
n,annio report OF the situation, anu
eeaIisd upon the agents Lemn',
JTnatilia and the western shoshohe
fDuok yalley) agencies for reports.
came warren Manning OF Marye..
vale. wyoming, near the scene o,
Jsckson Hole affair, part OF Tue olu
B,unock bunting grouhas, nas
,rsed proposition TO u'satm
the Indiuns on the Fort hai
reseryation, and the matter Ehs
hsen forwarded for considerat,on.
Agent Irwin has taken oeoiueu
stand against 1t, anu IN sepoi'
IN the Was hington authorizes dateu
nav or two before the present trouoie'
sny,: "rhs proposition to disarm the
Indians OF This reservation 10 not pihc-
IiosbIe, and IL II were, woui1 pe oi no
,s,,icnlar benefit, since II II were pos.
sible to collect every gun on the lesei.
walton, the supply couiu De renewed
y,,h,n n few hours from the various
,nwns adjoining the reservat1one.
Tnass Indians are not armed In the
ordinary sense OF the term, hut like ali
bunt,ng people, come OF them pofgess
snotsnns and rifles for hunting pur-
nssea only. As such arms are freely
,old them everywhere, IL would be
worse than useless to deprive the
Indians of these. The law relating to
hunting In Wyoming has been July
and uersistentiy explained to them,
and IL understood by every one OF
Them. Those who hunt in violation OF
the law do 60 willully, aud with the
expectation OF being punisbed II
caught, exactly rs iu the case OF the
white man." -
The agent adds that he does not DO.
Iieye many OF them will venture Into
the hunting regions this season, but "
can hardly be expected that custom
enjoyed for generations and which they
believe has been unjustly taken away,
can be broken up in one or two years.
The Indiaus, as q whole, acquitsce In
the decision of the Supreme court,
growing out Of the Jackson's Hole
trouble, in which the hunting rights
of the IndiAns were negatively de.
cided.
In another letter the game warden
was advised by tho agent, az the most
effective way Of preventing their de-
psfture on these expeditions, to arreet
and jail the fret In lians who appeared
in the vicinity.
TROOPS HELD READY.
FORT ROBINSON, Neb., June 3d.
-Four troops oil the garrison here are
under orders 10 be In readiness 10 move
at once for the Fort Hail Indian resell
vatien county In Case OF trouble with
the Indians OF that vicinity. The
troops designated are under command
OF Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton and
number 284 men. @9t
transportation Will be furnished
from Fort ID. A. Russell, Wyo.
WAR DEPARTMENT NOT ALARMED.
WASHINGTON, ID. O., June 3d.
The war department mas receiv. d
telegram from Brigauier Gen.
eral Coppinger. commanding the
Department OF the Plato at
Omaha. stating that In accordance
with the instructions sent 10: him yes
terday, he had dispatched an officer
experienced IN dealing with the In
dams In the vicinity of HALEY, Ido.,
TO ASCERTAIN the situation. The Off Ger
is Col. George MondeIla Of the Seven.
tnpnth Infantry atuttnpad nj EVnrf ID -.
sell, and II 10 expected that he will get
Into the Indian country today CT IT,
morrow. The department has no iuI.
ther Bews than thst received yesterday
through the Idaho fhcipIs respecting
The dt,ails Of the Inuian movements,
out are s'iil Of the opinion that they
are not hostile In nature.
RANDLETT's OFFICIAL REPORT.
FORT DucHEsHE. June 3v.-The
ohiciai report OF Col Rsodlstt, appsr