Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-27
Interior Department Asked to Send In
spsctor and Some Sioux Indians
THOUGHT THESE CAN INFLUENCE u1Es
Troops Have Been Sent from Different
Posts to Head Them OF.
ORDERS TO AVOID FIGHT IF POSSIBLE
Ites Must BE Taken to Fort Meade,
However, PeReeaBIy ~ Possible,
but ForcibIy IL that Is
only way.
lion a sten correspondentl

From Stan Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, oct. 2s.-Cspecisl Tele- /
gram )-Oficial information from Omaha 4
was received today from Major General A. |
". Greedy. commanding the northern divi- |
sion, stating that the Ute Indians now OF !
their reservation and surrounded by troops |
are IN mood TO listen to argument Gen
eral Greedy has asked the secretary OF war
70 request the secretary Of the interior to
order an inspector to accompany Woman's
Terres from Pine Ridge and American
Horse Of the Cheyenne river reservation to |
Gillette, Wyo, accompanied by the very
best interpreter who can be had in order
that there may be a full and free confer
ence between the Indians and soldiers
pending their return TO the Unitah reserva-
tion. These two Indians are looked upon
az the cleverest OF their people and Chief
Appah desires TO have them present at the
council with the white men Yesterday
General Greedy, wiring to the military
secretary from Omaha relative to the Wyo-
ming situation and runaway Utes, said:
Captains johnson and Paxton, Tenth
cavalry. striking Ute trail on 22d, reached
their camp on Spring creek and Little
Powder river forty miles from Gillette,
where council was held with Chief
Appah's band on the morning of the 25d.
il would appear that the band camped with
Appah consisted Of about 800, with few
women and children in sight, and about
80 lighting men. They are fully armed,
have their belts full OF ammunition, and
have from 800 to 100 good ponies, 10000
pounds Of flour. purchased in Gillette, and
a large amount OF venison. Their trans
portaton is mostly travels. with few old
wagons.
Indians 90 BE Taken TO Meade.
''while sullen and uncommunicative with
reference to the subject Of their return
TO the Uintah reservation, yet they ex-
pressed themselves on their grievances
They claim that they have harmed no one
and expressed an intention OF conducting
themselves peacefully and lawfully. In
this connection 1 have been unable to
ascertain any Illegal acts by them. except
the killing OF game. They delayed moving
TO hold q council with Johnson and Paxton.
but declined TO remain where they were
pending further councils At noon on
she 2Sd the entire band moved down the
Little Powder with the announced inten-
tiOn Of proceeding to Cherry creek, in the
Black Hills but in Captain Johnson's
opinion they are headed for Montana.
johnson states that they will certainly not
return 70 the reservation unless compelled
by decidedly superior force. and is fur
their Of the opinion that they will resist
any small force, in which opinion Major
Grierson joins. Under these conditions, in
order to avoid bloodshed, / have ordered
Colonel Rogers and six troops OF the Sixth
cavalry to take the field with Belle Fourche
as a base He has been instructed to in
Il tercept Appah's band and compel them
to return with him to Port Meade, where
the entire band Of Indians will be held as
A.
War department as TO their disposition
Rogers has been instructed TO deal tact
fully with them and avoid recourse to force
save IN the last extremity but his orders
are positive to bring the entire band into
Fort Meade. Major Grierson has been
ordered to follow the Utes with two troops.
his only force. two other troops being
snowbound near Crawford. Major Grierson
|. is directed 20 avoid any resort to arms. as
his force is inferior to the reported hight
ing strength of the Utes, but he will keep
in contact with them and keep these head
quarters advised Of their movements.
More Troops May he Needed.
Should they proceed toward the Chey-
enne reservation il will become necessary 70
put the remainder of the Fort Robinson
garrison in the teld, operating from some
suitable point on the Burlington railroad
near sheridan as base. In this contln-
Eency the Keogh command, which has
been kept ready Tor the field may be called
into play. The character OF the country
the great distances and the unusually early
advent Of winter storms will necessarily
entail hardHhips and of course the ex
penses OF operations must be considerable
Although the original orders to cause IN,
return OF tho Utes 70 their reservations
were based on formal call Of the COVE
ernor Of Wyoming, yet it Is assumed tha
the military operations are to continu,
even though the Indians enter South Da
kota on Montana, and even though thel
carry OUT their announced Intention o
lawful and peaceful procedure.
Wint May Go 10 Csba.
BTlEadier General Theodore Whit Is re
lieved from command OF the base Of opera
tions. Newport News. Va and Wall pro
coed 70 this city for consultation with th
secretary OF war.
II Is predicted here tnat General wint vii
succeed General Ben chief Of stan. in cuba
who is very much needed in Washington.
AipOr Matters az Capital
Posmasters appointed: In South Da
kota--Hanson, Yankton county, Hans 4
Hanson, vice Engebret Hanson. resigned
Plana, Brown county. Edward c Tague
vice A. "a JONES, resigned. Wyoming
, WIND River Fremont county. Arthur n
Martel, vice William H. Dickinson. re
gsned.
Rural routes ordered established Januar
2: Iowa--Malcoin Poweshlek count,
route 81 population $50 families o. sout
DaRota-Artesian, sanborn county, route
population 40 families S.. Woonsocket
sanborn county. route T. population al
families S3 F0rcstburg, sanbom county,
route l. population l70. families a.
Helmer +. Wicken has been appointe
regular ana John A, Paulson stibstitut
\ rural carrier for route al Estenine S.
The application OF r. strandness Fran
Stevens. &, A. Bennett T. Larson. n. {
Halgy, r. W. Handke and r. s sigdesta
20 organize the First National bank Z
Bristol. s. d., with $4,000 capital has bee
approved b. ths somptrollsr u the GU
aaaay.