Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-04
Bed Gap and Black whisksu Will Con fel
with tbs President.
THEY WANT NorH.R PLACE TO HUNT
hisfI Afraid Their People Would stsIvt
in Utah,
WILL MARCH OVERLAND TO THE FORT
Indians VIII BE Allowed TO Keep
Their Arms Unless They Exhibit
signs OF Treachcry-signRl
Corps at work.

SHERIDAN, ,wyo., Nov. 3.-(special Tele-
gram.)-The Utes have agreed to so TO Fort
Meade in company with Colonel Rogers OF
the Sixth cavalry. They will be issued
rations until the chiefs so 20 WASHINGTON
to talk with the great white father. The
Utes win be represented at Washington by
Red Cap, Black whiskers and unkaskin'
who will urge the president to give them
another place to hunt.
Indians and troops win march overland.
This agreement was reached after
pow WOW Of twelve hours. Several times
during the conference the Indians with
drew and started for camp without having
agreed to anything. They we're coaxed to
return and would never agree to return to
Utah They finally decided TO accept the
offer to take them TO Fort Meade and await
presidents decision.
The Utes have great faith in Roosevelt,
they call him the mighty hunter.
He no wants Utes starve know Injuns
like heap big game he give US good hunt
! ing ground
Credit for the temporary settlement is
| largely due to the diplomacy of Colonel
| Rodgers, whose knowledge OF the Indian
| disposition enabled him TO handle them.
! Unless suspicious action is noticed the
Indians will be allowed TO carry arms, and
much uneasiness is felt until the reds arr
rive at Fort Meade they are known to
| be treacherous and may contemplate
further resistance along the route.
| The messenger arriving with this infor-
nation could not state when the trip TO
| Fort Meade would begin probably not until
the arrival Of troops from Fort TIeogh Vs
supplies for the Sixth.
The Signal corps under Captain Wild
! is now working out of Birnsy and expe
TO remain in the field some time for
| ticc
Troops from Fort Keogh may be kel
the vicinity of the Cheyenne reservI
for some time.
! History of the Trouble.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-(Special
gram 1.-The disaffecton of the White
| Utes, which il Is hoped is now settled
! gan about two years ago when cor
opened their reservation in Utah 10
settlement. Chiefs Appah and Red Ca
two warriors who have been promin
the recent wanderlnes and defiance
government, led the revolt al that tin
came to Washington. and later held
ference with Commissioner LeupT
went to Utah 70 pacify them.
Appah, the deposed leader. is es
well known TO the officials Of the
department in Washington. over Il
tel back Of Commissioner Leupp's
the Indian Office hang two plaste
relief heads of Appah and Red ca
missioner Leupp's casts, suspended on the
wall among many handsome Indian decora.
tions have been hanging there more than
a year. They were not put up in honor OF
! the Infaof nm eli
that at this time they are much in the pub.
lie eye, as they were in Washington a year
ago last spring. when they took the first
steps in the movement which has since LED
10 such fear on the part Of the wyoming
and Montana ranchmen.
When congress passed a law opening theiI
reservation to settlement, the I-dien,
couldn't believe that this would be- done
and Appah came to Washington and up
braided Mr.. Leupp for permitting the ac
TO be passed He wouldn't take the com
missloner's word that their lands wer,
opened to settlement, and Mr. Leupp tool
them TO see Secretary Hitchcock. The,
wouldn't believe the secretary of the I'm
terror
Take us to see the great White Beai
: Hunter take us to see the White Father
demanded Chief Appah, dramatically. Ap
, pah is>one of the most noted Indian orator
Of the present generation. He has silver,
tongue. lie has much faith In Roosevelt
Take US to see the Great White Father.
again demanded Appah Him big hunter
/ no lie tells Indians with one tongue"
So there was strange audience at tn,
White House that afternoon Preslden
, Roosevelt received the Ute chieftain an,
! his followers. and Appah sat in the ex
, ocutlNe's cabinet chair, in the 'councl
. room" and the president Of the Unite,
. States told them IL was true that con
gross had passed law opening their land
10 the white man. Then Appah and hi
, tribesmen returned to the mountains q
! Utah and a large majority OF them ac
cepted their fate. When the lands Wer
J opened all but the White River IItes ac
cepted their eighty acres ana settled dow
to the peaceful occupations OF farmer,
Appah, however, declared that he voul
=, not accept the proposition and put up
stif opposition. Finally. a year ago. Com
= missioner Leupp went out there to settI
matters. For time the situation wa
s threatening. Chief Appah and the lite
gathered in the council Voom and Commits
sioner Leupp talked When he conclude
Appah talked. He stalked up and dowr
" denouncing the advent OF the white mar
and every now and then he shook his a,
under MI Leupp's nose, Mr Leupp. al
= though aceomp' MED. only by a guIda. cainll
= thrust lighted cigar n hts mouth, an
y after Appah had snged tbe back Of h,
- hand he became more careful The Whit
River Utes left the council That night tb
telephone lines connecting the agency Wit
2 Fort Duchesne we're cut and the situstio
: looked ugly. Finally the break was an
covered and the line repaired Mr. Ieur
was not troubled by the Indians
This summer Appah and Red Cap Is
their band from the Uintah reservatio
into Wyoming, bound for one of the rese
E. vations IN North or South Dakota, whel
IN they intended 10 visit the Sioux The
D sold ponies ana fuEs ana purchased arm
and ammunhla1.
af vale thsiy naessnsnta haze never xiv,
"a - - gSaat ssaeePA sf ths laaian. burSa
10 4 nss5 hot be said that the omsiais a
e nush grstihed at the happy outcome
!, the negotiations hstSeen the sslAa--- q
- ~ q1sassA tsAsy.