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Show I The N&vajoes. A St. George despatch to the Newt I yesterday, states that the delegation of Navajo Indians who went to Washington Wash-ington some weeks since have returned, re-turned, and the tribe are very much dissatisfied with the result of the visit, The conditions prescribed are not at all satisfactory, and hostile raids on the frontier and unprotected settlements settle-ments appear imminent. Government Govern-ment will shortly send out a commission commis-sion to make further inquiry into the Sevier affair, of nearly two years ago, the Indians beiBg firm in their demands de-mands for reparation for the occurrence occur-rence The Navajoes have "run" northern Arizona and southern Utah about long enough. For years they have been committing depredations in both territories, keeping the whites in constant con-stant tear. Government has been coaxing them to desist for so long and so presistantly that a number of the murdering, thieving rascals who usually usu-ally stir up strife and lead the marauding Navajo attacks on the settlements think that the nation is afraid of them, and they can do about as they please with everybody ana everything in that region. The man best qualified to bring them to reasonable terms is General Crook, who has just been relieved from the command of that district. The name of that gallant Indian fighter is a terror to the dusky depredators of Arizona, and let the Navajoes once understand that it must be peace, or if not peace, then war with General Crook, and they will so on make up their minds to select the first proposition. |