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Show SCOTT CAPTURES RENEGJHK INDIAN WAR IN SOUTHERN u-r. BROUGHT TO CLOSE WITHOlt" FURTHER BLOODSHED. Twent-seven Indians Accompany j, W eral Scott to Bluff and Will I Brought to Salt Lake for Trial for Misdeeds. Salt Lake City The Piute ., ing in Utah was ended Situ--when Brigadier General Hugh L $ returned to Bluff, Utah, with r Old Polk, his son, (Hatch) "T. Gat," Chief Posey, Posey's oldest '-, and twenty-three other Indians - Sl he captured on Douglas mesa. -captives, at their own request, ar- be brought to Salt Lake City. The capture of the ringleader; the United States army officer at- small party of personal escorts an plished the peaceful setltement o' rebellion by the Indians, which i. resulted in the deaths of six men; " the wounding of many others in - fc early fighting between a posse rA- j. redskins. General Scott, chief of staff o; i regular army, overcame many c-, 1 cles in adding this latest feat to long list of pacifications of rebel? j Indians. His mission to Utah, ori-. by Secretary War Garrison, was sidered the last step before thee:'. i out of federal troops to combat redskins. General Scott, accompanied bv ; aide, Lieutenant Colonal Robert Z: Michie, and Private Paul Raad: in orderly, got in touch with the tiles last Wednesday through frier ly Navajo Indian messengers ;:; aut by General Scott to locate t;-: The Navajo messengers told C':.-Old C':.-Old Polk and Posey that the biz chief, representing the "Great V,'.. Father" (President Wilson) had c : to smoke a pipe of peace with and talk over their grievances. As a precautionary measure :: Piute Indians carefully scouted : ground several miles in advan their chiefs, as the latter we:.: : ward the meeting place. Finally. ; isfying themselves that General 5 was accompanied only by a party, the chiefs .went forwari ' meet him. At the end of the i " wow they consented to accox;.: him to Bluff, believing that ll- Scott will see that they will g t .. tice. |