Arizona citizen., 1872-06-01

no relatlveS--nOf father or mother. Now the people having the children and the Apaches, were friends; before they had been enemies. The General would rather have his own little child cared for, than turned out into the fields. (The children were then brought, and placed in the midst of the CounciD. General Howard said he would like them to remain in good families, where they would be we'll cared for. One of the Apache Chiefs said that they did not go of them selves to Tucson. They were not their own commanders-they had not gone from choice.
 Eskevanzin said that the General had brought these children now, and they belonged to his people and they wanted them.
 General Howard said that they were right and told them there were the children and to take them.
 A young breech-clouted savage. who claimed to be the brother of the largest girl, came up to take her away. Gen. Howard asked him if he wanted his little sister to go with him when she could not speak his language whether he would not rather she should remain where she would be well taken care of, &c. The buck seized the girl by the arm and led her off she commenced crying and screaming so that all were deeply moved-or may be, this IS saying too much, to say GIbut such an intense feeling prevailed that General How ard thought 1t wise to have the girl brought back; and he requested the Apaches to let the children remain where they were, until next morning, when they would talk about them further.
 One of the Apache Chiefs said that the children had been with the peo- pie who had them until they had learned their language and had for gotten their own, and they cried when they were taken away.
 Eskevanzin, making violent gestures towards the children, said that General Howard had brought back the chil- dren and they were theirs his peo- ple's) and they wanted them-if they had to take them by force.
 General Howard asked Eskevanzin to come with the other Chiefs in the morning, and they would talk further about the children.
 Eskevanz1n said that when the sun was high in the heavens, General Howard spoke well; and he spoke we'll until the sun went down; but when 1t had sunk behind the hills, he went back on tor took back) all he had said. He also said that the sole object of his making this treaty had been to get these children back.
 The General did not seem to notice this, and when reminded of 1t after wards, he said he did not believe Es- kevanzin had said it; the interpreter had translated wrongly; or if Eske- vanzin had said it, he did so under excitement-fo he was @ very ex- itable man.
 General Howard asked Eskevanzln to come back to the conference next morning, after they had got their breakfast, and to bring the other Chiefs with him.
 Eskevanzin replied that they would 20 and eat and fill themselves, and the others could do the same, and they would come back tomorrow and talk all day and no one should leave the council. (The conference then closed for the day-it was becoming quite dusk, by this time.
 Second Day.
 On the morning of the 22d, Eske- vanzin and several Chiefs came in, and the council was called about 10 A. Nj. all sitting in the order in which they had been the day before. Be- fore the conference was formally open ed, General Howard asked Eskevan- gin if Capitan Chiquito was coming in to-day. Eskevanzin did not know, some of his soldiers would be here; and relative, father-in-law, would be present; perhaps he might have authority to speak for him. One of Chiquito's men just then arrived, and he said that his Capitan would be III to-day or to-morsow; but even 1t he were not present, whatever should be said to Eskevanzin (and by Eskevan- zin) would be all right, for they coun- ciled together.
 nbo oonfarence was onened with