Arizona citizen., 1874-08-22
Delche's scaIp--Other Matters.

Early in this month, three Indians brought a scalp, with an ear attached, into Camp Verde, and they said it was that of the notorious Delche. When the report was first received at Prescott, Gen. Crook was in doubt about its truth; on the 10th, he had additional information which left little doubt in his mind that his scouts had captured and killed that successful warrior. He was the last chief of any note at war in Arizona. In tact under Gen. Crooks system of fighting Indians, the Apaches have been made to kill off nearly all the bad Apaches, and surely no important war chief now lives to boast of his deeds of savagery or again lead war parties to Kill and rob the people. With the death of Delche, General Crook has completed the work confidently expected of him by those who first asked to have him assigned to this command, and were instrumental in having the assignment made.
 It is due to history and truth to say that HE ARIZONA CITIZEN was the first paper in or out of Arizona to favor Gen. Crooks assignment to this command, and is the only one that never wavered in his sup port and always insisted that he would fully accomplish all that he has done. StoDeman's supesedure by him was pub licIy denounced as an ungraciouS act and also that StoHeman was satisfactory to all the people except a few about Tucson. During the dark days when Colyer and Howard were interfering with his plans and causing his organizations to be idle or be disorganized, there was a general ex pression that Crook was failure like his predecessors, but to which expression THE CITIZEN never gave countenance and al- ways opposed. The proprietor of THE CIT- ZEN for over four years has held a valua- ble commission which at any time could have been taken from him by the Secre- tary of the Interior, and yet when the de- bauched scoundrel Whitman, the lying and public enemy Colyer, the vacillating and demoralizing Howard, and also other trusted and confidential but unworthy I. 4i1iERfl ltilesIpterior Department were in ' ' <5fsf}fez iewer, and boasted of { 'iSls ' s's1s lla &nd would do to tzso<e 5H J4zft<suH cHilpfappesed them, THE CITIZEN propfiet5F 4zlked them fore and att With successful vigor, and in manner that no other man in Arizona, situated as Ae was, would have done. He denounced Y &f hexcusable liars all who said the citi- '. x3<4 of Arizona wanted an Indian war. V7fe sent scores of telegrams to the associat- od press of the country and wrote letter after letter to other papers east and west, in behalf Of the citizens and Gen. Crook and against the trusted agents of the h. terior Department, which J. w. Strauch- on. now superintendent of the United States military telegraph, and Douglass dunn Of The San Diego Union, well know and will testify to at any time. For years tue editor and owner of this paper put himself in direct opposition to nearly eve- " specially trusted Indian agent of the Secretary of the Interior operating in Ari- 2Ona, and has the final satisfaction of see- Ing the worst of them broken down, and ais own course approved, and Gen. Crook sustained and successful.
 The proprietor of THE CITIZEN asks no one to support his paper; he is not, never has been, and never will be a candidate for any office within the gift of voters; his course as editor is not influenced by pe- cuniary or official considerations; he is not in any sense trimmer or demagogue or toady to those in power; he is controll- ed by no man nor set Of men in or out of office. He has favored the men and meas ures most likely to benefit this Territory, and opposed those of a contrary character. In all of which he has only performed his duty and asks nothing in return, and don't consider the people indebted to him there for
 Few men in or out office can truly say as much, but we can, and now is an Oppor- tune time for us to say it. Gov. Stafford Gen. Crook, and others of undoubted in- tegrity and familiarity with us and our course, know what we say to be true.
 Delche's Head--Many Indians Oap-