National Republican., 1880-05-28
INDIAR-TROUBLE SEASON.
Indian Disorders Coming with the
Spring Grass.
Wholesale Murders in New wMexico-Victoria''
Edicts Respected by the setticrs-A
Fight with victoria's NavaJocs-
Comanches In His Ba 'd-Thc
Troops Almost Exhaust
ed Pursuing Him.
More of vlctoria's viilainics.

LAS LUNAs, May 24.-Tho very latest In.
dian news is that Antonio Jose Luna Saric-
met, Jose Bilasco and Jose Garcia wore killed
in the ranch Of Patrifcino Luna, eight miles
from Tuarosa. 1t is ut present impossible TO
ascertain the names of all the murdered herd
ers in Socorro county and in the Mogollan.
About fifty Mexican men were killed, two
women and three Americans, names unknown.
Authentic reports from SOcorro county, in the
vicinity of Tularosa, state that every ranch
with the exception of one has boon cleared out
by the Apaches, and that the number of those
murdered since May 1 is seventy. Victoria
has placed his veto upon the further supply of
forage to government horses Ho has notified
the cutters and haulers that they will not be
allowed to proceed with their work, under
penalty of having their camps destroyed and
their wagons burned. All work has conse-
quently stopped. There is strong demand
for additional troops. Tho Tenth cavalry
numbering 600 men, has been asked for by
General Pope. IL is now stationed in Texas.
The Old Chiefs Band Again Annihilatcd.
DENVER, Col, May 27.-The latest reports
which come through military sources at Santa
Fc, and which are telegraphcd from that
point here, represent that on the Gath a sharp
battle occurred between Victoria's Indians
and portion of General Hatch's command,
OH the headwaters OF the Palomas river, about
thirty miles south of Ojo Calientc, where
Indian scouts took mn active part in the battle,
and their chief reports officially to General
Hatch that thirty hostiles were killed, while
the scouts and soldiers engaged claim that
as many as ffty.threo bit the dust. The battle
occurred at daylight. In the morning the
United States troops, after marching all night,
came suddenly upon the Indians, cmcamped in
what appeared II secure spot. Tho fight was
at once begun, and the Indians, taken slightly
| by surprise were soon disconnected aud fled in
disorder No information has been received
as to the loss of the troops. The bodies of
several Navujoes and Comanches were found
OH the ground, showing that these Indians
have been cooperating with the hostile
Apaches
Major Morrow's command, consisting of
Irvington's, SIoore's, Dawes and Ruckcrs com-
panics, reached Ojo Caliente OH the night OF
the oath from the sou tn western part of Valencia
county, and although just in from long trip
and the troops greatly exhausted, the battalion
was immediately rationed and pushed ahead by
General Hatch to take the trail The Indians
seemed to be scattered in small numbers along
tho western and southern lines of New Mexico,
from the Navajo reservation to Texas.
General Hatch's Troops Exhausted.
The following dispatch reached the war de-
partment yesterday:
CHICAGO. May &c.
General Z. D. Topnscnd Washington:
uehelni iopc reportS thls iholnlHg lnnt iihtcIb ,
| command is about dsmounted and will have TO
follow the Indians on foot until its horses re.
cuperatcd and Hatch says II the campaign Is to be
continued as desired by the general of the army II
will be necessary 10 take more troops. General
| Pope also says that the Navajoes have become so
| troublesome that he was obliged to send Buell's
command temporarily from the Aminas to Fort
Wingate. The decentralization of the Navajocs is
attributed TO the sale OF whisky to them at points
outside of the reservation aud where we have no
control. have directed Ord to send Grierson
with q column OF cavalry, consisting OF five com.
panies to the vicinity of Fort Stanton reservation
without delay T. IL. SHERIDAN,
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