Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-27
THE NURDEROITS APACHES.
sharp Fight With VictOria's Band
They are Surprised. Defeated

NEW YORK. May 2,.-A special from Denver,
COL, says: 1.-The latest reports which come
through military sources at Santa Fe and
which are telegraphed from that point here,
represent that on the 24th a sharp battle oc.
CURED between lictorias Indians and portion
OF Gen. Ilatchs command on the headwaters
OF the Palomas river, about 80 miles south OF
Ojo Caliente. where Gen. Hatch has his head
quarters The Indian scouts took an active
part In the battle and their chief reports OIL
cially TO Gen. Hatch that
THIRTY HoSTILES WERE KILLED,
while the scouts and soldiers engaged claim
that as many as fifty-three bit the dust. The
battle occurred at daylight. In the morning the
7. S. troops. after marching all night, came sud-
denly upon the Indians. encamped In what ap-
peared secure spot. The fight was at once
begun, ard the Indians, taken slightly by sur
prise. We're soon disconnected and fed In disor-
der No information has been received as 10 the
loss of the troops. The bodies OF several Nava-
joes and Comanches were found on the ground.
showing that these Indians have been cooper
atipg with the hostile ApacheS.
TIRE PURSUIT.
Major Morrow'S command, consisting OF Iry-
lngtOnS. Moore'S. Dawes and Fuckers CON-
panleS. reached Ojo Caliente on the night of
the Path from the southwestern part OF Valencia
county. and although just in from long trip
ana the troops greatly exhausted. the battalion
was Immediately rationed and pushed ahead by
Gen. Hatch to take the trail. The Indians
seem TO be scattered in small numbers along
the western and southern lines OF New Mexico.
from the Navajo reservation to Texas.
Wholesale ASSASSINATION OF Herders
by the Indians.
A dispatch from Las LunaS. dated Nav u
says: THE very latest Indian news is that An
tonic Jose, Luna \. Saricinet. Jose BilaSco and
Jose Garcia were killed in the ranch OF Patrif-
cino Luna, eight miles from Tulerosa. 1t is al
present impossible TO ascertain the names OF
all the murdered herderS in Sacarro county and
IN the Mogollan. About fifty Mexican men
were killed, two women and three Americans
names unknown. Authentic reports from Sac
arIo county, in the vicinity OF TuierOSa, state
that every ranch with the exception Of one has
been cleared out by the ApacheS and TINT the
number OF those murdered since May 1st is
seventy. Victoria has placed his veto upon the
further supply OF forage TO government horses.
He has notified the cutters and haulerS that
they will not be allowed to proceed With their
work, under penalty Of ha-fng their camps de-
Stroyed and their wagons burned. All work
has consequently stopped. There is a strong
demand for additional troops. The 10th cav
airy, numbering 6o0 men, has been asked for by
General Pope. 1t is now stationed IN Texas.
No Indians at Silver Cliff.
SILVER CLIFF, Col, May PA special to the
Denver Rel1ublicon, copied by the st. Louis
Gdobe- Denoc'dt, MAY 18th, and said TO be from
this place, is calculated to do great injury to
Silver Cliff. No Indians are within one hun
dred and nifty miles OF here, and no danger was
ever apprehpnded.