Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-05
THE MASSACRE CONFIRMED.

THE MASSACRE CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Secretary Of
War Lincoln this evening received dis
patch from Gen. Mcdowell, at San Fran
cisco, in which he reports the receipt Of
late advices from Camp Thomas corrobo.
rative of the reported massacre of most
of Gen. Carr's command. Gen. Mellow
ellis dispatch states that an Indian who
witnessed the fight came into Camp Tho
mas and reported that all of Gen. Carr's
command were killed except few, who
were trying to make their way back to
Fort Apache %
CONFIRMATION OF THE ATTACK ON FORT
/ ao7 li3i APACHE.
TUCSON, A. T., Sept. 4.-The Star has
just received the following: Thomas, A.
t., Sept. 3.-Reports from the vicinity
| of Fort Apache are confirmed by fresh
arrivals of Indian runners, but no mes
sage from Maj Cochrane or troops sent
to the relief has been received In the
| attack on the post the Indians were reck-
lessly brave and defiant, one of them rid
ing Gen.. Carr's horse into the parade
ground and whirling and firing as he
passed out. He is a brother of Civina
and is Mexican captive among
the ,Apaches. Ii Troops are being hur-
ried forward and strong reinforcements
are needed. The report comes in that in
| the attack on the post lieutenant and
nine men were killed. If this is true it
was probably Lieut., Gordon, Sixth cav
airy.
LATEST OFFICIAL.
THOMAS, Sept. 3-(Evening) The
southern territory is not believed in any
danger. The Chuiahuas and agency
Apaches are reported all quiet News of
Carr's disaster is not contradicted. The
southern posts are still garrisoned and
troops are being pushed forward day and
night
(Signed} HASKELL, A. D. c.
- CAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. "A dispatch
from Tucon, Arizona, says: "Gen. Carr
was in command of Fort Apache, consist
ing of two companies of the Sixth caval-
ry and one of infantry. After leaving a
sufficient force to protect the public pro-
perty at Apache he had but siXty-three
enlisted men of the Sixth cavalry and
five off1cers. The medicine man who was
at the bottom of the trouble had been for
some weeks past predicting to the White
Mountain Indians that when
the corn was ripe he would
raise all their dead chiefs and the whites
would be driven out of their country.
This was sufficient to warrant the con-
clusion that preparations were being
made to break out as soon as they had
gathered their harvests. Gen. Carr was
ordered to arrest the medicine man. He
doubted his ability to do so with so small
a force against the whole tribe
who were worked up to believe
the medicine man would raise the dead
chiefs. The circumstances attending the
disaster are such as could hardly have
been avoided. The outbreak has heen
feared for the last two weeks in. the
Apache country Settlers predicted
trouble.
Not less than a hundred Indians
are on the San Carlos reserv alton,
and fully as many in the Navajo tribe.
which is located from sixty to 100 miles
| north Of the country of the White Noun
tain tribe. A large number of young
bucks of both San Carlos and the Nava-
| jos have been visiting the White Noun
tains recently, and it is believed they
were engaged in the fight. It is report
ed by runners that the fight continued all
day the Goth. Every hill and canyon was
swarming with the redskins
| SCENE OF THE MASSACRE.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 4-Tucson dis
patch Fort Apache, near where the
Carr massacre occurred, is 21O miles
from Tuscon by wagon road By taking
trail from McMillen about fifty miles
can be saved. During the rainy season
the trail is impossible, and at best but
little time is saved in gains that way
The country is mountainous and full Of
canyons suitable for ambushing and sur
prising the enemy. The mountains arc
covered with pine and other timber
and streams Of running water
abound. d In fact it is the best
timbered and watered section of ter.
ritory There are many strongholds
in the mountains in which mere hand.
l. L
| ly resist an advance of hundred times
their number. The Apache countryisis
settled almost entirely '@'a
BY MoRMoNs, S.
and 1t is reported here that there is ar
understanding between them and the In.
dians The excitement in Tucson is in
| tense and there's talk of organizing 6
| n vynI nd
against San Carlos agency Indignation
Agent Tiffany He has strenuously de.
MED that there was any danger of trouble
and repeatedly asserted that none Of
the agency Indians were now
off 1.-The reservation. 1t il
claimed by those well informed in the
matter that so large a body of Indians
could not have been absent without the
knowledge,of the agent, and had he in
formed the military of the fact the disas
ter would doubtless have been averted
The White Mountain Apaches
ARE THE MOST wARI1KE,
and have always been considered superior
to any other branch Of the numerous sub
divisions of the great Apache nation
They number all told about 800 and have
never yet been thoroughly subjugated
For the last few years they
have occupied the northwestern
portion of San Carlos reservation ano
have drawn their annuities from the Sill
agency near Fort Apache,
H. n AlGENERAL OUTBREAK.
T. j. Jeffries, the best authority on thu
Apache Indians, has been interviewed by
the Star reporter. He says if the scouts
have turned against our soldiers it means
a general outbreak of the Apache nation