Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-10-09
HOG WASH

For genuine, slmOn pure hog wash and cringing sycophancy, commend us to the Associated Press correspondent who oi- ficiates as clerk in General Willcox's headquarters, and who supplied the Star this morning with Q column of twaddle and stale news that had been published in the press of the country, from San Francisco to New York, from two days to a week ago.
 It bears the stamp of military ap- proyal, and is as fattering to the mili- tary as a clerk could possibly make 1t It throws the blame of the outbreak upon Sub-Agent Hoag. Upon this point the clerk says:
 On September 30th Major Riddle went to the sub-agency with an ample force and under orders to arrest George and Bonito and their bands. Hoag, the sub agent told Riddle that they were ready Co go and asked time to draw rations. During the issue they ran away under cover of Hoags misTopr im- mediately thereafter the entire Chirlca- hua band, which has been profcs ing friendship and peace, 0uictiy--yct It IS believed acting under advice Of interest ed white men-stOle away m the night from the sub-ageucy, going south. Their absence was not made known Go the military authorities until the next morn ing. The Indians commenced stealing stock in the Gila valley and then broke into the mountains.
 But it is when he comes to the de- scription of the battle that the clerk waxes eloquent in singing the praises of his masters. He says:
 The Indians had selected a strong po- sition in the foothills near Taylor can yon. The cavalry was rapidly deployed and opened murderOus fire which, in the course of an hour, compelled the savages to abandon their position and retreat into the mountains. Here the fighting lasted until near sunset, when by another vigorous charge they were compelled to seek refuge in some dark and woody raviues lining the mountain side. From this shelter thcy made an effort to turn Overt0n's right iiank' ii}St. iner concentrated and desperalt;3O ?. -',,i'-'s continued until-.gIt and the
 n.' Theh' under cotescole away, cross wooded Tayine55- Arivaipai canyon.
 q I-,'1 '''l - Iails Co inform us how many g,iriicaluas fell dead and wounded m- der this "murderous fire" which vas opened upon them, but the slaughter must have been something terrible. Howeve-. there was enough left to make q trail. which we understand the troops are now following. They will undou0t- edlv come to some ranch about an hour after the savages have murdered the people and stolen their stock, or to the spot where some train has been taken in. as they did-in the case of Samaniego's train: The fight must have been very ezcit- ing, for the clerk says:
 Bernard. an old Indian fighter Of twenty years experience, says General l Wilcox gave him chance aJ the pre'-
 tiest fight he ever saw, and that 1t was
 as hot and hard to face as any he was l ever engaged in.
 It Is the general opinion Of the people
 that the military have made this oppor
 tunitv for the "prettiest fight Captain
 Bernard ever saw by their masterly o'
 intentional mismanagement, and Cap
 tain Bernard's remark, if he made Y indicates that the military have wante' trouble. and are well pleased now tha tbev have got it. It is the night of mil ta-v courtesy for Captain Bernard t tbanl, General Wilcox for the inestima P ble privilege of participating in th "prettiest fight he ever saw m tUent [ vears experience as an Indian iighte
 and one that twas 80 hot and hard t
 face" that not a single Indian is reporte D as killed e IT the military keep mp this terrl' e "murderous @ fire" and fearful sLauE a ter t?l by the time they reach Draeoo r mass there will not be an Indian let \ taU the tale. But then this last is n' - so.much to be regretted, for this ciel l, will undoubtedly be left, and will ] Il ready to tell it after it is week or Is old. e We don't think that this remarkab ,f descriotion of this remarkable tgl y which lasted all day, and was closed b 1t cause the Indians never fight aft o nigbtfall. and not an Apache report d killed, will rebound very much to u D. credit of the military. It may be th
 the military are not to blame for tl
 birhfaIutin dispatch, and will fc
 ashamed when they find how ndiculo ,d 1t makes them appear.
 Id The people hold the military respc ne sible for this last outbreak, and they c he only condone Tor it by doing some N t,- ing. which it appears they have not 1e done