Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-07
ARIZONA.
The Military Wrangle---Mors Indian MUIR
ders.

LAAOAHO4NA'
The Military Wrang le---MOre Indian MUIR
ders.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Ca Tucson, Ari-
iona dispatch says: 1t has been reported that
q change of commanders in Arizona has taken
place, Col. Mackenzie succeeding Gen. Will
cox, and that Mackenzie has put Maj Biddle
under arrest on representation of Agent Tiff
any that the majors action had caused the
late outbreak of the Chricahuas. A special
from Wilcox says Mai. Biddle has not been
placedIunder arrest, either by. Mackenzie or
anybody else. Gen. Wilcox is commanding
the department of Arizona and not Mackenzie.
Col. Mackenzie, who is Gen. Wilcox's
junior, was sent to the department with part
of his owu regiment, the Fourth cavalry,
being the senior officer except Wilcox, in
this department, it was requested that he
should be replaced in personal command OF
operations in the field under Gen. Wilcox, who
retains command of the department which, of
course, included Col. Nick and his operations.
A special from Benson says two men were
found murdered this morning three miles
south OF Benson west of the Tombstone road.
1t is supposed they were killed by Indians.
Indications that the fight Tuesday evening
in dragons had completely demorallzed the
hostiles and caused them to break up into
small Struggling bands which, of course, can
be of no danger and can soon be annihilated.
THE CAMPAIGN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Ga dispatch from
Wilcox, A. T., says: The following has
been obtained from one of Demands CON-
mand who came in this morning escorting the
wounded He says that from the time the
command left the Dragon station the troops
went on galop until the Indians were dis
in the foot hills. They drove them
toward the plains, when the Indians
commenced throwing away their prop
erty on their trail. The troops found
provisions, blankets, mocasins, and money in
buckskin bags, but no dead Indians were
found. Two cavalryman were wounded and
are now here, one shot through the leg, the
other through the breast. A report received
here this morning from Dragon Summit,
says a wounded Indian scont came there to
the section house saying troops and Indians
were fighting again last night back of the first
range of mountains, supposed 10 be a
Crachius stronghold.
TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 5.-A Star special
from Dragoon Summit, yesterday, says In
diaus about one hundred strong, crossed the
trail here about $50 this morning. Their
trail is leading directly toward the Cacheze
stronghold, which is about fourteen miles
west only, from Tombstone. Cavalry are in
close pursuit, and late this evening were with
in less than mile of the hostlles. 1t is feared
if they are not overtal1en to-day they will es-
cape into Mexico. There ale about four
hundred Mexican troops on the line, which, if
notified in time, can easily interrupt them.
FIGHT TUESDAY EVENING.
A Tombstone dispatch last night says: Two
,,,o,, in fro,p tho Morv M IN fhn ann
NIT of Dragroon mountains, about sixteen
miles northeast of Tombstone, and report that
a battle was being fought at 5 o'clock this
evening. From where they were they saw it
plain and heard the voices of officers COM
manding and the firing distinctly. There was
battling for half an hour. They could not see
either side getting the better of the other.
They judged there were two companies of SOL
diers, but could not tell how many Indians.
Some soldiers and Indians, mounted couriers,
have been sent to the mining and hay camps
on the East Tombstone to notify the men OF
the danger. Mayor Clum and Chief of Police
Carp are now Q1:45 p. n.y. raising company
of men TO 60 and intercept the Indians if they
go south.
THE KILLED OF SUNDAY LAST.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-The following tele-
gram was received at the war department to-
day: Preside, San Francisco, Oct. 4, 1884,
To the adjutant general, Washington: The
following is just received from the assistant
adjutant general of the department of Arizona:
The following were the killed and wounded in
the fight near Cedar Springs on the I'd inst:
Sergeant Bedford, troop +, sixth cavalry,
wounded; Privates Humphreys and Renford
troop G., First cavalry, and Hunt, troop +,
Sixth cavalry, telegraph repair party, killed;
Priyates LindecranZ, troop A, Sixth cavalry,
Lendall, company B. Eighth infantry, and re-
cruits Eusine and WEIGH, six transfers, were
killed, and one wounded belonging to San
Amerigo One man was killed at the point oil
the mountain, on the 39th ult.
(Signed) MCDOWELL, Major General.
NOT WILCOX BUT HOAG.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. ga Tucsan dis
patch says the reports that General Wilcox
paroed certain of the Indians taken prisoners
at San Carlos reservation, is without shad
ow of truth. The facts are as follows: Mr.
Hoag, sub agent, sent to Gen. Wilcox's head
quarters George and Bonita under his safe
guard of the interior department, which Gen
Wilcox was bound to respect. He tolo
George and Bonita they could return to Mr.
Hoag, which they did. Gen. Wilcox sent i'm
mediately a strong military force to arrest
them and their bands, when Hoag interferet
and urged Major Biddle to permit them to
draw rations, assuring Biddle that George
and Bonita were men of their word and would
60 with him as soon as the rations were
drawn. Major Biddle believed this and waited
Under cover of Hoag's representations George
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