Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-07
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THE
RECENT OUTBREAK
OF the Red DeyiIs-Most of the Apaehes
Bsdecked with War Paint and Feath-
ers-further Trouble Expect
ed-0ur Troops 0e6ed
by the fiends.
TROOPS ARRIVING At FORT APACHE.

lOllOWluS uaS Juol Uocu IeCciNcu. 1He
party OF six who left here yesterday to
bring in the families from Chary Greek,
returned last night George Turner and
Harry Moody we're killed by the In.
dians at Middleton's rancho. Middle.
toms family were driven from the house
and were found coming this way on feot
in a half fsmished condition. Harry
Middleton was shot through the body
but will probably recover. Twenty,
FIVE men will stay tonight to bring Tur
ner and Moody here. They will probably
encountered Madaske's band oil
thirty-five armed men near the
river. 1t is supposed the Indians
are in the vicinity Of Pleasant Valley
and have killed all the white settlers.
This valley is located thirty.fve miles
north OF Globe, near Tonto, and is about
eighty miles west OF Fort Apache, which
indicates that trouble is becoming gen.
eral among the tribes on the reservation.
General Wilcox's dispatch: Fifteen
carpenters have come in from Bowie
station. A number OF Apaches were
appearing there. Most OF the Apaches
are certainly on the warpath. Two COM
panies went to Thomas to-day. Artil-
lery and infantry are expected to day,
and will at once 20 to the front. All
sorts OF rumors are afloat, and it is hard
to tell how muck is true.
SAN Francisco, September 6.-The
following was received from the division
headquarters at Presided:
WBIPPLE BARRACKS, /
PREscorT, September 4. !
To the Adjuaant General Of the Division Of
the Pacific, San Francisco:
The following is from Biddle for the
information of the division commander:
B and q companies and scouts left the
other side OF the river at p. N. yester.
day, to 60 to Paymaster Tanks, twelve
miles distant. Overton left the other
side OF the river between and 10 clock
this morning, with troops to make
forced march to overtake Perrin, when
he would assume command and press
on to Apache. l can't hear OF any
hostility between here and Apache.
but Pedros band, and il it is only these,
or twice Pedro's band, Overton can whip
them. There are struggling Indians on
the trail that would be likely to kill any
small parties travelling over it. or
dered Overton to send no courier or
small parties back except to give the
command, and think many OF the In.
dians In the fight have got frightened at
what they did, and have started for the
agency 10 avoid the consequences. i
have armed all the citizens here. About
fifty available soldiers are here,
and I expect scouts from New
Mexico here tonight, on their way TO
he discharged. Troops arrived at the
agency at 6 o'clock this evening, and we
are able to take care OF it. Rafferty's
company will be here tomorrow. When
Tupper's and McClellan's arrive, l will
form battalion, and proceed with them
to Apache. I will then (leaving Stacey
covered) be able, think, to clean things
up.
[signedl BENJAMIN,
assistant Adjutant General.
The following is from Tiffany: One
OF Santa's band came in from Cibien,
and said that the White Mountain In.
dams tried to get some Of the San Car.
los and Chicrienbuas to join them. They
refused and are coming in to the agency.
The Cibien or White Mountain Indians,
who fought Colonel Carr, are very near
the junction OF the White and
Black rivers. They sent word by this
Santa Indian that they were not going
out, but we're going to stay where they
were, and il the soldiers wanted them,
they could try and take them. 1t 10 re.
ported to me that some OF Pedro's band
OF White Mountain Indians are down
on Ash Greek. II this is true they are
probably watching the movements OF
the troops toward Apache.
We had an alarm this evening, which
proved a false one. While out, the
Indian scouts found the San Carlos
Indians coming in TO defend the agency,
and the whole band of Yumas and
Navsjoes came up for the same purpose.
believe il the troops now here are
allowed to stay, and l get the guns
ordered to me, with ammunition, / can
stand all the hosties that want to come.
say this 30 as not to embarrass you in
moving your available troops to any
point Won NAV desire,