Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-04-26
THE INDIAN WAR.
An Arizona Town Burned and
fhity-Fiye Whites
Murdered.
Tucson fdyices Indicate Further
ouirascs by the Red
Msrauders
From tn. indian ssat of War.

Shakespere, N. NJ, April GA tele.
gram has Just been received from the
operator at STEMS Pass. Itreports that
the town CT Gaa'!eysyille, in Arizona,
just over the New Mexico line was burn.
ed and completely destroyed this after
noon by Indians. The Indians are break
ing into small bands and making tor the
CHI icahua mountains. Thirty.hve
white people We're killed. Forsyth and
his entire command are in pursuit.
Chicago, April GA Tribunes Lords
burg New Mexico, dispatch says: A re-
port which is reliable has just been re-
celved from STEMS Pass. 1t says: One
hundred aud seventy five Indians attack.
ed Gualleysyille and killed thirty five
whites. IGe Indians are all south Of the
railroad, headed for the Chiricahua
mountains. Gen. Forsyth is close up
and fight is expected to. o.nisht or early
in the morning. The Lordsburg cadets,
Captain Harris, are under arms. the
town was guarded by armed men all
v,
-Four wounded soldiers were brought in
last night by private conveyances sent
IRON here for that purpose. They were
Sergeant Morley, company O., sixth cav
airy; NJ. u. Lanard, auu fnvates Down
ey and Sullivan. company II, all Of the
fourth cavalry. The wounded were for
warded to the hospital at Fort Cummins
by fall tins morning. Morley died be-
fore reaching the hospital and was bur-
led at that place this afternoon.
htports are current of two prospectors
having been killed yesterday nineteen
miles north of Gilf
Seven Transfers, in the employ Of Sc
bnnsky, Of Clifton, were killed on Fri
day, maning total to date OF thirty five
known to have been killed during the
past four days on the Zilla, near Clifton,
or a grand total of over eighty since the
| outbreak occurred. Over one hundred
and fifty head OF stock have been killed
or captured, and upwards of $4,000 of
property destroyed in New Mexico alone.
Sergt. Morcly died on his way to Sea-
part, twenty miles east of here this
morning.
San Francisco, April 2G-A Tucson
dispatch from Tombstone City says the
| indians attacked an American mining
camp at Bocuachi, Sonora, April Goth,
killing Messrs. Loury, Ray aud Picke. y.
Three others made their escape. The
Indians carried OFT all the camp proper.
ty OF value. Many Americans are in the
neighboring hills aud more murders are
expected. The president Of Bocuachi
Salazess, has ordered the soldiers anu
volunteers to pursue the Indians anG
take no prisoners.
Sun Francisco, April 26-Tucson dis
pntch: At mass meeting of severa
thousand citizens here tonight it wa
unanimously directed that the following
be sent. and it was immediately wired al
an open letter to the president and hi.
cabinet, and both houses of congress:
| During the rejoicing incident to tn
BIanu mlntaEy olsplaY, announced t.
take place at Fortress Monroe, we be-
to offer you as skeleton to sit at you
banquet the fact that nearly one huud
red OF our people-pioneers-h with
IN few days been wantonly murders
in cold blood by devilish Apaches, whor
cruel aud mistaken policy permits t
survive their crimes. Ii some smal
portion OF the expenditure occurred i
your grand display could be devoted t
such measures AS would preclude tn
probability OF an increase IN the list 9
our murdered dead, we could send you
greeting of gratitude and cheer, in plac
of this message OF our sorrow and helI
lesness and our desolation.
i tSlgncdl JAMES II. Too1E.
n Chairman.
l.. G. HUGHES, Secretary.