Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-11
The Apache Outbreak.

Otateb marsnai Tor the dis.
trict of Iowa knows how it is himself.
Tho Apache Outbreak.
SIN Fra; CT go Chr nicle.
The existing Apache outbreak, ex
tending from Ar z ,na to New Mexico
and Sonora, is o surprise to the coun.
try. When General Crook was sent
t. the command of that department it
was confidently expected that Apache
depredations would cease. Tiey did
cease for a time. Daring the fall aud
winter months the Indians remained
quiet on the reservations, and the
tag" system enforced at San @ rlos,
as the invention of the new com.
mander, Was believed to have
solved the problem. By and by
some inqu'ring persons discovered,
or thought they discovered, Ger.
tain frauds In practice under Agent
Wilcox, of q character leading to dis.
satisfaction and revolt. Among the
charges against Wilcox was m%issappro.
priation Of Indian supplies and viola
ton of the law prohibiting any en-.
ploye Of an agency from being directly
or indirectly interested in any trade
with the indians. These charges were
for warded to the secretary Of the In
terior. General Crook wrote to the
secretary that they we're false; that
they were originated by "the vilest
hummer Of the old Indian ring" aud
that Agent Wilcox was worthy OF the
fullest confidence of the department..
This letter the secretary caused to be
published throughout Arizona One
passage Of Crook letter reads strangely
enough In this light Of the recent out.
break and many murders by Willcox's
dusky wards. It says: Gall
reports of discomfort among the
Apaches for the past six months have
come from irresponsible hangers on
at the agency. l assert that the
Apaches of the San Carlos reserva
ton, since my oonferen,e with them
In September. October and November,
last year (l882), have been as well
behaved aud we'll displayed 40 any
equal number Of aborigines In the
west" Tais was written In Febru
ary at the reservation. 1t was written
to counteraot statements % vel
against Agent Wilcox, a. to the effsc'
: of serious and threatening disoontent
among the Indians on account OF shor
supplies; which disoontent. t wa
then prediott d by those makiug thes,
statements, would In the spring breaI
out into orgsn'E,d and bloody
raids. A letter from Globe City, A. T..
dated March III h, to the s.. LouiI
Republican of March % b, makes thi,
IN Welcome prediction, which within
lees than q fortnight thereafter cam,
true. 1t took note of the fact tina
the Apaohes shave always been do
cile In the winter" because they can.
not move about at that season. AM
1t reiterated substantially the charges
made against the agency management
Tie writer says: up sople here on tn,
frontier have lesrntda great deal from
bitter experience and personal obser
alton If the conduct 4 Indian fair
and they fally believe that the q fi ,ult;
1, not SO much Ia the inherent oussed
ness of the Apachts, or inability t
keep them In their bounds, ss 1t 10 4
the fact that, as nov organic ID snc
run, there Is too much money to b
made out of the Indians and ont [
!, the government"
For once g neral Crook has beer
mistaken In his judgment, and thos
whom his letter to the secretary of tn
interior, In defense of Agent Wilcox
l.. stigm, At z d as changers on" and tn
~"vilest bummers of the old India
riog," " they were the ones who mad
the charges, have been correct l
their prediction of an outbreak in tn
| spring, 1t Is now in order for tn
secretary to take motto, of the charge
against the agency management al
have them Investigated. More tina
three.fourths - all the Indian raid
aud wars since 1861 are directly trace,
b Q to sgency frauds and malprs,
lice. The government generally spprc
PIRATES ., fiji dent money TO supportth
reservation Indian deoently. If tn
supplies are stolen by agents or en-
ploy.s, pinohlng want, insult lien
clothing aud starvation ensue. Tnes
would drive auy tribe, however dl,
Q posed to peace on fair conditions,
raids and wars and dessrtion of tn
reservation. It ID charged BY g>o
citizens that the Ban Carlos ressrv,
tion Ap.chss have been abused
n some such way as this. Those VII
g made the charges predicted an on
' break, and 1t has come ~ predicted
probably . fortnight sooner than ",
sn,idpated. Ta.re 10 enough In q
this t D msks investigation not merel
;, ju,tii able. but q positive duty Of II
department. II these bloody raj
s continue from year to year, II neith'
I the agencies nor the army can prever
! them, the ci'iz of Arizons, drive
\ to it In defense OF their lives, the
: wives, their children, their homes m
be expec I'd TO take the remedy
their own hands, In which case tn
Mexican method of killing all az,
aud both sexes would probably
adontad IN tho diruraoa of Amsrica