Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-03-14

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tuition 10 enable tho State TO print schoo
| textbooks.
The Congressional Apportionmeni
bill, as amended in the Senate, was re
turned to the Assembly at 3.i5, and the
amendment concurred In The bill au
thorizing the purchase, for $4,000, Of
oil paintings Of Governor Stoneman and
| the various ex-governors, was passed
Ayes, as, noes, 25. The bill creating
the silk Culture Commission, was de.
feated, 80 to "a; requiring Al, it was
reconsidered, and, on second vote, the
bill finally passed--Ayes, 43; noes, %.
Tho bill authorizing San Francisco to
issue half million Ia bonds, as amended
in the Senate, finally passed. Recess.
Letter from General Crook His
Opinion OF the Ola Arizona In
dian Ring.
Tucson, March l3.--The Stars San
Carlos special says: A copy of the fol.
lowing letter from General Crook has
been sent to Washington;
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT ARIZONA
WmIPPLE BARRACKS, PREscorr.
10 Hon. II. N, Teller, Sec'y Interior,
Washington, d. Q.
DEAR SIR:--In the newspapers Of the
Territory have appeared within the past
few days statements that charges OF q
serious nature rejecting upon the integ-
rity and capacity of z. Z. Wilcox, agent
at San Carlos, had been forwarded 10
your department. My first impression
was that should take no notice OF the
matter which concerned otficers OF an
other department of the Government,
especially OF one which is peculiarly
tenacious Of its own rights and jealous Of
anything like intermeddling from out
side, but the more j reflect upon the
matter tho more | am satisfied that IL is
my duty to expressmyself upon this bust.
ness and to lay before you opinions which
may aid you in estimating Agent VII.
cox. In tho first place ii is a matter Of
vital Importance to the military that the
agent at San Carlos reservation should
possess the best qualifications for the
position; that he should not only be hon
est, but have an understanding of the
business and be man OF nerve and de-
cision. He must, consequently. aid the
military in suppressing disorder ere it
attain the proportions Of an outbreak,
and reciprocally be aided by the military
in the details Of his administration. The
functions OF representatives of the War
and Interior Departments in place like
San Carlos Agency touch close at the
edges and even overlap so frequently
that, unless the respective Off
Gals be men Of peculiar fitness for their
duties, constant wrangling must result
IN disastrous consequences to the beat
interests of the Government. No tribe Of
anything like the same number is to be
found ia the country to day which could
iniiict SO much damage upon property
and destroy so many lives as could the
Apaches in the event Of an outbreak.
The Southern Pacific, the Atchison, To-
peka 4 Santa Fe and the Atlantic and
Pacific railroads are rapidly building up
mining communities, all of which would
suffer terribly in such contingency
So far us my abilities admit, | do not
intend that there shall be any out
break, and in every way possible | shall
try to lessen, day by day, the chances
OF recurrence of such calamitous
condition of affairs as overwhelmed the
settlers and miners in South and East
Arizona year ago. To assure the
future there is no expedient to be com
pared to good agent now. / do not
wish to appear as the eulogist of Agent
Wilcox. | haven't doubt but that he
has his faults as other human beings;
but, while going about among the
| Apaches last Fall, 1 learned to know Mr..
| Wilcox, and unhesitatingly say that il
you don't support him fully, you will
regret it. Mr.. Wilcox has to contend
against a nest of thievsh bummers,
men for whom no words in the diction.
airy are too strong, the remnants of the
old Indian ring of this Territory, who never
made an honest penny in their lives,
but grew fat on the proceeds of Indian
hostilities. These men are vampires
who gorge themselves ON the blood Of
their fellow creatures. A number still
hang around San Carlos agency, and SC
long rs one 10 there to be found, SO long
are yon going to have trouble to root
them out. From them have come all
the lying reports OF discomfort among
the Apaohes in the past six months; re.
| poIt7 MhlVh iaNs bSeH sOuItTiet ptoau
east over our country and have done
much to keep numbers OF oar rich mines
in Arizona nndeveloped. 1t is perhap:
hardly proper for me to make the asser
ton, but | do assert that the Apaches Of
the San Carlos reservation since my con
ferences with them in September Octo'
Der and November last, have been rs
well behaved and as well disposed as
any equal number of aborigines in the
West. They are now preparing then
lands Tor tillage and require but one
boon, and that is the expulsion or DIES
tructiou OF the most OF irresponsible
partie- hanging around the agency and
throwing distractions in Agent Wiloox's
path, There is humorous phase
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charge which. with Eastern people. will
be likely to condemn him without a
hearing, If YOU could only know
a little of the mode of life
of most, if not all, of the men who are
antagonlzing Wilcox. of their fragrant
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