Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-23
EASTERN.
what 10 DO with the chirieahuas.

what 10 DO with the Chiricahuas.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-The follow
ing telegram was received Mt the War
Department June 20:
PREsIDIo, San FRANCISCO.
10 The 4djutam General.
recommend, for the present, at least,
that the management Of the surrendered
Chiricahuas be lett entirely in the hands
of Crook, and that both the War and
Interior Departments give him full au-
thority and means to carry out his policy.
This seems to be the only possible way
Evidently the Chiricahuas cannot be
treated arbitrarily as prisoners of war,
as General Crook alone has power to
control them.
General Crook telegraphs: 81 see
by the papers that Secretary Teller
declines to receive on San Carlos reser-
vation any Chiricahua Apaches, except
women and children. If these Indians
are not fed, they must either starve or
go back TO the war-path. They are now
as thoroughly subjugated as is possible
for them to be. BY nature they are so
suspicious and vigilant that at no time
will they camp in one body, but occupy
different elevated points, making sur
prise or destruction of the en-
tire band an utter impossibility.
In like manner, in surrendering
they would not trust themselves in our
hands at once, but came dropping in
from all sides in small fragments. They
would say, we give ourselves up to do
with us as you please. Had | seized
upon the first who came in no Others
would have followed. Twenty of the
warriors would have been as bad as the
whole number. Chitto, in his raid
through Arizona and New Mex
leo, had but twenty-six men,
and Geronimo, in his recent
depredations in Chihuahua, had less than
forty. When the Chiricahuas reach the
reservation they will be fully as nervous
and distrustful. Any attempt to hold
them responsible for acts before their
surrender will drive them back to the
cliffs and gorges of the mountains. We
shall then have to fight them until the
last dies. In their code all depredations
committed upon outsiders, Mexicans,
while at war are legitimate. While it is
repellant to my feelings to put these red
handed murderers on the reservation, |
reflect that they are no worse than
were the 5000 Apaches put on the res.
ervation ten years ago. Then | had
nothing but the soldiers and scouts who
had subjugated them, to organize and
discipline 5000. But to discipline and
control this handful of Chiricahuas,
will have not only soldiers and scouts
but the valuable assistance of all the
other Indians, who would watch with
jealousy the slightest movement the
Chiricahuas might make. | am satisfied
that the Chiricahuas would not have
surrendered to the Mexieans under
any circumstances, and if am
not sustained they will not
surrender to us again. Their natural
distrust and suspicion has been increased
ten-fold by an act OF treachery, which
they allege the Mexicans committed
some months since. The Chiricahuas
were invited in to make peace. filed up
with liquor, and then attacked, many
being killed and wounded, and Others
carried off prisoners Please inform me
by telegraph before I proceed further,
whether or not it is the intention of the
Interior Department to take charge of
these Indians. | shall be only too glad
to get rid of the hard work and respon-
.ibility their management will entail.
(Signedl, scoFlELD,
Major General.
A copy of the telegram was to-day
sent to the Secretary of the Interior by
Secretary Lincoln, with request that
he will indicate his pleasure touching
the disposition of these Indians.
Heavy Purchase OF silver
WASHINGTON ID. C.), June 22.--The
Treasury Department has purchased
3S5, 900 of silver for delivery at the New
Orleans and Philadelphia mints.
Sterling Exchange and U. n. Bonds
New York, June 22.-Sterling bills
on London, go days, S4 S5h sterling bills
on London, sight drafts, $3.50; U. s.
AIS of 1891, interest quarterly, 81 l2s;
U. S. As OF 1907, interest quarterly,
Sl.I99; U. S. 3ls, extended IS, sl0Ss;
U. S. IS, sl.O3s; Western Union Tele.
graph, S6t.