Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-06
CROOK BANQUETEn,
Treatment Which Should be 10
corded the Apaches. 4
AN HONEST POLICY ADVOCATED
Charlie M'Comas' Chances-The Resu.
of the Generals Expedition Into
Mexico Detailed-The Raid
of the Chiracahuas.

who reached Omaha Tuesday night rom
Arizona on his way to Washington, was
on arrival given banquet by prominent
citizens and military officers here. He said
when he arrived in Arizona on the Sd OF
last September he found the whole Apache
country in a state of unrest and on the
point of outbreak, and his first step was to
learn the true cause of trouble and On.
deavor 10 pacify the Indians. With this
object in view he went among them anf
devoted his entire time and attensloSv
until December l, to settlement st the
difficulties by personal conferences and
assurances. His efforts as paciticator
proved eminently successful.
The Maid Of the Chirieahuas.
The predatory Chiricahuas, however,
were out in Mexico, and he became salts.
fed that they were going to make rad
on Arizona. He tried last fall to get into
communication with them, but did not
succeed. as they had left, those old haunts
of theirs in Mexico which the other In
dams knew about. After the raid that fol.
lowed it was utterly impossible to catch
the raiding party. You might as well try
10 catch a flock of crows with cavalry.
These Indians ride from fifty to seventy.
five miles in night, and next morning no
one knows where they are. Ii then became
necessary to go into Mexico after them.
This the General did with force OF forty.
two soldiers and 1g3 Apache scouts selected
from the Apaches who were frlehdly ana
peaCeab!e.
The Expedition Int Mexico.
The result of the expedition was the sur
render of 29j Chiricahuas. All the bucks
had not been brought intathe reservation
when General Crook LETT The capture OF
the Chilicahuas was made nearly two hun
dred miles below the Mexican boundary
line. Their capture was more OF bless
ing to the MeXicans than Americans, as
they had been making frequent raids IN
Mexico.
In crossing the boundary line, General
Crook SAYS, be had TO interpret the pro-
visions of the treaty existing between the
United States AID Mexico according to his
best Judgment; he, Of course, being gov
erened by the circumstances OF the sltua-
ton.
The ca2tives want to come back TO the
reservation, procure farms and become
selfsustaining, peaseable and civilized.
These were among the first Things they
asked General Crook about and expressed
a wish for after their surrender. The Cen.
eral has the utmost confidence IN them,
and believes that they will become peacea-
BILE and self-supporting if given fair op-
portanity. They have always been on the
warpath more or less. Some OF them claim
that they were driven to these raids last
year by bad treatment.
Charlie McCOmas>
General Crook says that if liltle Charlie
McComas is alive he will certainly be
brought in. Es was with the squaws, who
had not been FOUNDED up. They ran into
the mountains on the morning OF the tight,
ard Charles dcComas was with them In
their part OF the village. There were no
American waite captives, but there were
five Mexican women and one child secured.
| Before General Crook left the mountains
| the Indians said if they could round their
| women cd in time they would join him on
| the border, but if not they would come
| around on the mountains to the San Carlos
| Reservation.
The Troubles Over.
1t is the opinion OF General Crook that
| the Indian troubles in Arizona are settled ;
| at least it looks that way to him.
| The General left for Washington. BE
| said he did not know what was wanted Of
| him there, as he bad been simply ordered
there without explanation. The SuppoSi-
| ton is that he is wanted for consultation
| as to the disposal of the captives and the
| policy to be pursued regarding the Arizona
Indians. 1t is fair to presume that he will
recommend that they be given an oppor.
runity to procure farms and become self
supporting.
AT the banquet there was unanimous
sentiment that the Government should
adopt General Crooks peace policy Of deal
ing with the Indians as the only one, anC
that the management of the Indians and o.
Indian affairs should be turned over to the
army.
| Carr Correct.
| SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-General Carr
the hero of last years Apache campaign
said to-day, respecting the Apache Difficult
| ~, that the only thing to do was to follow
Crooks views. II an attempt was made t
coDfine the Indians, they will stampede
and scour the country again.
He Arrives in Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Gen. Crook, &C
companed by Capt. Burke Of his staff, ar
rived this evening. Gen. Crook will se
Secretary Lincoln tomorrow morning ant
lay before the latter full information con
Cerning the Apache prisoners, upon which
further action OF the department will b
| based.