Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-07
A Party Of Hostile ApaCheS Re.
turn to San Carlos and Sur
render to the Military.
They were Cut Off From the
Main Body, AID will Soon
Grow Fat and Saucy.
A Lively Disturbance and De.
bate in the Star Route Case.
C~ompromiso Of tho Gilman Steal,
and Other Matters.
CAPITAL NOTEa.
Spt clal Dispatches to TIKI Der.

RETURNED APACHRS
WASHINGTON, June Indian
Agent Wilcox telegraphed from San
CARLOS, Arizona, TO the commissioner
OF Indian affairs, an account of the
recent surrender to themili,ary of the
Indiana belonging to the Lacoo band.
de sayn they were cut off from the
main body of the band by the Mexican
troops. They heard tie country was
full If soldiers, and fed to San Carlos
for refuge. Ho declined to receive
them and they are now being
fed by the military agents.
Wilcox also says the prisoners
should be taken from the reservation
and punished. They came here from
necessity, and will breed discord and
encourage absentees to return, that
they may fsttsn and grow strong for
another raid. To prevent the murder
OF whites In the future, and to assure
the people that the reservation Is not
to DO made o safe retreat for mus.
derers, prompt action should be taken
with all who have returned.
A BIG TALK.
White Wolf, Big Bow and SIM
Bear, representing the Comarohe and
Kiowa tribes, OF Indian Territory, had
q conference with the secretary of tho
interior to-day, respecting the 5oun.
6ariea Of their reservation.
DR.. COLLINS,
Of Minneapolis, Mimi, visited the
navy department. to-day in the capac.
ity Of administrator of the estate Of
his brother, the late Jerome G. COL
Inns, naturalist Of the Jeanette Arctic
search expedition. He received from
the navy department officials a few
personal effects, papers, etc, of his
brothers, which were found upon his
body and which have since remained
In the custody of the department.
THE STA RoUTE CASE.
Merrick continued his attack upon
Dorsey and his defense Of Rerdell, In
the star route case this morning. In
gersoll, referring to the Chico let.
ter, said Rsrdell, the government
own witness, had sworn 1t was written
in 1873, and ID )rsey was then at
Calico Springs. Msrrick exclaimed
that vas the last plank of drowning
pirates. Ingers1ii, who had become
somewhat excited, shook hts finger at
Msrriok and retorted: "Rerdell is
your last plank, and you will sink
with your plank-a rotten plank"
The court declared the proceeding out
of order, even dlsorderly. A lively
passage ensued between counsel upon
reference to the 81. B. b." check,
who finally appealed to the court tol
protection from the eternal growls anG
snsrls Of tbs other side. Withoui
settling the point upon which hinget
the disputed evidence, the court ad
journed. Attorney Genera! Brewste'
was In court to day.
Secretary Folger has returned to thu
city.
The postmaster general has relectet
metellic red color for the new two cen
postage stamps.
THE NAVY YARDS.
Secretary Chandler said to-day n
is expecting a report from the nav,
yard board very shortly and the result
will be some of the navy yards will b
closed before the lat of July. III
would not say which ones they woul,
be, but 1t Is generally understood
Mare Island navy yard will not b
troubled.
A STEAL COMPROMISED
A series Of twelve letters said to b
on file In the department of justic
relative to the case of w. II. OGtmap
furnished the associated press, sho'
that early In 1882 the case was turn
ed over to Bliss as special counsel fo
the government; that Bliss rsporte
on It, recommending q compromis
and that the government dismiss II
criminal and civil actions against OIL
man on payment to the government
of $12, 700. He said he made TIL
recommendation with reluctance be
CAUSE he believed Ottmsn guilty
but the fact that the Grim
has been committed q Ion
time ago and the witnesss
scattered, that the two former crlmin'
prosecutions resulted In disagreement
led him to believe 1t would be impo.
sible to convict; that while he believe
the money held by the gsyernmer
was stolen from the government,
did not believe the fact could be eAtal
lishsd in court. This proposed CON
promise was authorized, apparently
by the attorney general, though 1
letter Is on file to that effect, al
$l2 700 was paid into the treasur
The litigation grew out of the ia
that $47, 000 was stolen from the go
eminent in 1875, and an attschme
was mado upon S33 900 In the baI
of Alexandria, Va, In Ottman's nam
on the theory that 1t was the stol
property.
STAR. ROUTES.