The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-01
Outlook for a Bloody Indian War
Is GLOOMY In the Extreme.
Agent Wilcox Too Blind 10 See
What Is Brewing.
General Crook Is Hampered by Rec
Tape and Incredulity.
Citizens Threaten to Take the Nat.
ter In Hand,
Aud Massacre the San Carlos Apache
Young Bucks.
Captain Blacs's Volunteers are Dolrg
Stalwart Service.
This, That and other Interesting News.
The Redsklns

SAN Francisco, March 3l.--A L,rdsburg
dispatch nom separ states that thrss men
were killed between separ and Animas val.
ley this morning. The Indians came within
one mile of Separ las, night. Captain
Black and his rangers are following the
trail and fight may be expected at any
moment. The Indians, doubtless. are max.
ing for Old Mexico, and fears are felt that
they win reach there before our rangers can
overtake them.
Tucson, A. T., March Sl.--The White
Mountain tribes are open in declaring they
will go on the war-patn this moon, unless
something positive Is accomplished soon.
There Is danger Of an attempt by an organ
ICED body OF citizens from Clifton, Globe
and Tombstone going to San Carlos reserva-
ton, The people are only waiting to give
General Crook an opportunity, Twenty
seven persons have been killed In nine days.
SAN Francisco, March 3l.--A gentleman
just returned from Arizona confirms the
report that q secret society exists among
the whites OF Arizona to exterminate the
male Apaches at the San Carlos reserya-
tion, and all found rowing north OF the from.
tier. The reservation Is looked upon as 4
mere rendezvous for the Indians, where
they retire when hard-pressed to obtain
provisions, arms, etc, ready for another
raid.
HERMosILLA, Mex, March 3l,--Thirty-
| two people have been killed In nine days,
Hostiles are moving toward Arixonn through
u sparsely settled region.
| ST. Louis, March 3l.--A correspondent Of
the Republican writingfrom Globe, Arizons.
under date Of the 30th instant, referring "a
Indian troubles, says Agent Wilcox OBJ
stinately denies that any Apaches are on
The reservation, but no statement OF his.
officially or otherwise, has any weight witk
the people here, for his previous statemen6
in regard to the status at San Carlou
both territories arc perpetrated by
White Mountain Apaches from
San Carlos, allied with some OF JUS and
Jeromma's Chericahuas, fresh from Mexico.
These latter are San Carlos Apaches, who
left the reservation September 30th, 1881.
returned unmolested to San Carlos the fol.
lowing April, reinforced their strength By
the accession Of hief Looo's band, and
an Indian scout went on q grand
raid throughout the territory. After killing
ll3 people altogether, they returned to
Mexico, from which they have recently
emerged again. Communication has bean
kept mp all winter between these Chirica-
hua chiefs In Mexico and their confreres in
San Carlos, and q thorough understanding
exists between them. The feeling against
General Crook is outspoken and severe, be.
cause he has not made himself acquainted
with these facts, and taken measures to
prevent an outbreak or to meet The In.
dians, who were known TO be coming I'D
from the south.
DENVER COL, March 3l.--The Tribune's
Santa Fe special says: The Shakespenre
Guards, under Captain Black, were doing
service rs soon as the Indians made the{f
appearance on the lower Gila. Black has
moved to STEMS Pass, above the canyon
route usually taken by Indians returning
from Mexico. This, together with the faR
road, caused the Indians TO cross the plalnr
into the Burro mountains. Black pro-
cured fresh horses and followed 30 closely
the Indians were compelled TO abandon
their horses and plunder and take
to the mountains south OF
the Pacific road on foot. When
last heard from Black was in hot pursuit.
1t will be difficult for mounted troops 10
follow into the mountains. The movement
into New Mexico is not a raid, but an effort
to get back to Mexico by the least difficult
route. They killed Judge McComas, wife
and three prospectors yesterday, because
they happened TO be In the route Of escape,
, Black, II is reported, had fight to-day and
lost several men, but this lacks confirms
tion. Captain Thompson, with body Of
the 1th cavalry, is still IN pursuit, and will
follow the hostiles into Mexico, the recent
treaty giving them the right to do 90.
Tucson. March 3i.-lt 10 reported that
Captain D0ugherty, who is scouting the
conntrv betvpan Drnrnou Snmn,,c srI