The St. Johns herald., 1885-06-04
Sbe St. Subtta 5eralA.
St. Jchne, Thuredsy. June 4.
PRESS COMMENTS.
Or the Preeent Outbreak Of the Apache Indians.
 Tucson Weekly Citizen.l


 pursuit" of dozen or more fat, ragged and saucy Indians, with their squaws and papooses, with a probability of overtaking them. Nonse lse.
 The Indian outbreak near Fort Apache finds the military nearest to the scene of the trouble wholly unprepared for any emergency, and by the time they take up their tor toise march the hostiles have com pleted their deadly work and are safely dividing their booty in. the mountains of Mexico.
 Captain Smith has had fight with the Apaches-a real fight in the Mongollon mountains. There must be some mistake in this re- port, or a blunder somewhere. Our credulity is very elastic, but it can scarcely reach tension sufficient to grasp such magnitude ot inn possibility.
 The newspapers who favored the military protection and control of the Indians, now admit the failure  of that plan and are ready to see a more vigorous and rigid policy used. One cannot hope to make a fox hound out of a scrub coyote, and the government ought to learn after numerous failures that the attempt to make civilized beings out of such wild savages as the Apaches is discouraging experi- nnent.
 Among the renegade Indians in the present emeute, it is said is 4'Dutcyh, "wio was formerly scout. and was discharged from service in New Mexico. He returned to San Carlos by way of Wilcox, with several others. Upon arriv- ing at San Carlos he one morning passed the camp of four Mormons and killed one of them. For this he was indicted by the U. s. Grand Jury, and Judge Fitzgerald sent the us. Marshal after him. The military authorities refused to per init his arrest and he is now en- gagged in his congenial occupation of cutting throats.
 Phoenix Heraldl
 The telegraphic reports yester- day state that the pursuing troops had come up with the hostiles, and after exchanging shots, and having a few men wounded, went into camp. After a good rest and a respectable distance intervenes be- tween them and Geronimo's force they will, no doubt, move on again.
 The telegraph brings the news that the cowboys have taken the field in pursuit of Geronimo and his band. The knights of the lar fat have a reputation of being handy with their guns" and they now have an opportunity to show that it is not unfounded. An irreg- ular force like this, composed oi men accustomed to the western country and to Indian ways, have always proved more effective in savage warfare than trained troops.
 Tucson Tailin@s
 Half dozen companies of Uni ted States troops, with as many companies of scouts and militia, have been for a week in pursuit" of small band of savages-var- iously estimated from 30 to 150 in number-encumbercd with women, children and spells. The white soldiers are operating among friends, in a country where every man they meet is an active ally. The savagcs are traversing a coun- try where every man they meet is bitter foe, who thirsts for their life's blood. So far, thirty white men have been murdered. On the other hand, not a single Indian has been killed. General Kelton, in command of the Presidio at San Francisco, now offers five compnn- ies of infantry and four of artillery to take the field against these few score of savages. To mako the farce complete, the Secretary off