Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-08
WAsHINGTON.
Tho War Department Rejoicing over tho
Capture of Geronimo.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.

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PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE following
appointments were made to-day: Thomas
r. Tobin Of Tennessee, surveyor of GUS
toms for the port of Memphis, Tenn. !;
Thomas G.. Manning of Louisiana, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary to Mexico; John Drayton of South
Carolina, consul at Tuxpan; Charles L..
Simonton of Charleston, S. c., United
States district judge for the district Of
South Carolina.
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH HIMl
WASHINGTON, Sept. The following
telegram, confirming the press dispatches,
was received at the war department this
morning from Gen. o. o. Howard
FORT MASON, SAN FRANCISCO. TO Ad-
jutant OF United States Army, Washing
tom Gen. Miles returned to Fort Bowie
with Natchez, a son OF Conchisco, Geron-
limo aud his brother, with three other
Apaches, all as prisoners of war, sur
render Internationally, Capt. Lawton
following with the remainder of the
hostiles, thirty-six adults and three
children in all.
General satisfaction existed at the
war department upon the receipt OF
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der. Great praise Is bestowed on
Gen. Miles for the excellent con-
duct OF the campaign. Gen. Crooks
work Is not forgotten. II is said that the
results OF Gen. Crooks campaign were Of
great value to Gen. Miles and the latter
substantially followed the plan outlined
force II has been possible to guard every
water hole and eftectually prevent the
hostiles returning to the reservation,
Gen. Drum, assistant secretary Of war
WAS In good spirits over the receipt Of thu
official dispatch confirming the press re
ports of the surrender. He said this was
the end Of q war running with brief inter
missions through twenty-five years, anC
Gen. Miles deserved credit for his vlgor
GUS work. Capt. Lawton had also distin
guished himself as gallant officer anC
his pursuit OF the hostiles under advers,
conditions and hardship was thoroughly
commendable, The acting secretary
was not prepared TO say whR
disposition would be made OF the cap
tives, but certainly he said nothing would
be done In the matter until the president'I
wishes were known. The original dis
patch has been promptly transmitted I,
the Adirondacks for the Information o
the president, and until he has been hearC
from the Indians will be held in conane
ment at Fort Bowie, A. L.
The other officers OF the department
were especially grstified at learning tina
Geronimo's surrender was unconditional
The opinion prevails In some quarter
that the Indians will be transferred to tn
custody of the interior department for
, time, and Geronimo and his lieutenant
, will ultimately be surrendered to tn
civil authorities Of Arizona and put o
trial for murder, with result whic
would require little effort to guess
An officer Of high rank, however, incline
to the belief that the presider
will never consent to surrender Geronim
to the civil authorities, but will order hi
: trial by courtmartial II 1t should be r,
! gsrded as proper to try him. The sam
/ otllcer said the successful ending OF th
campaign would be OF inestimable valu
to the territory OF Arizona, as the hostile
. had 30 reyaged and harrassed the iruitf,
1 country for miles square until 1t was rel
i dered almost unlnhabitable.