The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-14

circumstances attending the qualified
surrender OF Geronimo 70 General
crook upon terms which were not ap-
proved by the Prefident, and the sub
sequent escape of the chief with twenty
warriors and thirteen women. Touch
ing the relief of General Crook ana his
replacement by General Miles, General
Sheridan says that it grew out Of the
fact that General Crook seemed to be
welded 10 the policy Of operating al
most exclusively with Indian scouts,
and as his experience was Of great
weight, his policy could Rot well be
changed Eiihou- his removal to another
field. 81.
To relieve the department from en-
barrassment, General Crook requested
TO be relieved, and General Miles had
been assigned to the command upon the
recommendation Of General Sheridan.
under orders.
WAsHIS6Tos, April 1886.
To General Nelson 4. Miles, Fort LeGreHr
north:
The Northumberland directs that
on assuming the command Of the De-
partment Of Arizona you tx your head
quarters temporarily At or near some
pOAuk VI k1C 1OukACAA AA1AAN
He directs that the greatest care be
taken 10 prevent the spread Of hostilities
among the friendly Indians in your
command, and that the most vigorous
operations looking to the destruction or
capture Of hostiles be ceaselessly carried
on. He does not wish 70 embarrass by
undertaking at this distance to give
specific instructions in relation 70 the
operations against the hostiles. but il is
deemed advisable TO suggest the neces-
sity BY making an active and prom
inent use Of regular troops Of your COM
mand. II is desired that you proce d
TO Arizona IS soon IS practicable.
(Signed,) ADJUTAST-GESERAL-
Lieutenant-6enersl Sheridan says:
General Miles went 70 work with COM
mendable zeal. His troops followed up,
the hostiles with q vigorous energy and
broke up their camps By an attack four
or i've times and gave them no rest
until they surrendered on September
4th, under circumstances and condi
tons, however, that should not, in my
judgment, permit thsn being turned
over TO the civil authorities for pun
ishment, as was intended by the Pres
ident. On September Sth they were
started BY General Miles TO Fort
Marion, Florida, without authority.
bat at q later date stopped at San
Antonio till their final disposition could
be decided upon. The report states
that the arrest OF the Chiracahu&
Indians and their removal 10 Florida,
had been ordered by the President, not
the objections Of General
Miles that il might be charged that the
had taken advantage OF
the Indians, and that such action would !
q war of determination |
against the hos'iles then in Old Mexico. |
The report notes q marked decrease |
IN the number of deserters from the
army during the past year as com
pared with tina preceding year.
The percentage Of d, sertion in lSsi /
vas Is; in 1855, and during the past
year So. On this subject the Lieuten
says: The great decrease
inc- 1854 is due undoubtedly 10 the |
Improvement OF the administration and |
20 the benef ent e;islatiou which pro
rides Tor the honorable retirement Of |
enlisted men after long and faithful /
service He suggests that q law be I
passed permitting the marking OF con- !
-ictcd deserters with India ink, 30 thai |
hey De known when they present