Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-09-11
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WASHINGTON. September lo.-General
Drum. Acting Secretary of War, has
given instructions that Geronimo, Nat
chez and other hostiles surrendered with
him be stopped at San Antonio and kept
imprisoned there until a determination
is reached as to what course of proce'
dure can be under taken against them IL
is officially known that the surrender
was not made without conditions, but
what conditions beyond the agreement
that they should not be surrendered Tor
trial in Arizona, have not yet been re
ported. II was in compliance with this
condition that Geronimo started with
the other hostiles for Florida.
GERONIMO IN NEW HANDS.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 10, Off
cial dispatches received from Arizona
say there is an erroneous impression re-
gardiug the Indian prisoners OF war.
They surrendered with the understand
ing that they would be sent out of the
country. Three men andthree WON en-
crawlad out of Captlin Lawton's camp
in the dark and have not yet been re.
captured. Orders were sent to General
Miles September 8th to hold Geronimo
and the other Indian prisoners at Fort
Bowie, under guard, which orders be
seems to have disobeyed.. The War
Department has sapproved of the ac-
tion Of General Miles and directed Gen
eral Stanley to take charge Of Geronimo,
Natchez aud the other hostile Indians
on their arrival at San Antonio barracks,
Texas.
THE PRESIDENT TO DETERMINE.
WAsHIsGToS, september 10 "A de-
termination OF the course OF procedure
against the captured hostiles will proba-
bly, be made by the President, but not
until the terms Of the surrender and all
the attendant circumstances shall be
officially known. With the present
knowledge it seems probable that the
offenders can niether be tried by military
court martial nor by civil authority, bat
they may be tried as the Modocs were by
a military commission. This is tribu-
nal for which there are many well rec
ognized precedents in our own history,
though 1t is ons which has as yet NO
recognition in statutory law. The atroc-
titles of these prisoners, terrible as they
were, are not thought to be suchas would
bring them within the Jurisdiction Of
aacourt martial, which is very limited,
nor would the civil courts In
the absence Of witnesses meet the
requirements Of the case although guilt
is notorious. Under the circumstances
a military commission, which seems to be
tie intermediate between court martial
and the tribunal Of Judge Lynch, and
which is recognized by leading publ.
cists as necessity under certain cir
cumstances, Is perhaps the only court BY
which Justice could be meted out to
these murderers. 1t would of course be
composed Of military officers, and the
proceedings be similar in character to
those Of a court-martial. Little doubt
is entertained by those who know the
character of the Apsches tnat there can
be found among their number some who
will readily beiray Geronimo and the
other leaders to save their own necks.
Important Railroad Covention.
CHICAGO. September l0.-Thc West
ern Railway Managers, after three
days session, succeeded to-day in reach
ing a basis OF compromise and reorgan-
izing the Western Freight Association.
The two prominent obstacles have been
the refusal OF the Chicago and North.
western to pool to it's range cattle busi-
ness. originating in Western Nebraska
and Wyoming, and the demand Of the
Missouri Pacific that by reasoa OF its
Lincoln, Nep., extension it should be
awarded share Of the through busi-
ness. The fret was settled by vir ually
cSnceding the Northwestern its point.
This was done by removing the western
boundary line Of the range Of the cattle
pool as IL formerly existed, running
north and south through Valentine,
Brady Island aud Indianola, Nebraska,
to Laramie City and Douglass. This
gives the Northwestern control OF all
the cattle shipped on its line west
Of Norfolk to Fort Fet,orman,
from which it will exact local rates and
not report business to any POOL. As
bo b the Union Pacfs aud the Burling- /
ton are building into that territory, 1t
will not esjJy monopoly longer than
the present season. The other bone OF
contention was amicably divided by Civ
ing the Missouri Pacific four per cent.
in the pool on through business and
awarding the Omaha two per cent. Tho
Kansas City, st. Joe and Council Bluffs
is awarded six per cent. of the gross
earnings in the Council Bluffs local pool
Otherwise percentages remain un-
changed. A committee Of one from
each road was appointed to perfect the
minor details Of the pool and to report
to the general meeting at Ii A. NJ. to-
morrow, at which time adjournment
was taken. The pool, which will en-
dure i've years will go into effect
September 9th with General Fatthern as
Commissioner. This completes one Of
the most important aud far reaching
railroad combinations ever made in the
west.
hits The Nail on the Head.
WAsnISGroS. September l0.-The
Army and Nary Register tomorrow will
say. II public opinion in and out Of
the army has any weight in deciding the
| fate Of Geroniroo and his murdcrous