Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-12
WASHINGTON.
The supreme Court Of the United
States COnvenes- Justices
Call ON the President.
Favorable Showing Of the October Crop
Report-Gen. milss' Version OF
8eropimo's Surrender.
THE SUPREME COURT coNvENHs.

noon to-day. There was a full bench and
fair attendance Of the bar. The chief
justice announced that the call OF the
docket would begin tomorrow. The
court then adjourned In order that the
justices might make their customary calls
upon the president. The number Of cases
on the docket was HOB. The justices
called at the White House In the after.
noon 10 pay their respects TO the presi-
dent. They were received by the presl-
dent in the blue parlOr. Ali the members
of the court were present except Justice
Woods, who Is confined 10 his home by
sickness.
OCTOBER CROP REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Oct. II The report Of
the department OF agriculture for Octo-
Der gives local estimates of the yield per
acre Of small grains, with the condition Of
corn, potatoes and other late crops. The
results corroborate the previous returns
Of wheat, confirming the expectations of
slight Increase from the fret records Of
threshing, without making any very
material addition TO the crop sggre-
gate. The average yield upon an area Of
fully 100000 acres appears to be clio
10 twelve and a-half bushels TO the acre,
mhhluB AIbH VI an hNtihkt vi u btIlth Oh
years. The area actually harvested is
now the principal object Of exact deter
mination. The result will vary little
from an Increase OF 100,00O,000 bushels
over the crop Of last year.
The average yield per acre OF oats is
266 bushels, making crop of over Co.,
100000 bushels.
The high temperature OF September,
and the absence OF frost have improved
the corn crop prospects The expecta-
ton Of twenty-five bushels per acre rem
ders certain crop OF at least $3.50, 000,-
600 bushels. The general average is
nearly eighty against ninety-tve last
year, when the yield was 265 bushels
The general average condition OF po-
tatoes Is eighty-one, against elghty-two
last year
In tobacco, the average condition is
nearly eighty-seyen. The cigar tobacco
average is high, except in Wisconsin.
TERMS or GRRoNIMo's SURRENDER.
WASHINGTON, October IL Gen. Miles
annual report as commander of the mill
tary department Of Arizona and New
Mexico, which has been received at the
war department, is volumInous docu-
ment, containing full history of his OPP
eratioDs against Geronimo and his
bands together with statement
Of his position In regard to the terms of
the surrender. Ills learned that this part
OF his report sets forth infinitely the OIL
cial orders received by him and his own
orders placing Capt. LawtOn incommand,
the system OF signalling adopted, etc
and he afterwards recites substantially
the following details; Some days prior
TO the surrender, deserter from Zero |
uiInOia hand Cafno into Gan Aua.t
with Information that the Apaches were |
short OF food, clothing and ammu- |
milton, and nearly exhausted from
long marching, and could not hold
out much longer. Thereupon Gen.
Niles ordered Lieut.. Gatewood, who
knew Geronimo and Matches well, and
spoke the Apache language, TO take
guard OF two men, obtain parley, II
possible, with Geronimo and see
II he would surrender. This mis-
sion Lieut.. Gatewood Accomplished
successfully He informed Geronimo. in
answer TO the chiefs question, that he had
no authority TO offer him terms. Geron.
limo then asked TO be taken 10
Capt. LawtOn, who was In the
Immediate neighborhood. This WAS
done, and repeating the question asked
Lieut. Gatewood, Capt. LAwton told
him he could make no terms, and that he
must surrender Geronimo then wanted
TO see Gen. Miles, aud both parties, Cant.
Lawton and COmmandant Lieut..
Gatewood, Geronimo, Matches, and
their band set out for the North,
travelling Tor some days on parallel lines
ana WITHIN sight OF each other. In the
meantime messenger had been sent
ahead TO notify Gen Miles of their mn.
nInnCh lin COMING I'm
Geronomo, as before, asked what terms
would be gwen him n he
surrendered. The general replied thai
he had no terms to offer, that il he and
his band surrendered at all thew must
surrender as prisoners of war, that
they must lay down their arms and
trust the president OF the United States.
Upon this Geronimo laid Down his arms
and signlhed his Willingness to surren.
neri but Matches, who had in the meantime
Kept out OF reach and refused TO
come ~, sent word that he wanted
10 90 10 the White mountains for
month, whereupon Geronimo went ont
after RatcheZ, and soon returned with
him Geronimo, In explanation and ius.
tliioatlon OF his conduct, said he left The
reservation for the reason that there WAC
conspiracy ON foot there, headed
Dy Chatto, TO murder him. Geronimo,
Natchez aud two others were loaded into
an ambulance, followed by the rest OF the
pand In chargeiof Capt. Lswton, and taken
to Fort Bowie station and shipped 10
Texas. Gen. Miles In his report argues AZ
some length the question Of punishment.
and calls attention to the fact that hereto, !
lore 10 such cases removal has been
deemed sufficient. He cites several
cases In which no greater punish.
ment has been inflicted lie
speaks Of the great good
done Arizona by their removal, and sug-
gests that they be- treated as other Indl.
ans have, been treated under similar
circumstances. He highly compliments
Capt. Lawton, Lieut.. Gatewood and the
officers and soldiers generally, for their
merltorious services during the Campaign.
From an army friend OF Lieut.. Gate.
WOOD, II is learned that he found Zero.
nimo and his band eneamped near the
Mexican town OF Rronteras, In So.
nora, IN an old Mexican abode.
Ihe hamlet was surrounded by