Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-09-11
Geronimo and Other Apaches In
DriSOnGd in San Antonio.
DOUBTS AS TO A PROPER DISPOSITION
OF THEN.
A. Probable Demand for the Abrcgation
Of a Mexican Law.
ANOTHER EXPEDITION BOUND
FOR THE NORTH POLE.
Serious Collisions at Sea
Reported.
AN INJUNCTION OF LONG
STANDING DISSOLVED.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
GeroutinO and Hfs Hand.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-Genoral Drum.
Acting Secretary of War. has given In
struc,ions that Geronimo, Natchez and the
other hostiles who surrendered with him
be stopped at San Antonio, and kept i'm
prisoned there until a determination IL
reached as to what course Of procedure
can be taken against them. Il is officially
known that the surrender was not made
without conditions. but what the condi-
tions were beyond the agreement that they
should not be surrendered for trial in
Arizona have not yet been reported. II
was in compliance with this condition that
Geronimo started with the hostiles for
Florida. The determination Of a course Of
procedure will probably be made by the
president, but not until the terms OF the
surrender and all attendant circumstance
shall be officially known. With the pres
eut knowledge it seoms probable that the
offenders can neither be tried by q mill
tary court.martial nor by civil authority,
but that they may be tried as the Modocs
| wero by q military commission. This ls q
tribunal for the institution OF which there
are many we'll recognized precedents in
| our own history, though ii is one which
| has as YET no recognition in the statutory
law. The atrocities Of these prisoners,
terrible as they WERE, are moi
thought TO be such as would bring them
within the jurisdiction OF the court-martial,
which ID very limited, nor would the civil
| courts, In the absence of witnesses, NEE
the requirements of the case, although their
| guilt is notorious. Under the circum
stances the military commission, which
| seems to be the intermediate between 9
| court martisl and q tribunal Of Judge
| Lynch. aud which is recognized by lead
| ing publicists as o necessity under certain
| circumstances, Is perhaps the only cour'
| by which justice could be melted ont to these
murderers. 1t would OF course be com
posed of military officers. and its proceed
ings be the same as in character to thest
of a.court-martial. Little doubt IL enter
tanned by those who know the character o
the Apaches that there will be foun(
among them q number who will readil!
betray Geronimo and other leaders Il
save their own necks.
GeranimO's Life Demanded.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-Atkins, Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs, is quoted b.
the Post as insisting that Geronimo mus
be put 20 death. The President, he says
will probably scquiesce in whatever prop
o~sition General Miles makes for disposinl
of the murderer. His proposition will
doubtless be a court-martial, which will
not fail to award a death sentence. Their
is no doubt that the public sentiment o.
the country demands the death Of Ger
ouimo.
Ell PAso. Tex. Sept. TO- Geronimo
with 80 hostile Apaches in charge o
Captain Lawton, who was mainly instru
mental in bringing about their surrender
passed through Ell Paso at 2 o'clock thi
morning on their way east to Fort Marion
Florida. where they will probably be trie'
nv q cnurk-markial.