Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-12
FROM WASHINGTON CTR
General NILES Makes his
Annual Report
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ltaEy Department. o. Ari4sna and Nor
Asxieos Whiah has ben rseeivsd az thi
War DepAElmsni, 10 q volnmimOns dnca
ment. contkt1ina full hiSsoFy ol hn
operaaiona aeaanst 6eronimo and 81
band toQethef VIA q asstemon1 of hi
pasitian IN regard - the tsrms af thl
snErender. e ID learned that this par
of hIa report naas foRah minaselF q.
ofAcial orders reosivea By hin, Ms ou1
orders placing Captain LASton II in
mediate osmmand. the ayatsm q asQ
EalInE adopteo, eee., and afterwards 4
Fesite8 substantially tee f0tloWing Dc
tails:
SONS days prioE 10 ths sarrsndsr
deseFIeK from 0eEnnimo,s band cam,
into 6eneral Miles usmp wIah tha in
form4tion that the reneEadss Befo ahoFl
Of food. eiothlng and Ammunition. shal
they we're foessore and neaFiy exhaasl
% from lona marches, and eonid nol
bold oat mach loaRer. EheEonpon Gen
Miles ordered laeutenans 0Afa8ooa
Who know Geronimo and Matches vel
and spoke tbs Apacha lanQaaQa, 10 taka
q guard of two men, obsaln 9 paxley, Il
possible, with Geronima. and ssa IL Ihay
08AAH4 8NANA l4AAAEAa
this MISSION Lisai. Gaaavood aeoon-
plished successfully. He informed
Geronimo, 10 answer 10 the ohlaliE
question, that be had no anshoFity to
oder him tefma. Geroaimo thea askod
80 be taken 70 Oapt4in LAwton. who waa
u the Immediate neiRhborhood. 1his
waa done, and on FepeatinR the qaaa.
tisn asked GAteWood. Captain LaWton
tald him that he oaald make no torme
and thai be mnst Surrender. Gerouimo
thsR wanted - So Gen. Miles, and
beth parties, Capt. LaWton and LieQt.
Gatawood and 9sronimo, Matches and
their hand. sst cut for the north, travel
ln0 for some days % parallel tines aud
wlthin sight Of eaen other. In the
meantimo q messenger had bsen seni
ahead % notify Gen. Milas Of their ap.
Proaoh. On oomiBg into Gen. Miioa'
camp, Gsrunimo a. before aaked what
tefme would be given hlm II he sur
rendered. Ehe General replied that he
had no terms 20 offer; that Il he and his
band snrrendersd a. all. they must sur
reader - pTtsoneEa Of var; thai they
must lay doWn their arms and trust the
President of the United states.
Upon this Geronimo laid down his
aRHs and aignided hia willingness 70
Surrender, bat Natohez, who had In she
meantime kept cot Of reach and refused
70 cone in, ssnt word that be wanted 20
o - the White Mountains fer 9 month.
Wherenpon 0srouim0 went eli after
Matches and soon returned with him.
il explanation and jusiidea-
tion Of his comduct, said that he isft the
vas a conspiracy afoot there, headed by
Cnatta, - murder him. Goroulmo,
NatoheE and two others were loaded
into an ambalanoe and followed b. the
rsas Of the baud, In charge Of Captain
Lawton, they we're taken 10 Fort
Bowie station and shipped 20 Texas.
Gen. Miles, IN his report, argued 81
some length the question Of punish-
maat SOD sataa esessat1a.H - aa-.~- e-.sel
that heratofoFe in such aaees removal
has been desmed suAistent. de cites
several eases IN which no greater pan.
has been Indicted, speaks Of
ths great good done 70 AFiz9na By their
removal and Suggests that they be
.EeAled as other Indians have been
treated under similar circumstances.
He oompliments Capt. Lsuton, Lieut.
9atsWood and the ofiseFs and soldiers
generally fer their rneRitoRiooa services
dafinQ the eamOaiGn.
From an army friend ot Lieuto1aat
GatsRood 10 10 learned that be f00ud
Geronimo and ais band encamped near
the Mexican town Of Fronterhs ~ Sono
"a, an Old Mexican abode hamlet, aaF
roanded By JssaiiR. when LieatenAns
Gatewood came en- tbe band, he ieft the
guards and alone walked int3 0sFoni-
eno's camp. Ga seeing the tntrudef, the
Indians seized their guns, bat, on TIE
Lieutenant laying deWn bis arms and
30 Geronine whom he re-
the Indians laid down their
guns and came forward. fhe tWo we're
seated on pile Of stones. Geronimo
wanted 70 know What kind % . man
General Niles was, Whetneg be had 3
bright eve o. 6 dali one. wasthef be
talked fass OF el0g, whether be was .
large man and what Was his general ap-
psaranoa. wanted 30 knoW all aboas
nim. 1atewood replied ehat Geaerai
Miles had . bright eye and did NOS tAik
mueh. bot what be said o0aid be relied
upon. The IDdians we're mucn pleased
with this and together they walked away
% 1Ed Captain Lauton.
Governor Zalick, Of Arizona, % tn
shis city, and this afternoon he had .
loaR intarview With TIE President, pre-
samably csuoeruing 0eronimc's pan
lahman6. has when asked - 10 me resait
Of she intsrvisW and his opinion Of
General Milsa' report, be vsEy frmly
stated thai, as 10 ne arst qasailon. hIs
intarxiew vas Of Q c1undensial nataFs
and not for tie publio; aa 10 ne seoond
question, hs did nos care 80 discuss TIE
report Of which hs kneW nothing. He
stated. hswsver, skat BE- had Great con
iidenoe u Gensrai Mics f1dameni and
ais othaf soidieFiy qualities. and belios
"a him % BE- . bEavs and et8stent ofnceE.
nemsvlag ~ Rematns - ChieG Jus-
wAsHxaroa, Oct. II.-Ths remains
of tie late Chief Jusliss Chase. which
wsFs barred at Oak Hill en- May lob.
1888, wers this forenoon transferrod
fFon She old eAsket 70 q neu one pre-
parad for their rssspli0n. Gen. b3yu-
son and oihsFs representing tne friends
of ths dad iariss we're present. Wheu
tha old caakot was opansd, it vas 1no
that tie body. ehieh was rmbalmsd BE-
fore tns burial. waa remAfkaoly yell
preserved, tha features being readily
rsoosniEabie. o. Wednesday The re-
mains ell be taken 30 Cinainnafi, Ohio,
where they uili Be- Ftinterrsd. Tue neW
easiest has on ita I'd plate With tee
following tnacription salmgu r.
Chass, Chisf Jastice Of ths Uniied
States supFsma Court. BoFs January
Isth. Is0s dssd Nag 7sh, lasa'
suprrns csnrs - ths Tniisa aiase..
wAsHrz0ron, Ost- IL fhs saprsne
CouFt Of tbs unitad Stales conpsaed 81
noou taasy. TksFs wAs = fua beach
and 9 fair attsndanoe - he bar. The
Chief Justine Anuouneea that . aali uf
ths aookst woaid hsgin tomofr0w msFn-
ina. with this assigned s&ses va: Tbs
P.e.ae Nafieaal Ba1k case, br0aRht
heFe by an appsal from fha Great
oar, of tie Uniisd Siaiss for lhe De
trirt az Massachusetts. Ibe Gears sba1
adisurnsd ID order tbat TIE Justiess
ntaht make theiF slstomary call On tha
Prezdenf. Tbo nlmbef q esses on ne
dsekst this morninN rs ll.ueo. Ihe
9ast5nen eslied e t14 White Ho19s 10