Arizona silver belt., 1886-09-04
BOURKE'S DUPLICITY.

The information WhSch reaches uE from Wilcox concernfng the action o Captain J. G. Bourke, in endeavoriina to thwart the efforts of General Nile: in removing the Warm Spring and Chiricahua Indians from Arizona, will not surprise persons who have in. formed themselves regarding the ac, ton of Crook, when in command oi this military district. 'Tis a trite saying that "like master, like man, and anyone who supposed that either BOurke or Crook would aid Gen. Miles in giving peace to Arizona, showed an ignorance of Gen. Crooks policy and the earnestness of Bourke's eudeavor to assist Crook in his active desire how not to do it ghe dispatch, as we find it in the Star of tbe Slst ult., says:
 ''Last month he IGen. MiIes1 sent Chato, one of the most villainous mur- derers in the world, to Washington with nine others.of the most prominent Apaches, to confer with the authorities and make some terms with them, all under charge of Capt. Dorst, a most gallant and able officer of the army. The enemies of the movement sent former staff officer of General Crooks there to Influence the Indians aga1nst Gen. Miles and his plans. In his en- deavors to gain this end, Capt. Bourke attempted to run the delegation him. self, but this not being permitted by Capt. Dorst, he worked on the lndivid- ual members of the party--even went so far as to dine Chato and present him with a certificate of merit-for what Is unkown, unless it was for be- ing the greatest murderer in the lot. The efforts of the opposition rendered the Indians very impudent and inso- lent. They were finally ordered to Fort Leavenworth where Chato and part of the delegation were to remain, while Capt. Dorst with several of them started to Albuquerque to meet tue the tribe eli route from Apache. Up on leaving, Chato was very insulting in h1s remarks; asked Capt. Dorst when he would return, if in three or four years, and if Gen. Miles was a bigger man thau the President, and that they would do as they pleased anyhow. Capt, Dorst quietly told Chato, very well, if he did not propose to do as Gen. Miles desired, the Gen eral would return him to Arizona and turn him over to the civil authorities, and let him stand his trial before the courts like any other murderer, this caused Chato to weaken and he and the entire delegation, as representa- itives of the Apache tribes, signed an agreement to do as Gen. Miles wished and to submit to anything the govern ment ordered for them. As soon as this was accomplished the General made his preparations for moving the Indians from the reservation"
 Capt. Bourke is Crooks Adiutant General and newspaper chronicler of 1 the Generals victories(?) over the In- dians, and he not only resorted to As sOciated Press dispatches, but to the columns of magazines and newspapers, and never missed an opportunity to give the General "a good send of. ! Crook and Bourke had the ear of Gen. Sheridan, who in turn stuffed the Sec retary of War and President Cleve- land, and so effectually, too, as to cause him to deny respectful hear ang to special representatives of the people of Arizona, who were sent to Washington, at different times, from Pima and CochiSe counties, for the ex- press purpose of informing the Presi- dent of the exact state ot affairs in Arizona. Crooks victories over the Chiricahuas are not written in blood, but in printers ink only, and placed | there with view of decelving the public.