The morning call., 1890-06-23
An APACHE SCARE.
General Niles Denies That There
Is an Outbreak.
The San Carlos Indians Are Peaeeable and
Have Not Left Their Rsservation-Only
Eight Outlaws at Large.

Dispatches from Arizona regarding a
dreaded outbreak there of Apaehes have
caused considerable speculation among per-
sons interested in the Territory. and not a
little alarm among those who have friends
living On the southern plains.
80 According to General Miles there is no
truth in the news. and it is entirely prob
able that the correspondent has been mis-
Informed about the true state of affairs.
The General is not backward in stating
that alarming reports from Arizona to
papers in the northern cities do great in
justice to the Indians, the Territory and the
white settlers there.
These reports" said he, would be suf-
fcient to cause intense alarm among Ameri-
can residents, who would send away their
families and prepare for trouble and danger
= on reading such dispatches. They nat
uraly enough would say the news was
true
MOSTLY CoNJECTU RE.
These dispatches state that raids of
rapine ard murder ave been begun by the
.Apaches and the cattle men and ranchers
throughout Southern Arizona are in con-
C slant danger. The apparent indifference of
tie Government adds to the seriousness of
the situation. y trip over greater port on
OF llc lGTIllOTA. from TIC MtAlCdu llue 10
90 the Southern Pacific Railroad, gives evil
dence Of the gravity of the situation. All
persons living remote from the larger set
Elements are in hourly dread of attack and
are preparing to defend themselves against
the marauder5, at the same time moving
their families from the ranges to places Of
safety. Surmses, Indications, general feel
iuEs, convictions and beliefs are INDUCED
In quite freely, and they all appear to come
from sources Of dubious reliability. Cen
eral Miles is spoken CT as 1.-THE only man
+ " no ever showed appreciation OF the dan
gers that surround the exposed settlers, and
grapuled with the problem in a practical
way That he should now show so little
concern in the matter is, according to the
dispatches, considered surprising, and is
accounted for on the suppOsitiOn that he
has been misinformed by his subordlnates.
GENERAL MILES SPEAKS.
! CALL reporter was accorded an inter-
view last evening by the General, who
spoke freely concerning the rumored out
break.
&C. really do not see anything startling in
these dispatches" said he. There are no
zeal facts stated. Scarcely a resident in
The Territory Is as well informed of the
true state OF affairs on the reservations as
- The officers, many OF whom have been there
fifteen years OF more and ought to know of
everything that takes place among the Ia
dams.
The bulk Of the Indians on the reser-
walton and in Arizona ar, Is peaceable as
The laboTing men of California and large
numper are working on the railroads"
" Is 1t true, then, that sixty or eighty
Apaches are off the reservation" the re-
porter asked.
So six or eight would be nearer the truth.
Take off the cipher and you have IT, Al
one time there were sixteen, but this mum.
Der has been reduced by the troops to eight
And they are not hostile, remember They
are merely outlaws from civil author ties
Indians who were implicated in the assas-
sinatioh Of Sheriff Reynolds when he was
taking them TO the pententiary, and are
now seeking refuge in the mountains and
in Mexico. The troops are hunting them
up, but there is no reason why the Cove rnor
and civil authorities should not offer re-
wards for their capture. Eight conYicts at
large escapes from Justice, are the only In
dams of the reservation.
" There is no general outbreak. In the
main the Indians are practically under
control. The Indians are counted once a
week for ratious, aad have to be for tickets.
The last count does not show any missing.
There are 1000 troops in Arizona-plenty
for the ordinary demand and Tor present re-
QuIIementS."