Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-22
THE WORK OF HIS LIFE.
A Career of Hard Fighting Under Il
STAR and asripeS

A Career of Hard Fighting Under the
stars and stripes.
Gen Crook was born Ia Ohio. Sept. o,
1870. He entered West Point in 1875, graf
uating in I552, with Gems Sheridan, Scho-
field and others who afterwarI gained fams
He was first assigned as second lieutenant OF
the Fourth infantry. At the breaking out
Of the war be was made colonel Of the
Thirty sixth Ohio. He fought throughout
the Virginia campaign as brigadier general
Ordered % Tennessee, he distinguished him
self at Chickamauga- Under Gen Sheridan
be aided in defeating che rebels al Cedar
Greek, and planned the attack upon Early
al Fishers hill, from which Early never re-
covered
His Success In the West.
After the war, a. lieutenant colonel OF the
Twenty-third infantry, in the department OK
the Columbia, be did good work n queIl ing
ostiIe Indians. From the rank Of lieuteH-
ant colonel ne became briZs6isr general OF
the United States army in 1874 something
in the way Of promotion very rarely heard
Of During his career a. commander OF the
department Of the Platte, b. his conGuering
the hostile Sioux and Cheyennes, he opened
up TO sstt ement stretch of country larger
than France Recalled 20 Arizona, in 1ss2,
to subdue the Chiricahua Apaehes, he made
the remarkable march against them into the
heart OF the Sierra Badre 80 miles across
the Mexican border, and surprised them and
took 525 Apache prisoners, among them be-
ing the famous Geronimo.
The Treaty with Geronimo.
Gen Crook had always championed the
cause os the red men who were anxious To
live in peace, and his sympathy with the
red man caused the only disspprovaI Of his
course ever expressed from Washington City.
When he had conquered Geronimo and his
band he found that notable Indian -con-
quered but not subdusd;7 prepared % fight
20 the death rather than surrender uneondi-
tiona lily. Time was short; there was no OPP
portunity 10 telegraph for instructions, and
20 Gen Crook agreed To a conditional sur
render. This was disapprove1 by Gen
Sheridan as the instructions had been Hun-
conditional surrender Gen Crook then
wrote Gen Sheridan that as he Crook was
probably too set in his own views as 70 how
10 deal with the Indians, he would like 70 be
relieved from further service against them
His request was granted; and on April g.
1855, President Cleveland nominated Brig.
Gen. George Crook TO be major general,
vice Terry, retired His headquarters were
established in the Pullman building in this
"
1894. Brig. Gen. Nelson A Miles will in all
probability, be appointed TO succeed Gen
Crook as major general
The Generals Indian Policy.
During the two years he had sole charge
OF the Indians no depreciation occurred He
then set them all at work on their farms
abolished the system Of trading and paying
in goods and store orders INDUCED in by CON
a s<s fka. Ind Fr.r-
all his supplies and stimulated them To in
creased exertions. The Indians became self
supporting within three years
Gen. Crook was a believer in work, and
prescribed it for the Indians as well as for
himself HIS was temperate, and insisted
that no low whites should be permitted to
sell the Indians whisky to profit by their
vice.
His Personal Characteristics.
He bore hardships without complaining
His manners were easy, quiet, cordial and
dignificd He was considerable OF all under
bis command He allowed 10 himself and
his staff In all his most severe campaigns
the same amount OF clothing, the same
amount Of bedding, and the very same ra-
tons as the humblest private, and never
more.
Something About Mrs. Crook.
He married Just after the war OF the re-
beIlion Miss Mary Daley, whose home dur
ing the war had been IN portion Of Mary
land-Oakland, summer resort largely in
possession OF the Union troops, while her
family were southern sympathizers. II is
related of her that while a wing 81 her
fathers hotel was In use as a hospital she de-
termined to provide some palatable food for
the wounded Union soldiers. Much against
the protest Of the old negress who was queen
Of the hotel kitchen, she fixed up sayory
soup and carried it to the boys In blue One
young fellow, pale and famished, took the
sayory mess and put IL eagerly to his lips
aHold on, Bob, sang out a cornrade on the
floor beside him, @may be- that stuffs poi
Boned" The sick man hesitated for one
moment, looked at Mary, whose blue eyes,
frank as day, doubtless flashed their indig
nant protest. "Oh, for shameT said he
1I'll trust that girls face for my life. Here's
thank 'ee To you, miss," and down went the
soup. They have no children
The funeral will take place Sunday at
o'clock at the Grand Pacific, after which
the body will be escorted by the military to
the depot, where IL will be placed on the
2:55 train for Oakland, Md