The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-10-07
OLD DEVIL ARRIVES
GERONIMO, TIE APACHE, Is NOW
SETTLED IN OKLAHOMA.
1t Takes Twelve Coaches to Transfer
the EXiled Bard From Alabama
to Ft. Sill and Company of the
United States Infantry-Bloody
Old Chief Has Aged Considerably.
Special rispatch 70 The Daily EaEls.

Special rispatch 70 the Daily Eagle
| Ell RENO, O. T, Oct. 6-Gsronimo and
his exiled troops of Apaches have arrived
in Oklahoma and have been quariered at
| Fort Sill. They were unloaded ar Rush
Springs, coming up on the Rock Island
| from the south.
Quite a number of curious settlers were
at the station to see the bad Indians un
| loaded. Geronimo has aged rapidly. His
cheeks are wrin kled and his skin dry and
| drawn. His eyes are DINNER than they
/ were when be WAS the torror of aH New
Mexico, and the talk of the nation for his
bloody and daring deeds. He still retains
| the light elastic step common to the red
man, however, and he is erect and grace
| full. The settlers eyed him with scrutiny
| as they do not know when the savage old
spirit will break out in him and they will
have him to fight.
| The old chief paid no attention TO the
| people who were watching him and he did
not seem to take any notice of the new
| country which is now TO be his home.
Their trip from Mount Vernon Barracks
/ in Alabama did not appear to have affected
the Indians much, and it is said they
| relish the change as IL is bringing them
| back nearer their old haunts. The whole
party occupied train of twelve coaches
| and was under the escort of Company |.
Twelfth United States infantry, com
manded by Second Lieutenant Allyn h.
CapTon OF the United States army.
At Ft. Sill the Indians will be assigned
| lands by Captain Marion p. Mains, First
United States infantry, and First Lieuten-
ant Hugh l.. Scott, Seventh United States
| cavalry. after which the latter will assume
general supervision over them. 1t is said
that Geronimo is now a changed man, hsv-
ing embraced Christianity and united
| with the Baptist church.
The settlers are not now so nervous over
the coming of the old Apache murderer as
they were at first. A sight of the monster
they had read about has dissipated IL great
deal of their anxiety. And besides they
| are reassured by the knowledge that the
Ft. Sill garrison consists of three compan-
les of cavalry and five companies of infan-
| try-more than enough to hold Geronimo
and his crowd level.
But it is ,he truth that none of The set
tiers have any Use for the Indians aud all
are down on the administration for send
ing them to Ft Sill.
Along the route, the soldiers say, great
crowds waited at the depois % get a sight
OF the old chief. He sat in the back coach
and repeatedly tapped his chest and said:
Me Geronimo, Me Geronimo" The ras-
cally thief and assassin evidently regarded
| himself as hero. He wore straw hat,
linen shirt and civilization breeches
Geronimo disposed of II number of his pic
lures at good prices, and In addition he
sold buckskin leggings, moccasins and
pouches for ridIculOusly extravagent
sums. The squaws and bucks also did a
lively business with their buckskin
pouches, sadde-bags, purses. knive
Cases. etc. Mum rOus hickory bows and
steel tipped arrows found ready pur-
cnasers.
Counting bucks, squaws and youngsters
there were 259 Apaches in the party. When
they left New Orleans Tuesday night the
crowd numbered 25S but about the time
the train crossed the Neches this morning
a papoose was born and this event run the
number up to 259. By the time this ap-
pears In print there may be 260 or more IN
the gang,