Connecticut western news., 1895-12-12
APACHES ARE ANGRY
THEY ARE REPORTED AGAIN ON THE
 WARPATH IN ARIZONA.
solAtsrs and Cowboys on the Traf-A Running Fight Near Duncan 7.Four White Men Kuisd In the NsiEhborhood of Abandoned Fort Thomaa.

Running Fight Near Duncan -1nfonr
 White Men Ruled In the NslShsorhood
 ef Abandoned Fort ThomHa-
 PHKNIx. A. T., Dec. 7.-The Apaches have broken out again. This cannot be denied any longer.
 Last Thursday morning, when Mir. Morrill, and his daughter were found mur- dered near Ash Springs, with tracks of Indians all around their bodies, the peo- pie of GiIa valley were all but panic strick- on, for they were certain that the meroi- less Apaches had again taken the war path Tho tracks were follo--ed to point near Duncan. and soldiers and cowboys are now scattered all through the Gila valley in the hope of coming upon the murderer
 Ash Springs is about half way between Solomonville and Duncan, in Graham county. Duncan is east of the springs
 The Indians travelled toward the settle ment of the upper Gila valley from the soene of the murder and had about l4 hours start before the discovery was made The posse followed the trail In the
 Stein's Peak range by way of tho Horse shoe canyon, a favorite place in the past
 for the Apaches to dee to when pursued after thefr raids and where many a pros peotor and ranger has boon ambushed-
 Bodie. of Four Men Pound.
 Following this comes another report
 from the lips of ]. S Bush, 6 commission
 merchant of this city. He states that he
 was at Lordsburg. N. M., which is only
 Is miles from Stein's pass, and that
 he saw a telegram notifying the people
 there that the bodies of four more white
 men had been found in the lower Gila
 valley, near the San Carlos reservation
 line and in the immediate neighborhood
 of Fort Thomas. which was abandoned not long ago by order of the war depart ment against the entreaties of the people of that section.
 It is fully 45 miles from Ash Springs to Fort Thomas in a westerly direction This fact preohdes any presumption that the band that killed the Morrills are the ones that murdered the four men Hence, In the absence of knowledge to the con- trary, this appears to be an outbreak of a much larger number of Apaches than any one is willing to admit
 MT. Bush says that the people In that section are flying to arms and are terribly wrought up. Large bodies of men are securing the San Simon and Plaza val leya The troops from the posts of Grant, Huchuaca and Bayard have taken the field.
 Yesterday there was a running fight be- tween the Indians and cowboys in the vicinity of Duncan. and 1t is reported here that several of the Indians were wounded, but how many is not known Information to this effect was received here. The cowboys are wild over the recent l outrages and they are determined to pur. sue the Indians as long as the trail is In . condition to be followed.
 
 SoIdters Capture Apaches- FoRT GRANT, A. T., Dec a-The party | of White mountain Apache Indians who are missing from their camp on the San 1 Carlos reservation and who are supposed | to have murdered Morrill, and his dauRh- | ter near Solomonville some days ago were arrested and brought into San Carlos | agency by 6 detachment of Captain Bells \ troops of the Seventh cavalry and the In- dian polioeL
 The. party consisted of seven men and boy, all mounted and heavily armed. | two of them carrying cavalry carbines | that 1t the identical bullet which brought | Morrill, and his daugh hter to their untime- | ly end. The Indians claim to have been hunting in the mountains near Fort | Thomas and the 50 miles from these | snountaips to the Gila Bonita valley In ' which Merrill and his daughter were kill. | cd is only a step for these willy Apaohes. | They are being held under guard at San Carlos for further investigation, but there is very little doubt that Colonel Bell has | the true murderers-
 A prominent cattle man at Fort Thom-
 as reports having seen party of six or seven Ind ans near the trail leading to the | valley in which the killing took place. | Evidently these arc the same Indians II Three Cowsoys Ruled. PHEsIx, A. T., Dco 9.--News received from Fort Thomas say that three cowboys have been killed by Indians at Hampson' ( ranch, near the scene of Fridays battle between cowboys and Indiana \ Lieutenant Bullock has left Fort Thom-
 as for Hampson's ranch, and another par
 ty left for Fort Grant
 | Hampson's ranch is on Eagle creek. | about 50 miles from Fort Thomas The
 troops have been ordered to search for
 Sheriff Wright and posse. who have not
 been heard. from since leaving Solomon.
 vile Wednesday morning in pursuit oi
 the murderers of Morrill, and his daugh- | ter.