The herald., 1896-04-05

one of this delegation was Toza, the
eldest son of Oochise, chief of the
Ohiricahua branch of the Apaches,
whose death and burial in Washington,
d. O., caused the outbreak of 1884"
Continuing, General Howard said:
II didn't succeed in making peace
with the tribe. tried to get to their
headquarters in the heart of the Blue
mountain. Cochise was the ruling
chief. I went back again. Then tried
again and failed. When got as far as
New Mexico, on my return, l ran across
man whom they told me WAS Captain
Jeffords, the White Chief Of the
Apaches, and the only man that Co
chise ever allowed to come into camp,
and 1 asked him if he would take me
there.
HE said: Yes, general, if you will go
without any troops
II said, AL right
ave went in. One of the Indians
went ahead and then we were conduct
ed right into the stronghold, with no
way to get out. There was one little
entrance, one little place where the
stream went out. The Indians had
pistols in their hands.
"At first we expected Cochise there
but Cochise WAS not present. and ther
was sub-chief. who said he didn'
know whether his commander would
allow us to 20 back or not The In
dians who went with US we're fright
ened about it.
"Next morning the first man that
came galloping on horseback down the
rsvine, just as we were getting ready
to go, was Juan, all painted with war
paint. He was brother of the Chief
Cochise, but there was no Oochise yet.
Well, Juan came aud conversed with
us for some little time. He didn't tell
us who was to follow him. but soon
after, Cochise came along, riding with
dignity and selfpossession. He had
with him his wife, his son, and children
and some others. He rode along and
dismounted. I was most astonished;
Cochise was six feet tall, eyes as big As
saucers, and as fine looking man as I
had ever seen. To my astonishment
he spoke the Spanish language readily.
He turned to me and I shook hands
with him. In the meanwhile, they had
gotten all ready for US. l will not tell
you the rest of the story. I only want
to say that to my astonishment, found
here tonight the son OF Juan, the
brother of Cochise. His name is An
tonic, and I want to introduce him to
you. He looks very much like Cochise,
only he is little better dressed"
General Howard then introduced
Antonio Apache who, in clear, we'll
modulated voice, said:
"Ladies and Gentlemen-It is an un-
expected pleasure to address this vast
assembly this evening. came down
here on a mission for newspaper in
order to let the people in Chicago
know what Captain Pratt is doing for
the Indian, collectively and individu-
ally. L expected to be placed on the
program according to the way wine
was served in the old Hebrew days.
When the guests we're first asked to
the meal they always served the good
wine, but as the meal progressed they
generally put on poorer, but 1 have the
great honor of being eerved with the
good. The people of the United States
have been in intimate contact with the
Indians for period Of $50 years: in
Florida and elsewhere longer period.
The citizens of the United States have
been taxed indefinitely for the support
of the various Indian tribes. Much of
the appropriations which have been
made year after year for the benefit of
the Indian goes to the contractor and
trader for transportation and supplies,