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Show AN OLD TIME INDIAN TERROR. An Aged Indian Who for Ten Years Terrorized Ter-rorized the Settl.-ri. of Arizona. They were talking about Indian outbreaks out-breaks when one of tho party, who had been for many years a resident of Ari-ituna Ari-ituna territory, remarked: I tell yon, gentlemen, that this Indian business is pretty serions. Why, down in Arizona we lived for fifteen years in a Plato of terror on account of a marauding maraud-ing band of Apaches that had things pretty much their own way all this time, in spite of ail tho government tnxipa could do to keep them in chock. I call to mind particularly Old Vic-torio. Vic-torio. There was a warrior for you. He commanded a band of some 200 bucks. ! They wero tho C'hirueahna Apaches, and the murders, robberies and depredations j committed by that, baud during those I ten years in which they were on the warpath aro almost incredible. ! Old Victorio was nearly 1)0 years of age when the troubles began. IIo ruled those redskins with a rod of inu in Fpite of his years. And he was paralyzed, para-lyzed, too, completely paralyzed. Ha was only able to nso his left arm a little, just enough to lift a cigarette to his mouth. lie was constantly in tho saddle), and had to bo strapped on like a bale of goods. His baud had the finest ponies to bo found anywhere. They would sometimes appear at one place, and iu i lets than twenty-four hours yon wuuld I hear of them Mime place 100 miles dis- j taut. All throughout southern Arizona nnd northern Mexico old Victorio continued con-tinued bis raids until tho settlers finally gave up iu despair. Tho government troops appeared to be utterly iiowerlesa in the mat ter. Why, that band of rodnkius would Romotimos plunder a wagon train right under the n.-ses of the troopers, and by tlie time tho latter were mounted aud ready to start iu pursuit they would bo out of sijht. The next day, perhaps, ths wires would tell of some fresh depreda- tii ui committed by tho sumo band in a section of tho country over 100 miles ; away. This oh', war dog, however, was finally rounded up and shot. He died in tho saddle, li'iiiiig to tho last, and his band, what was left of it, dispersed. Of course tho settlers heard i.f it and wero delighted. Dismay followed, however, when Cochise took the field. This Indian In-dian ran tliing.i pretty much tho same way for five year.-:. Mid then came uld Geronirno. New York Herald. |