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Show n rr"ir- Death of Cel. J. L Ilcrris, Who-Killed Chief Jua-neka Jua-neka in 1870. ' ' r- ' - . . . - i - - ALBTJQUERQUE, N. M., Feb. 11 CoL,J. L. Morris, one of the raost famous fa-mous of Western scouts acd ' Indian fighters, is dead here after a long Illness. Ill-ness. -- In 1870, Morris with thirteen men, killed Chief Juaneka and thirty Apache warriors who had been terrorising the country. Morris was . wounded in the neck, one of his men killed, and ten were wounded. The leader, after being fchot, killed Juaneka with his last bullet. bul-let. Congress awarded Morris a medal for bravery. CoL Morris' served with a Kansas regiment during the Civil war. He will b buried here Thursday with military honors. . . . , |