Show vi vj fineral Gi MILES the capture of the hostile indian chief geronimo by troops under the command of gen miles a few weeks ago was the theme of much newspaper discussion the prompt removal of the bloodthirsty apache I 1 fro from arrona and the ae i scenes of ot his depredations to texas led the papers to conjecture that geronimo had surrendered dired conditionally and a to criticize miles was manifested in in certain I 1 quarters some reputable journals went so far as to cot conjecture that the gen eral era bad id T violated lo his orders from the war department but it has now been shown that he did noth kind and that geronimos sir surrender huder was unconditional the governor i and people of ar arizona izona zie are highly gratified by the result since the removal of the blood th ir sty savages to florida has been dt determined erm ined upon the whole of gen miles plans and campaign have been ben cordially approved and it is saia aid that our bur sister territory to the auth south wil will I 1 henceforth hi L I 1 lv 10 mm WILU indian indian depredations qs general nelson A miles the ibe anc one captor of geronimo is regarded by his associates as the luckiest man in the army says T dcrawford QC C crawford rawford in the new york kilda 1 certainly Certain lT he is the most su ul he has an absolute c confidence n idenie in himself and has never yet undertaken anything in the line of his profession where bo he has not succeeded when he was assign assigned id to the task of capturing geronimo those who knew him W were tl perfectly confident that he would succeed although geb crook one of the most skillful 1 iwo dit d len fi fighters had after years of failed gen miles iss is a demo cr cratic S 6 e 16 and commended himself to the I 1 presidents attention during a visit to washington at a tiou tion time he then sought to im prow the president with his plan for the settlement of the indian question B so that the indians indiana should ces cease to to be an koblect of expense s and source of trouble to the gov govern ern jaent gen miles believes in the abolishment of alliadian all indian deservi re reservation reservations tho the breaking up of tribal relations and the placing of them chem upon lands to which they would hold the titio title in severally severalty he would sustain the indians indiana at the beginning of the experiment but would give ve them to tinder understand stand that ther w would hare have to shift for for themselves after that period had elapsed ela pied the president was so favorably impressed with gea gen miles that he gave his plans great attention the fact that gea gas miles had been sue suc cess fulin ia making the oregon reservation indians self after a trial period of five years was the tron gt ot possible argument that could have hate been offered gen miles later latera meem will ent entitle itle him themore all th more to the confidence of the pret deat as the latter was very ia in earnest in bla hia desire to have hav e the apache outrages ended it ie Is certain that gen mile miles in the future will be the leading army authority upon the subject of the treatment of the In indians diani gen miles is a student of public questions outside of mill ury tary channels iffe if we were werd to have a war tomorrow to morrow he would speedily develop as a great figure he is no of the few offic officers rs of the army who haying laa bad id all the experience the great gmt war of the rebellion is yet young he was a major gen eral in the army of the united stat stacee es at 24 94 jears years of a age in the closing year of tho the rebellion 1 he fe is cot now over 45 years y of age and na is one of the youngest of the brigadier generals it id is only a question of time when be he will succeeds by legitimate promotion to the command of the irmy of the united unit ed states gen miles has many profound admirers among the ahe indians they like his dignity bis his self command and hie his absolute adherence to his word they trust him absolutely I 1 have been told that geronimo has said after conferring with his captor that the bitterness of defeat and capture was softened when became to see this great achl chief cef army amy officers are fond of discounting miles many successes by r speaking of his luck but while it may be true that be baa has had more favorable opportunities than many others it is equally true that he has always bad had the ability to take the fullest possible advantage of olevery every opportunity offered if thi this country should have a war within the next ten or twelve years gen nelson A miles who graduated from a boston store into the army in 1861 would in all probability be its principal hero he has the ripe ability tried courage and 1 the rigor tiger of youths youth so 0 necessary necea sary t to 6 make a great military name |