The morning call., 1893-10-01
REDSKINS RILED.
Yuma Indians Are Still
Wrangling.
GENERAL OUTBREAK FEARED
Flogged Followers of Miguel Sent
Away, and Troops Are Dis
patched to Protect PasquaI.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-A serious In
dian outbreak is threatened on the Yum
reservation, California. Miguel, the de-
posed chief, with a band of his tribe, is
reported 10 have attacked the reservation
schoolhouse. 1t is not yet known how
serious the attack was or whether any one
was killed. This information was re-
ceived at the Interior Department by tele-
graph to-day from Indian Agent Estudillo
of the Yuma reservation.
Secretary Hoke Smith at once went to
the War Department and requested that
troops be at once sent to the scene of the
outbreak.
The dispatch also said that Miguel had
been accused of preventing the children of
the tribe from attending school. The
Yumas, among whom the trouble has
arisen. Der 1000. The reservation is
in the southeast corner of California, $50
miles from Phoenix. Ariz. The school
house attacked is at old Fort Yuma. The
Yumas always have been friendly, but are
degraded and law. The nearest army post
is Fort Grant, Western Arizona. 1t will
take about forty EIGHT hours for soldiers
to reach there.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30.-In response TO an
order received from Genei al Ruger late
last night, Colonel kellogg, commanding
the United States military post here, will
this aftefno Don send thirty soldiers to pro-
tect the Indian school at Yuma from
threatened attack by the Indians.
WASHINGTON, Sept 30.-The War De-
partment has directed General Ruger at
San Francisco to send detachment of
soldiers to the Yuma Indian agency for
the purpose Of qu-ling the outbreak there.
He is instructed to ascertain how many
soldiers will be needed and to forward
them at once.
SOLoMONvILLE, AriZ., Sept. 30.-A mass
meeting of citlZens of Graham County
passed strong resolutions against the aban-
donment of Fort Bowie. 1t is a most i'm
portant post in Arizona and If abandoned
would leave many settlers at the mercy Of
renegade Indians.
Miguel lost the craftsmanship of the
Yumas about one year ago. He was de-
posed because he had caused the killing of
two women, whom he charged with being
witches, and also through his opposition
to the schools and progress. Previous to
the outbreak Thursday he forced all OF his
followers to take their daughters from the
reservation school and turn them over to
him. He declared that the gIrls had lost
all rights as Indians because of their edu-
cation, so he gathered together all the dis
sOlute white men he could find and put the
girls, who ranged from IL TO 20 years OF
age, up at auction. and sold them at from
SIS to S25 each to the white men.
For some reason, so far unexplained,
this horrible act went unpublished, and
Miguel seems to have gained confidence in
his ability to do as he pleased.
The scope of Migueps plot cannot be
ueluiJeiy determined, out from the in ter
cepted letters it is thought that Miguel
had an idea of arousing the Yumas and
Mojaves to general rebellion and thereby
becoming great war Chief.
Thursday Miguel and Walter Scott, his
adviser. were we'll whipped with the lash
by order of Pasqual. the Yuma chief, and
yesterday four more Indians were treated
the same way. All six have been sent to
Los Angeles.
High Chiefs Matamase and MARI
seal Miguel, two of the worst Indians
who fed last night, were arrested To-day.
The nine rebels had their examination be-
fore Court Commissioner Hgfernan and.
were committed to jail at Los Angeles for
assault, breaking laws, rebellion and sedi-
ton. Indian Agent Estudllo and the
marshals leave tomorrow with them.
The trouble was nipped in he bud. The
prisoners planned the murder of three
persons more If opposed. NJ ~ Ore trou BILE
is anticipated.