Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-29
NAVAJO BUCKS UNDER ARMS.
Indians Leave Their Reservation and At
tack settlers.

tack settlers.
''The long-threatened war of the Navajo In
dams against the settlers of the country in the
vicinity Of their lands has come at last, and
with it the death of eight settlers"
Such was the startling news received yester-
day morning by Adjt Gen. Kennedy at Denver.
At 9:45 o'clock he received telegram from
| Lieut.. Plummer. Indian agent of the Navajos,
| in which lie stated that eight white men had
been murdered by the Indians, who are now at
war with the settlers. He declared that the
situation is q very critical one, and asked that
the troops be called out to prevent further
boodshed.
The telegram was addressed to Gov. Waite,
but he was out of the city, and the matter was
referred by Secretary LorentZ TO the adjuta mt
general Lieut.. Plummer stated that the peo-
pie below Durango were IN wild state of eX-
element and grave fears were entertained lest
the Indians should continue their warfare along
up the valley. In his message the lieutenant
states that two battles have been fought al
ready. The first was early Thursday. when five
men were killed. all settlers. while at another
encounter tSree more whites lost their lives and
further blGcdshed Is anticipated.
The adju.ant general forwarded the informa-
ton to the War Depart ment.
Adjutant General Kennedy was inclined to
regard the situation with a good deal of con-
Germ, although expressing the belief that the
trouble would not extend very far north. He
declined to give copies of the kilograms re-
ceived and sent by him, stating that it was con-
trary 10 orders.
THE DIsrURBERs.
In speaking of the affair he said there are
25O bucks who are raising the disturbance
They are all mounted and equipped" said
he, with the best repeating rifles. and have
ample supplies for a long war. They are q bad
lot and revel in plumber and murder. There
has been i'll feeling among them for a long time
and 1t has at last come to head. The
settersdown in that country and the
Indians never could get along in peace.
The Indians continually plundering
and stealing from the whites, who
have submitted to the thcfts until the past few
DAYS.
1.-The present conflict was precpitated by
the resistance vi the whites to the depredations
of band o: warriors who raided the stock of
/ the cattenen.
They drove Of large herd Of CATTLE which
they took to the mountains. This SO incensed
the stockmen that they organized a large posse
OF cowboys and went to recover the cattle. The
Indians fled ON the approach of the cowboys at
first and the catt!emen were rejoicing in what
they looked upon as very easy victory, and
after they had secured their cattle started to
return to their ranches. They had proceeded
but very short distance. however, when they
were attacked from tne flank as they were pass
ing through a sort Of shallow canon by the en-
tire band Of 30.
"A desperate encounter followed, in which
five cowboys were killed. and, il is believed. IA
number 81 Indians. The red men of course
had the advantage. and from their vantage
points above their aiversaries fought with
telling effect upon the cattlemen, who were
finally repul-ed.
They took with them portion of the herd
Of cattle which they had recovered, and re-
treated. The Indians BY this time we're thor
OugAly aroused. and started on a marauding
expedition across the country.
THE NAVAJO REsERvATIoS.
The reservation of the Navajoes is a large one,
covering some T. 900 square miles in the north
western part Of New Mexico and north
eastern Arizona and extends up to the south
ern line Of Colorado. On this there are thou
sands of Indians who are liable to go on the
warpath.
The band of $50 started from the reservation
over IL Arizona. crossed the line into New
Mexico, going due east TO a town called Jennett
gong thence Oh the san Juan river and are
now IN that vicinity.
dispatch from Durango saws: Three hun
| drcd NayajOes have captured Tom WHITES trad
in post mission at Hog Back, on the San Juan
ger, near Welsh's ranch. The homes of other
> 'tIers are surrounded by Indians, who are
tbfeateIing TO kill and burn.
| james Handy arrived from the scene Of &C.
| ton, which Is about seventy miles south of Du-
range. this morning al o'clock, and after re-
| curing a supply of ammunition for the settlers,
I exchanged teams and returned at once"
I On adylces received from Durango that the
| Naval Indians were moving rapidly north
! from Pennington, New Mexico. toward the
! Colorado line Gov. Waite of Colorado ordered
J u special train over the Rio Grande to carry
/ 200 stands of arms and $4,000 rounds of am
/ munltiOn 10 the local military company at Du-
| range. which il ordered out. The entire ten
| companies of the Colorado National Guard
have been ordered to report for duty ready to
! n E at once to the scene of trouble. The
| spssial left at 10 O'Clock