The sun., 1895-05-26
MooUI ISDIiN PRISONERS.
Interesting Rcd aIen who Literally Say
Nothing and Saw Wood.

Nothing and Saw Wood.
IRON The saa fNdncisco Cl.,p,,icic
Uncle sam has summarily arrested nineteen
Mo1ui Indians down near the Mexican limo and
taken them to the military prison ou Aleatras
Island, there TO stay for year. all because they
would not let their children 20 10 school.
But ho has not dono It unkinily, and the life
of the burnt unibcr natives is OF case COM
pnratively speaking They have not Hardship
aside from the fact that they have been rudcly
snatched from tho bosoms OF their families 1na>
are prisoners, and prisoners they shall Stay un-
tN they have learned to appreciate tho advan-.
tagcs OF education. In fact the theory Of
compulsory education has never been car
ried to quite such practical extent Ill this
country. And SO the nineteen men arc unler
lock and Key. with ample ti.no - reflect on this
benefits OF long division and magma rhurin anR
other things incidentally, they may ienrn lu'
wonder NJ the pale e-faced way OF iol.o"lhg out
the legal inheritance OF that famous charter of
OF liberties. and may oDtaih aisO, some points
their vocabulary, but they know. IN equi,alcnG
for II that makes running water AID hahe' un1
the smoke OF the tCpce dance Letnre their eyus..
IL means something mot. That Uncle Sam has
not considered. and that ~ rest Tor tile constitu-
S% |Sa Sap sn%s l @ rySE to 10
doncl The Moquis wear expressions OF pro-
foEnd csnicIsm as they ne.ita.s mon TN M @ ia,t.
trips to San Francisco, where they aru taken t0
visit the public schools under strict guard, So
that they cun ste Tho harnlessDrsS of the multi
plication table in JUS daiy application. Their
aversion to tnc schools, where the Government
proposed to send their children. was based on
the fact that they mad seen II number Of their
offspring die il them from tho effects Of some
contagious disease. and 50 they lad the deaths
at the door OF too much Learnt nc.
These Mopuis do not speak our language at
nre Ivy. Al they do y to work NJ their enforced
tasks. with the stoiid air of indiiference for
are good, they have exercise every day, and they
have fairly gooi beds to rest on at night. They
under guard when they eat. but they are not
starved or Uncomfortable; Their clothes aro
with consideration. hut Uncle sam says they
must think DIS he does or be treated like naughty
ch.idren, anu that is why they are living in Al
4 visitor landing from tho Mcdowell OH fine
e ther and wsrnS an ir OF
eternal calm. IL is hard to tell whe,Acr they are
bright or not, for their unresponsive manner is
accumulated by their ignorance of Englthh No
one can get them 20 so much MS gesture, but they
work, divided into little groups. with y listlcssr
side Of the hill that faces the water npd tho
landing place. They have q pile of logs near
those logs one by one until they are cut .pto
lengths fit for use-what use no one deigns TO
They use big "cross-cut" saw with long:
handles that takes two men ut n time to work.
log on. one Indian having the wit to sit On tho
middle OF the log to keep It balanced. While in
y 5ss Ses Sns dSy s o
made To understand W hat was wanted OF them
to go right on saving in face OF the camera aud
1t was only after repeated urging and pantomime
When they once grasped tho idea. however, they
wanted to keep right on, and the notion of be.
hold Of their imagnations. and tho earnest.
manner with which they posed and composed
5ns W m hs
in the chrysanthemu fashion and insisted
IN ~
from 20 years to 80 or more. gray headed. apa-
thetc old mon with bowed backs; ana young
nen with jetty locks and keen. restless eyes. but
all docie. nminble and willing to work, what
ever their methods may be mt home, where. mo-
mental development
Another group of Indians was on high bank
piles. The click of their uneven strokes was all
The noise that broke the stiffness. They, never
with the unskilful irregulnrlty OF inex xperienced
but logged men: Immediately by them stood.
Of WINES mSns Mass they eS
idly and are anxious TO do rs they are told hav-
lis says they despise the idea OF a lever and full
crum pre- !erring instead the straight lift.
dinary W White @ deserters cells In the first large
building to be seen upon landing ut the island
np.r 4Sy aopsa n Ey y ss
and connected by tiiGht of stairs. form the in
Sc y f the the vs and ri The al
showed how they were worked. Up the fight
of stairs against the wall was n hIge crank.
which, upon being turned. forced the cell doors
open. Iron bars all working common
movement. made it possible With ono Jerk Of tho
big lever to close the forty more grated doors.
The cells are whitewashed within anu without
have Il single bed. very clean and nol uncom-
Portable looking. and rack Of clothes. There
is one large room where washing or hath'Sg is
done. and the Indians battle regularly there
Their food is like that of an ordinary sec-
ond- hotel" sad Sergeant in describing
their fare. - and they eat with knives and forks
like any body else"
The routine of their days Is unchanging ex-
cept for slight var.gt ions suggested by the needs
OF the garrison. 1t Is even difficult to find WORK.
for thcm AT times They rise early. breakfast,
go to work IL the weather IL fine, eat their din
ner Mt noon. and then work all the afternoon.
This Is followed by tea. or n wholesome equiva-
lent for it. and then bed. Their taskmaster isa
gLOl-aa;urrd. wcli-educated young man with
sympathetic understanding Of their condition
that makes 1t easy for him to deal with them
and keeps them in even humor.