Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-15
INDIAN UPRISING IS OVER
New Mexican Troops Sent to Taos Are
Ordered Home
RENEGADEs RESIST ARREST
Trouble Due 20 change IN Methods
OF GOvernment-PresId seHds
Troop of Cavalry from
Fort winGate.


SANTA FE, n. NJ. May 1.-THE thrat-
ened uprising OF the Taos Pueblo Indians
a Taos, y. NJ appears to be at an end,
Governor Mills today said hte National
Guard, sent to TAOS last night, had been
ordered TO return.
Early advices from Taos we're that all
vas qulet~Hith the exception that the rem
egade Indians for whom bench warrants
we're out we're still resisting arrest ana
we're protected by their associates.
Troop of Cavalry sent.
WASHINGTON May A-President TAFT
conferred today with Secretary Dickinson
and Secretary Ballinger regarding the up
rising Of the Pueblo Indians at Taos, n.
M. II was decided to send a troop Of cav
airy from Fort Wingate to restore order.
The president was unwilling that the terri
torial militia OF New Mexico should deal
with the situation.
II was feared that clash might occur
between the Indians and the mlitiamen
and that there would be needless blood
shed which might be svertsd by the APP
pearAnce OF the regular troops, for whom
the Indians have the utmost respect.
Superintendent Crandel of the Santa Fe
Indian school telegraphed the commissioner
Of Indian affairs today that the uprising
seemed to be nothing serious. but that he
would leave at once for the scene OF trou-
bic in order to report any Developments.
Mr.. Crandell said the trouble apparently
was due to "squatters" having fenced up
Indians.
Ranchmen. Kept VisiI.
TAOS, n. NJ, May 1I-Ranchmen
throughout this section spent sleepless
night keeping vigil against possible or
gsnized raid by Pueblo Indians from the
reservation north of here, but at daylight
no word OF any further movement on the
| rart of the braves had reached this town.
Following the raids of yesterday and the
day before, in which the ranch of l.. s.
Mey ers was attacked, the buildings burned
and fences destroyed, and II IL reported,
the female members OF the family attacked,
Everybody armed themselves and gathered
in groups for better protection.
Troops from santa Fe and other points
| ordered yesterday to the scene we're due
| TO arrive this morning, but In the meantime
/ a general massacre was feared, as au-
thentic news came that fifty or more Of
| the warriors of the San Juan and other
! tribes we're wearing war paint and en-
gnsing in war dances. None of the older
bucks had donned the war bonnets, but
many Of the young ones we're reported as
having Joined the uprising.
Causes of Uprising.
I Several causes are given as the possible
reason for the outbreak. Opposition to
census taking and general disqualification
With the whites because Of what the In
dams believe to be ercroachments upon
their rights are more generally accepted
| as the cause OF the trouble. The attack
upon the Meyers ranch IS explained by
the fact that Mr.. Meyers had fenced In
section of land over which the Indians had
enjoyed undisputed control for many years
! For years the Indians have governed
| village councillors who tried and punished
maletactors OF the tribe without appeal to
| the territorial authorities.
| Some months ago an Indian of the Isleta
PuebloS, who had been imprisoned by the
village authorities, appealed to the terri
! torial courts and the chief and councillors
of the village were put in jail. slnce that
! time the Indians have been unruly and 1t is
thought the present outbreak liz the result
OF fear by the Pueblos that they would
loose their independence.
For several weeks ranchers near Taos
| have found their fences cut and their
| STOCK missing, out the dlscontent OF the
Indians eliminated yesterday in the attack
on the Myers household
The taking Of the census is also believed
! to have caused much unrest among the
| Indians. When the enumerators reached
Santo Domingo and San Pueblos they vera
/ refused all information concerning members
OF the tribe and we're threatened with
violence.
1t was only after they had threatened TO
bring troops and former Governor Curry
had gone personally ~ the chiefs and
treasured them about the purpose Of the
census that the Indians were persuaded to
| answer The questions. Several eastern
artists are believed to be in the Taos coun-
! try making sketches Of Indian life. Taos
is the Oldest and most picturesque, town Of
| the Puehlos.