Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-17

SANTA FE COMPANY GETS
THIRTY MILE MARCH
Back 10 the Bath Tub for
Guards; Rough Rider Charges
Ger HiIIand Dale to Massacre
at Ancient Village.

Especial Dispatch 90 the Morning Jonrnall
Santa Fe Y. A.. May l6.--If the In
dians at Taos Pueblo are not laughing
vet. they ought to he. The few MEM
bers OF the militia and the special
correspondent of the Morning Journal
felt like apologizing within five min
utes after their arrival at Taos Sat-
urdaY evening last. II is quite cer-
tain that the party removed the ar
tllcty from their persons MT the earl
lest possible moment after their ar
rival There was not war az Taos
There never was any likelihood Of
lany war al Taos. There was not viola
tion of the law by the Indians. II
there was Il violation 1t was done ad-
NisedlN. Regardless of lurid ana ov-
erdrawn stories the public can rely on
The follQwing version;
-Four men BY the name of Myers.
Phillips, lryant ana Black attempted
to homestead land claimed by the In
dlans They fenced q highway used
hv the Indians for years They did
this against the advice of Francis c.
Wilson, the attorney for the Indians.
Wilson instructed the Indians as to
! their rights and told them to remove
the fence. investigation brings out
that the Indians followed his advice
IAnN WtllA iF ANiAiiFl. lntN uiU tAil
M the Myers house to notify him not
20 re-fcnce the highway. Myers ex-
ipiains the nature of the violence a,tf-
/ fcred his Wife. that the war chief
wiegled his fingers in front Of her
/ face. The Indians did not cut any
wires In fences. They pulled q few
fence posts and let the wire rest on
Inc ground in a mHniicr to permit Of
IL being passed over The Indians
gl IA t,f
her home hut that she remained in
her ward tending and watering her
flowers, the Indians IN the meantime
working in the fields nearby. They
we're not armed except With impie-
ments ot agricultural use. To the
better class Of people of Taos and the
Indians themselves the whole affair
so far ass an uprising Is concerned, is
"a joke. They are severe IN their crit
icism of the sheriff for calling for
outside aid. Judge McFie Is also
censured hy some. while others say
that under the circumstances he had
to believe statements made to him and
concur with the sheriff The opinion
is freely expressed that there was
nut up job 90 oust Francis c. Wilson
from the office as Indian attorney by
charging him with heing responsible
for an uprising on account of Ill advice
to the Indians Investigation is limited
at. Taos people are very much In
censed at the scare head reports made
By irresponsible correspondents and
printed hy papers without proper in
vcstigation. They claim life and
Is as safe at Taos as any
whore in the United states. Their
claims seem we'll founded. Adjutant
General Brookes became satisfied That
troops were not needed and sent them
back to Santa Icc before they reach
ed Taos. lsrookes continued TO Taos,
however. and consulted with tho
prominent citizens also with Messrs.
Clinton J. Crandall, Francis Wilson
ana Judge Mcl'ie. lle went to the
pueblo. met and talked with the In
dans. He returned Ia Santa Fe in
fun possession of All facts concerning
the care. 1t was we'll thar he did
continue to Taos ana the pueblo. His
frank ana firm. get perfectly friendly
attitude capitVated the pucblos and
made them his friends. At the sug-
cestion of clinton j. Crandall, Indian
and Francis Wilson.
Indian attorney a. council of the In
iians assembled at tho pueblo school
house Sunday morning. Mr.. Crandall
told them So far as he could learn
they had dona no wrong and admon-
shed them to see that no wrong was
committed. He advised that the adj
vice OF the old men OF the pueblo
le Followed which would insure a full
with the law. Mr.. Wilson
old them that he still held to the
,pnion that their a9tion of removing
he fence was Justified. He told them
% keen the fence down hut under
lo circumstances to- resort to violence
ma instructed them 10 retreat IL Vio-
cncc was offered them. He suggest
81 that IT, the fence was renewed to
gain and again remove it. but to
.o il at night while the white men
we're asleep to avoid conflict He
Promised To- see them through and to
Irotect their interests, His whole
llk was to refrain from all violence.
iowcycr Judge McHie declined to is
ue a single warrant aeainst the In
ians lie claimed no violence of tho
lw had been made apparent. The
.overnor OF the pueblo made an elo~
uent and impassioncd speech at the
ouncu and proclaimed his reverence
ar God. his allegiance Ia the Great
'ather at Washington and his earn
ST desire FOR the welfare of the wom-
n and children of the pueblo. He adj
nitted THAT ne is guided greatly by
nc pueblo council but that he would
AXE no action not in harmony with
erfeot manhood While the whole
ountx WAS stirred un bv reports or
nnue and burning. the Pueblos were
neaged in taEine care of their crops.
woman who has known the war
autain for Fifteen years says ne