The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1895. WARDS OF ARIZONA, Redskins Who Keep Settlers Constantly on the Lookout. CAUSE OF UPRISINGS. Unfairness of White Men the Usual Incentive to Deeds of Violence. APACHE TILLERS OF THE SOIL. The Fierce Aborigine When Seen at His Best—Energetic in War or in Peace. [Speclal Correspondence 0f THE CALL.) FH@ENIX, Ariz.; Dec. 15.—Arizona is fagain disc ng the Like the poor, the Indians we havea but at times, when the manner of disposition seems to have been laid away to rest forever, something occurs—some- ambushed, shot and scalped ome lonely mountain, trail—and the that seemed dead and buried arises in its might and sweeps like a prairie flame through the peaceful vales and rugged I Just now the papers are Ash Spring horror, and cor this question of questions. Well may it be discussed pro jand con, for some day it must be settled. Therightsof the Indians and the rights of the white man must be clearly defined and segregated. The final lawdh t be laid down, for within her bor- ders zona harbors a vast army of these es. equently to A aborig And when it is settled the West must settle it. It is a Western question purely, appeals to the people of Arizona more cul than to any other State or or with the exception of Okla- pa Territory, homa and the Indian Territory, Arizona has more Indians within her border than any other section where this question is an How true this is may be seen from res as ascertained by the last cen- To the United States this census racing the grand total of ,464 in viduals. With the exceptions of 53,806 citizens or enfranc d Indians, the larger portion of which are Cherokees, these ept on sixty ht rese: of which are in States east of the Mi pi. The government of these neces- the empioyment of 770 Indian po- to say not Indian agents, the clerical force, or of large cont of the United States 1y kept in the West for the sole pur- 1ndian Bureau and it 1l pose of holding these red-skinned wards of the Government in subjection. 0! these wards Arizona has 37,000, h number more than equals half of Mexican population. Of are the peaceful Navajos and the odthirsty and warlike ches, but the disposition of the re- 1g 6000 is as yet undetermined. All r the government of four Indian ents and quartered on nine reservations, an aggregate of 17,458 sjuare or 11,173.431 acres. Of the entire however, there are 1512 seli- g Indians scattered over the Ter- ounty having 904, Yavapai 38 and other counties 19. To be added a la: number at present living in Maricopa County. They have removed to this county since the last census, and their number cannot be ascertained. With the exception of these Indians living 1 Maricopa County the others are more or less affected by an ad- mixture of Spanish-American blood, they having very largely adopted the methods and modes of living prevalent in the southern republic. Of the agencies, the Navajo, located in is the most important, controlling a total area of 12,821 square miles, or 8,205,440 acres, and governing a total population of 7,204 Indians. A part of the reservation Indian question. | 2 | ting a large amount of space to the he northeastern portion of the Territory, | geant Washington Matthews of Fort Win- gate, New Mexico, says that these Indiars jare thrifty, and relates how one of them | saved $200, depositing it with him. Another strange thing about the Navajo is that he will not beg and under the most | disadvantageous circumstances preserves | his healthy appearance. They have never been known to commit murder. Alone and unprotected I have traveled through their reservation with $300 on my person. The Indians knew I had it, but at no time was violence attempted and at no time was 1 asked for a penny, although from L\'hzn Icould see some of them needed it adlyv. San Carlos agency, located in the tern portion of the Territory on the banks of the Upper Gila, is next in inc- ing an area of 3050 square res. This station has , Fort Apache and White atain, and govern: Apaches. Nothing can be added bad opinion the world already has of them. Their name means ‘‘Always on the warpath,” and they are certainly the and most bloodthirsty and warlike of North American Indians. But tnhat work, that they are extremely fond of agriculture and are possessed of a superior grade of intelligence, may be news to those who have not investigated the subject. It is spid by those who ought to know that an ‘A pache has never refused to work; they are more easily educated, and seem to crave knowledge, the broof of which the San Carlos agency school has only healthy accommodation for_fifty pupils, very frequently happens that twice this number are enrolled. The best thing about an Apache is that when he attempts a thing he never fails, and never to | do it right. Their farm products bring a | higher price, and they raise the best corn produced in the Upper Gila Valley. They take particular pride in their horses. In- deed, with an Apache, as with a Kentucky 7 | colonel, the love of horsesis a ruling pas- a total population | they are willing to work. that they do | statement lies in the fact that, although } For the last year the value of their products aggregated nearly $75,000. They possess animals worth $60,000, and are ad- vancing in the wnysnfcivi]ization rapidly. Their land is poor and needs irrigation, and since the breaking of the Gila Bend dam, which has never been repaired, they have suffered. In_the District Court at Tucson a pa- thetic story was told by Wee Paps a few. days ago. He was a magnificent specimen of humanity and stood erect, shaking a long bony finger at the Judge while he told why he stole two horses and traded them for grain. “For hundreds of years,” he said, ‘*have | my people lived by the banks of the Gila. Always were we honest and peaceful. Al- ways have we supported ourselves and never have we asked help from the great father at Washington. Alwass have we ised our own wheat and corn. Always have we ground it in our own metates. Always, until the past few years, have we had water to irrigate our farms and never knew what want was. Always have we bad grain stored up for a year's supply. Always were we happy and contented. Since the white man came and built the big canals and acequias have we no water | for our crops. The great father refuses to give us food. But we do not ask it; we ask him for water, for, like our fathers, we refer our own living to make. No thief am and no will I beg, but squaw and papoose were hungry and I must either steal or they must starve. Took I the horses and traded them for grain. The bread was made and my family starved not. I stand before you. Do with me what you will. I am here, but I have done.” It was a pathetic picture, but he got one year in the penitentiary. To show how industrious these reds are, they have asked for and have been granted under the most rigid conditions 28 farm wagons, 15 sets of harness, 37 plows, 248 shovels, 248 hoes, 68 iron rakes, 118 axes, 118 sickles and 53 swamphooks. These are all kept in the very best condition. LONE TAIL, CHIEF [From a sketch by OF THE APACHE: Berney, after Scot'.] | | sion, he being perfectly willing to ex- change his wife, children, tepee and last | copver for a fine animal. They suffer from their reputation, however, and are blamed for every depredation committed in their count So well known is this fact that white outlaws invariably wear moccasins when out on an expedition; Three Me: cans murdered a man on the Upper Gila River last year, and then rode into Duncan ana reported the affair to the Sheriff as the work of Indians. For three days a party was out trailing moccasin tracks, | and then one of the icans was caught in possession of the victim’s watch. The Colorado River agency, located in the northwestern portion of Arizona, is the next largest. containing a combined area of 470 square miles, or 300,800 acres, and controlling a total population of 640, | There are four or five tribes at this agency, | the larger portion of which are Mojav 111 pupils. These schools are never empty, the Indian children seeming to a knowledge foreign to their own | toms and habits. | The Pima agency,located about eighteen | mailes east of this city, is the smallest, con- i taining 217 square miles, or ,109 acres Qe MANULETO, CHIEF OF [From a sketch by THE NAVAJOS, ARIZONA. Berney, after Scott.] and its population are in New Mexic_o, but by far the larger portion is in Arizona. The Indians are peaceful, however, their worst traits consisting of stealing ranf:hers' catile and pasturing their own on railroad lands. for which latter crime they are reg- ularly reported. Thz .\'l;\'ujos, however, will work when- ever they have an opportun:ty, and mp_ch‘ of the grading of the Atiantic and Pacific, when that railroad was pushed through their reservation, was done by them. I have seen a big buck work all day overa washtub for $1. It was one of the oddest sizhtsimaginable—¢‘Poor Lo” bending over 2 washboard and scrubbing ~underwear with a countenance as grave as thatofa professor of Stanford University. Ser- in the three reservations—the Gila Bend, Salt River and Papago—on which are now living 9942 Indians. Of all the Indiansin Arizona, these are the most civilized, They were here long before this section was explored by white men, and have a tradition relating to the Moundbuilders. They say that long before the Spaniards came they traded with a race of white men. These are the Indians the visitor to Pheenix observes hanging over the balus- trade of the fish-tank in' the Cavitol grounds. g BT Itis always an interesting sight to see the squaws in their bright colored dresses sitting on the hard pavement nursing their papooses, waiting by the hour for their braves o return from watching the gold fish glide through the water. These In- dians, like the Apaches, are very fond of There are three schools, accommodating | | _ But the question still remains the same. | In the foregoing data they have been treated impartially. The criminal statis- | tics show that out of a vast army of a naturally turbulent race, homicide leads with a total of ninety-two instances for the year just ended; stealing next and drunkenness last. The latter is the cause of the former, but as a class they will steal. What is the cause of the crime? : iminal statistics for the same num- ber of white men selected promiscuously | would be much greater. The fact of the { matter is that they are not treated right. All of the Indians mentioned, with the exception of an inconsiderable number, will work. Why should they not be given an opvortunity to do so? They desire an | education. and the schools” are over- | crowded, and yet of the 16,000 Indian | children in Arizona who wish to go to hocl only 7000 can be accommodated. Why should they not be given schools? Wee Paps wanted irrigation; wanted water | for his farm. If the Government was | really in earnest in regard to its expressed desire to benefit their condition, why was it not given to him? A large number want their own farms. Why should not i their lands be allotted in severalty ? Indeed, to speak the whole truth, the Indian has never had a right that the white man was bound to respect, but do- ing just as you or I would do he has ap- plied the old adage that “sauce for the | goose is sauce for the eander,”” and come | to the conclusion that the white man has no rights he is bound to respect. If he sees something he wants he knows he can never get it by work, because the work is not given him, and therefore he goes and | takes it. He calis it “taking;”’ the Gov- | ernment says he is a thief. If he is caught |on the ranch of a white man he is mal- treated and abused. Not being as fully ghtened and as highly civilized as those ck and abuse him he doesn’t see just why he can’t do the same witn the white man who is caught trespassing on his ranch, and he does not see just wfiy, if the white man wants to abuse him on his own grounds, he cannot shoot him. Of course, there are renegade Indians, and thieves, and thugs, and murderers, just as there are renegade white men, thieves, and thugs, and murderers, but the | body politic, the mass of them, are | peacefully inclined and disposed to the ways of civilization. As I said before, this is purely a question | for the West to consider. It never troubles | the Eastern student of political economy. The Algonquins, Susquehannoughs, Iro- | quois, the Alleghanys and Monongahelas have disappeared forever. Maryland, their former hunting-grounds, has but nineteen Indians within her borders. Their canoes no longer shoot the falls of the Susque- hanna; no longer glide over the broad bosom of the blue Patuxent; no longer do their birch barks float on the long swell of the restless Chesapeake; the whirr of their arrows is no longer heard on the Blue Ridge’s slopes. They are gone forever. Ip unknown graves by the banks of the rivers and creeks they loved so well, on mountain slopes where once they chased the game so fleet of foot, they are sleeping quietly, sleeping forever, and their only | monuments are the names they left—the pretty names—to their beloved rivers and dearest peaks. Is this, after all, the only solution of the indian question? LzoNarRD FOWLER. | Pearsall’s Case Submitted. WASHING1ON, D. C., Dec. 16.—With- | out any preliminary intimation the case of Thomas W. Pearssll vs. the Great Northern Railroad Company, appealed from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Minnesota by Judge Sanborn, was sub- | mitted to-day for the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States upon the printed briefs filed by counsel. SR Pensions for Californians. WASHENGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.—The following pensions have been issued to Californians: Smith Olney, ¥resno; Jacob Schelling, Elsinore; John Hornby, San Luis Obispo; John W. Cook, Nord; Au- agriculture, and never refuse to work. | gustus 5. Gunn, Selma. IN LABOR'S INTEREST, Matters Acted Upon at the American Federation Convention. STRENGTH OF TUNIONS. Vice - President 0’Connell jected to the Dual Or- ganizations. Ob- ONE CHARTER WAS REVOKED. Resolutions Reported Favorably for Amending Provisions of the Alien Law. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 16.—The dele- gates to the American Federation of Labor Convention assembled this morning, Presi- dent McBride in the chair. Samuel Gom- pers, the new president, will not take office until January 1. Secretary Barnes madea report on the following resolution, pro- posed by hotel restaurant employes of the National Alliance: “No union shall be recognized as a bona- fide union that is not affiliated with the National or international body of its trade, if there be one with the American Federa- tion of Labor. No union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor shall be permitted to aflilinte with any central labor body in which none of the affiliated unions as described above are represented.” Delegate Pomeroy objected to the word- ing of the first section and wanted in- serted, *‘Provided there be one connected with the American Federation of Labor.” After recess the committee on organiza- tion reported favorably for the appropria- tion of a sum not exceeding §5000 for the organization of textile workers in the South. The resolution making the appro- priation was adopted. Third Vice-President-elect 0O’Connell, who represents the international associa- tion’s interests, spoke against dual organi- zations. O’Connell wanted the committec to withdraw the charter of the Interna- tional Machinists’ Union. He said that the International Association of Machin- ists had 14,000 paid-up members, while he did not believe the International Machin- ists had 100 paid-up members. Delegate Barnes spoke against with- drawing the charter. After a good deal of discussion the matter was finally decided by the convention voting to revoke the charter of the International Machinists’ Union. Cincinnati was selected as the place for the next convention. The committee appointed last week to confer with the managers of the American Tobacco Company made a report through Delegate White. The conierence was held, but President Duke would not listen to the proposition to have the employes become union work- men. The committee recommended thac the boycott levied a month ago be contin- ued, and the matter was referred to the committee on labels and boycotts. The committee on resolutions reported favorably on a resolution amending the provisions of the alien law, making ita penal offense for an immigrant to swear falsely about his mission to this country. The committee also presented a resolution the subject of which recommends that there should be more voting outside of party lines, and that labor demands labor measures in preference to party measures. This resolution was being discussed when an adjournment was taken until to- morrow. PETER KD BOB NATCHED Fitzsimmons and Maher Will Fight for a Big Purse. Articles of Agreement Signed on a Tug- boat in the Gulf of Mexico. HOUSTON, Tex., Dec. 16, —Dan A. Stuart of Dallas, president of the Klorida Athletic Club, arrived here this morning, having just returned from a trip to New York, where he made an effort to induce Corbett to fight Fitzsimmons, who, with Julian and his family, has been in this city for several weeks. Being unsuccessful in this, Stuart ob- tained the signature of J. J. Quinn, mana- ger of Peter Maher, on whom Corbett has bestowed the championship, for a finish fight with Fitzsimmons for February 14, near El Paso, Texas, for a purse of $10,000. Julian, Fitzsimmons’ manager, objected to the time and purse when W. K. ‘Wheelock, Stuart’s confidential agent. was here a few weeks ago, but changed his mind after a conference with Stuart this morning. The party went out in the Gulf of Mexico in a tugboat and the articles were signed there, as signing themin this State would jeopardize the liberty of the participants. Stuart, when seen by the United Press correspondent, stated that everything was settled and that a fight would surely come off on the date and at the p:ace named. In case Fitzsimmons wins, Corbett can be compelled to fight, and if Maher is the winner, Quinn, according to Stuart, will immediately issue a challenge to the ex- champion. Stuart left for his home in Dallas to- night. Fitzsimmons will immediately be- gin training. In conversation with the correspondent, both Fitzsimmons and Julian expressad themselves as confident of winning, and the jormer says he will win if only for the satisfaction ‘of getting at Corbett. Sosirg e FASTEST MILE EVER RIDDEN. Erswell and Green Went With the Wind in 1:17 1-5. CHEYENNE, Wro., Dec. 16.—The fast- est mile ever ridden on a bicycle was made here to-day on a 33-pound 96-inch cear tandem by Charles Erswell and John Green, who rode one mile, flying start, un- paced, on a straightaway course, in 1:171-5, ‘The ride was made before a wind blowing thirty miles an hour. Official L. A. W. timekeepers and judges were present. ARSI E Defeated Kid McGrew. COVINGTON, Ky., Dec. 16.—A good crowd of sports and most of the prominent patrons of ring fights of the Queen City saw a fine contest in West Covington to- night between Eugene Bezenah of this city and Kid McGrew of Cincinnati. Both men were in fine condition and put upa good fight through the entire fifteen rounds and honors were nearly even, though Referee Simcoe, at the end of the fifteenth round, awarded,the fight to Bezenah. e SAN JOSE RELAY RACE. Candidates for April Honors to Contest on New Year's Day. SAN JOSE, CaL., Dec. 16.—The San Jose Road Club will hold a ten-mile road race on New Year’s day. Additional im- portance is given to the event, as it is in- tended to aid in picking the relay team for the great race in April. Those who get on therelay team will have to ride the ten miles in twenty-eight minutes or less. Among those who have signified their intention of riding in the ten-mile race on New Year’'s day are: Floyd McFarland, Navlet, Schwall, Hardenbrook, Ted Bell- oli, Hogg, Hammond, Mulvey, Warren, Harrington, Mackenzie. Carroli, Calloway, Dan O’Brien and Mike O’Brien. S BUTTE'S TEAM COMING. Sturdy Mountaineers on a Search for Gridiron Laurels. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 16.—The Butte (Mont.) football team will arrive here to- morrow, en route to California. The Butte boys are venturing far from home to get back at their California opponents— the Reliance and Olympic elevens. They were ingloriously defeated by the Oak- land men a short time ago, and now they are going down to San Francisco deter- mined to exterminate the Californians. The Butte men are traveling in elegant style. They have possession of the spe- cial excursion car Minnewaska, designed for junketing parties. There are twenty- two persons in the part; L et Ernast Bested Abbott. PATERSON, N. J., Dec. 16.—At the Ac- tive Athletic Club’s “stag” to-night Billy Ernst easily demonstrated his superiority over Stanton Abbott. Eight rounds were fought, and at the end Abbott was all but knocked out. The referee gave the de- cision to Ernst. Jack Woods of Chicago and J. Frank Hughes of Brooklyn fought six rounds to a draw. < P R Racing at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, LA., Dec. 16.—Five and » half furlongs, Lorrania won, Bertrand mand' Elsie Ferguson third. Time, 1:08}4. Fifteen-sixteenths of a mile, Lagniappe won, ’]1.'051:; Sayre second, Dick Behan third. Time, One mile and twenty Kurdl, Miss Clark won, Jim Hogg second, Beatifice third. Time, 1:44. One mile and a gnarter, Blasco won second, Billy McKenzie third. Time, $:10. One mile, Mandolina won, Sir John second, Spendolina third. Time, 1:4214. - TO BE GIVEN A CHANCE. The Union Iron Works May Construct One of the Two Battleships, Nes. 5 and 6. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.—Secre- tary Herbert has decided to give the Union Iron Works of San Francisco an opportu- nity to secure one of the two battleships, No.5 and 6, for which bids were recentl opened at the Navy Department, throug! the medium of modifying its bid, made at that time for constructing one or both of the vessels on the plans prepared by the department. n the bid for building the battleships on the department idea, the Newport News Shipbuilding Company was the lowest bidder, agreeing to construct one for $2,350,000, or both for $2,250,000 each. The Union Iron Works was the next lowest in this class, with a bid of $2,740,000 for one, or $2,640,000 each 1f given the con- tract for both. The highest bidder was the Cramp Company of Philadelphia, with $2,820,000 for one vessel, or $2,750,000 apiece if given both contracts. The Naval Board of Construction has been examining all the plans and bids submitted, giving careful and particular attention to the proposition of the Cramp Company to not only construct two battle- ships on their own plans and also furnish the armor, but in addition to construct an- other similar vessel without armor and for the amount appro] fln;;w%ogongrm for the purpose, namely: $8,000,000. 2 Tl?e ggn ’ Francisco and _Philadelphia concerns also submitted bids for the con- struction of two vessels on plans prepared by themselves. Their bids were lower than those submitted by these firms in accordance with the department’s specifi- cations, but neither was as low as that of the Newport News Company—the only one it made—for carrying out the department’s ideas without change. A Secretary Herbert is anxious to have one of the battleships go to the Pacific Coast, but he feels that he cannot con- scientiously accept the proposition of the Uniyn Iron Works at their present figures. His decision to give the San Francisco firm an opportunity toreduce its bid based on the Government’s plans indicates his willingness 1n this_respect. It also shows that the Newport News Company will re- ceive one of tge vessels, and that the pro- posal of the Messrs. Cramp with respect to the construction of their ships has been rejected. e THE VENEZUELAN TANGLE. President Cleveland May Soon Communi- cate With the Senate. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.—Secre- tary Olney was closeted with President Cleveland nearly all the morning, this conference following one of equal duration last night. The Venezuelan matter, it i9 understood, was under discussion, and it is said that the conclusion reached was to send to the Senate, probably to-morrow, the text of the Secretary’s note to the Brit- ish Governmert defining the Monroe doc- trine, and also the text of Earl Salisbury’s reply, in which after consulting, as he says, the most eminent authorities on in- ternational law, he states the British view of the legal questions presented. The whole controversy, so far as the British side of it is concerned, is stated to assume an exceedingly technical legal shape, and the belief is that the President will send the matter to Congress for its action with- out any definite recommendation, except such as may be derived from the corre- spondence. NEW TO-DAY. HANG UP YOUR CHRISTMAS STOCKING! Some good Fairy (Nit) may drop an Ulster in it—but most likely you'll do the fairy ‘(paying) act yourself. 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