The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-27
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TROUBLE WITH THE CHIPPEWA INDrANs-PRoCLAMA-
TON or THE CHIEF OF THE Tribe, ETC.
81. PAUL, August 20, 1862.
The latest news from New Um is TO Saturday night
This village rs nearly burnt.up.
An arrival from Crow Wing direct brings intelligence
that Hole in tho Day, the great Chippewa Chief, issued
proclamation, that he would be responsible for the
conduct OF the Indians after Tuesday and warning the
whites 10 leave the country before that time.
Hole in the Day sends despatch to Commissioner Dole
and Judge Cooper to como mp and make a treaty
The chppsws agent Walker, against whom coin paints
have boon made by the Chippswas, reported to have
committed suicide in at Of insanity. The Chippewa
difficulty following close upon the sioux raid
greet alarm.
The northern part OF the State Is making earnest app
cation FOR military aid.
Dispatches from COL Sibley, 25th say he had arrived
at st. Peters the 22d and had been actually engaged
in aGordng all the aid possible to the beeagusred vii
layers.
Major Fowler, with atty mounted mon, made recon-.
nossancs the Fort Ridgey route the previous
morning and returned 70 St. Peters at three
O'Clock the morning Of the 25th. He brings
the body Of killed within twenty miles OF
st. Peters, and reports tho destruction OF property as
beyond calculation
The Indians attacked New Uim on Saturday. The fight
continued I'll iato In the evening Nothing had been
heard from there since.
Governor sibey asks for full regiment to DO at once
sent up armed and equipped, and thinks they and stn
moro will be needed before the Indians subduod. He
thinks they have four Eve thousand warriors meet,
sooner or later.
L. Evans Mayor Of St. Cloud writes TO the Governor
that committee OF reliable citizens, appointed to visit
the scene the recently reported murders had just
turned. They went far gainesville, aud found
two hundred In that vicinity murdered.
gainesville petitions the Governor TO save their lives
and property.
In stcarrs, Mecker and Monongahsla counties, many
persons have driven from their homes leaving their
crops but partially harvested.
Arrivals at this city from New Um report the usual
horrible scenes ,.ioo shocking TO recount.
CHICAGO, August %, 1891.
The 81 Paul Press Of the oath says:--A careful con-
sideraten or tho evidence accumulated far forces
the conviction Of the influence Of white men
the bottom Of the Indian For weeks past
white and Missourians have been among tnom. The
that remote tribes, like the Yanktormars and Cut
Heads are moving concert with the Sioux, and that
largo force attacked fortified artillery post like Fort
Ridgly, which is an attack without prcce-
dent in Indian history, and that the Indiana
are bu,cherng missionaries who have spent their lives
among them and who would in ordinary distur Dances
possess great influence them, forces 10 the
clusion that this outbreak Is part OF deliberately
cetsd PLAN Its purpose being to embarrass and distract
the general by alarming for the safety OF
tho frontier and requiring the retention here Of large
number of troops who might otherwise be differently
engaged.
WASHINGTON, August &c, 1902.
Tho Secretary Of the Interior received despatch to-
day from Mr.. Dole, Commissioner Of Indian Affairs who
Is now ST. Paus Minnesota, stating that the Chippewa
Indians were state of revolt, under the lead Of Hole
In the Day, and that be had organized force OF three
hundred march against them. Nothing has been ro
ceved to-day touching the outbreak Of tho Sioux.