Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-24

reached the ferry with horse nearly
used up, having travelled nearly Gu miles,
and some 40 miles the day before. Calling up
the ferryman. we asked, like Lord Ullin, in
search OF his daughter, to be carried across, but
We were told that the logs were SO thick in the
river and the stream flowing 40 swiftly, that it
would be utterly impossible to get across, and
The man. though urged by Gen. Bryant and
Col Forsyth, and stormed at by your CORE
spondent. refused absolutely
TO RISE HIS LIFE AND OURS
he said, in attempting what he though an i'm
possibility, and rs necessity commanded. twas
only for rs to obey. We did not regret, SO far
as personal comfort was concerned, the fate
that made us the unwilling guests of Mrs. E. g.
Deering, the ferryn,an's worthy better half.
the st. Croix, and the cautious ferryman, your
readers would have had their minds quoted
for the Sabbath by reading this settling of the
Indian difficulty, in the Sunday paper. Mrs.
Deering told US many incidents
of the stampede, showing to what an
immense degree terror had stricken the hearts
of the settlers. One old gentleman, she OBJ
served sitting at the back Of his wagon. which
his wife was driving, with his gun pointed
back along the road they were pursuing. to
keep back the Indians he told her, and close
behind him we're five other wagons filled with
refugees. One Charles Oleson, when he caught
the stampede fever,
CAUGHT UP PIG
and ran of down the road at fearful pace,
leaving his wife to take care of, and bring
along the children. This morning the river was
not quite SO full of logs. and we attempted to
cross. but it was only with great difficulty, ard
by all the party vigorously handling logging
poles, that We succeeded in getting over. A
out by the half scared Chicago Times
pioneer, to ascertain when the Indian war
riors might be expected to reach their city. He
went on as far as the st. Croix, but found he
could not get across the logs, and SO returned
to Rush City. On arriving here
COL. g. A. FORSYTH
telegraphed to Gen. P. II. Sheridan. OF course
it is i,nr ossible to send copy Of the telegram,
on account of military etiquette and discipline,
but the substance of the dispatch was that he
found the people much excited and greatly
frightened; that the excitement was raised by
persons circulating senseless tales about the
Indians gathering in bands and dancing war.
dances taught them by the Sioux. His inves-
excitement; that no Sioux were, or had been,
about the neighborhood; that the danger was
merely
RELIGIOUS ONE.
something akin in its nature to the Cheyenne
prosperity dance; that he found the few In
dians we'll disposed and peaceful, and surprised
at the excitement their gatherings had caused.
He found that although many settlers had
off from their horno and left them II n
protected, that not q single thing had been
stolen or destroyed in their absence, and that
the people had again settled down and recovered
from their causeless scare.
GEN. ED. E. BRYANT
adjutant general of Wisconsin, telegraphs Gov.
Smith that the panic though considerable, is
needless; that the cause of the scare is the I'M
usual conduct of the Indians, who have be-
come infatuated with dance recently taught
them. as they say, by an Indian woman from
the plains; that they are neglecting hunting
and fishing and spending much time in this
dance. leaving their families to suffer of hun
ger; that they frequently meet on the banks OF
the lakes with which this region is dotted with
great state and pornp and engage fol-
two or three days and nights in
this dance and its accompanying cere-
monies Their strange conduct, though
no violence has beer shown nor single depre.
dation committed, has alarmed the timid,
mple-minded outlying settlements. Rumol
was greatest where the Indians had not beer
seen. Many had fed in terror, leaving stock
and effects but are now returning, to find them
untouched. He sums it up by saying, the
alarm was per cent. scare and per cent. In
dian, that the scare was needless, the call FOL
help inconsiderate and that no assistance II
necessary, though the Indiana should be dis
n ,,,ro0o1 frr,,n hanAno n ancb 14rUa num herr
of their reservations.
Itaterrtc,o ,vtt,t Indian Trader Smith.
| Mr.. James Smith, an Indian trader doing
business on the Lake Coudray, Wis.,, reserva
reservation, of the Chippewas, was in the city
Yesterday, and was made the subject of ar
interview by GLOBE reporter, respecting thu
alleged Indian troubles in that State. Mr.
Smith has been five years on the reservation
named, engaged in business. He speaks thu
Chippewa language quite fuently, and is
therefore intimately acquainted with the tribe
! that the trouble with the Chippewas a.o'e il
a quarrel between two white men named Dal
Dougan and Ed. johnson. Dougan keeps {
saloon at Rice Lake. and he and johnson en-
tered into negotiations to form a co-partner
ship for the purpose of trad
ing with the Indians. johnson
however backed out of the compact. us h
found Dougan had no money, and all the capi
tai wonld have to be furnished by himself
Dougan, rendered desperate by this action Q
Johnson, determined upon killing the latter
but was too cowardly to commit the act him
self He, however secured some half dozen In
dians, whom he worked up to frenzy by ply
ing them with liquor, and whom he then hire
while in that condition to slay johnson. TIL
Indians proceeded to where johnson was, whe
a one-armed painter, whose name the GLoB
reporter informant did not remember, stoo
up in defense of Johnson, and fired his revo
yer five times, one shot taking effect and kl
ling one of the Indians. This happened abor
fourteen days ago., and was the cau'
as they passed from ear to ear, had got into tt
, newspapers in an exaggerated shape, and ha
caused the panic. But there was really I
more danger than in the streets of St. Paul I
this day. and there was really nothing to tie.
or apprehend. 1t was true that what was Gale
the Sioux dance had been going on for mo
than year. It was sort of a scalp dane
but Mr.. Smith attached significance to
whatever. White men were permitted to dan
when and how they pleased, and he could n
see why Indians should not be accorded Il
same privilege.
The Chippewas in Wisconsin had been dissa
isfed for year or more IN consequence
CuelT dNuullAeb HAVING Scoeous oAA sAoy wv
, not be made to understand why the money b;
ceased to flow. DIR. Mahan, the governme
agent at the Chippewa reservation, was pc
sonally very popular with his charge. and tn
fact alone checked any attempt at lawlessne
3 on the part of his charge. Three weeks Al
last Wednesday, DR.. Mahan paid off the India
at Lake Coudray, when all were peaceful al
harmonious.
Reporter-Don't You think, Mr.. Smith, Il
! Indians are very badly treated at times?
MIR. Smith, white men were treated as t
. Indians are, there would be hell to pay eve
: i've minutes. Why, white men under lndi'
{ burdens would be in state of rebellion all t.
, time; at least know should.
| The interview closed by Mr.. Smith reiters
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