Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-15
EAST OF THE ROCKIES.
Justice Stephen ]. Fled and George c.
GOrham En- Route 10 California.
BLOODY RIOTING IN TEXAS.
The Ravages of Disease in Brazil
President Harrison's Civil
Service Ruling.
BLOODY RI0TING IN TEXAS
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RrooRn-Usrox. |
TREACHERoUs INDIANS.
A Party OF swedish Laborers Attacked
and Seven Reported Killed.

A Party of swedish Laborers Attacked
and Seven Reported Killed.
MORA (Minn.), June l4th.-Recently a
contract was awarded by The settlers to
Foley Brothers of 81. Paul 10 dig ditch for
irrigation purposes from Lake Mile Laos to
point on the Smoke river near this place.
When the Indians learned that ditch was
to be dug they at once came TO the conclu-
sion that the intention was to drain the
lake and deprive them of their fishing
privileges.
Notice was served by the Indians upon
the contractors, warning them II they did
not leave the territory at once they would
be put to death. The contractors paid no
heed to toe warning, but came here and
engaged 300 Swede laborers, who began
work this morning at Mile Lacs.
About noon they were attacked by q
party of about four hundred Chippewas
led by White Snake and Crest Bear The
Indians were in full war paint, and we're
armed with Winchester rifles and toma-
hawks. As soon as they saw the reds COM
ing the laborers dropped their shovels and
fled toward this place. They were pur-
sued by the savages, who shot and killed
seven men. Their names are: Olaf Mag.
son, Christian Rasmussen, Ternt Toerrdahl,
Aug Swanson, Gustav Toderstron Carl
wounded, but not seriously.
The Indians scalped Toderstron and
Magson and mutilated the bodies of Speh
and SkOll in a fiendish manner Sheriff
NiCOlsen, VINO went TO Mile Lacs after
person, heard the firing, and, being
mounted, Immediately returned here aud
gave the first news of the outbreak. The
Indians who have been gathered on the
south shore of Lake Mile Laos for a week
or more, on Wednesday night engaged in
war dance as preliminary to the massa-
ere. Three of the sever victims leave fam
lilies here in destitute circumstances.
General Ruger, commanding officer at
Fort Honing, has made arrangements to
leave at once for Mora with several COM
panies Of regulars upon receiving intelli-
gence of any further trouble.
But ONE MAN KILLED.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 14th.-Three COM
panies from Fort Smelling left ST. Paul at
l o'clock this morning. A California As
sociated Press news reporter ccompanied
them and reached here at 5 o'clock a
man named Nicholson stated that he came
from the Indian district yesterday at
o'clock. He said that near the Mile Lacs
reservation a man by the name of Megnen-
son had been shot and killed. Another
person reported the shooting to him, and
said the Indians had been drinking.
Captain Slaugh questioned Nicholson
severely and from the remarks of the lat
ter his brain undoubtedly got badly mixed.
There was nothing to show that more than
one man had been killed The shooting
occurred twenty nine miles from Mora
There is very little excitement III this
place, and Nicholson says the people are
not leaving the reservation. 1t is probable
that the troops will return without going
to the reservation. General Ruger has or
dered detachment of ten men to 90 to the
scene of the reported Indian outbreak
NO FAITH IN THE REPORTS.
WASHINGTON, June 14th.-Neither Adju-
tant General Melton nor Acting Indian
Commander Belt has received official in
formation of the Chippewa Indian uprising
| at Mile Lac Reservation, and are inclined
to put no faith therein, especially as no re-
port has been received from General Ru-
ger, regarding the sending of troops to
quell it.
WHISKY DID IT.
MORA Mimi, June 14th.-Jim Chalty
| Chief of the Snake river band, was in this
evening and conferred with Captain Stanch
| He said the trouble was caused by whisky
and there would be no general uprising
| and that the Indians desired 10 maintain
| peaceful relations between themselves and
| the whites. He said the Indians would as
| sist to bring the murderer of Magnuson tC
| Justice. The Indians have been supplied
| with whisky by lawless whites, and while
| drunk they had made the attack 1t i.
| generally believed that Magnuson was the
only one who was killed or in iured
| Nothing definite can be known until to
morrow.