St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-30
BREEDS DEFY LAW.
Attempt Of Marshal Cronan
to Arrest a Turtle Lake
Indian
R0USED THE HOSTILE REDS
Knives and Hatehets Flour
ished in Most Threaten
ing Manner.
R0USED THE HOSTILE REDS
ALL is NOW PEACEABLE
Questions Which Caused the
Outbreak Referred to
Washington.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
DEVILS LAKE, N. D., April 29.-
United States Marshal Cronan at
tempted to arrest an Indian named
Demery at st. Johns yesterday for
stealing government timber. A crowd
OF Indians headed by Chief Little
Shell, armed with knives, hatchets,
etc., advanced in a threatening man
ner, compelling Cronan to release his
prisoner. Marshal Cronan endeav-
ored to have a Catholic priest per-
suade the Indians not to resist the
law, but he refused to interfere. Mar
shall Cronan returned today, and will
await further Instructions before max
ing another attempt to arrest the
Indians.
Marshal Cronan and several
deputies went up Saturday to aid
Soaindler arrest the Canadian In
dians and their American relatives
indicted for timber depredations.
Commissioners Hoynes and others
recommended the recognition of the
claims of the Canadian half-bree6s,
and Indian Agents Waugh, Brean-
ner and Cramsie opposed On their
oellef that only a small proportion
of the Indians We're entitled to be
considered Canadian Indians and the
half-breeds rushed in expecting to
snare in the settlement of the 9.OO0-
600 tract claimed in this district by
the Indians. The rights of about
Z,3GO We're recognized. Six or seven
hundred were excluded. These lat
ter cause the trouble. They commit
depredations on government lands.
nave burned houses of rightfuI set
tiers, cut wood and sold large uuanti
ties at st. Johns, and, in case Of trou-
BILE, usually send to Washington a
remonstrance with Chief Little
Shells name signed.
CAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK
ST. JOHNS, Rolette County. N. d.
April 29.-There has been a large
number of arrests in the Turtle noun
tam country just west of here, which
is full of Indians and half-breeds
recently for alleged timber depreda-
tons. Trials have been held at Bis
marck, where it appeared that the
offenses were in nearly all cases
tecnncal to great extent. Slight
punishment only was administered in
some cases, and the cases were con-
tinued to the Devils Lake term of
the United States court.
Two weeks ago the half-breeds res
cued a prisoner in the hauds of Dep
nfV TTnitad Stoto NIorolor D,.
and yesterday several officers came
to st. Johns in order to make the ar
rest of the prisoner, who had been
taken from them by these breeds.
The Indians and breeds are threat
enlng an outbreak if the arrest of
this man is attempted. Sentiment of
the people in the vicinity is strongly
with the Indians and against the
United States officers, the feeling be-
ing general that the prosecutions are
largely the result of an effort to make
large fees for officials.
The interior department had pre-
viously investigated and ordered dis
missed large number of similar
cases, it appearing that the settlers
had taken only what timber was es1
sential to their comfort in maintaining
settlement on public land.
AT most the outbreak, if there is any.
will develop only a case of resist
ance to the United States officers.
The Canadian half-breeds are Civ
ing the most trouble. The matter wilt
be referred to Washington authorities.
Sensational stories to the effect that
1900 Indians and half-breeds are on
the warpath; that 700 men, women
and children are in tents on the praf-
RE, and that troops from Fort Tot
ten are ordered to St. Johns, are
based simply on the facts as given
above.