The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1895-05-04

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the outbreak among the Indians in
North Dakota is not as serious as it is
believed to be. Attorney General
Olney today refused the request for
the United States troops. Payments
due the Indians are behind and there
Is reason to believe there will be gen.
eral uprising. Agent Hueton reported
some time ago that the Minnewaukan
and Red Wood bands had nothing to
live on and were uneasy. 49,
The Fargo Argus of the End states
that
The trouble in the Turtle Mountain
region is growing very serious. Mar
shal Cronan received a telegram from
Senator Burke at Rolla stating that
without troops it would be impossible
to make an arrest. The marshal, with
his deputies, leave this morning for the
scene, and they will make a desperate
attempt to bring in tow those Indians
who are wanted, and if they fail troops
will be called out and times will be live
ly for time. There seems to be other
reasons than that they have right to
cut the wood. From the Indian bureau
at Washington comes the information
that payments are away behind and
there Is every reason to believe there
will be general uprising. Agent
Minnewaukan band and Red Wood had
nothing to live on, and were uneasy.
Deputy SCHNEIDER telegraphed Mar
shal Cronan yesterday that it would do
no good to bring posse, as the Indians
were preparing to fight and gather to-
gether every night and hold consulta-
tions. While the officials are inclined to
think the outbreak serious, Attorney
General Olney refused the request OF
Marshal Cronan for the United States
troops. One fact is evident, that the In
dians are preparing for trouble. They
boast that the white man is afraid OF
them, and many have secured rifles and
it is not known how much ammu-
milton they have.
Fargo, N. d., May 2.-Marshal Cro-
nan returned from the Turtle noun
tain country, where he had met the
breeds at the home Of Nine. Dessislet-
ters, near St Johns. He says threat
ening speeches were made by Chief
Little Shell and Red Thunder. for
which he rebuked them. He related
his experience with Joseph De
Marais, who he arrested hut was COM
PEELED to release on account of the
threatening demonstration made by
the 300 half-breeds who were present.
Chief Little Shell asserts that he gave
the men permission to cut the tim
Der. They have done nothing wrong,
as the land still belongs to the tribe,
never having been paid for by the
government.
= Marshal Cronan received telegram
from Deputy SCHNEIDER stating that
300 hostile half-breeds had assembled
at Largan,s- and Swere preparing to
resist. He also stated that the citi-
zens Of st. Johns were leaving for
Devils Lake, 100 miles south. through
fear of their lives, and advises the
marshal to come prepared with suf.
ficiently large force to quiet the dis
turbance. A special from Rolla stated
that women and children were being
sent south from there for fear Of the
outbreak, and that the half-breeds
threatened to wipe out every white
man in that vicinity If they were
again disturbed by the deputy
marshal. Another special from ST.
Johns says families are leaving there
and the lf-breeds are determined to
resist arrest, but do not seem inclined
to commit any depredations. Marshal
Cronan telegraphed an official report
to Attorney General Olney and asked
what should be done. A reply was
received from the attorney general
which stated that not until an effort
had been made to arrest the offenders
by a sufficient force Of deputies and
had failed would the department con-
slider call for troops under any cir
cumstances. Mr.. Cronan said he
would take force Of deputies to the
mountains and make another effort
to capture the men who have been in
dicted.