Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-06

49,. a,sr,,,ch aloud, punctu1,ing &, with
- -. st.,itIt ifst4 On the glliiutry
~ a. mon and the efficacy q the Red
Trors tifs later being mentioned IN
49,, rrcss tfrpatch as caring Tor some
Of the wounded. - 49,, -. 49,.
.is,,,.ion had reached a Stage whom
,',,'1.s 'tir steps were needed. Turning
=, NJ military aide. Mai. Hopkins. Sec
-, Air,lr said. Take those dlf-
n,t,bes no AdiL Gen. Curbin ana tol
hiv, To have ample rufnforcemsnts sent
Immediately. n need pc. have spec
riai min secured and the reinforce.
,,,,,.s ssna forward without delay u
i, ems desirable 10 send along Cat
ill.,, gnn Ia that be done als0'
M,t ffonkif4i went 10 tn war de-
,,.,,'i,,,,,,t md delivered the mcastTe %
Adit. Gen. Cofbin. The later IN the
n,cIntlme. had received from the az.
tofnoy general q hlspNsn te,eisen
nom The United States marshal as fol-
@yyeu,er. Mimi. Oct bro The At
,o.,,,t, General. WnshlnrtJn;-'iiavc
more ,roopS sent here Immediately.
Hattie beeun at Bear Island. Look Coz
general ufrlslng of Indians Gen. Bacon
!" 'N' "'''' "o'coNNoR, Marshal"
Tho war department has rc lived
no dispaf hes from Gen. Bacon or from
any n she military authorities in the
dgnsrfr,.,t who're The uprising had 1c-
CURED. This caused some surprise ana
doubt and u left entirely open me
question M 20 the list or casuhlt. ~.
con. Corbln was inclined 70 believe that
the reports were inaCniied.
BACON GIVEN CARTE BLANCHE.
Gen. Bacon IL the commanding ON
cor OF the department % the Dnk1tas
with hcadounrtcfs at st. Pau and the
Thirt Infantry II stationed az Fort
snoiiinr. lust nutaida NJ a. Paul. %
thnt IN need be. this large force could
be- called to Gen. bacnn'a assistance.
ka commandlng officer " che depart
urnt u was pointed Dut mat Gen. Ia
IN has full authority 20 move all the
lrres within his department u he
ieoms such action necessary TO meet
fhe emergency. Aside from the Third
Infantry there are cavalry troops With
la easy reach 81 ST. Paul and the seat
Of the trouble, although u was the
view at the war department late TO-
night thai Gen. Bacon would not have
any need for any cavalry. II Indeed. he
needed any Infantry beyond the hum
bred men now at the front.
Gen. curbln Inclined 10 the view that
a hundred regulars were more than a
match for all the Indians which could
be- assembled at the place u the pres.
NMf NNMMMINH ANfMH NANNM VIII w MNHfM
"a free hand. however. and every facll.
lty afforded him by the authorities here
" he feels In need of rcinforccmonts.
Indian CommlHsl1ner Jones read the
press reports OF tho conflict with great
Interest. but ~ 20 late hour tonight
had not received any advlccs from In
dian Agent Sullivan. In charge u the
white Earth agency, where the ur.
rising occurred. \ dispatch was sent
10 the agent this morning but the OPP
orator al white EARN reported the
agent hnd gone % WulfI near where
tldayH nght took place.
This particular band o. Indians j.
most pcacenbly disposed a. rule, "
said Mr. Jones. "aud there has been
nothing IN the nature Of serious trnn-
bile with thom since back In the SOS.
They ARE part Of the Chippewa tribe
and are widely scattered In small
bands. this band being known as the
PiliaEers.
THEIR GRIEVANCE.
OF tate thcy have had a grievance.
ANA this has led % TO the present OUT
| break.
1T was determined 10 move the In
/ dianH from their present quarters %
/ lands inside the white Earth rcHerva-
ton. The latter lands are superior TO
| those owned By the Indians, but ira
/ dltiona are strong with them and they
I hold with tcnurlty the Old lands ana
/ associations. They Insisted also. and
/ with soma degree Of reason. that they
/ ought 10 b. paid Tor the Improvement
on their lands This wur recognized
az Just, and bill appropriailng 5000
/ TO pay for those improvements was
presented al the last Congress and
urged as an amendment t0 an appr0-
printion bill. But u was ruled out and
defeated. 20 that the Indians have re-
cclvcd nothing for their improvements.
"Now ~ the removal 10 about 20 be
carried out, some OF the old chiefs re-
fused 10 leave their old lands. How
FAR this has gone we do not know
from official reports, but We gather
from unofficial quarters that the local
officers began afrcHllng some OF tho
old chiefs who refused 20 move, and
that brought on she lll-fcelln4 threats
and a clash. ! hardly think the uonhle
can be 81 any duration, or can Assume
serious magnitude, Tor this band u
numerically small, and excepting this
case, ita record Tor order II good