Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-07
LEECHLNE
IT'S ORIGIN THE ARREST VI
INDIAN on A WARRANT
OUR LOSS is cOSflhh'D'
Major Wilkinson 81, fr''
nm indian Poiicem""
pead-Troops Aw"itins "
Inducements.

xyAe1rNGTON, october o.
a,Ird,an-Affalrs Jones To-Day 'e-
Sione ,,a following dispatch from ~,
d,an-Aeent J. A. Su'he''
waIker. Mimi, last night os
..rha trouble at Leech Lake oiie'n"'N
asnouence of an arrest maze Dy a
der,tv United States marshai u "
warrant. The Indians over
nowered the marshal and rescueu -. -,
,,.,saner.- troops were sent mere 70 aas-S'
80 marshal in arresting the ies'''' .
80 haen here week doing my pest
- cot the Indians 10 give tnefnsei'e'
-, ara save trouble. but they would not
To-day the troops and Indians hao sese.
raj battles. The United states marshai
Voc asked for more troops"
,ot1R LOSS. EIGHT KILLED
,,rNNEAPoLIs, MINI, october eva
.,.c,al % the Journal from Walker
MINI. says:
"Naior Wilkinson, six privates, and one
Indian policeman are dead Coiohel
sbaehan is slightly wounded. Thirty In
dians are dead
"rhe Journal dIspatch-boat has just re-
turned from the battle-ground. ihere
has been desperate fighting all the morn
Ing.
"The Journal boat brought out FL 5.
Talman. deputy marshal and Colonei
sheeban sheehan is not badly wounded
He Is shot in the abdomen.
FIERCE FIGHT. NO. 2.
"while the boat was transferring
wounded men she was fired on from the
brush This was the signal for an imme-
asate reopening OF hostilities. The troops
opeued on the Indians, and in second
there was as fierce fight in progress as
that OF yesterday. Beaulieu narrowly
escaped with his life. He had his Shout
dsr bored clean through. We handled
provisions and medicines. The firing be-
same so hot we were compelled to welsh
anchor and steam out into the lake.
INDIANS IN FORCE.
.eThe Indians appear to BIO in force.
Bacons command is too small to take
The aggressive. The detachment is en-
trenched in good position. and can hold
out so long as anpunition lasts. The
steamer Chief was met by my boat about
hight miles out, and has arrived before
this. She carries posse OF armed men
Major Wilkinson was shot and killed
while walking up and down adj
monishng the men 10 keep Their
heads low. No drawer man or better
ufflcer. ever lived. The men in his COM
mand are crazed with rage. When re-
Inducements arrive they will wreak
vengeance on the Pillagers in their own
way. The fight is not half over yet. The
biggest battle remains to be fought"
FIGHT PROCEEDING.
ST. PAUL. MINI. october ga Walk
er (Minn) special to the Dispatch says:
"a boat from the scene Of action has
just arrived. Fighting is still progress
ing Major Wilkinson, one sergeant, and
three privates were killed and eight
wounded Kay Bay Gway fish. chief Of
the Indian police, was killed. II was i'm
possible 10 bring the wounded to town,
fer the Indians Kept up constant fire ON
the boat. A special train with 200 addi-
lional soldiers will arrive here at 2 +. NJ,
when they will be transferred 10 The
scene OF action as soon as possible. Not
more than four Indians have been killed.
and only two wounded. Captain Sheehan.
head Deputy United States Marshal, ar
rived on the boat with "A flesh wound IN
the abdomen and one in the right arm.
INDIANS FIGHT sAvAGELY. ~
He says the Piliagers do not number
more than 100, but that they fight as only
damoniacal savages can. Unless over
powered BY superior numbers, not one of
them will quit fighting while he has any
bsrath In his carcass. They are holding.
out now with the hope that the cass
Lake Indians will soon come 10 their as-
sstance. IL they should arrive before
our troopst are reinforced, tho soldiers
VIII have desperate TINT OF H. After.
,he reinforcements get here II will take,
,wo hours 10 embark them. and TWO
hours more for them 70 get TO Sugar
foint< Therefore. the best that can he
expected ~ that they Will not be able 20
sehoef much assistance. except az 10 the
~, ,eiee OF numbers. until daylight Friday.
right ~'o a'
A BRAVE MANS DEATH.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. October "a
Journai special from Walker MINI sava-
Nrptain Wilkinson was shot through The
leg, and had his leg dressed. ,oot t,'s ~
neid again. aud was shortly af,s-,.,. ~, ~
snot through The body. Ne rafsed Mn
self on one elbow and shouted - c.r nan,
ess them b.. General: never