Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-10-11
THE BAD INDIANS.
Gen. Bacon Has Ordered More
Troops to the Vicinity
of Leech Lake.
FORCE OF 700 WILL ASSEMBLE THERE.
The Chippewas, Under Chief Flat
mouth, May Be OH the War Path
Before Another Day Passes.

Before Another Day Passes.
Within Two Miles of Ferris, MIMI
Friendly Indians Are Buy
Ing Ammunition.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 10.-Gen. Ba.
cons orders for the movement of more
troops to the vicinity Of Leach lake
took 90 men from Ft Smelling on
special train Saturday night. Two
companies of the 14th Minnesota vol.
unteers are held at Duluth ready to
start for points along the Fosston line
of the Great Northern, where the two
batteries of militia artillery men have
preceded them, and Sunday another
company of the 14th, made up of 80 men
from Company E, of Merriam Park
and so from the guard stationed in
charge of Camp Vandusee, where the
14th is to be mustered out, was order
ed to take the o'clock train Monday
morning for points along that same
road The last will take with them the
equi ipment of the two Duluth compan-
les which was left at Camp Vandusee
when the men were furloughed The
government is particularly anx-
ious about the danger to
the dams at the headwaters of
the Mississippi, only small guard
having been stationed there since the
trou Bile with the Indians came on. By
Monday night over 700 soldiers will be
scattered all around Leech lake pro-
tecting settlers and property from the
possible attack of the uncertain
number of Indians now in
arms against the government,
because they objected to being
taken to court as witnesses in prose-
cutions for illegal selling of liquor to
Indians.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct 1o-A special
from Ferris, Mimi, a small town north
of Leech lake, says:
A report reach here late Sunday
evening of the killing of white man
near Bear island during the day.
Settlers living near the Indian reser-
vation are seeking shelter in
towns along the railroad. A
large band of Indians of about
$50 were reported late Sunday evening
camped within two miles north of this
town. Armed citizens are guarding
the town expecting an attack during
the night or early morning.
Indians protesting to be friendly
were at Graeland, one and half miles
west of here Sunday evening trying to
purchase ammunition.
Falmouth and his band of 40 Chip
pewa Indians may be on the war path
before another day has passed. At the
council to be held at noon Monday he
will deliver message asking that the
troops be taken away from the agency
and informing the authorities that in
join the hostile Pillager Indians.
The situation Sunday night was
more ominous than ever. At the
agency Sunday a council was held be-
tween the Indians, Gen. Bacon, Col
Her bach, Indian Agent Sutherland
and Marshal O'Connor. The result OF
the conference was not in any way un.
like that of those previously held, ex.
ce pit in the fact that not one of the
leading men of the different bands
was present
| There We're, however, representa-
tives present from Bear island, Cass
lake, Otter Tail point and Pine point
but none of these has any influence
with the tribesmen. The only con
clusion to be drawn is that the leader.
of the different bands sent men there
merely as stool pigeons and that other!
of their number are now preparing fol
the warpath.
A most significant fact is this: Sat
urday so canoe loads of Bear island In
dians and their families, protesting t,
be peaceful, arrived at the agency
Sunday every one of the bucks in tn,
party left, but where they have gon,
is only to be surmised. There is littl,
doubt, however, that they have left 70
Bear island to join those who are al
ready prepared to fight, There mus
be by this time several hundred arme,
men on the island and from what cal
be learned Sunday many more are o.
the road. Two or three of the Bea
island men, who are still on tn
agency, have been questioned in re
gard to last Wednesdays battle, bu
they positively stated that they kne,
nothing whatever in regard to tn
dead and wounded among the Indian
and had seen none OF those who wer
in the fight
Gen. Bacon announced that the las
! council would be held Monday and tn
Indians dispersed.
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Fever Patient Burned In q Church.
JACKSON, Miss, Oct 10-An ul
known white man, stricken with we
| loyv fauar Who had taken refupe in