Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-11
GENERAL REVOLT
By the Indians in Minnesota
Is Greatly Feared
Notwithstanding Claims that Authori-
ties Control the Situation.
Troops Closing in and the indians Are Def
ant as Ever.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 1O.-The fed
eral and state authorities are now
working in harmony toward quelling
of the Indian revolt. Gen. Bacon Of
fered to come down from Walker, this
evening, to confer with Gov. Clough,
but the latter advised conference by
wire.
He received the following message
from Gen. Bacon:
Situation bad, conference, yester-
day, resulted in nothing. None of the
Indian chiefs We're there. The lumber
men are all coming in to Walker
Troops needed at Cass Lake"
Nevertheless the governor believes
that the situation is well in hand and
that the recalcitrants are practically
surrounded by soldiers.
The construction crews on the north
western extension of the Brainerd &
Northern to Bemidji and northward to
Cass Lake have Joined the refugees at
Walker and it may be necessary to
send them back to work under guard
as these two extensions in the event
of prolongation of the trouble would
be of great strategic value. Troops
may yet be placed at three more points
in addition to the present forces al
Forston line points. These are where
the line crosses the Mississippi. the In
dian portage train three miles west 0!
Ball Club lake. With these avenues OF
escape cut off, it would be practically
impossible for the hostiles to escape
nOrthward.
From Park river the governor has re-
ceived personal statement signed by
Chief Ned Gay Bug Enanoway Rush:
pine Point. Oct. 9.
1--WE, the Chippewa Indians at Pine
Point, beg to state to the public that
we are perfectly friendly to the whites
and have no i'll feeling, nor are in any
way hostile. We have decided at the
council not to take any part whatever
in the Leech lake trouble"
A company of 50 volunteers has been
offered to the governor from Litchfield
A special to the Tribune from Walker
says:
1t, is reported on the authority of a
citizen who has conversed with a hos
tile Pillager Indian, one who was In
Wednesdays battle. and who has sat
the Indians have sworn to an agree
ment to accomplish, if possible, the
following: They will attempt in a few
days to drive from the reservation all
OF the troops already there. They will,
if successful in the above, not allow
any United States authorities or United
States troops thereafter to land upon
the reservation. If troops land upon a
point not inhabited by the hostile In
dams, an attempt will be made to drive
them off as soon as possible.
The man who gave this information
is believed to be ,thoToughly reliable.
He had an extended conference with
Gen. Bacon. last night. That the In
dams have been gathering for several
days is a wellknown fact, and it seems
perfectly reasonable to suppose that
they are gathering for an attack on
a body of troops, at least 200 strong,
as those at the agency are. Up to date
the hostile Indians have made no at
tacks upon white settlers. There are
no indications that they will do 50, and
this bears out the fact that they will
confine their hostilties to the reserva-
ton alone.
FIdtInOuIn ana MS DdnQ OF AZ Cnlp-
pewa Indians may be on the war path
before another day has passed. At the
council to be held, today he will de-
liver message asking that the troops
be taken away from the agency, and
informing the authorities that in the
event of a refusal to do this he will
join the hostile Pillager Indians.
This morning, 1870 of the 140th Mime
sofa Regiment left for towns of the
Forston extension of the Great North
ern Railroad on the northern border of
the Leech lake reservation. Lieut.. Col
Johnson was in command. The men
carried tents. 100 rounds of ammunition
and several days rations. They will
be stationed mostly at Farris and Be-
midijo.
Adjutant General Muehlbery of the
state militia wires to Gov. Clough
from Deer river: Have scouts out
to get reliable information. The people
are more frightened all along the line
More troops should be stationed west
of here. Bemidiji is very much ex-
cited.