Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-10-13
GEN. BACON IN WALKER
Brings His Troops Back from Bear
lsland-Six Whites Killed-Num-
Der of Indians Dead Is Not Yet
Known-Savages Consider They
Won Victory.


There is something Of panic in some
of the small settlements near Walker,
that being the center of the Leech
Lake district, and the mon in the lum-
Der camps in that vicinity have quit
work and started to Walker. Teachers
of IHdian schools and others about the
agency have also thought it well to
change their location for the present.
! There were some sensational stories
from that region Friday, but they do
not seem to be well founded.
| There was certainly no battle Fri
| day, because the troops are all known
/ to be resting in Walker. II there
have been any more deaths it has been
among the settlers, many of whom are
scattered through that section of the
state. Gen. Bacon returned to Walker
Friday, bringing with him all Of the
first detachment of troops, the dead
and injured having been sent in first
Friday evening.
There was no difficulty in embark
ing the men at Sugar Point and Gen.
Bacon reports officially that the trou-
BILE is over, as he has whipped the
Indians badly.
That the Indians have been made to
suffer, many being killed, and that
they have been dispersed generally is
admitted. But those who have had
experience with the redman say that
only when he has been taken prisoner
or killed is the Indian beyond doing
harm Many of those Bear islanders
are outlaws from their tribes and from
the government, and are desperate. So
long as they are still at large, the peo-
pie in the vicinity OF Leach Lake insist
that their lives and property are in
danger, and ask for protection to
greater extent than has been given.
The residents of Cass Lake and towns
to the north of the lake have called on
Gov. Ciough for protection against pos
sible danger and a battalion of artil
lery Of the national guard is under or
ders to go up there in the course of the
next few hours All arrangements
have been made for quick transfer of
.
in case of emergency,
A Walker dispatch says that Bacon
thinks one OF the Indians killed by the
sharpshooters was Chief Bug-Ah-Ge-
5hing, who was the cause of the whole
trouble. The general says they have
completely whipped the Indians.
Lieut. Col. 5. d. Sturgis, assistant
adjutant general, received a telegram
from Gen. Bacon, giving report of
fight with list OF casualties and an
nouncing the arrival of Bacon at
Walker, who win hold his own and
Col. Harbach's troops there for the
present. The dead are:
Maj, Milyille Wilkinson.
Sergt. William Butler.
Priyates Edward Lowe. John Ohm
stead, John Swallenstocker, Alfred
] Zebell
The wounded soldiers are:
K. T.. Antonello, shot in leg; Levy
/ Ayers, sergeant, shot in neck; Rich
ara Boucher, shot through the Shout
I Ger; Edward Brown, shot in face;
John DAILY, shot in thigh; Charles
I Francis; Godfrey, private, shot
through the shoulder; Charles Jelson;
Albert Schuyler; Charles Turner, shot
through the shoulder; George Wicker
shot in leg.
he wounded civilians are:
Edward Harris, city marshal cf
Walker; Joseph Oscar, pilot OF steam
er Jennie; T. J. Sheehan deputy Unit
ed States marshal; Tinker, Indian in
/ spector; Henry Walters, engineer OF
tug Jennie.
The homecoming of the dead and
wounded OF Co. + to Fort Smelling
was a very solemn affair, though very
simple. The 3rd regiment saw hard
service in Santiago, but it's loss was
scarcely greater than in this one day.
skirmish with the Indians. The sold
.ers feel the loss deeply as the dead
were all much beloved. Wilkinson
especially was we'll known and there
is general mourning in the twin cities
Funeral services over the dead heroes
viii be held probably tomorrow at the
fort
\ reporter VI tue ASSOIidltu ItHa
at Cass Lake says: "The people oil
this place have just received word by
boat from Walker TO leave at once foI
places of safety. Parties arriving on
the same launch say there has been a
heavy battle near Bear island One
man says he saw seven dead soldiers
This place will be vacant in a few
hours"
Gen. Bacon at Walker.
Walker, Mimi, Oct. S.-Gen, Bacon
and his detachment Of regulars re-
turned to Walker from Bear island
Friday noon. The Indians were bad
ly whipped and left the country adj
iacent to the fight En- route here
other Chippewa bands displayed the
white feather along the lake shore
There is much talk here of a general
Indian outbreak. Col. Harbach is
here with 200 men OF the Sd infantry.
Gen. Bacon will remain here and keep
the troops here awaiting develop
.,,arts Can Bacon SDpaks in .he