The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-06
INDIANS Go ON
THE WAR PATH.
A Serious Uprising in
Minnesota.
ATTACK FROM AMBUSH
Regulars Who Were Sent to QueII
Uprising Fired On.
FOUR OF THE SOLDIERS KILLED.
The Indian Loss is Unknown-a Mis-
take Made in Sending So Few Wen
The Marshal Of walker Was
Seriously Wounded - The
Battle was a Thrilling
and Exciting one.

WALKER. MINI, oct 5.-Reports OF
hard lighting with the Indians To-Day az
Iecch Lake are somewhat ccnhicung' az
though all reports agree that inc Ies"'t
has been considerable shedding OF ploou
and some loss Of lie on both sides.
40 word has come from the front Tor
several hours. which fact Us looked upon
as somewhat omuous. The most eAcll-
ing report is that the detachment of The
Ihird Eo1.mcnt with General Bacon has
been massacrcd.
Tine CORRESPONDENT Of The Minneapolis
Tribune. Beatou. and Knappen. Of the
Minneapolis Times. are known 10 have
beeu iu the nght and one report is that
they have been killed. while another re-
port says they are prisoners in the h-hHa
of the Indians. This little town has peeh
fun of excitement all day and as the re-
ports from the other side of the lake
came iu the people became frantic ana
efforts were made 20 get mp "a force 10
90 10 the help OF the troops. Ihi7 VIII
be sent ir "a few hours. rciniorcemehts
coming on a special train from Brainerd.
However additional soldiers are need
cd and the feeling is general that they
cannot come too soon.
SCENE OF THE FIGHT.
To-days fight occurred thirty miles
from Walker ON o point lutuns out into
the lake near Bear Island. The soldiers
! 100 strone under command of General
John Bacon and Major Wilkinson had "f-
rived here last evening and 40 half past
| O'Clock this morning. they went ON
| board boats and were carried 90 the point
named. where landing was made win
considerable difficulty. gale OF wind
| having stirred up pretty lively sea. Ihe
D at al. % Is no
Scouts had hurried through The bushes
/ I'm every direction and for three hours no
trace Of the Indians could be found.
/ Finally an about half past II o'clock, the
! soldiers Were drawn up in AN open space
near the shore Of the lake and prepare
ti0us were about 10 begin for dinner The
soldiers we're suu in line though the cof-
fee making bad commenced. Suddenly
"a shot was nred from the house o. Fog
All Nah &c Shig. the man who has been
| the head and centre Of this whole diff
! Guilty. Corporal Ed Harris. Walker
half-hrecd. was struck aud mis- arm
broken. This shot seemed io he "a sienai
for Immediately shots came from every
direction and three mon "ere dropped
md were clrrird to the re"
KNEW VIVA TO DO.
The soldiers VINO are veterans not alone
of Santiago battlefield but of many an
Indian skirmish, knew what 90 do, and
az the first shot AN found shelter and
awaited another volley 90 tell them where
20 shoot
General Bacon and Major Wilkinson
stoadied their men with encouraging
words and with a second Nc.sv tho
Indians ATTEMPTED a rush on The soldiers.
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| that met the oncomine reds. stopped the
rush and showed back the Indians.
although half dozen az them were
| dropped by the soldiers iu ihe first fire.
The fire from the pillagers them became
more scattering and the soldier, made "a
fine charge and drove Them hack thourh
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