Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-07
BEAR ISLAND FIGHT
Fatalities Were Not So Great As
Was Feared of Killed
and Wounded.
A SURRENDER PROMISED
0hippewas Evidently Beginning to Realize
That Fighting Uncle Sam is
Serious Matter Newspaper
Men Safe.

Minneapolis, Oct. THE Journals
Walker, Mimi, special dispatches say:
| Watchers around the town last night
| reported this morning that signal lights
had been flashing back and forth on the
| opposite shore Of the lake last night,
and they are fearful that large bodies
of Indians from other reservations
| reached the Pillager camp during the
night. The tug Flora left at o'clock
this morning to bring out General Ba-
con and his men, and pending their re-
| turn there has probably been nothing
done. The indications are that both
sides will rest today with fair pros
pect Of resumption of hostilities tomor-
row, unless the Indians surrender.
Gus. Beaulieu, who knows the Indians
around Leech lake as we'll as any
living man, is confident that they will
ask for terms Of peace today.
Beaulieu brought word that four of
those for whom warrants We're issued
had given themselves up to the chiefs
of their respective tribes, by whom they
would be given up today at conference
they had asked with Agent Sutherland.
AS proof that the intentions of the In
dians We're more friendly, Beaulieu
points to the fact that all Indians now
coming into the agency are bringing
their wives and children
General Bacon has at last been heard
from. He telegraphed the list of casual
ties to the army headquarters at St.
Paul.
The Fatalities.
The killed in the recent fight were:
Major Melville Wilkinson, Sergeant
William Butler; privates, Edward Lowe,
John Olmstead, John Smallenstocker
and Alfred Zebell. Wounded, e. E. An
tonelle, shot in the leg; Sergeant Levy
Ayers, shot in the neck; Richard Bou-
cher, shot in the shoulder; Edward
Brown, shot in the face; John Daily,
shot in the thigh; Charles Francis, Pri-
vate Godfrey, Chas. Jelson, Albert A.
Cuyler and Chas. Turner, shot in the
shoulder; George Wicker, shot in the
leg; all of E. company Sd infantry. The
wounded civilians are: Edward Harris,
Oscar, Of the steamer Jennie, Deputy
United States Marshal T. j. Sheehan,
Indian Inspector Tinker, Engineer Hen
ry Waters, of the tug Jennie.
General Bacon is unhurt. All the
newspaper correspondents have been ac-
counted for. They are uninjured, al
though one time under the same heavy
fire, which thinned the ranks Of the
troops. Lieutenant Colonel Harbach
says General Bacon will come into
Walker from Bears Island today. when
council will be held, at which it will
be decided what the next move Of the
campaign shall be. Bacon sent word |
that the Indians had scattered from the |
front and taken refuge In the dense tan
gle of the surrounding forest. The
steamer Flora has brought off the
wounded.
BacOn's Command All Right.
General Bacon and his men arrived |
here at 1925, having no difficulty in |
landing. 1t Is reported that at several |
points along the lake were seen white |
flags indicating surrender by the In
dams.
Left in the Dark.
st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. Up to noon to-
day the officials at army headquarters
in this city say that no word whatever
has been received from the seat of the
Indian troubles.
Has EN- Whipped.
A special from Duluth says that Cen
eral Bacon sent word he has the Pillager |
band whipped and does not need forther
e-enforcements.