The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-07
GEN BACON STILL HOLDS
OUT AGAINST indians.
Continued Fyom Page One.

command ard bring away the dead and
wounded The Flora hsd tairty Bralnerd
Hghsers ard ssw oknsr aHEsd cIH1sIls.
Tire Vera aione succeeded In efecting the
purpose CT me TRIP. HARRIS McCabe, CAP
tain Of the Vera, made a tanning OF the
north end % Bear island. where the troops
are irtrefchess, landing a sufnc1srt guam
tity Of provisions 10 relieve dae immediate
necessities OF the msn- An attempt Vas
made TO bring down some OF the wounce2
The steanser gould not approach the saofe
esfxstIy ard II was necessary 10 u<s small
boat One man was broaxRt across lac
place was too not. and AcCao< was sorcsa
10 Leave.
received 3 slight flesh wound acToss me
abdomen. a bl4-lei through his coat s.esVe
and another through his trousers isg
Mai Wilkinson vas killed yesterday att
erno9n. lie received wound in the leg
ard retired 10 have II dressed by DR.. Har-
~. the surgeon. He then reported 10 Cen.
Bacon on the firing lire "a ready for duty.
aud while taking with Ger. Bacon an In
dian sharpsifoo9er picked him cat: MAI.
Wilkinson was shot through the body from
side TO side. ard died almost instantly.
The agency Inuians have been disposed
10 be peaceful! up to today. but last night
one of the Indian police was Killed by ne
troops By m stake and the Inc ans
are row disposed 10 be hostile. The occur
renee aas msst unfortunate, out II Is hard
TO see how any blame can attach TO the
troops The Indian policeman. Rustlsn.
who was said 10 re one 0f the best OF the
agency Indians. had accompa led the tiosps
ard had fought saliartsy. but toward niSni
he thought he had had enough OF 4 ana
started with another Indian pc fceman ioI
The agency aIcng the shore without notify
ing Gen. Bacon. He was seen In the DARK
nesx by the troops and taken for hostile.
He was ridiled with bullets. but his com
panion escaped uninjured- This incident
has made the agency Indians very angry.
and a council is said to be tn progress to-
night.
Indian Agent Sutherland. who was in the
heaF q 4 gives
account OF ths conflict np to the time OF
Bis leaving for supplies:
When the arrest Of the two fugi,fyes
lad been aeconap! shed. the Indians, with
a profession OF friendship. showed the sol
iiers their tcpees and called attention TO
their neatness, all the time stating: Me
good Indian
Gen. Bacon. who has had great expert
ence with the Sioux and other savages. did
not take much stock in these professions
Of friendship. and ordered part OF his
company TO search the adjoining timber
for any lurking savages, bat none was 20
he seen They must have been hidden IN
toned TO searching timber could easily
Rave been deceived. for ii was not ten
minutes after this before the firing had
commenced. Had the Indians not con-
tempIated a general massacre, they would
have fred or the men who were search
ng the timber. X was in accordance with
their treacherous nature to wa. until they
had our men at disadvantage before they
opened fire upon them, perhaps hoping to
XIII the whole number at the first volIey.
These Pillagers are we'll armed and are
good ruarksneu. therefore. II Is easy TO
where they had the advantage Of the
situation at the start.
IF our men are not all killed, it Is sur
missed that they have gone some distance
into the woods where they would be safe
from a night attack from another band Of
Indians who could have come upon then,
on the lake shore.
'Tf II Is true that the Cass Lake Indians
have gone to assist the Bear Islanders the
fate Of Bacon can be understood"