The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-13
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Minnesota Executive Sends a Tart
Message to Gen. Corbin.
He Declares the. Government May
Keep Its Soldiers and He Will Pro-
tect Settlers from the Indians
with the Militia.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 10.-The gov
ernment has notified Gov. Clough that
1t has revoked the order putting the
companies Of the Fourteenth Mime
sofa volunteers at Duluth and at St..
Paul under his orders. He had all
preparations made to send the Duluth
companies to the front at once to pro-
| tect the settlers, and was arranging
to mobilize the remaining companies
at St. Paul. He supposes that the re-
vocation is due to Gen. Bacon's mes
sage saying that the trouble was over
and that there was no more danger.
He added: .&a
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department. If necessary I will issue a
call for volunteers, arm them with such
| guns as can pick up and let the govern
ment go to the devil. am tired of doing
business with Washington. There is too
much red tar about it. Orders are issued
| one minute and revoked the next. am not
an alarmist, but it is the safe thing to be
! pre- pared. 1t will reassure the settlers and
perhaps prevent an outbreak"
W. r.. Street wires the governor
from Bemidji, west of Cass Lake:
| while do not regard the situation here
~ alarming, our people are much dis
| turbed. If you could send village author
tiles 200 stands Of arms they would be CRATE
fully received. Red Lake Indians report
| ed irrita ble."
Gov. Clough's Dispatch.
St. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 10. - The. fox
lowing telegram was sent by Gov.
Clough Saturday:
III. c. Corbin. Adjutant General, Wash
ington: No one claims that reinforce
ments were needed at Walker. I have not
been asked for assistance from that quar-
| ter, though do not think that Gen. Bacon
has won the victory he claims. The people
generally say so. The Indians claim that
they have won. and that is my opinion.
The people all along the Fosston branch
| of the Great Northern railroad are very
much alarmed and are asking for assist
ance for the protection asked of the war
| department. The soldiers are here and are
willing and ready to go. but as you have
revoked your order of yesterday, you can
do what you like with your soldiers. The
state of Minnesota will try and get along
| without any assistance from the depart
ment in the future.
m CLOUGH. Governor"
National Guard Sent.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 10-Bat-
teries A and B, Minnesota national
guard, left at eight o'clock in the
morning for Deer river and Cass lake
via Duluth. They are in command of
Maj. E. C. Libbey. One battery is from
this city and one from St. Paul. They
are all that is left of the state militia,
the infantry companies having all been
mustered into the volunteer service.
They are equipped with a Calling
and field gun for each battery, and
each man carries saber and revol-
YER.
Government Troops to Be Used.
St. Paul, MIMI, Oct. 1O.-Gen. Ba-
cons orders for the movement of mort
troops to the vicinity of Leech lake took
80 men from Fort Smelling on a special
train Saturday night. Two companies of
the Fourteenth Minnesota volunteers
are held at Duluth ready to start for
points along the Fosston line of the
Great Northern, where the two bat
teries of militia artillerymen have pre-
ceded them, and another company of
the Fourteenth, made up of so men
from company F, of Merriam Park, and
l ho ct ~,
of Camp Van Duzee, where the Four
teenth is to be mustered out, has been
ordered to take the nine o'clock train
this morning for points along that
same road. These last will take with
them the equipment of the two Duluth
companies, which was left at Camp Van
Duzee when the men were furloughed
Settlers Seek Shelter.
St. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 10.-A Pioneer
Press special from Ferris, Mimi, a
small town north of Leech Lake, says:
A report reached here late Sunday
evening of the killing of white man
near Bear island during the day. Set.
tiers living near the Indian reservation
are seeking shelter in towns along the
railroad. A large band of Indians OF
about $50 are reported camped within
two miles north of this town. Armed
citizens are guarding the town expect.
ing an attack. Indians protesting to
be friendly were at Graeland, 1A miles
west of here, Sunday evening, trying to
purchase ammunition.
Plans of the Redskins.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 1O.-A cor.
respondent of the Tribune at Walker
says he was told by man who says his
informant is hostile Pillager Indian
one who was in Wednesdays battle
and who sat in all the councils of the
Pillagers, that the Indians have sworn
to an agreement to accomplish, if posi-.
bic, the following: They will attempt
in a few days to drive from the reserva.
ton all of. the troops already there
They will, if they are successful in the
above, not allow any United States au.
thorities or United States troops there.
after to land upon the reservation. II
troops land upon point not inhabited
by the hostile Indians an attempt will
be made to drive them off as soon as
possible. The man who gave this in.
formation is believed to be thoroughly
reliable. As soon as the correspondent
had spoken with him he asked that he
speak with Gen. Bacon, which he did
and for some time he and the general
were in conference.
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