River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-10-13
Is GROWING SERIOUS.
Further Trouble Is Feared with
Bear Island Indians.
Government VIII Deal Strictly with
RebeIfious Ones-Fede ral and State
Authorities Working in Har-
mony-Many Loyal Indians.

OhcA-t
Authorities Working in Har-
mony-Many Loyal Indians.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. H. - The
federal and state authorities are now
working in harmony toward the quell-
ing of the Indian revolt. Gen. Bacon
offered to come down from Walker
to confer with Gov Clough, but the
latter advised conference by wire.
He received the following message
from Gen. Bacon:
Situation bad: conference yesterday re-
suited in nothing None Of the Indian
coming IN to Walker. Troops needed az
Cass Lake
Nevertheless the governor believes
that the situation is well in hand and
that the recalcitrants are practically
surrounded by soldiers.
War to the End.
Walker. Mimi, Oct. 11-War will be
declared against the Bear Island In
dams if they do not surrender the 20
men for whom the marshal holds war
rants. The United States government
is committed to this policy by com
munication sent to all the camps of
the Chippewas Monday afternoon. 1t
was formulated at the council here
Monday and is as follows:
ITO All Rebellious Indians: The govern
ment makes law for you as well as for the
whites and Furnishes all alike who disobey
the law. The Bear islanders must come in
and surrender the men whose names are
written on the marshal's list. The others
Will be permitted to return to their homes
and be good. If they do not come In and
surrender without delay they Will be
hunted and killed or captured by the SOL
ders in both winter and summer and not
allowed to return to Bear island. The gov
eminent has many soldiers already here
and around the lake and will have many
more II needed.
ARTHUR w. TINKER,
UNITED States Indian Inspector"
! Gen. Bacon will await an answer and
in the meantime will strengthen his
guards at strategic points. He re-
CARDS the outlook as less threatening,
at least for the moment. He is hope
| full that the Bear islanders, when they
find their bucks are not to be held re-
sponsible for the killing of the sol
diers. will hasten to take advantage
of this easy way open for their escape.
Others. including United States Mar
shall O'Connor and majority of men
prominent in this crisis, have no faith
in the red men, and believe force will
be necessary to make the fighting Pill
| layers respect the law.
VIII Take No Chances.
Washington, Oct. IL. Officials of
/ - M md the in
terror department. are inclined to the
belief that the seriousness of the In
dian uprising in Minnesota has been
exaggerated. They are not disposed,
! however, to take anything for granted.
/ Adit Gen. Corbin has telegraphed Gen.
4 Baconthat he could have all the troops
he might deem necessary to quell the
demonstration of the hostiles. The
Fourth infantry, now at Fort Sheri-
dan, Chicago, and the Seventeenth in
| fantry, now at Columbus barracks,
have been placed at Gen. Bacon's dis
posal. Both regiments are prepared
| to move TO the scene of the uprising at
a few hours notice.
Militia Start for Reservation,
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 11.-At ten
/ o'clock Monday morning 100 men Of
the Fourteenth Minnesota left for
| towns on the Fosston extension of the
1 Great Northern road on the northern
1 border of the Leech Lake reservation.
/ Lieut.. Col. Johnson was in command
and had with him Maj. Schaeffer, Capt.
| Holmes, Adjt Whine, Capa. Surgeon
Dorsey, Lieuts. Baker, Brisbin, Smiley,
/ O'Brien and Quartermaster Coke. The
| men carried tents, 100 rounds of am
munition and several days rations.
! They are mostly from companies
and I, but all the ~ companies are rep
| resented. They will be stationed most
! ~ at Farris and Bemidji. The special
/ train goes by the Eastern Minnesota to
/ Duluth, thence west on the Fosston
line.
Armed Bucks Move south.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. IA spe-
cial to the Journal from Cass lake
saws that armed bucks are undoubt-
eddy proceeding south. Calls were re-
ceived from Bemidji for troops, but
none were sent, as this was considered
the more crucial point. There is con-
siderable apprehension and an un-
doubted necessity for troops to allay
panic in the small towns along this
| line.
Declare Their Loyalty.
White Earth, Mimi, Oct. ia
grand council composed of 30 chiefs
and head men, including leading
mixed bloods of the White Earth res
ervation, representing some 5000 peo-
pie, was held here Monday Resolu-
tions were adopted deploring the sad
state of affairs existing at Leech Lake
and denouncing the authors of the
mischief. A petition of loyalty to the
government was signed by all present.
Spain Makes Reply.
Paris, Oct. Sat Fridays session of
the joint peace commission, which
lasted only so minutes. The Spanish
commissioners presented SPANS re-
ply to Americas demands regarding
Cuba and Puerto Rico. The tenor of
the reply is emnently satisfactory,
Spain yielding on all essential points.
No allusion was made to the Philip
pines in the Spanish reply, as il dealt
exclusively with protocol matters, and
the Philippines are not mentioned in
that instrument.
Blanco to Hold Havana.
Paris, Oct. 1.-THE Spanish commits