The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-10-12
ON THE WARPATH.
Rumored Massacre Of Gen. Ba-
con and His Force.
SCENE NEAR lEECH LAKE.
Causes of the Uprising of the
PilIager Indians on the Chip
peVa Reservation.

Pillager Indians on the Chip
pexa Reservation.
\ dispatch flom Walker, Minn, says
hard fight occurred with the Indians
on the other side of Leech Lake Thurs
day. An attempt was made to land on
the island and rescue the wounded
soldiers and get the bodies of the un
fortunate bluecoats who were killed,
The attempt was partly successful so
far in that four bodies were recovered
and nine soldiers who We're wounded
were rescued, but the citizens were driv-
en- to the boat and the boat driven from
the shores by skulking redskins. \
special train with 215 of the Third
infantry from Fort Smelling, under
command of Lieut.. Col. Harbach of
the department Of Dakota, arrived in
Walker at 3 clock Thursday afternoon
Another special train will leave Brain
erd tonight with 200 or 250 more sol
diers. Inspector Tinker expressed the
opinion that with 500 soldiers the lndi-
ans will be subdued, but thinks there
will be bloodshed and may be lots OF
it.
1t is said the indians from the Mills
Lacs reservation have started 300
strong to join the Leech lake Indians,
and if this is the case it will require
800 additional troops TO quell the dis
turbance. They are reported to be well
armed and going north at rapid rate.
Two hunters came in Thursday after
noon from the woods and renorted
band of Is or 20 Indians going north,
and it is supposed that they are an ad-
vance guard to the Mile Lacs Indians,
or party Of their scouts. The men
were not close enough to them to say
whether they were painted or not, but
knew they were armed. The inhabi-
tants of Walker, Lotrup and Hacken-
sack, Mimi, are terrified beyond meas
ure and are armed as far as arms and
ammunition are procurable. Little
sleep is taken by the majority OF the
citizens.
Since the uprising Of the Bear island
Indians the Indians at the Leech lake
agency have been quiet till Thursday,
but word has arrived from the agency
that the Indians have broken out and
the authorities have no control over
them and fear there will be more blood
shed. The condition Of Bacons men,
even if they were safe from annlhlla-
ton, must be deplorable. They are
lily supplied with overcoats and blan,
kets, tents they have none. Their food
supplies were short when they landed
and they were in no shape to stand a
long SIEGE -,
4 Walker, Mimi, special to The
Dispatch says: \ boat from the scene
of action has just arrived. Fighting is
still pro crossing. Maj. Wilkinson,
! one serg cant and three privates were
killed and eight wounded, Kay Bay
/ Gway Tish, chief of Indian police
! killed. 1t was impossible to bring the
wounded d to town, for the Indians kept
up a constant fire on the boat: 4
special train with 200 addition soldiers
will arrive here at 2. p. NJ, when they
Will M. transferred to the scene OF ac
tion as soon as possible. Not more
than four Indians have been killed and
! only two wounded. Capt Sheehan,
/ head deputy United States marshal
| arrived on the boat with flesh wounc
| IN the abdomen and one in the righ'
arm He says the Pillagers do moi
num Der more than 100, but they fgh'
| only as demoniacal savages can. Un
less overpowered by superior numbers
not one of them will quit fighting while
( he I las any breath in his carcass. They
are holding out now with the hope tina
/ the Cass lake Indians will soon arrive
TO their assistance. If they shoule
STRIVE before our troops are reinforced
the soldiers will have a desperate time
vi it. Afte the reinforcements ge
/ here it will take two hours to embari
I them and two hours more for them t.
} get to Sugar point. Therefore, tn
best that can be expected is that the,
will not be able to render much assls
tance except as to the force OF number
until daylight Friday The newspape
correspondents are all right.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jone
Thursday received the following dis
patch from Indian Agent j. Il. Souther
land, dated at Walker, Mimi: las
night:
1.-THE trouble at Leech lake orig!
mated in CONSCIENCE of an arrest mac
by deputy United States marshal 9
an Indian on warrant. The lndlan
overpowered the marshal and rescue
the prisoner. Troops were set her
to assist the marshal in arrestlng tn
rescuers. I have been here wee
doing my best to get the Indians
give themselves up and save trouble
but they would not Today the trool
and Indians had several battles. In
United States marshal has asked f(
moro trOonS