The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-10
THE HOSTILE INDIANS.
General Bacon Prepared For q
Treacherous Demonstration.
SIGNING A PEACE DECLARATION.
Those Who Claim to Oppose War VIII
Send an Address to tho President.
General Bacon VIII Have Seven Hun.
dred soldiers In the Field Tonight.

Send an Address to tho President
General Bacon VIII Have Seven Hun
dred soldiers In the Field Tonight
Walker Mimi, Oct. 10.-When the
troops reached the agency they fount
that the friendly Indians had main.
tained a picket line covering the whole
line of woods which surrounded the
settlement. AS many as so of the In.
dians have done picket duty. Now that
the troops are on the grounds these
formal preparations for defense will
probably be abandoned, but there will
be Indian scouts out all the time ready
to bring prompt warning of anything
that even looks dangerous. 1t Is said
by those who know them that these
agency Indians would not hesitate to
Kill a hostile as quickly as would a
soldier. Saturday night NAH Ge- Cay
Bow. one of the head men of the Bear
Island Indians, arrived on the agency
point with 27 canoe loads of the Bear
Islanders. comprising those of them
who are for peace.
There were rs or 100 In the party, men,
women and children. They went into
camp about five miles from the agency
and Mah-Ge-G -Gah-Bow called on Gem
eral Bacon at once He said that he
had told the hostles on the island that
he could not go with them, that he and
his friends were for peace with the
white men. and that they were going
to the agency.
"All right" said the hostiles, lacon-
icaly, "tell them what we are doing"
and they allowed Nah Ge- -Gah- Bow to
depart in peace.
He did say that so far as he knew
none of the hostilcs were killed in the
fight. but they all say that. AS to how
many Indians We're actually on the
warpath the agency Indians were dis
posed to hold the number down to
something under 100, and many of them
say that there are not more than 25
or 80.
Dr. Hart has prepared paper which
the Indians are being asked to sign as
fast as they come into the agency. 1t
is already signed by more than 100 In
dams, including dozen or fifteen of
the chiefs and head men from Flat
Mouth down. 1t reads as follows:
''To the Great Father. Washington:
I'VE. the undersigned Chippewa
Pillager Indians of the Leech Lake
reservation in Minnesota, deplore the
outbreak of some Of our brethren upon
this reservation, and believing you de-
sire that Justice shall be done in your
dealings with us we have therefore,
ef,lt ip loI
main loyal to the United States and
friendly to our white brethren. and
we agree to use our influence with our
friends and relatives, the Bear Island
Indians, to lay down their arms and
quietly submit to the authorities of the
United States"
General Bacon's orders for the move
ment of more troops to the vicinity Of
Leech Lake took ninety men from Fort
Smelling on special train Saturday
night. Today more troops are en- route,
and by tonight over 700 soldiers will be
scattered all around Leech Lake pro-
tecting settlers and property from the
possible attack of the uncertain num-
Der of Indians now In arms against the
government because they objected to
being taken to court as witnesses in
prosecutions for illegal selling of liquor
to Indians.
The situation today is more ominous
than ever. At the agency yesterday
council was held between the Indians,
General Bacon, Colonel Herbach, In
dian Agent Sutherland and Marshal
OConnor. The result of the conference
was not In any way unlike that of those
previously held except in the fact that
not one of the leading men of the diff
eerent bands was present.
There We're, however, representatives
present from Bear Island, Cass Lake,
Ottertail Point and Pine Point. but
none of these has any influence with
the tribesmen. The only conclusion to
be drawn Is that the leaders of the diff
ferent bands sent men there merely as
stool pigeons, and that others of their
number are now preparing for the war;
path.
A most significant fact Is this Sat
urday 30 canoe loads Of Bear Island
Indians and their families, protesting
to be peaceful arrived at the agency.
Yesterday every one of the bucks in
the party left but where they have |
BVtlt Dllly " Dt Su1IIllSeQ. lnhTP Is |
little doubt, however, that they have |
left for Bear Island to join those who |
are already prepared to fight. There
must be by this time several hundred
armed mon on the island and from
what can be learned today many more
lre on the road.
BURiING THE INDIANS VICTIMS.
IIonors Major Wilkinson
and His Brave Comrades.
Minneapolis, Oct. 10.-The funerals Of
Major Melville G.. Wilkinson, Sergeant
william Butler and Privales Alfred Sc
bell, Edward Lowe, John Olmstead and
John Showolstocler, members Of the
Third United States infantry. who fell
n the battle with the Indians at Leech
Lake Oct s, were held at Fort Smelling
yesterday afternoon. 1t Is estimated
hat 5000 to 5000 people from Mnne-
apolis and st. Paul were in attendance.
irand Army men from the twin cities
Ind the soldiers home to the number
u 800 or 400, attended, and there was
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