Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-10-07
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.
One Hundred Men and a GatIing
Gun Who Have Gone to
Help Gen. Bacon
IN A DECIDEDLY BAD TEMPER,
And Propose to Take It Out of the
Pillagers When They
Are Met.


to the Reinforcement of the Hostiles
and a General Uprising Is Certain-one
Thousand Troops Observation-Disclosures
Does Not Take the Same View of the
Situation, However.
st. Paul, Oct IA Walker. Mimi
special to The Dispatch yesterday said:
A boat from the scene OF action has
just arrived. Fighting is still progress
ing. Major Wilkinson. one sergeant and
three privates were killed and eight
wounded. Kay-Bay-Gway-Tlsh. chief
of Indian police, was killed.
Minneapolis, Oct. The Journals
Walker, Mimi, special says: The tug
Chief with 100 men and Gatling CUR
started for Bog og-Ga-wah-Ge-Shish Point
at D. m. The men We're in a bad
temper and there viii be trouble on the
mainland. The Indians at Leech Lake
are being reinforced by the Cass and
Red Lake Indians in large numbers.
general uprising is certain. We need
1000 men,
Walker. Mimi, oct. 7.-Colonel T. ].
Sheehan. deputy marshal. who was
wounded in Wednesdays fight, arrived
here early yesterday and gives a graphic
account Of the action up to the time he
started back After describing the fight
on Wednesday he said: 1T continued
during the day and evening and was
renewed this morning. although IL was
never so hot as during the first hour or
so. This morning boat made land
ing with some provisions and General
Bacon wanted to send the wounded
back. He cent me down to make ar
rangements and 1 went to the steamer
in a canoe. They brought down one
wounded man and the captain of the
boat brought him on shore. but before
tie others could be moved the Indians
opensd n hot fire on the boat and we
had to leave.
Three Killed and Eight Wounded.
About six miles out we met the
Flora going in with thirty or more
nrned men and everything the soldiers
needed. When / left there had been
five killed and eight wounded, besides
the Indian policeman. Three men were
sick. 1 don't know the names of any OF
the killed or wounded except Major
Wilkinson. General Bacon handled his
men magnificently and was on the fir
ing line during the whole of the en-
Eagement encouraging his men and di-
recting the operations. He was ably
seconded by Major Wilkinson until he
was killed. and Lieutenant Ross. under
fire for the first time, showed himself a
born fighter"
Provisions Landed for the Men
Several small boats and the steamer
Flora went out during the night and
early yesterday to endeavor TO land
provisions for General Bacon's be-
lagured command and bring away the
dead and wounded. The Flora had
thirty Brainerd fighters and few 9TH
er armed citizens. The Vera alone sue
ceeded in effecting the purpose of the
trip Harris McCabe. with the Vera.
made a landing on the north end OF
Bear island where the troops are ne
trenched. landing sufficient quantity OF
provisions to relieve immediate necessi-
ties of the men. An attempt was then
made TO bring down some of the
wounded. The steamer could not ap-
prosch close to the shore and il was
necessary TO use a small boat. One man
was brought across the open, but the
Indians concentrated their fire on this
point and on the boat. The place was
too hot and McCabe was forced toleave.
Agency Indians Are Restless
The agency Indians have been dis
posed to be peaceful up TO yesterday,
but Wednesday night one OF the In
dian police was killed by the troops by
mistake and the Indians are now dis
posed to be hostile. The occurrence was
most unfortunate. but IL is hard to say
how any blame can attach to the troops.
The Indian policeman. Ruslin. who was
said TO be one of the best Of the agency
Indians. shad accompanied the troops
and had fought valiantly. but was shot
in the darkness by the troops. who mis-
took him for a hostile
NEWS AT THE WAR OFFICE
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