Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-06

FAMILIES BEING REMOVED.
All families are being removed from the
agency at this time. / am going back TO
the Point Immediately. The Army De-
partment in st. Paul should be notified.
General Bacon is beyond telegraph COM
munication. and no boats can reach him |
for three hours.
4:10 p. M.-The fighting seems to have
ceased. / leave at once.
THE INDIAN GRIEVANCES.
The Pillager and other neighboring In |
dians Of the White Earth Reservation
claim TO have many reasons for their
present outbreak. although the direct
trouble with the Pillagers comes over at
tempts to bring in some of the Indians
to the United States Court at Duluth, in
connection with lquor-sellfng cases.
Their grievances go back through many
years. and there have been legislative
and other attempts to settle them, one Of
the latest being the Nelson law, regard
ing the sale OF the timber on the Indian
lands. The Indians claimed that the me-
thod of disposing OF this was both cum-
bersome and expensive. and that shey
were the sufferers.
In regard to serving as witnesses In IL
legal liquor-selling cases. they clained
that the deputy marshals left them TO
find their own way home from Duluth.
without having paid them the proper
mileage This is denied by the deputies.
THE INDIAN LEADER.
The leader IN the troubles with the Pill
layers is an old warrior Bog All Nah &c
Shig. not a chief. who recently returned
from court and was soon afterward
sought again by the deputies. He alleged
ill-treatment in being turned adrift and
penniless in Duluth. and aroused the
other Indians to protest against the way
he claimed to have been treated.
The United States marshals declared TO
them that the old mans story was un-
| founded but the Reds had been stirred
up to such a pitch that trouble evidently
came through the deep-seated feellns
growing out of the alleged ill-treatment
over their timber lands and other nat
| ters.
SITUATION VERY GRAVE.
NINNEAPOIIS. MINI, october "a
special to the Tribune from Walker,
| Minn.. SAYS I'm regard to its STAFF corre-
| spondent at the scene Of the indian
| trouble:
| "Have not heard Of your man Beaton
| since the fight began. at II: 80 A. Nj. The
last | heard OF him he was among the
| Indians with Brill. and was running. ana
| the Indians were firing at him. fear for
| his safety. as well as for General Bacon
| and his men, The situation is very grave.
There has been a special train ordered
| here from Brainerd by the county Com
nissIoners, with arms and ammunition
We have Just received information from
washington that more troops are on theil
way here.
EVERY ONE EXCITED.
every one is very much excited, yet
the situation is such as 10 warrant it,
Another special to the Tribune from
Walker. MINI. later, says:
"Haye heard nothing further from Mr.
Beaton. We are expecting the speca
from Rrainerd every minute. Have JUS
been advised that it will soon reach us
With thirty armed men and the extra rife
and ammunition
CONSIDERABLE BLOODSHED.
WALKER. MINI, October 5.-Rumor
of a hard fight with the Indians to-day a
Leech Lake are somewhat conflicting, al
though all reports agree that the resul
has been considerable shedding of bloo
and some loss of life on both sides. n
word has come from the front for seve
raj hours, which fact is looked upon a
| somewhat omnOus. The most eXcltn
| report is that the detachment of tn
] Third Regiment with General Bacon ma
| been massacred.
KILLED OR PRISONERS?
/ The correspondent of the Minneapoli
Tribune Beaton. and Knappen, OF ih
e MINNEAPOLIS Times are known TO nav
been in the fight, and one report Is tna
| they have been killed, while another r,
| | mort saws they are prisoners in the hano
;, of the Indians.
This little town has been full of excite
y ment all day, and as the reports Irol
: the other side Of the lake came III III
o people became frantic, and Efforts wei
o made to get up force To 30 TO the ne
a of the troops. This will be sent III le
horrs re;nforcements coming on speel
: Tin from Brainerd. However, add
- tional soldiers are needed, ana the lee
Inc ia general that they cannot come tC
p soon. -. .,,,,, r,,1.,rr
NJ da,,e fight occurred thirty mile
= from Walker. on a point jutting out iii
tba lake near Bear Island. The soltner
ioo strong under command OF Gener'
Iobn Racon and Major Wilkinson, ha
arrived here last evening, and at nal
i nast 4 this morning they went on boaI
V hoats and were carried TO the poii
e named. where a landing was maue VII
I. considerable difficulty, gale OF VIII
II having stirred up a pretty hVeiy sc
n ~ landing was effected at about
o'clock scouts we're hurried through Il
4. bushes in every direction, and for thr'
)t hours no trace of the Indians coulu
re found. Finally. at about halt-past H. u
he soldiers were drawn up in an open spa
= near the shore of the lake. ana prepar
IN tions were about to begin for dinne
u The soldiers were still In line, tnoush u
II coffee-making had commenced.
INDIANS OPEN FIRE.
Suddenly a shot was fired from u
. house of Bog All Nah &c Shig, the mi
:, who has been the head and centre OF u
H. H. whole difficulty. Corporal Ed Harris,
=. walker half-breed, was struck, and
arm broken. This shot seemed to be
,. signaI for Immediately shots came fro
- every direction and three men we
- dronned and were carried TO the res
- Tho soldiers. who are veterans not alo
of Santiago battle-helds, but OF many
.' Indian slxirmish knew what TO do, a
- al the first shot all found shelter, a
- awaited another yolley, to tell the
where TO shoot. General Bacon ana MAJ
u yyulinson steadied their men with c
~, coura eing words, and with a second "
" Ia,, tho Indians attempted a rush on
o soldiers. ,,,>,r,,,,,r,
VALE A DOZEN REDS DROPPED.
IL The rattling volley from the regul'
tbat met the oncoming Reds stopped
rush and showed back the Indians,
III thouoh half dozen of them were dr.
lis ned bv the soldiers in the first fire.
IT. Srs from the Pillagers then became m
ty scattering. and the soldiers made
I'M charge and drove them back, though
ay firing continued.
lis The steamers on which the soldiers
ma iH~ "a thoSa used nv the no