The Saint Paul globe., 1898-10-10
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English means Bear Trap, spoke for
Falmouth and explained the absence
OF his chief by saying the council had
been called for Sunday and Falmouth
had supposed the soldiers would OBJ
serve the Sabbath
Questioned by Col. Harbach as to
whether Falmouth would be at the
council Monday, Bear Trap conversed
with a number of the chiefs and then
stated that If Falmouth did not come
in the others would
Mah-Ge- Gah-Bow head of the peace
portion of the Bear island tribe, not
being present, the council adjourned
until tomorrow noon. Falmouth is re-
ported as saying that he does not care
for the soldiers, as he has soldiers Of
his own.
LAST CALL FOR HOSTILES.
The conference held this afternoon at
the agency between the Chippewa
chiefs and the authorities was Intended
as the last call for the hostile Reds on
Bear island. Indian Agent Sutherland
was indisposed and did not intend to
go to the council, but Gen. Bacon and
Marshal O'Connor insisted, and, though
i'll, he consented to take part AS the
case stands, the civil authorities are
about ready to turn the whole matter
over to the war. department They are
tired of being put off from day to day
by the Indians, and in case the hos
tiles are too slow in coming to time
the department of justice will step
back and allow the soldiers a free hand
Now Gen. Bacon is simply here to pro-
tect the marshal in his attempt to ar
rest Indians for whom bench warrants
have been issued. AT any moment the
transfer may take place that will en-
tirely change the present status. The
step, however, will not be taken until
the department of justice, in the per-
son of Marshal O'Connor, decides that
it is powerless to do anything more in
the matter.
1t is understood here tonight that
two additional companies of volunteers
will soon be on the ground. These men,
according to Gen BacOn's present plans
for the distribution of his forces, will
cover towns between Deer river and
Bemidji. The last detachment sent
from Fort Smelling will cover the en-
gineering dams and also be in readi-
ness to cut off the retreat of the In
dians if they attempt to leave Bear
island.
Gen. Bacon, talking Of the engage
ment Of last Wednesday, stated that
seventy-seven men enga ged, nineteen
old soldiers and fifty-eight recruits.
had never fired a gun. One man on
the firing line was doing nothing, and
Gen. Bacon asked: why don't you fire
where the smoke is?' The soldier an
sWered: 81 never fired a gun in my
life"
OF the six men killed, five were old
soldiers.
Gen. Bacon, Marshal O'Connor, In
dian Agent Sutherland and half a dozen
newspaper correspondents were given
a scare this afternoon. The party was
on the steamer Chief returning from
the reservation. The boat struck
rock and commenced to fill with water
Gen. Bacon said he would rather be
shot than drowned, threw off his over
coat and called to the pilot to beach
her. Marshal O'Connor threw off his
overcoat, and for a minute there was
the greatest consternation The pilot
assured the passengers there was no
immediate danger, but when the boat
reached the wharf half an hour later
the passengers were greatly pleased.
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