The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-12
Getting Ready to Resist General &C.
cons Reported Attack.
THEY ARE GATHERING IN FORCE.
They IIavcias Many at Loeb Lake as
by Rail-Thc situation il Crit
icaI. as Bacon is Determined
and the Indians VIII
Not Submit.

MINNEAPOLIS, oct. il-General Bas
con to-day wired Colonel sturgis. assist
ant adjutant- general, in charge Of tho
Department OF Dakota, to send all the
remaining ablc-bodicd soldiers OF the
Third. left at Fort Smelling. There arc
only about 2JO available men. and these
will be sent to Walker tomorrow morn
ing.
The Journal star correspondent at
Walker. MINI. wires:
Commissioner Jones was welcomed by
the chiefs, who seemed glad he had come.
lie was informed that runners from the
l5ear Island Camp brought word that tho
braves would receive any one for con-
ference except soldiers and marshals. II
soldiers came they would fight.
4 PRETEXT.
They wanted to go TO Sugar Point.
where the battle was fought, for con-
ference on the pretext that steamers
could not land at their camp The mes
sengers counted thirty bucks in tho
camp. and the latter claimed that they
had lost but one killed and two squa~s
behind one tree. and one bullet went
through the tree, hitting al three
The Journals correspondent at cass
Lake wires:
SERIOUS RUMORS.
Indian runners from the South have
passed here going North and from them
Information Of more serious nature
than anything heard here heretofore has
been obtained. The hOstes at Bear
Island have heard that General Bacon
Intends to attack them within forty -eight
hours and are buslly engaged preparing
to resist The Indians are well posted
on everything that goes on at Walker ana
at the agency. They are strongly en-
trenched. and have sent out insulting
messages TO the whites.
The runners are busiy bringing in re-
inforcements from other branches OF the
tribe. and the red men are wavering be-
tween peace and war There have passed
down the waterway TO Boch Lake in the
past three days as many Indians as there
have soldiers come on our railroad
GATHERING IN FORCE.
1t Is estimated by the woodsmen here
that at least 800 reds who viii Join the
hostiles on the slightest encouragement
are now within striking distance or Locn
Lake dam.
Chief Chippewa Pine Estimator Seeye
who has come in from Brainerd, brings
alarming reports. He says
Bacon Will make another attack IN Il
day or two. He is determined to get
the Indians or their bodies. IL he does
neither the reds will make 4 break
north FOR the Big Fork country He can
not follow them and they will have time
20 do awful damage TO tho settlers,
struggling villages and railroad property
ls they flee 4 consider the situation ex-
tremely critical both here and along tho
road particularly at points where the
land and water routes cross. Some OF
my estlmat0rs are starting back 10 work
to-day. but only where the troops can
protect them.
INSPECTOR TINKER'S REPORT.
WASHINGTON, oct. 1.-THE Interior
Department received the following tele1
gram late this afternoon:
Walker. MINI. oct. llth.
To the Secretary Of the Interior
Runners from hostile camp here to
the agency last night and report that
the hostiles are willing TO council at
Sugar Point. A delegation under dlrec-
ton OF tho Father AlOysus starts for
that point by steamer this afternoon.
Situation seems TO look bright.
(Signed) TINKER.
Inspector.
TO HAVE TROOPS READY.
CHICAGO, oct. 1l-Orders have been
received at Division Headquarters here
from General Bacon in command OF tho
Department OF the Laks and the Da-
kOtas to have the Fourth Infantry at
Fort Sheridan and the Seventeenth Inc
fantry at Columbus barracks, Ohio. held
in readiness FOR immediate service nj tho
scene OF the Indian trouble in Minnesota