The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-15
THE FINAL COUNCIL
WITH THE H0STILES
FILLAGERS STATE THEIR GRIEy-
ANCEs TO MIR. JONES AND
MARSHALL O'CONNOR
PROMISE TO BRING
IN THE HOSTILE BAND

According to the Indians n Gem
eraI Massacre of Bacon's Com-
mand Was Prevented Only bv
the Embarkation of the Troons
Desire for Peace Expressed by
the Chippewa Chiefs.
Staff Special to The st. Paul Globe.
WALKER, Mimi, Oct. 14-With the
assistance Of a steamboat, May-Dway-
We-Nind, Bear island chief, prom
lses to do his best to have the twenty
one Indians wanted by O'Connor sur
rendered on or before Wednesday next.
This was the result Of council held at
the agency this afternoon.
Commissioner Jones, DR.. Hall, DR..
Hart, Father Aloysius, Rev. Charles
Wright, Marshal O'Connor, Deputy
George Henry, w. F. Campbell and an
| audience Of officers, soldiers, Indians
and correspondents, numbering about
200, attended the council. 1t was held
in the open, and seven of the chiefs
who participated were resplendent in
NNN2A'ANiA, OSdOoJ 4SdlIlEIS, paint anu
blankets.
Gus Beauleau and William BeIanger
acted as interpreters. Commissioner
Jones asked the Indians to speak free
ly, and for two hours three Of the Pill
| layers, with Father Aloysius and Com
| missioner Jones, held the center Of the
stage, or rather the vacant lot between
the agency building and DR.. Hart's
residence.
The first one to talk was May-Dwa-
We-Nind, who said he spoke for the
two bands, those who fought as well as
those who did not The band had laid
down their arms and clubs and were
willing to stand as they did before the
trouble. He had been told to go and
assist in settlement, and he was
ready
Falmouth said he and his children
were pleased to see Commissioner
Jones. His presence was to settle the
differences that had caused the trou-
BILE. His nephew and other Bear Isl
anders had put down their guns, and
now they asked that the whites put
down their guns. This was the first
time the young men had done any
AASAl1AAS' L L C1lI IS 1IIQI1uS udQ frequent
ly fought the whites, but this was
the first time the Chippewas had
fought. He asked that the men who
were engaged in the fight be allowed
to walk around in peace, and that the
trouble with the soldiers be overlooked.
-Way-Be-Ning said he had
endeavored to make peace because he
was friendly to the whites and also
had the interests Of the Indians at
heart. He was anxious, and so were
all the Chippewas, to settle the trouble.
He had not heard from the whites
whether they were willing to settle the
trouble.
UP TO MR.. JONES.
This put the problem up to Mr.. Jones
but he lodged 1t by saying he came
to hear the Indians talk. There were
certain things he could not do. as he
had no authority but he would be glad
to hear, and when he returned to
Washington do what he could to help
them out Of the trouble. Continuing,
he said:
"I promised the Pillagers that we
would not hold them responsible for
the battle with the soldiers We are
is willing to overlook that and let It
go; but there are some things we can
not overlook. Some Of your men lib
Grated prisoners from the marshal If
any Of the white people had done this.
they would expect to be punished. What
we insist on now is that these people
give themselves up to the marshal.
LAS 1 told the Pillagers the other
day they must give themselves up 70
the marshal. The names were read to
the Indians the other day. Now ask
those who are willing to give them
selves up to go back and try to get all
to surrender"
Father Aloysius informed the coun-
Gil he was very glad men from Bear
island were present. At the council
on Duck Point the Indians promised
him they were for peace, and he knew
they always spoke the truth. The last
treaty had made them citizens OF the
United States, and while they did not
know the law, they must obey. The
Indians wanted peace and the white
men also wanted peace.
1T Is" he said. Gin your hands to
make peace AS a priest and servant
VI SOu L duNlSe you 10 make quick
work Of bringing about peace. AS a
citizen I advise you to make peace, as
the women and children are afraid be-
cause of the trouble, and have no rest
day or night"
yDwaWe-Nind called attention
to the fact that q delegation from the
Pillagers had been sent to Washing
ton four times to settle the troubles,
but nothing had ever been done. The
Chippewas felt they could not rely On
the laws. Many white men were
around the reservation and they had
often spilled the blood Of Indians. The
trouble was always the fault of whites
He had quietly submitted to having
his property taken and the Indians
were not to blame.
Kay-Gway- -Way-Be-Ning charg-
ed that in the past the whites had not
told the truth. He did not sign the
treaty, because he saw what would
happen and it had happened. If the
treaty had been kept as made there
would have been no trouble. The law
was for the purpose of giving the
whites and half-breeds the chance to
take the pine, which they had done.
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