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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-10-12
INDIANS. ARE BEATEN
Gen. Bacon Thinks the Trouble Is
Now Ended.
A General Outbreak Is Not Feared
Complete List of Wednesdays
Fatalities-Origin of the
Indian Troubles.

Washington, Oct. S.-Reports re-
ceived by the officials of the war and
interior departments from the In
dian outbreak are of reassuring char
acter and they now feel that the up
rising may be regarded as over. Gen.
Bacon, who has charge of affairs in
the department of which he is in COM
mand, will remain at Walker for the
present and this, it is hoped, will have
a quoting effect on the citizens of the
surrounding country who have felt
that they were in danger from the
redskins. Steps will be taken to have
an investigation made with a view to
fixing the responsibility among the In
dams for their stand against the gov
eminent. The following is Gen. Ba-
cons latest dispatch:
walker Mimi, via Brainerd, Oct. l.
Arrived here at noon with my detachment
in good condition, the killed and badly
wounded having been shipped to Fort
Smelling this morning. The Indians have
been badly whipped and left the country
adjacent to the fight. En- route here other
Chippewa bands displayed white flags
along the lake shore. Much talk here of
general Indian outbreak. Will ascertain
facts and report later. Find Col Harbach
at this place with eco men. Third infantry.
Will remain myself and keep troops here
awaiting developments Regret exagger-
ated rumors published resulting from my
inability to communicate Have been in
no danger Of massacre and need no re-
endorsements"
General Outbreak Not Feared.
The following reassuring dispatch
was received Friday by Indian Commits
sioner Jones from Gus III. Beaulieu, a
well-known Chippewa Indian, who has
transacted considera BILE business for
that band in Washington.
Walker, Mimi, Oct. 7.-Not more than
rs or 80 Indians engaged in the outbreak.
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MORE MEN.
Two Companies of the 14th Regiment to
Go to Bear Island.

TWO Companies of the 18th Regiment to
Go to Bear Island.
Minneapolis, Oct. 1O-Two compan-
les of the 14th regiment. Minnesota
volunteers, will leave here today to
afford protection to the people residing
in the neighborhood of the Indian dis
turbance in the northwestern part of
the state. This is the result of Gov.
Coughs vigorous action, and he is &C.
cordingly pleased. He maintained
right along that the troops at hand
should be made use of and if their
presence should prevent an outbreak
his purpose would have been accom-
plished.
Gen. Bacon. telegraphed Maj. S. D.
Sturgis, st. Paul, yesterday to send
whatever troops the governor might
deem necessary to preserve order. I his
is the outcome of the telegram from
the war department received Satur-
day night, ordering Gen. Bacon to con-
fer with Gov. Clough regarding the
placing of troops at the unprotected
towns.
Upon receiving word from Maj. Stur-
gis, Gov. Clough suggested that two
companies of the 18th regiment be sent
out. This was agreed to- and on the
morning train today 200 men from
Camp Van Duzee will leave fully
armed and equipped for the purpose.
Gov. Clough at first thought it would
save time to call out two companies
from Duluth, but he received word
from there to the effect that they had
no tents and no supplies.
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The War investigation.

Washington, Oct. s.--Three wit
uesses were before the war investigat-
ing commission Friday, Gen. Greene,
who participated in the battle at Ma
Mia; Col. Lee, chief quartermaster at
Camp Thomas, and Maj. Hersey, who
was for a time in command of the
Roosevelt rough riders. Each admitted
the possibility of individual cases of
suffering and discomfort, but all said
that the vast majority of complaints
were exaggerated, if not without
foundation They agreed in saying
that no army was ever so abundantly
and luxuriously supplied as was the
American army in the Spanish war.
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Chief Caywuche Waybinung and Mache-
guhbow, both of Bear island, and Wah-
bununnee, of Leech Lake village. doing all
in their power to suppress the outbreak
Chief Falmouth arrived at Leech Lake viii
lage to-day with a large number of fol-
lowers and is strongly opposing the out
break. Indians coming into Leech Lake
rapidly and registering their names in over
seers office with the intention of remaining
at the village until trouble has subsidized.
White Earth, Red Lake and Mile Lac In
dams not affected. Think there will be no
general uprising"
List of Fatalities.
A complete list of those killed and wound
ed in Wednesdays battle is as follows:
KILLED-Maj. Miviile Wilkinson, Sergt.
William Butler, Privates Lowe, Olmstead.
Wallenstocker, Zebell.
WOUNDED-E. E. Antonello, shot in leg;
Levy Ayers, sergeant, shot in neck; Rich
ard Boucher, shot through the shoulder;
Edward Brown, shot in face; John Daily,
shot in thigh; Charles Francis; Private
Godfrey, shot through the shoulder;
Charles Jelsen, Albert Schuyler: Charles
Turner shot through the shoulder; George
Wicker, shot in leg; Edward Harris, city
marshal of Walker; Joseph Oscar. pilot of
steamer Jennie; T. j. Sheehan. deputy
United States marshal: Tinker. Indian in
spector; Henry Walters. engineer of tug
Jennie.
How Maj. Wilkinson Was Killed.
Mat Wilkinson was killed Wednesday
afternoon. He received a flesh wound in
the leg and retired to have it dressed by
Dr.. Harris. the surgeon with the party. He
then reported to Gen. Bacon on the firing
line as ready for duty, and while talking
with Gen. Bacon an Indian sharpshooter
picked him out Maj. Wilkinson was shot
through the body from side to side and
died almost instantly.
1.-THE trouble with the Bear Island In
dams, who, to distinguish them from the
Chippewas, are called "Pillagers," dates
from early last spring. Since the end of
the logging season in March these red men
have been nursing their discomfort over the
workings of the dead and down" timber
bill of 1897 The discomfort came to head
when two mixedIblood deputy marshals,
unpopular because they had managed last
winter to get lions share Of the dead and
down" timber, tried to exercise their au-
thority in making arrests. On September
II band Of 20 Pillagers took away two pris-
oners from Deputy Marshal Morrison by
force These men are all now wanted on
bench warrants for contempt OF court. and
1t is these men whom the Indians refuse to
<s,,rropdar
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DOMESTIC.

United States Senator Quay and his
son gave bail in Philadelphia on a
charge of conspiracy to rob the state.
Over 1000 persons, mostly farmers,
have lost all their possessions in the
forest fires in northern Wisconsin.
Later reports say that at least 100
dives were lost by the storm which
devastated parts of the Georgia and
Florida coasts and $1,O00,ooo in finan-
cial loss was entailed.
Lloyd and Joseph Henderson and
Frank Dorst were buried in a sand
bank at Rockport, Mo-, and were dead
when taken out.
Rains have quenched the forest fires
around Cumberland, Wis.
The schooner Sarah E. Palmer was
lost off Stone inlet, near Charleston,
S. c., and her crew of eight was
drowned.
The battleship Illinois was launched
at Newport News, Va, in the presence
of 10000 people, and was christened
by Miss Nancy Letter, of Chicago.
William Ballard, Burt Puvis and
John Gatlin were suffocated by gas in
q well at Somerset, Kan.
With 100000 due to depositors the
Tradesmen's national bank closed it's
doors in New York city.
It is announced that Hawaii will be-
come territory of the United States
and will be allowed one representative
dn congress.
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Happenings of the Past Seven
Days in Brief.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
casualties and Fires, Personal and PO-
litical Notes, Business Failures and
Assumptions, Weather Record.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL PARTS
WAR NEWS.

The war department has decided to
send more troops to Puerto Rico at
Cnce.
Maj. Gen. Merritt, who commanded
the American troops at Manila, arrived
in Paris to appear before the peace
commissioners.
Gen. Otis reports the number of
deaths among American troops in the
Philippines since July 1 at four officers
and SO privates.
The warships Baltimore and Petrol
have been. ordered to China to safe
guard American interests and protect
the life and property of American citi-
zens in the event of an outbreak in the
interior.
Twelve hundred Spanish troops
sailed for Spain from San Juan and
two transports were being loaded with
men as rapidly as possible.
Gen. Wood proposes to inaugurate
system of municipal taxation in Santi-
ago de Cuba.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler testified before
the war investigating committee in
Washington that there was no short
age of food or medicines for soldiers.
and declared many reports to the con-
trary were false.
Spanish troops continue evacuating
territory in Puerto Rico and the
American troops take possession of it
as soon as evacuated.
It is stated on authority that the
variaus stories published relating to
4 hax IL - he
in Paris are purely speculative.
The Spanish government has sane
toned the sale, to South American re-
publics, of the Spanish gunboats lying
in Cuban waters.
1t is announced from Madrid that
Admiral Cervera will be appointed
life senator.
Secretary Long has named the four
new monitors contracted for as fol-
lows: The Connecticut. the Florida,
the Arkansas and the Wyoming.
Maj. Ger. Fitzhugh Lee will go to
Havana the latter part of this month
to assume command of the United
States military forces in the Cuban
capital.
Admiral Howell has been relieved
from the command of the North At
Iantic squadron and his flagship, the
San Francisco, has been ordered out of
commission.
The transport Port Victor sailed
from New York for Puerto Rico with
a large quantity of conmissary and
1uartermaster's stores.
Orders were received at Jacksonville,
Fla, for the Seventh corps to prepare
at once to go to Savannah, where it
will be embarked for Cuba.
Before the war investigating COM
mittee Gen. Lee detailed the conditions
prevailing at the camp at Jackson
vile. He said the site was good one,
the supplies were plentiful, the men
we'll taken care of, and he had no COM
plant to make of the war depart
ment's treatment of his command.
Gen. Calixto Garcia left Santiago de
Cuba for the interior on his mission of
disbanding the Cuban insurgents.
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Iiab,,,t,e. Of sa.soo,ooo.

New York, Oct. Irrational Bank
Examiner Kimball had not finished his
investigation of the affairs of the
Tradesmen's bank Thursday, but he
had gone far enough into the books of
the concern to show him that the LA
bilities would not be less than $780,
600, and that they would probably
reach $4,000 900. This is more than
five times the amount of the banks
capital-$75O, OOc-on which II is es-
timated that President James Mac
Naughton ard those associated with
him were doing business of at least
$500. 900 day.
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Personal AND POLITICAL.

James L. High, one of the leading
members of the Chicago bar and a
lawyer of national reputation, died in
Chicago, aged "a years.
Henry George has declined to &C.
cept the nomination for governor of
New York on the Chicago platform
democrats ticket and Henry McDon-
aid has been named in his place.
Mrs. Sobrina Shoemaker celebrated
her one hundred and third birthday at
her home near Covington, Ind.
The Massachusetts, democratic state
convention at Worcester nominated a
ticket headed by Alexander B. Bruce,
of that city, for governor.
The democrats in the Fourth district
of Wisconsin have nominated Joseph
G. DonneIly, of Milwaukee, for con-
gress.
The Colorado middle-of-the-road
populists nominated Simon Guggen-
helm, of Denver. for governor.
In the Georgia election Allen D.
Gambler (dem.) was elected governor
over Hogan (pop.) by not less than TO-
900 majority.
The Texas prohibitionists have nom
mated D. P. Bailey, of Houston. for
governor.
Mrs. Phoebe Clark Chilly, 1902 years
old, was buried in New York. Her
mind was clear up. to the time. of her
death.
Ex-Judge Sidney Smith, an old-time
member of the Cook county bar, and
prominent on the bench and in politics.
died suddenly in Chicago, aged 60
years.
In convention in Boston the Massa-
chusetts republicans renominatedR Roger
Wolcott for governor.
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The Chinese legation in London Off
cially contradicts the report of the en-
peror's death.
Queen Victoria and her daughter, the
ex-Empress Frederick of Germany,
had a narrow escape from death in
runaway at Balmoral. Scotland.
In fire that nearly destroyed Han
kow. China. 1000 lives were probably
lost.
While urging disarmament of the ma
tions and universal peace Russia is ac-
lively preparing for any possible war.
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MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

Minnesota's state fair has closed
with a cash balance of $1,000 on
hand.
Four monuments to West Virginia
soldiers were dedicated on Gettysburg
Pa.) battlefield.
Lieut.. Col. Brodie, of the rough riders,
has been nominated for delegate to con-
gress by the Arizona republicans.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Peters, of San
Francisco, have studied law together
and were recently admitted to the bar.
Rev. Arson Dodge, of ST. Simon's is
land, Georgia. has endowed an Episco-
pal mission in Allahabad. India. with
$4,000.
Prof. J. w. Johnson, of Oregon state
university. who has just died, crossed
the plains driving an OK team with his
parents in 1850.
Rev. j. M. Riddle. who has just been
installed in the pastorate of the Second
Baptist church in Columbus, c.. was
formerly slave.
The Chinese emperor has sent to the
Chinese consul in Havana 1000 bags of
rice to be distributed among his hungry
subjects in Cuba's capital.
Russell Sage is the only living origin
al director of the New York Central
railroad and the only survivor of the
founders of the Fifth avenue bank.
w. H. Riehl, of Cleveland, was arrest
ed at Niagara Falls while on his way to
the falls to commit suicide. The police
had been warned by his son to watch
for him.
The geological survey has received
returns showing that the total produc-
ton of lead in the United States from
all sources during the last six months
of 1898 was 1918 net tons.
The official call for the twenty-ffth
annual convention of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance union
has been issued. The convention will
be held in ST. Paul, November 11-16.
Andrew Carnegie is said to be the
head Of a syndicate which will estab-
fish colossal ship-building plant at
New York. The syndicate will have
capital of over $1OO,00O,O0O and expects
to control ship-building in this hem.
isphere.
Patrick Kelly, boiler-maker in At
lanta, Ca, three weeks ago took a
total abstinence oath, praying to be
struck dumb if he broke it. The other
night, surrounded by friends, he drank
glass of liquor and speech instantly
deserted him.
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D,.credited mt Washington.

Washington, Oct 7.-Such informa-
ton as has reached the state depart
ment here respecting the reported
death and assassination of the en-
peror of China goes to entirely dis
credit the stories that he has, been
poisoned or that he is dead. 1t is not
possible to say positively just what
sources of information are available,
but it is known that they are regarded
as entirely reliable by the state depart
ment.
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The unusual warm weather and
abundant rains have started second
growth of almost everything in the
berry line in southwestern Michigan.
Samuel II. Dickerson shot and killed
Mrs. Blanche Winship and killed him.
self in Cleveland, 0. Jealousy was the
cause.
The battleship Wisconsin is to be
launched from the Union iron works in
San Francisco on November &c.
Wright Smith (colored), who at
tempted TO assault the wife of Capt
James Morrison, was taken from jail
at Jones Station. Nd, by mob and
shot to death.
The triennial council of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church of the United
States opened in Washington.
The vault of Nelson's bank in Win
nipeg, Man., was robbed by unknown
parties of 100000.
Damage exceeding $5O0,000 was
caused by fire which started in the
Grange tobacco warehouse in Clarks-
vile, Tenn.
In pacing mile race in ST. Louis be-
tween Joe Patchen and John r. Gen.
try, Patchen won in two straight heats.
the best time being 2:07.
The trouble that has been brewing
between the Indians and United States
officials eliminated in fight at Bog
Ah-Me-Ge-Shirk's point, 80 miles from
Walker, Mimi, in which four soldiers
were killed and nine seriously wound
ed.
DR.. w. +. Mclean, aged 65, prom
inent physician and mason, fell dead in
the masonic lodgeroom in Elyria, O.
1t is reported that the cotton crop in
Georgia has been damaged to the ex-
tent of $5,O0O,OOO by the recent storm.
An estimate of the amount of pro-
visions on the Yukon river indicates
that there will be no need of a govern
ment relief expedition this winter.
Mayor Jones, of Kansas City, Mo-,
has declared that the pawnbrokers
must go.
The utmost Generalization prevails
throughout Mississippi on account of
the rapid spread of yellow fever.
N. L. Weatherby, commodore of the
IIOy dChl CIuD, otSDuGu w. Md y,
Mrs. Nellie Breslin and Miss Lizzie
Savage were drowned in the Hudson
river at Troy, N. Y, by the capsizing
of a yacht.
Trains collided at Indianola, NeD.,
and Sol Brace, engineer; E. J. Walters,
fireman, and William McCarl, brake
man, were killed.
ESSin 1oolySnn aroI
stoned to death by boys at Shelbyville,
Ind.
Maj. Wilkinson, six privates, one In
dian policeman and 80 Indians were
killed in the fight with the Indians at
Bear island, MINI. Fighting was still
in progress, and Gov. Clough tele-
graphed Secretary Alger asking him
to authorize the use of the volunteer
regiments just about to be disbanded
for the protection of the frontier.
The Bankers & Merchants Mutual
Fire Insurance company at Liberty,
Mo-, has assigned.
Senator John T. Morgan, of Ala bama,
called on the president to inform him
of the success of the Hawaiian COM
mission.
The Rock River Methodist conference
in session in Chicago declared for equal
lay representation by vote of 200 to g..
The liabilities of the Tradesman's
bank in New York, that failed recent
ly, are now placed at $3,sOO,00o.
In session in,Grand Rapids, Mich, the
American board of foreign missions,
for the first time in the 80 years of its
history, elected a woman, Margaret ].
Evans, of Minnesota, as a member.
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MARKETS..
Minneapolis, o

Minneapolis, Oct. 8.
Wheat-No. l northern, 90 to CSC.
No. northern, So to so; Dec. 6O4c.
Oats-No white % to 23c.
Corn-No. 3, CSC.
Cattle-Steers, IS. so to 400, cows,
S2.7O.
Hogs-$3 Is to 1855.
Sheep-Muttons, 81. 10 to 4.25 lambs,
$5.25.
Butter-Creamery, extras. II to 1sc;
creamery, firsts, 16 to TIC; dairy, fancy.
IA to 15c. $3.50
Poultry-Turkey, to SC; spring
chickens, to Sc.
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Heavy snowntorm.

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 5.-Reports from
Crookston, Fosston, Hallock. Aitkin
and dozen other northern Minnesota
points indicate that heavy snow
storm is in progress. Thrashing has
been suspended. 1t rained hard in St.
Paul all Tuesday afternoon and in the
evening the rain turned to snow.
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able by messengers, who can hardly

able by messengers, who can hardly
pass the country roads.
Macon, Ca, Oct. 5.-Reports from all
around Brunswick are that from 80
to 100 lives were lost by Sundays
storm, which devastated parts of the
Georgia and Florida coasts, and at
least 81 100000 in financial loss was sus-
tanned. The national quarantine sta
ton is gone, and all the inmates are
thought to be lost.
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LATER.

The triennial conclave of the Knights
Templar opened at Pittsburg, Pa.
Gen. Lawton, military governor OF
Santiago, has been granted three
months leave of absence.
The Third Nebraska regiment, Col
w. j. Bryan commanding, has been
ordered to savannah. preparatory to
going to Cuba.
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FOREIGN.

Xavier Lauxon was lynched by a
mob at Lake Teslin, B. c., for murder.
The insane wife of Joseph Clothier,
farmer at st. SEVERN, Quebec, killed
her four children by cutting their
throats.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-10-06

by the portents of a vendetta insur-
rection, and the newspapers of Ponce
and San Juan now advertise "Estan-
cias muy baratas en- Ia Vega y Villas
en- las Alturas" in the Vega
(the coast plain) and summer houses
in the uplands, at very low prices"
Those who cannot sell will lease. or
get trustworthy tenants on almost
any terms, and It's more than prob
able that the reports of the first
American winter sojourners will cause
rush for the rush for the new eli
matte Eldorado. Health-seekers who
have breathed the woodland perfume
of the Alturas and tasted the waters
of the cool highland springs, will think
southern California sand-wake, and
Florida n quagmire. The American
guide-book compiler, who proposes to
publish pamphlet on insect plaques,
might deduce suggestive conclusions
from the fact that there are no mos
quitoes on the Alturas of Puerto Rico,
while Chippewa county, Michigan, 5000
miles further from the equator, is
shrouded in gnat clouds from the
middle of May to the end of Septem-
Der, On the Upper Yukon the gnat
nuisance is so fearful that wire
screens are almost condition of
existence, and the Olympian abode of
the immortals cannot be more free from
insect troubles than the plateau of
Quito, in the very heart of the tropics.
Large wasps of some 20 varieties do
infest the forests of Puerto Rico, but
the raids of still more numerous spe-
cies of birds have taught them the
wisdom of concealing their nests in
the densest foliage, and they rarely
trouble the clearings, though, after the
fashion of our wild bees, they may
be seen lowering around strings of
sun-dried fruit and the refuse of the
grape press. Venomous serpents do
not exist. The same popularity of
isolation that prevented the immi-
grafton of large quadrupeds kept out
reptiles, with the exception of lizards
and q few varieties of harmless
tree snakes. There are no wolves or
foxes, no wildcats, polecats, or weas-
els. The only enemy of the poultry
farmer is a bushrat, almost as large
as fox squirrel. Hawks abound,
but they have too inexhaustible hunt
ing grounds of their own to venture
within gunshot range of human hab-
itation.
Under American management the
orchards of the uplands would eclipse
the fruit gardens of southern Spain,
the huertas, that tempted the fol-
lowers of Tarik to stake their lives in
the conquest of the peninsula. The
productiveness of well-filled banana
plantations may be inferred from.the
statement of Valverde, that at the ar.
| rival of the Spaniards the island had