Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-06
plLLAGsR TRIBE GOOD SHOTS.
FIRST SHOT FIRED BY RED SKINS,


walker. Mimi. oct. "a hard nght
with the Indians occurred today. and
che reports from the scene Of the bat
ile. on the other side Of Leech lase.'are
n1mewhat conflicting although all re-
ports agree that the result has been
considerable shedding Of blood and
some loss Of life on both sides. No
word has come from the front for sew
cral hours. which fact IL considered
somewhat omlnous.
The most serious repori\is that the
detachment Of troops with Gen. Bacon
was massacrod. The general himself
being said TO be among the dead
Three newspaper correspondents.
Brill OF the IT. Paul Pioneer Press.
Bcaton OF the Minneapolis Tribune.
and Knappen Of the Minneapolis Times
are known to have been In the nrht,
and one report " that they were killed.
while another says they are now pris-
ongfs IN the hands Of the Indiana
This little town has been fud u ex-
element all day. and as the reports
from the other side OF the hke came
In. the people became frantic. and cf-
forts were made - . 4 up force 10 20
60 the roller " the troops. This will be
sent In Few hours, with reinforce
mcnis coming on a special train from
ilralnari. However. additional sol
dcra are most needed. ana the feeling
d. rcncral that they canno, come TOO
soon.
WHERE BATTLE OCCURRED.
T1days hght occurred thirty miles
from walker, on poiut juttinE out In.
o. the lake mar bear island. The sol.
diors. 100 stfonf. under command "
Gen. John N. Bacon and Mai wilkes.
arrived here last evening. and at half.
past 4 o'clock this morning they went
un board boats and were carried 70 the
point named. where banding was
made with considerable difficulty,
gale " wind having stirred W lively
ga. The landing was effected at about
o'clock
Scouts were hustled through the
bush In every direction. and for three
hours no trace OF the Indians could be
round. Every precautlon against ann
bush had been taken.
Finally. al about half, past II o'clock.
the soldiers Nere drawn Up Ia an open
space near the shore Of the lake and
preparations were about to begin Tor
dinner The soldiers were atlll In line,
though The eoffee-making had com.
meneed.
aHoT WAS FIRED.
Suddenly a shot was fired from the
house OF nog-Ah. NAH Ce-shlE. the In
dian who has been the head and center
Of this whole difficulty. Ex-Marnhai
Ia Harris, Walker half breed. was
struck, II arm being broken. This
shot seemed 10 be a signal. for immc-
diatcly shots came from every dlrco-
iion. and three men dropped and were
carried 90 the rear.
Tho soldiers, who are veterans. not
alone Of the Santiago battle. but Of
many nm Indian a. HHWfah LUNW what
70 DO, and at the frat shot N
shelter and waited Tor another vollcy
% tclt them whore g. shoot. den. la-
con and Mfi. Wilkinson steadied their
men with encouraging words, and with
second vnllcy, the Indians attempted
rush on the soldiers. The rafting
vollcy from the regulars thar mct the
one Ming reds stopped the rush and
duNr hlek The Indians although half
dozen q them were dropped by the
t1dIefH hre.
The nfc from the Plllaeerr then be.
came more scattered. and the soldiers
made 4 mai charge and drove them
hAfh' though the firing continued The
l1Amefs on which the soldiers had
come a. we'll ~ those used by the
NeNepaprf correspondents, were fired
.n w ,lhe Indians with eject. In.
,peelor Tinker received q shot In the
Ieg' and had his sleeve riddled.
CORRESPONDENTS SHOT.
ht.l o. the Pioneer Press. seaton OF
VIC iFlbune ana the Times correspond
~ hal landed prior 10 the arrival ~
w soldiers previous experience
asSgsss made .,i Them believe that the
sfought Into the thsck of the night, aud
sushi with the soldiers, The men on
nr steamer saw them In tho night. TAX
u. IkorouH part with thclr rcvolvera
Inul uhey we're compelled to ny, close
p pursued by the painted Hnvagca.
u lnhIthi an Indian who arrived from
htif Island stated that all the men
~ o. Uniform had been killed, but
WN ~ could not toll how many sol
"'sls had been shot.
no direct word has come from either
Correspondents who were with the
Nu9p. or from the soldiers. This n
oeA.h on an additional cause for apprc-
hehnlun, uH Il 10 believed Gen. bacon
would have sent back some oniclal com.
hluh,cauon had Il been possible 20 do
M, No word whatever has come from
nlhl Neither has Il been possible 10
.onhim the report that the entire de-
'lhment had been wiped out
me outlook at this hour IL that the
%.hcy Indians may 40 on the war
wv ~ any moment They have been
hqldlng councils all night aud receiving
reports every half hour BY rumora dc.
"rhlng the condition Of AFFAIRS
a, Wo OF the old chiefs want war, but
mere are others who are trying desper-
al'ly 10 stem the tide OF discomfort and
.feV"nt any conflict with the troops
me Two correspondents who are utlll
walker started for the island to-
niiEh', and hope TO get back In time TO
W. some idea " the situation. and az
70 whether the other newspaper men
~ the soldiers Htll live.
nc flllagern ana other nelghborlng
c 1n,u.nhs OF the White Earth reservation
I'm 70 have many reasons for their
reashi outbreak, although the direct
u9unle with the Pillagers comes over
S'enpls To bring In some OF the In.
,.hs TO the United States court al Du.
cases, 'f"N' 'N"'hh
helr grievances 10 back through
,n.hy years, and there have been leris.
,n' ana otherl attempts to settle
.I', one OF the latest being their Mel.
~ Jaw regarding the sale Of timber on
~ w., indian lands. noweverthe Indians
uned that the niothod of dIsnosina
'h's was both cumbersome ana az.