The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-10-13

Chie1 Caywuche Waybinung and Mache-
guhbow, both Of Bear island, and Wah-
bEnunnee, 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
seer's 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:
K1LLED-Maj. Melville Wilkinson, Sergt
William Butler, Privates Lowe, Olmstead,
Wallenstccker, 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 Mnj. wilkinson Was Killed.
Maj Wilkinson was killed Wednesday
afternoon. He received a flesh wound in
the leg and retired to have It. dressed by
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.
An Unfortunate Occurrence.
The agency Indians have been disposed
to be peaceful up to Thursday, but
Wednesday night one Of the Indian police
was killed by the troops by mistake, and
the Indians are now disposed to be hos
tile. The occurrence was most unfortunate
but 1t Is hard to see how any blame can
attach to the troops. The Indian police
man, Ruslin, who was said to be one of the
best OF the agency Indians. had accom-
panied the troops and had fought valiant
ly. but towards night he thought he had
had enough of it and started with another
Indian policeman for the agency along the
shore without notifying Gen. Bacon. He
was seen in the darkness by the troops and
taken for hostile. He was riddled with
bullets, but his companion escaped unin-
jured.
y. 1.-THE trouble with the Bear Island In
dians. 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 nlixedIblood 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, md
1t is these men whom the Indians refuse to
surrender ~ H. -, ,.>