The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-10-10
HOSTILE
INDIANS !
General Bacon Prepared For a
Treaoherous Demonstration.
SIGNING A PEACE DECLARATION.


dred Soldiers In the Field Tonight.
Walker, Mimi, oct. 10.-When the
troops reached the agency they found
that the friendly Indians had main
tained picket line covering the whole
line of woods which surrounded the
settlement. As many as 80 of the In
dams have done picket duty. Now that
the troops are on the grounds these
formal preparations for defense will
probably be abandoned, but there will
be Indian scouts out all the time ready
TO bring prompt warning of anything
that even looks dangerous. 1t is said
by those who know them that these
agency Indians would not hesitate to
kill a hostile as quickly as would a
soldier. Saturday night -Ge-Gay-
Bow, one of the head men of the Bear
Island Indians, arrived on the agency
point with q canoe loads of the Bear
| Islanders, comprising those Of them
who are for peace.
There were rs or 100 in the party men,
women and children. They went into
camp about five miles from the agency
and Mah-Ge-Gah Bow called on Cen
eral Bacon at once. He said that he
had told the hostiles on the island that
he could not go with them, that he and
his friends were for peace with the
white men, and that they were going
to the agency.
"All right" said the hostiles, lacon-
| ically, tell them what we are doing
and they allowed Nah -Ge-Gah-Bow to
| depart in peace.
He did say that so far as he knew
none of the hostiles were killed in the
fight, but they all say that. AS to how
many Indians We're actually on the
warpath, the agency Indians were dis
posed to hold the number down to
something under 100, and many Of them
say that there are not more than 20
or 30.
DR.. Hart has prepared a paper which
the Indians are being asked to sign as
fast as they come into the agency. 1t
is already signed by more than 100 In
dians, including a dozen or fifteen of
| the chiefs and head men from Flat
Mouth down. II reads as follows
ITO the Great Father, Washington:
I'VE, the undersigned Chippewa
Pnlager Indians of the Leech Lake
reservation in Minnesota deplore the
outbreak of some of our brethren upon
this reservation, and believing you de-
sire that Justice shall be done in your
dealings with us we have, therefore,
resolved in council assembled to re-
main loyal to the United States and
! friendly to our white brethren, and
we agree to use our influence with our
| friends and relatives, the Bear Island
Indians, to lay down their arms and
| quietly submit to the authorities OF the
! United States"
General Bacons orders for the move
ment of more troops to the vicinity Of
Leech Lake took ninety men from Fort
| Smelling on a special train Saturday
| night. Today more troops are en- route,
and by tonight over 700 soldiers will be
scattered all around Leech Lake pro-
tecting settlers and property from the
possible attack of the uncertain num-
ber of Indians now in arms against the
| government because they objected to
| being taken to court as witnesses in
prosecutions for illegal selling of liquor
| to Indians.
The situation today IS more ominous
! than ever. At the agency yesterday
a council was held between the Indians,
| General Bacon, Colonel Herbach, In
! dian Agent Sutherland and Marshal
| " COnHOT. 1 ne result VI lile COllleTente
was not in any way unlike that Of those
previously held, except in the fact that
not one of the leading men of the diff
ferent bands was present.
There We're, however, representatives
present from Bear Island, Cass Lake
Ottertail Point and Pine Point, but
none of these has any influence with
the tribesmen. The only conclusion Il
; be drawn is that the leaders of the diff
ferent bands sent men there merely as
stool pigeons, and that others of theil
number are now preparing for the war.
path
A most significant fact is this: Sat-
urday 80 canoe loads of Bear Island
Indians and their families, protesting
TO be peaceful, arrived at the agency.
| Yesterday every one OF the bucks in
the party left, but where they have
gone is only to be surmised. There is
little doubt, however, that they have
left for Bear Island to Join those who
are already prepared to fight. There
must be by this time several hundred
armed men on the island, and from
what can be learned today many more
are on the road.