The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-10-18
BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS
SEVEN SOLDIERS KILLED AND
NINE WOUNDED.
Situation mproved-General Bacon
Holds Conference With Prominent
Chiefs-Hope of Speedy Settlement.

WALKER, Mimi, October 6.-The
fateful story of the humiliation of
General Bacon and his command of
100 soldiers of the Third United States
infantry, together with twenty depu-
ty United States marshals, by the Pill
lager Indians in the big fight of We'd
nesday on Bear Island in Leech lake,
turns out not so terrible as rumored.
The official list of dead and wounded,
as given out tonight by Lieutenant
Colonel Harbach of the Third, in
cludes seven killed and nine wounded.
General Bacon is unhurt and all the
newspaper correspondents have been
accounted for and are uninjured, al
though they were at one time under
the same heavy fire which thinned the
ranks of the troops.
General Bacon sent word that the
Indians have scattered from his front
and have taken refuge in the dense
tangle of the surrounding forest.
WALKER, Mimi, October 10-The
situation tonight is improved. The
general fear which prevailed last
night that an attack might be made
on Walker or the agency has passed
away. The chances for another battle
between Ah-Nah-Ge-Shik's hos
tiles and General Bacon's troops are
also remote.
The message sent by Chief Bag-Ah-
Nah-Ge-Shik that he was not fighting
women and children had an assuring
effect.
Flat-Mouth, the biggest of the ag-
ency chiefs, accompanied by Chief
Gay -Gway- Che-Way- Benung, returned
to the agency this morning and held
council in the woods with fifteen of
their followers. The three chiefs and
fully 100 other Indians attended the
pow WOW with General Bacon, Marsh
al O'Connor, Inspector Tinker and DR..
Hart. overseer of the agency. Flat
Mouth told the council that he had
been requested by Chief Bag-Ah-Nah-
Ge-Shill to ask General Bacon what he
proposed doing with the hostiles if
they gave themselves up: whether
they would be treated as prisoners of
war or as criminals. General Bacon
replied that that question did not en-
ter into the matter. eff the men for
whom Marshal O'Connor has warrants
will give themselves up" explained
| the general. 1.-THE others will not be
| harmed. They can return home in
peace"
The result of the conference was
| that Chief Flat-Mouth agreed to send
| the ultimatum to Chief Bag-Ah-Nah-
Ge-Shik and to report his reply as
soon as possible. The runners are eX-
| pected to return in two or three days
Marshal O'Connor says:
From what | know of the numerous
councils we have had | don't think
much of them The one today was
attended by different class of peo-
pie. Chiefs Flat-Mouth, Mah-Che-Ge-
Bow and Red Blanket We're there and
being very prominent Indians they
may possibly have some influence w tn
the hostiles. 1t is probably fair to
look for an answer from them by the
day after tomorrow.
INDIANS KILL SETTLERS.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, October 1O.-The
following telegram was received to-
night:
BAKER, Mimi, October 10.-A
woman just in at McGregor from Por-
/ tage Lake, four miles west. reports
two dozen indians in war paint drove
! her from her home. Thinks her hus-
| band and father were killed.
Z. C. BLANCHARD,
! superintendent Lake Superior Divi-
/ .;,n DoniH, D,i1,,,1