The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-05
HE GOES OVER TO
PARLEY WITH PILLAGERS
A REPORT AFLOAT THAT THE
REDS WILL GIVE UP
BUSH EAR
GEN. BACON'S COMMAND
ARRIVES AT WALKER


Reaches Walker in Snow
StOrm-Lieut. Humphrey Has n
Campaign W hIch VIII Wind Up
the Indians Little Rail- of Yarn.
WALKER, Mimi, Oct. 4.-(Special)- y
This has been q day of rumors, the
first being that Marshal O'Connor had
been captured and held as a hostage
by the Bear island pillagers, and the
second that the wild, turbulent reds
of the island had secured ammunition
and would resist both the marshaIs
posse and the United States regulars
to the death.
There was nothing in either of these
reports Marshal O'Connor went over
to Bear island and had a talk with
the Indians, but there was not so much
as move toward mOlesting him in
the slightest degree. In fact, 1T is
stated that his parley was satisfactory
to the Indians, and that they promised
to give up Chief Bush Ear and the 9TH
e. members Of the tribe wanted.
Gen. Bacon, Maj. Wilkinson, Lieut..
Ross and eighty members Of the Third
regiment, Fort Smelling, arrived here
this afternoon in a snow storm. The
troops reached Brainerd on time, about
noon, and came on here by the Brain
erd & Northern. On the way to Brain
erd, Musician Balsam was taken with
cEills. He is one of the men who was
with the regiment in Santiago. Four
OF the company are well acquainted
with the country about Leech lake,
having been employed there as lumber
men. The men were furnished with
coffee at Brainerd. They bring with
them ten days rations Each of the
men is armed with Krag-Jorgenson
rifle, which will pick off an Indian at
the distance of two miles. The i'm
preston is general tonight that there
will be no fighting.
The agency Indians gave eloquent
assurances of their friendliness at the
roW-WoW yesterday. Half a dozen
speeches were made, all of them wind
Ing up with lament on the dead and
QcWn timber matter. Lieut.. Humphrey
has plan Of campaign which will
probably prove effective, in the event
OF any fighting. With 100 men at his
disposal, it is his intention to shell the
southern end Of the island with a.
howitzer, merely as a diversion to at
tract the attention of the Indians from
the north end.
Lying in the shelter of the neighbor-
Ing headland with another steamer car
rytng majority Of the command nm
DER the lieutenant himself, as soon as
bombardment to the south is judged to
have drawn off the Indians he win
make dash for the north shore with
his force to effect a landing and throw
UP intrenchments. Subsequently the
gatIing expedition will proceed to sween
the island from end to end. Gen. Bacon
Is said to be determined that the Bear
Island trouble shall be settled for once
ana all this trip, at least so far as the
military are concerned.
A Bear island Indian, who has been
guiding party Of Detroit people on a
hshing and hunting expedition, saws
mat the young braves of the tribe are
convinced that their position on the
Island was impregnable and that no
number Of soldiers would be able to
disIodge them. In crossing the island
t-ie troops will have to be marched
In very close order, as the nature OF
the country is such that great difficulty
VIII be experienced in preventing the