The record-union., 1898-10-11

WALKER (Minn.), Oct. 1O-The IN
dian council was held at the agency
this afternoon, and was attended by
Flat Mouth and representative delega-
tions. General Bacon and Inspector
Tinker told the Bear Islanders that If
they would give up the men for whom
warrants have been issued and come in
themselves, they could go home. If
they resisted, the Government would
not rest till the recalcitrants had been
captured, and that the Bear Islanders
would not be allowed to occupy The
islands again. The message was read
to the hostiles by runners to-day. Gen
eral Bacon's terms were received by
the chiefs with signs of evident pleas
use, and they all signified their ap-
proval of them. 1t is believed the
Pillagers will accept them.
MORE TROOPS DISPATCHED TO
THE SCENE OF TROUBLE.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1O-At 1870
o'clock this morning the Fourteenth
Minnesota Regiment left for towns on
the FOsston extension OF the Great
Northern, on the northern border of the
Leech Lake Reservation. Lieutenant
Colonel Johnson was in command and
had with him Major Shafer, Captain
Holmes, Adjutant Whine, Captain Sur
geon Dorsey, Lieutenants- Baker, Bris-
hin, Smiley, O'Brien and Quartermas-
ter Coke. The men carried tents, 100
rounds Of ammunition and several days
rations. They are mostly from Com
panies E and I, but the twelve com
panies are represented. They will he
stationed mostly at Farris and Benz
idji.
A special to the Journal from Cass
Lake says that armed bucks are un-
doubtedly proceeding south. Calls were
received from Bemidji for troops, but
none were sent, as this was considered
the more critical point There is con-
siderable apprehension, and an un-
doubted necessity for troops to allay
panic in the small towns along the line
A special to the Journal from Benz
idji, Mimi, says: A rumor this
morning that the Indians are coming
caused a stampede. The people were
greatly excited. and massed at the
Courthouse. The soldiers were tele-
graphed for.
CH1PPEWAS FRIENDLY TO THE
WHITES.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct 1O.-The Fed
eral and State authorities are now
working in harmony toward the quell-
ing of the Indian revolt General Pa
con offered to come down from Walker
this evening to confer with Governor
Clough, but the latter advised confer
ence by wire. He received the follow
ing message from General Bacon:
Situation bad, conference yesterday
resulted in nothing. None of the In
dian chiefs were there. Lumberma IN
are all coming into Walker Troops
needed at Cass Lake"
Nevertheless, the Governor believes
that the situation is we'll in hand, and
that the recalcitrants are practically
surrounded by the soldiers
The construction crews on the north
west extension of the Brainerd and
Northern to Bemidji and northward to
Cass Lake have joined the refugees at
Walker, and it may be necessary to
send them back to work under guarri
as these two extensions, in the event of
a prolongation of the trouble, would be
Of great strategic value. Troops may
yet be placed at three more points in
addition to the present forces at Foss-
ton line points. These are where the
line crosses the Mississippi, the Indian
Portage train, three miles west of
Bena and Ball Club Lake With these
avenues of escape cut off it would be
practically impossible for the hostiles
to escape. From Park River the Gov
ernor has received a personal statement
signed by Chief Nod Gay Bug Enano-
way Ruch as follows:
Pine Point, Oct. 9-We the Chippe-
wa Indians at Pine Point beg to state
to the public that we are perfectly
friendly to the whites and have no ill
feeling or are in any way hostile. We
have decided at the council not to take
any part whatever in the Leech Lake
trouble