Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-10-13

tou dl the agency too "A rather
unfavorable turn yesterday. A council
which had been called for noon and
winch II was expected would be AT.
tended by most OF the Indians who
have come in. amounted To nothing.
~tlatnlouth was not there, nor was
Mah-ge-gah-how. The former is chief
OF the Cass Lake crowd who are
catnped on Squaw point, just north OF
the narrows. He was in at the coun-
Gil with Agent Sutherland on Friday
and spoke very fair, but he went back
to his camp and has not been seen
since. He sent In word by some OF the
Indians that he had n pretty rood
army himself and he did no know
whether he would come TO the agency
or go the other way.
Another report was that about half
the braves, thirty or forty. who were
with him, had gone of, perhaps To join
the Bear islanders, and that falmouth
and the others were undecided
whether to go with them or 10 come in.
The agency Indians are evidently
somewhat dubious about Falmouth
and have been all along, in spite OF the
fact that he
Protested ~rricndship
and signed the pledge of peace.
M~ah-ge-gah how iS the head man OF
the Bear islanders who brought over
a portion OF the band TO the agency
point and was in camp four or five
miles from the agency proper. He had
promised 10 have all his followers in
at the agency AT noon yesterday and
had also pledged himself 10 bring in
| Elatmouth and his men. Teams were
sent GU TO bring in Mah-Gc-gah-how's
people. but only Squaws and children
We're found there. There Were twenty
| one men In the party and they had
gone. But there is nothing particu-
larry significant in this. rs most Of
them Were seen about the agency in
the morning.
The council did not come off until
| about > O'Clock. The agency room Was
filled with Indians and there vas a
good deal OF conversation between
| them while the speakers We're being
| questioned. Col Harbach spoke
briefly, advising the Indians that the
soldiers were not there to harm the
friendly Indians, but
To Protect Them
| from the hostilcs. DIR. Hart also ex-
planned the situation from the stand
point of the agency authorities. Col.
Sheehan spoke for Marshal O'Connor.
He described the battle 10 some eX-
tent and told the Indians that the au-
thorIties would never rest until they
had the men they came after, II it TOOK
all the winter.
Then came. with all the formality OF
handshaking, No-din-nah-quah aun, ii
Pine point chief. He said they all UNI
derstood the situation and wanted TO
be peaceable and obey the govern
ment.
Butcher. an agency Indian. then
smoke. He referred TO the two
churches at the agency, and said that
while they stood there should be no
trouble. The last speaker was IIah
uuah-na ounce or Bear Trap He is
a Cass Laker, one of Flatmoutl's
band. lie tried to explain the absence
of Falmouth by saying that 1T was
Sunday, and it was supposed the sol
Giers would observe the Sabbath. This
was all very well for an Indian quib-
bic, but he was pressed hard. He was
asked point blank whether Falmouth
would be in today. He admitted that
he did not know, but that if be did not,
the rest OF them would come. and
Falmouth would be left all alone.
Nothing else could be done, and the
council was adjourned until today.
HostiIcs Hard From.
The situation is Ominous and fun or
all sorts of possibilities of danger.
If to-morrow's council is not salts
factory il Is unlikely that three will he
any further delay on teh part OF the
authorities, but active operations
against the hostiles will probably be
begun at once.
Gus Bcaulieu has just come over
from the agency. He says that he WAS
prescnt at the council Of agency In
dians ut which q messenger, Mon
rousc. brought in word from the hos
tiles. Mon. gouse said that the hostIles
arc camped at Black Duck point,
about seven miles southeast OF the bat
tie ground. He a y there are just
thirty of them to Il man and that there
were not that many in the fight. The
hostiles say they will stay right where
sbey arc nov and are ready for a
fpht with the soldiers or United
States marshals.
..Wc will fight them like men, So
the message runs. w are not
making war on the white people. the
settlers or townspeople. They can
pass us without fear OF harm. but III
The soldiers come we viii be ready Tor
them"