Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-10-06
LIVELY INDIAN war.
Detachment Of Third Infantry
Reported ADnihila ed,
War Department Sends Re-epfOrce.
menls in a Hurry.
Troops Ambushsd and Shot Down by tn,
Pillaging indians
FLOOD DAMAGES IN THE FAST.

Minneapolis, Oct. 6 Arthur /. Pcglar.
stan Correspondent Of the journal, wires
81 $3.50 this morning from " alker, Milan
tOIce Ot eigDty men, under Genefal
Bacon, has been anulhi ted | do not
Know whether Inspector Tinker has mOfe
Information than 1 have, but he sent
word /, ,nU war de, artmoht last night
that The Third Infantry detachment nad
been wiped OUT. | got IA very iG,e from
tne expedition Un he Flora. ne started
cut ~ carry supplies and rstiOns 10 the
troops. IL was yvrJ dark OF shore, aud
we aignAlled lOT all hour. Corporal Net
ilykOyen used the code in use at Sant-
ego. Either the troops have been driven
inland OF there h nOt man lett. No
answering signal OF any sort was 70
ceiyed, although We lay III and ON the
whole length OF the head OF the island.
10 lanu aAs an lmpOsslbility In tho
dark As TO Inducements from Bratnard
have hOl arrived Hud there WAS only one
Cid v inthgbt6f iihs On the boat. Redds
LaZaId, tn captbin OF the lOat is dead
game man. anl would have landed.
JhuGe is uU possible DOUBT That the small
force OH ths boat would have Doen
Hnnihilaled II this had been done. There
were men aboard W. U pTelerred TO die ih
au effort al rescue, however da.k n
mlghl be. We had our blankets ami
Tativns fJr the Olue cUato; II any survive,
tuty elupt last night ia tho
Up'n A heavy fIVst prevailed
ihe,U In nU, 10 much ~ "A coffee beau To-
dividc between Tho whole command thlu
mOrulng. At latpr date Am going t.
tell ,hB Whole tTu.n ABOUT this eXpedi
uUn never knew OF such gross mis-
management VI witnessed such criminal
Obsuuaey ~ hss been exhibited nrft.
Toe msa Ia Is C ,n's command we're taSe;
OUT unu,i nations tbat would disgraC
"A militia WrkrAnt, wers he respJn-ibi'
for iErm. Every LIE iOst IL usei,s,
sacr6.e Had tho proper Iufcs been SELL
here Ia the list place, Tot a shot wvu!l
have been tirru.
hUps Bscun may hays ontrenehrG
h.msvii aud Mat his FAILURE 70 uBswDI
signals last night Was due 10 his deter
mlnstiln NOT g. betfHy his location
The mrn iad 10 rounds u hmmuultlOI
each haidly think lhey exhausted N
supply.
Ihe newspaper correspondents, Brill
BsatOn and Knulpen, are still with thu
cave thtm II possible, but IL was i'm
pUssible % iocate th.m. lmm. diately Oh
my n'turu iron Bear islaEd l sent ny
chaF ED steamer with Gus BOtulcu. q
friend II tho hlypewAs, who has Chip
pswa blDOd In his veins, 10 pick tht
newspaper u,n up II possible. Ia
aimed. Ill-clAd, Uu " condition, without
10 Il UT ariEk, IN press representative
with Bacon ara m desperate straits
dc not fully endorse the belief thai
every man IN the COmmaLd Ia dead. be
.uss den Bacon il an Old lndiAt
nghter, and however badly handicapped
| doubt vary mach whether he wont,
permit twice th5 n1mbr OF Chippewa
tog away with him.
Corporal NsttlakUyen, shsTpshOOter
dropped couple OI bu 'ks over on tht
point yesterday evening wl,h u krag
JorgensOn at 900 yards.
The Journal bJAt brought out II. S
Talm4n, deputy marsha, and COl1ne
Sheahan, vino Is shot IN jhe abdomen
While ths boat was Transforming the
wounded she WAS hrel o. f.Om Tie
brush fhil WAS tbs sigua. for Tue i'm
mediate 70 lp6ljug NJ h0su!ites Troop.
opened on ths lldiin7, and IA second
there was az d rec s lght an progress a.
that OF yesterday. B,aullu narrowly es
c4pad with his lits Ha hGd hts shoulder
bored cl4ar through, W. hlallBi ths
prOyisions ami med,c.n.s. The firing be
came so hot We were compelled 10 weigl
anchor aud steam Out iati the lake. Tn,
Indians appear o. h, force. BgcOn's com
manf Ia too smsll to t8k3 the aggressive
The detachment Is enlTrnched In gOOC
position and eau hold out as long rs am
muuiiirn lasts. The steamer Chief wa
met by NY boat eight miles out, aud ha
arrived ere this She carries a posse o
armed men. Major Wilkinson was kllle'
while walking up and down, telling IN
m'n 10 keep their heads low. M brave
m or better officer ever lived His com
mand are crazed with rage. Nh'n rim
fOrcementa arrive they viii wreak ven
game on the pillBg ain thsir own way
The biggest battle r. mains 10 be fought
INDIANS CLAM TO BE FRIENDLY.
Mime polls, Oct. q. - A special % IN
Journal from Walker, Minn, SAYS:
third expedition TO the point has jus
started. Tuere arr fifteen rihsmen OF
bOari, picaed men. The boat carrie
provisions. The detail IL under IN
direction of Dr. Camp, OF BrainArd, nj
old Indian fighter. The troops have hRl
nothing TO eat since Yesterday noon
Every man in town 81. pt all night with
Winchester across his arm. There Is go
ing 10 be an Indian exodus sure. Lieut.
Humphrey IL counting the minutes unit
TeiHforcemants arrive. | have been :
the agency on my way back here. tn
Indians there swear they ara friendly.
NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION.
Washington, Oct. 6-The war depart
ment up to IL o'clock. had received n
dispatches bearing on the Indian out
break. The charges OF mismanagemenl
made by the Minneapolis journal dispatc
were shown % Adjutant General CnTbin
who said: "'Tis habit to criticise IN
management of military affairs now.
He expressed a doubt that there had bee
a serious loss OF life.
WITH RE-ENFORCEMENTS.
Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. "a specia
trail left Fort Smelling at 1880 OelOc
this morning with companies Is, + an
II, under command OF Lieut. OOl. HaT
bach, of the Third infantry. IL cAnnO
reach Walker before 2 O'Clock. Their