The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
Was Killed in the Battle at
Leech Lake
according to Reports of Friend
ly Redskins.
DANGER TO THE DAMS
About the Headwaters of the
Mississippi.
700 Soldiers Now PatrOIling the
Disturbed Region.
DANGER TO THE DAMS

lis III UCU 4eOSAOus
st. Paul, Mimi. Oct 10.-GeneraI
Baeon's orders for the movement of
more troops to the vicinity of Leech
lake took ninety men from Fort Smell
ling on a special train last night Two
companies of the Fourteenth Mime
sofa volunteers are held at Duluth
ready to start for points along the
Fosston line Of the Great Northern,
where the two batteries of militia ar
ttllerymen have preceded them, and
another company of the Fourteenth,
made up of fifty men from Company E,
of Merriam park, and fifty from the
guard stationed in charge of Camp Van
Dusee, where the Fourteenth is to be
mustered out, was ordered to take the
o'clock train this morning for points
along that same road. These last will
take with them the equipment of the
two Duluth companies which was left
at Camp Dusee when the men were fur
Laughed.
The government is particularly
anxious about the danger to the dams
at the head waters of the Mississippi,
only a small guard having been sta
toned there since the trouble with the
Indians came on. BY tonight 700 SOL
diers will be scattered all around Ieech
lake, protecting settlers and property
from the possible attack Of the uncer-
tain number of Indians now in arms
against the government, because they
OBJECT to being taken to court as wit
nesses in prosecutions for illegal selling
OF liquor to Indians.
Walker, MINI, Oct 1O.-when the
troops reached the agency they found
that the friendly Indians had them
selves made picket line covering the
whole line of woods which surrounded
the settlement As many as fifty of
them have done picket duty. Now that
the troops are on the grounds these
formal preparations for defense will
probably be abandoned, but there will
be Indian scouts out all the time. ready
TO bring prompt warning of anything
that even looks dangerous.
1t is said by those who know them
that these agency Indians would not
hesitate to kill a hostile as quickly as
would soldier. Last night Malice
Gay-BOw, one of the head men of the
Bear island Indians, arrived on the
agency point with twenty-seven canoe
loads of the Bear islanders, composing
those of them who are for peace. There
are seventy-five or 100 in the party
men, women and children. They went
into camp about five miles from the
agency and Mah-Ge-Gay-Bow called on
General Bacon at once. He said that
he had told the hostiIes on the island
that he could not go with them, that
he and his friends were for peace with
the white men, and that they were go
ing to the agency.
All right" said the hostiIes Iaconi-
cally, tell them what we are DOING
and they allowed Mah-Ge-Gay-BoW to
depart in peace.
''Kah- Win-Nin-G &C. Ka-Da-Zin, said
the old man when he was pressed with
inquiries as to the number of histiles,
their present whereabouts and their in
tentions for the future. This being in
terpreted means, I don't know any
thing more about it,
He did say that, so far as he knew,
none Of the hostiles were killed in the
fight, but they all say that. As to how
many Indians were actually on the war
path, the agency Indians are disposed
to hold the number down to something
under 100, and many of them say that
there are not over twenty-five or fifty.
DR.. Hart has prepared a paper, which
the Indians are being asked to sign as
fast as they come into the agency 1t
is already signed by more than 100 IN
dams, including dozen or fifteen of the
head men and chiefs, from Falmouth
down. 1t reads as follows:
ITO the Great Father, Washington.
We, the undersigned the Chippewa
Pillager Indians of the Leech Lake
reservation in Minnesota, depIOre the
outbreak of some of our brethren upon
this reservation and believing you de-
sire that justice shall be done in your
dealings with US, we have, therefore.
resolved IN cOunclI assembled, 10 re-
main loyal to the United States and
friendly to our white brethren and we
agree to use our influence with our
friends and relatives, the Bear Island
Indians, to lay down their guns and
quietly submit to the authorities Of the
United States"
st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 10.-A special
from Ferris, Mimi, a small town north
OF Leech Lake, says:
A report reached here last evening
Of the killing of a white man near Bear
Island during the day.
Settlers living near the Indian reserva-
ton are seeking shelter in towns along
the railroad. A large band of Indians
of about $50 was reported camped with
in two miles north of this town. Armed
citizens are guarding the town
Indians processing to be friendly were
at Graceland, one and a half miles west
If here last nHaniIle. t1.1-i11e- tn