The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-10-15
is GROWING SERIOUS.
Further Trouble Is Feared with
Bear Island Indians.
Government VIII Deal strictly with
RebeIIious ones--Federal and stare
Authorities working I'm Har-
mony-Many Loyal Indians.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. IL. - The
federal and state authorities are now
working in harmony toward the quell-
ing of the Indian revolt. Gen. Bacon
offered TO come down from Walker
TO confer with Gov. Clough, but the
latter advised conference by wire.
He received the following message
from Gen. Bacon:
.situation bad: conference yesterday re-
suited iD nothing. None or the indian
chiefs were there. The lumbermen are all
coming In to Walker Troops needed At
Cass Lake.
Nevertheless the governor believes
that the situation is well In hand ana
that the recalcitrants are practically
surrounded by soldiers.
War 10 the End.
Walker, Mimi, Oct. 1i.-War will be
declared against the Bear Island In
dians IL they do not surrender the 20
men for whom the marshal holds war
rants. The United States government
is committed TO this policy by com
munication sent to all the camps OF
the Chippewas Monday afternoon. 1t
was formulated at the council here
Monday and is as follows:
..To All Rebeilious Indians: The govern
me nj makes law for you as well as Tor the
whites, and Furnishes all alike who disoDey
the law. The Bear islanders must come In
\ and surrender the men whose names are
written on the marshaPs list. The others
I Will be permitted 10 return TO their homes
/ and be good II they do not come In ana
surrender without delay they VIII pc
hunted and killed or captured by the SOL
dIers in both winter and summer ana not
allowed TO return TO Bear Island. Inc gov
eminent has many soldiers already here
and around the lake and Will have many
more IL needed.
ARTHUR w. TINKER,
United states Indian Inspector"
Gen. Bacon will await an answer and
in the meantime will strengthen his
guards at strategic points. He re-
CARDS the outlook as less threatening.
az least for the moment. He is hope
full that the Bear islanders, when they
find their bucks are not 10 be held re-
sponsible for the killing of the sol
diers, will hasten 10 take advantage
of this easy way open for their escape.
Others. including United States Mar
shall O'Connor and n majority OF men
prominent in this crisis. have no faith
In the red men. and believe force will
be necessary TO make the fighting Pill
layers respect the law.
VIII Take No Chances.
Washington, Oct. IL. = Officials OF
both the war department and the in
terror department are inclined TO the
belief that the seriousness of the In
dian uprising in Minnesota has been
exaggerated. They are not disposed,
however. to take anything for granted.
Adit. Gen. Corbin has telegraphed Gen.
Baconthat he could have all the troops
he might deem necessary TO qnell the
demonstration OF the hostiles. The
; Fourth infantry, now at Fort Sheri-
dan, Chicago, and the Seventeenth In
! fantry, now at Columbus barracks,
} have been placed at Gen. Bacon's dis
;, posal Both regiments are prepared
! to move TO the scene Of the uprising ut
few hours notice.
Militia start for Reservation.
I Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 11.-At ten
o'clock Monday morning 1870 men OF
the Fourteenth Minnesota left for
towns on the Fosston extension of the
Great Northern road on the northern
! border OF the Leech Lake reservation.
/. Lieut.. Col. Johnson was in command
! and had with him Maj. Schaeffer, Capt.
! Holmes Adjt. Whine, Capt. Surgeon
: Dorsey, Lieuts Baker, Brisbin, Smiley,
O'Brien and Quartermaster Coke. Tho
, men carried tents. 100 rounds OF am
0 munition and several days rations.
They are mostly from companies f
! and I. but all the 10 companies are rep
e resented. They will be stationed most
: ~ at Farris and Bemidji The special
!. train goes by the Eastern Minnesota to
e Duluth, thence west on the Fosston
q line.
: Armed Bucks Move south.
= Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 11.-A spe-
; cial to the Journal from Cass lake
= says that armed bucks are undoubt-
II eddy proceeding south. Calls were re-
I ceived from Bemidji for troops, but
: none were sent. as this was considered
the more crucial point. There Is con-
: siderable apprehension and an un-
: doubted necessity for troops TO allay
! panic in the small towns along this
e line.
k Declare Their Loyalty.
= = White Earth, Mimi, Oct. 11.-A
Il grand council composed OF 30 chiefs
y and head men, including leading
= mixed boods OF the White Earth res
e ervation, representing some 5000 peo.
]; pie, was held here Monday. Resolu.
I, tions were adopted deploring the sad
n state OF affairs existing al Leech Lake
r and denouncing the authors OF the
!. mischief. A petition Of loyalty to this
= government was signed by all present
r Ordered to Chicago.
q Washington, Oct. IA delegation