The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-06
EARLY REPORT OF THE TROUBLE.
A Terrible Battle Fought at Il q. m.
 YesterdmY,

 A Terrible Battle Fought at II n. m.
 Yesterday,
 Minenapolis, Minn., Oct. 5.-A special from Walker, Minn., says: A terrible battle was fought at Il o'clock this morning, thirty miles from Walker at Bog-Ah- -Ge-S -Shirks Point, close to Bear Island. One hundred men under General Bacon landed in the point shortly after o'clock. The landing was affected with considerable difficult ty owing to high sea. After landing the soldiers searched the thicl1et under growth carefully and with every pre- caution taken against ambush. No Indians were seen. Shortly before Il o'clock the men were ordered to line up in an open space in the lake shore and preparations were about to be made for dinner. The soldiers were standing in column formation when a shot was fired from Bog-Ah- MeGe- -Shirks house. The ball struck Ed Harris, ex-marshal of Walker, a half breed. His arm was broken. Im- mediately the fire became general from all directions. It seemed that a shot came from every bush Three men dropped. They were carried to the rear. When the first shot was heard every man in the company sprang for cover. General Bacon stood straigt up and supported by Major Wilkinson looked straight into the eye of the foe. Steady men" he called. Keep cool now; keep cool"
 Again there came volley from the Indians and then the Krag- -Jorgansens opened up with a frightful rattle just as the Pillagers made a terrific rush. Half a dozen of them dropped and the rest fell back, yelling like fends. There must have been 150 or 200 Indians made a rush to prevent the recapture of old Mah-Quod and Bap-Dway- We Dung. The marshals had those men under arrest. Lieutenant Morrisons squad scattered the Indians, who tried to rescue the prisoners. The Indians later fired in a desultory way and the order was given the troops to charge.
 The soldiers ran ducking and drop- ping like grasshoppers. They made the most of their opportunity. Suddenly volley was fired by the Indians at the steam tug Flora, which lay off shore. A score of bullets went through the frail woodwork of the boat and every man except the pilot sought cover. i,, with ro- volvers, but the range was too long. A volley was then fired at the tug Chief of Duluth. Inspector Tinker was shot through the leg and his coat sleeves were torn to ribbons by another ball. The Flora steamed for the shore to as- sist The steersman of the tug Jennie was shot through teh leg. The Indians gave the tug a full volley as she pulled out Rev. MT. Chantler of Owatonna, Minn., was in the boat and had mar row escape. On board the Flora when she started for endorsements were Marshal O'Connor, Deputy Morrison, Indian Agent Sutherland and the h. dian prisoners. A guard of two men under Corporal Nettokoven was sent with the Flora. She will return at once with rations and ammunition.
 Lieutenant Humphrey was white with rage when the news reached him. His men have already started for the front. The fire of the Krag-J -Jorgensens, twenty miles distant, has been distinct ly audible from this point. They have been banging away all the afternoon. A man just in says that we have lost four killed and nine wounded up to date. The wounded city marshal of Walker was brought home under Red Cross flag aboard the Flora. Marshal O'Connor and Deputy Marshal Sheehan behaved with the utmost bravery. Lieutenant Morrison had never been under fire before, but he was steady The men behaved splendidly O'Con- nor was put ashore in hostile country and he ran four miles over thistles and through brush to reach the Leach Lake agency. All families are being removed from the agency. General Bacon is beyond telegraph communica- tion and no boats can reach him for three hours.
 4:10 p. m.-The firing seems to have ceased