The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-10-28

O'Clock last night when the moon
broke through Il rift in the clouds and
illuminated Il scene which marks the
beginning of the end of the Pillager
war; AS the moOnbeams fell on the
dock Mt Walker they revealed to the
spectators score Of soldiers in blue,
with their shining guns and buttons,
drawn up in two lines Il dozen PAGES
| apart. From the shadowy, black hull
OF Il steamer ut the dock came eleven
figures. who walked with shambling
gait between the two files of soldiers.
Then came a short, sharp order and
the two lines of soldiers, with the
other line between them, marched up
the dock and into the town.
The scene was dramatic, for it was
the surrender OF eleven hostile Iu-
dams, savages who have disputed the
authority of the United States. There
were In the party eleven of the nine
teen Indians wanted. They We're a
sad-looking lot. Not one of them wore
the feathers or the war regalia which
they have exhibited ut the councils,
but all We're clad in clothes such as the
whites wear There was no fight in
them, all
Their Defiance Was Gone
They walked along with their heads
down, and not one of them looked to
right or left as they marched from the
dock up the street to a restaurant,
where they were given supper. After
the Indians had been given something
to eat they We're taken aboard a
special train, which started about 8
O'Clock for Duluth. a federal court is
i'll session there, and, while the crimi-
nal business is all finished, the jury is
being held in order that the Indians
may have a speedy trial. The Indians
were guarded by Il special detachment
of men from Company Il, under the
command OF Lieut.. Stetson. Marshal
OCcnnor and Deputy Marshal AIorri-
son went with their prisoners. DR..
Hart was taken along as q witness,
and Commissioner Jones went with
them. as he promised to do. Father
Aloysius, Gus Bealeau and John Bas-
sett, the interpreter, completed the
party. There was no demonstration
here, either when the Indians arrived
or when the special train left. Two of
the Indians came i'll just at daylight
Yesterday morning. These. with the
nine who We're at the agency yester-
day, make up the party.
Six More Warrants.
The arrest of these eleven men
leaves six more warrants to serve.
there being nineteen in all. and two
being in Jail at Duluth OF these six.
two are said to be sick and unable to
come in, one is said to be so far away
that he has not received word of de-
mand for his surrender, and one is
Bill Butcher. an agency Indian, who
was indicted by mistake, and who will
not be arrested. The other two are
Bug and his son. They refuse to sur
render. but the Indians say that they
think they can bring them in. In case
it is found necessary to go after him,
the deputy marshals and the Indian
police will be used. 1t is thought that
it will not be necessary to call on the
militia for aid.
Marshal O'Connor is firmly con-
WINGED that Bug will never be captured
for the reason that he thinks he is
dead.
While it is a fact that the war is over
1t is more than probable that at least
one company of the Third infantry
will remain in Walker all winter. Tic
people of the town are not we'll salts
fed to have all the troops withdrawn
and have petitioned Gen. Bacon to al
low at least one company to remain
here until spring.