The Red Cloud chief., 1898-10-14
TAKE TO THE WOODS.
BACON HAS SCATTERED
THE INDIANS.
Bacon's Troops to Join Reinforcement
al waikor - Washington Has Little
or No On1cisi Information.

CHICAGO, Oct. s.-The star cores
pendent of the Chicago Tribune at
Walker, Mimi, OF the way to the
scene Of battle between Company L.
Third infantry, under command of
General Bacon, and the Pillager In
dams on Bear island, says:
The steamer Flora has arrived here
bringing in the killed and wounded.
Following is a complete list of those
killed and wounded In Wednesdays
engagement:
Killed-Maior Melville Wilkinson,
Sergeant William Butler, Privates Ed.
ward Lowe, John Olmstead, John
swallenstocker, Alfred Zebeli.
Wounded soldiers-E. f. Antonello,
shot in leg; Sergeant Levy Ayers, shot
In neck; Richard Boucher, shot through
the shoulder; Edward Brown, shot in
face; John Daily, shot in thigh; Charles
Francis; Private Godfrey, shot through
the shoulder; Charles Jensen; Albert
Schuyler; Charles Turner, shot through
the shoulder; George Wicker, shot in
leg.
Wounded Civilians.-Edward Harris.
city marshal of Walker; Joseph Oscar,
pilot of steamer Jennie; 4. J. Shee-
han. deputy United States marshal;
Tinker, Indian inspector; Henry Wal.
tiers, engineer Of tug Jennie.
Lieutenant Colonel Harbach says
hat General Bacon will come into
Walker from Bear island to-day and a
council will then be held to decide on
the next moves in the campaign.
General Bacon sem word that the
Indians had scattered from his front
and taken refuge in the dense tangle
OF the surrounding forest. Lieuten-
ant Colonel Harbach expected that
part of the reinforcenents at least
would be landed on Bear Island at 9
o'clock this morning.
Two hundred and seven picked men
from the Third infantry at Fort SMELL
ing, In command of Lieutenant Colo
mel Harbach arrived at Walker at c
o'clock yesterday afternoon, coming
by . special train from the post at st.
Paul. Each soldier carried his Krag-
Jorgensen and 100 rounds OF amnuni-
ton and rations for five days and an
ample reserve supply OF 5000 rounds
Of ammunition was brought along.
Another Calling gun was part Of tho
equipment.
General Bacon and nll his men ar.
rived here at 1895, having no Diff
Guilty about landing of boats. He
reports that at several points along
the lako were seen white flags indicat-
ing general surrender.
WALKER, Mimi, Oct. T.-Watchers
around the town last night report
this morning that signal lights were
flashing back and forth on the oppo-
site shore of the lake last night. 1t is
feared that large bodies of Indians
from other reservations reached the
Pillager camp during the night.
The tug Flora left ct . O'Clock this
morning to bring out General Bacon
and his men and pending their return
there will probably be nothing done.
Indications are tibet both sides will
rest to-day, with fair prospects Of q
resumption of hostilities tomorrow
unless the Indians surrender in the
meantime or make o%verturcs of peace.
WASHINGTON, Oct. AT noon to-
day the government had received no
further dispatches bearing upon the
Indian uprising in Minnesota. At the
interior department nothing had come
from the scene of tho conflict since
last night, when Inspector Tinker an
nounced the arrival OF 2l5 soldiers at
Walker. The officials naturally showed
disappointment al time passed with.
out the receipt Of a telegram from the
front. The department is puzzled to
understand why Indian Agent Suther.
land has not communicated, as both he
and Inspector Tinker had been In.
structed to report fully and frequently
70 the department.
The report that the Mile Lac In.
dams had started upon tho wsrpath to
Join the P~iliagers, was given little
credence. and the interior department
authorities insist in their belief that
the uprising Is confined to tho small
band on Bear Island. Commissioners
Jones to-day said there need DO NO
alarm over the fate of General Bacon's
command, az there were ample facili.
ties upon the island in the way OF lum-
Der, etc, for the protection Of the
troops
The authorities now believe the
troops available in the vicinity are suf.
f3cicnt to suppress the uprising, al the
Indians engaged can scarcely number
| over I5u or zoo. and thew b~elioye there
Il little danger of rein forcement from