Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-20
REDS TO SURRENDER
Hostiles to Go to the Agency When
Terms Have Been Arranged.
The INDIAN VILLAGES FILLING up.
Fewer Indians Seen doing South to Leeuh
Lake-Councila Held Declare for Peace
cation with Interior Resumed.

Walker, Mimi, Oct 1S--The B,a,
island or Pillager Indians will surren,
der, and war has been averted. 1t only
remains for the terms to be arranged
before the hostiles will come into the
agency. Father Aloysius Homanutz,
Gus H. Beaulieu and Chief Gay.Gwa-
he'Way'Bimung, and three peace com.
missioners who left on the Flora Tues.
day evening for the hostile camp, got
back at one o'clock yesterday morning.
They got to the camp at Black Duck
point, at the mouth Of the Boy river,
at nine o'clock Tuesday night Indi.
ans on watch responded to signals, and
the three peace commissioners went
ashore in skiff, carrying -four, bacon,
sugar, rice, tobacco and canned goods.
They met large number Of the In.
dams back in the woods and were
given q cordial greeting. Hands were
shaken all around and the battle Of a
week was talked over. The Indians
alluded to 1t as little fun" They
asserted that none Of their number
were killed or wounded.
Bug. All. Nah. 0e- Shig was not In con.
ference with the peace commissioners
but his greetings were shouted back
and forth across the little bav between
him and the commissioners He waited
all day for the emissaries to appear
and left for his house across the bay
soon after dark. When the boat got
in sight the Indians sent up sky
rockets After landing big FIRE was
built and conference held for three
hours. The Indians were familiar
with every movement Of the troops.
A report in writing made to Indian
Commissioner Jones was received at q
late hour yesterday. The emissaries
refused to make public their report
until submitted to Commissioner Jones,
further than to say that the Indians
will come to the agency when reply
is sent back to the statements In the
report Of the commissioners. Mr..
Beaulieu says that the council Tues.
day night lasted three hours Chief
Guy-Ne.Won- Aush was very bitter In
denunciation Of the manner in which
the Chippewas Of Minnesota and na
kota were being robbed by the lum
bermen. The principal cause of the
difficulty, he declared, was not whisky
nor the arrests, but the manner in
which the Indian pine lands are being
stolen. They had vainly appealed to
Washington for several years and had
finally taken matters in their own
hands.
May.Dwa-Me.Nind followed with a
bitter attack on deputy marshal
whom he named and who he said was
not only arresting and prosecuting In
dams on the most trivial charges for
the sake Of the fees, but was one Of
the principal men concerned in the
timber depredations, although 1t was
his duty to prevent them. He named
also mixed bloods who were in league
with white men at Brainerd to steal
all the pine Of their reservations. He
asked for a thorough investigation.
Though the Indians have ceased hos
tilities and agreed to meet the COM
1t will be several days be-
fore any definite understanding with
them can be reached
INDIAN VILLAGES FILLING UP
Cass Lake, Mimi, Oct 13.-Fewer
Indians are seen going south to Leech
lake and the Indian villages are filling
up Councils held at central points
almost without exception declare for
peace and ask for grub. The thrifty
are thus making the best
possible use Of the occasion. Stage
with the interior has
been resumed and work has been
started on the Great Northern extern.
sion to Park Rapids.
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