The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-25
Epist(es to St. Paul.

Gen. Bacon, now in command of the de-
partment of Dakota and the lakes, has spent
years of his army service at frontier posts.
When ordered from Fort Totten to st. Paul
the general brought his family with him and
engaged quarters at the Ryan.
The night Of their arrival at the hotel,
his son, lad of seven years, after looking
the hotel over took the general aside and in
a very confidential tone, said:
81 tell you, papa this is the dandy post
of them all, and l just hope we stay here"
Then, dragging his father to the window, the
youngster, pointing to the Boston, which
was ablaze with light, wound up his sentence
with land look at the post trading store,
isn't that fine one; why, it's as big as the
post"
Fourteenth regiment officer entered
we'll known downtown restaurant the other
evening and ordered supper. Opposite to him
sat a very attractive young lady, and while
waiting to be served they got into converse
ton. The officer had just returned from Cass
lake, and the young lady wanted to know all
about the dreadful Indians. She was much
interested in his account of the red men until
suddenly she interrupted him to ask:
But you are doctor, you not?"
mo" he answered, smiling, 81 am a cap
tain"
But what do the initials u. S. " on your
collar stand for?
why" he replied in a surprised tone,
"they mean United States Volunteer
"Oh,'' she said, smothering her laughter
as best she could, 81 thought they meant
United States Veterinary"
NO said he q don't belong to the horse
brigade"
And when telling Of it afterwards he was
quite willing to stand the drinks.
The news of the Chippewa uprising and
the doings of Bug-ah- Geshig has created
much interest in the cigar store Indian COM
munity in this city. and last night the word
was passed around town to all the tribe to
meet in Wilbur Tibbils' cigar store The
streets were deserted, and all was silent as
death and the police, when, shortly after 9
o'clock, there was a movement of wooden
images to the rendezvous. They slid quietly
on their iron rollers over the pavement to
the place and were soon closeted in council
behind the curtains. All were arrayed in war
paint and wooden feathers. Each brave stood
proudly on his own pedestal and scorned to
take seat or to squat On the floor. When all
were assembled, and the roll was called old
Pipe Dream, the Nestor Of the tribe, spoke.
by the scalp locks Of my grandfathers,"
he said eve must throw off the tyranny
dude that though We stand chained to cigar
stores we do not smoke cigarettes. We are
of an ancient race and brave and our thirst
for blood has been whetted by the yellow
journals which libel our kindred and u.s. We
want 1t known that we are friends Of old Bug
and we resent the pictures which have been
published of him. We are aroused over the
outrage and we thirst for revenge
A chorus of approving grunts showed that
his hearers were Of the same mind.
"Let us go north to the assistance Of our
oppressed brothers," said Man-Not-Afraid-of-
the-Trolley eff we fight the white men we
shall each get 100 acres Of coed land that we
can sell and we shall all get rich and re-
spected."
eve need not fight" said Crag-Jorg-Peg,
who is of a diplomatic turn Of mind. THE
great father at Washington keeps man
named Jones who settles all troubles With
the white men. Let US go to him and lay
our grievances before him. He will give us
food which we may eat and get the govt and
all the land we wish. We have no land,
and we never had govt, and here is chance
to get both very cheap"
This idea was generally approved.
with Jones on our side.' said Pipe Dream,
eve can have anything ask. But we must
make a bluff There must be a threat of
massacre Let the word go forth that we
demand our rights. Too long have we re-
NAMED passive spectators of the scenes about
us, and if we do net soon assert ourselves
we shall lose even the small privileges We
now enjoy In fact, 1 have heard that the
Thirteenth regiment will bring a lot Of Phil
ippine images from Manila to displace US,
and then we shall be wanderers on the face
of the earth. We cannot act too promptly. ="
Crag-Jorg-Peg was appointed committee
to formulate the demands of the tribe, and
to acquaint the question writers IN the news
paper offices of it's intention to Stay, kill
and decimate the population. The council
then adjourned to give Jones a chance to
come back and settle matters peacefully.