Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-07
WALKING HATS
In All the New Fascinating
Effects.
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mind about me- These were the as'
words Of a true soldier.
AN IaONCLAD BOAT.
MINNEAPOLIS MINI. october ga
, Journal Walker CMinn) special says:
"The pilot-box Of the Flora was armor-
ed with sheet-iron before she puiieo cut
this morning. Several shots were hred
with Winchesters at close range, pene-
trating il. but at long range the plating
will afford protection. The boat will meet
with a hot fire at squaw Point, halfway
through the Narrows. There Is no other
way. / believe there will be twenty OF
thirty Indians at this place all day to-
day. 1t would not be surprising II Doc
TOR Camps OUTFIT should land land wipe
them out. That strip of land must be
captured, or there will be heavy losses
In making runs to Bear Island"
Gust to show that Major Wilkinson
knew his business. when the fight started
yesterday ne shouted: Steady now.
Make every shot count. Kill everything
you see.'
sQUAwS WORSE THAN BUCKS.
"The squaws are more to be dreaded
than the bucks, and Cuba's vultures
were not more to be avoided than are
they.
Lieutenant Morrison ha won his spurs
/ never saw more splendid bravery in
my life.
"'Aim straight he shouted Don't
get ratified. boys. Those devils can't get
u.s. he said, laughing, as ball touched
his hat and knocked 1t OFF. The men
cheered him, right in the thick Of It,"
THE INDIANS WARNED.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. October g.
A Journal Walker (Minn) special says:
"There was a big conference at the
Agency last night. Lieutenant Humpb-
rey, of the Agency detachment. and DR..
Hart, the Agency surgeon, were invited,
with half dozen bad characters, who
had stirred up sentiment In favor OF join
ing the Pillagers. Dr. Hart told them
that If they went on the warpath there
would not be live Indian on Leech
Lake in q week Lieutenant Humphrey
backed the statement. After several
hours talk the Indians decided to be good
Indians. at least for the present. The
assurance may not be worth much.'
REINFORCEMENT HURRYING FOR
WARD.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, October ga
special train left Fort Smelling at 7:4O
this morning, with Companies B. F, and
IL. under command of aforementioned
Harbach, of the Third Infantry. 1t will
be rushed to the front. but cannot reach
Walker before 2 o'clock, under the most
favorable conditions.
There are 200 picked men in the detach-
ment, and they have three days rations
and an abundance of ammunition.
Calling gun Is part of the equipment
and further reinforcements will be kept
ready to start at an instant's notice
car was attached by the Northern
Pacific for the use of newspaper CORE
spondents. Additional reporters were
sent by the Twin City papers.
NEWSPAPERMEN ASK FOR TROOPS.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, October c.
The following telegram which speaks for
itself, was sent to President Mckinley
last evening"
ITO William Mckinley, Executive Man
sion. Washington. d. c.: Advices from
conservative sources lead us to believe
that force of not less than six hundred
soldiers, preferably eight hundred. should
be at once available at Leech Lake and
vicinity. We believe such force needed
not only to rescue General Bacon and the
survivors of his command. but properly
to overawe the Agency Indians, In whose
professions Of friendship and neutrality
| no one acquainted with them puts Gre
dence. A general outbreak at or around
Walker would probably result in the mas
sacre of many citizens. In a country so
heavily wooded, the present force is. in
our judgment, wholly inadequate. The
gravity of the situation is not overesti-
| mated In the above suggestions.
-. s. M'LEAN,
Editor Journal;
"E. r. TOMBSTONE,
Managing Editor the Times;
&C. II. HAMBLIN,
Managing Editor the Tribune"
This dispatch was sent upon receipt of
reliable information that an uprising
among the Red Lake and Cass Lake, az
well as the Leech Lake Indians. Is re-
garded as imminent
= UNEAsINESS AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, October Sup to the
close of Office hours, the Interior Depart
ment had received no advices of a posi-
tive and reliable official character. and
this fact caused much uneasiness Gene
raj dispatches were received but the
only one at all definite was one which
reached Secretary Bliss at 2:30. IL was
very brief, and said Major Wilkinson an6
five other soldiers and one Indian police
man had been killed. and eight private
and one Indian policeman wounded
came from Inspector Tinker. and prt
missed particulars later. The Inspectc
has been urgently wired to telegrap
fuller details. In his dispatch he state
that the two hundred troops on the wa
to the battlefield are not enough. The
War Department has ordered additional
troops to start Immediately
WILKINSON A VETERAN.
Major NJ. c. Wilkinson and Mr.. shee-
han, who are among the killed. were well
known 10 Washington. Major Wilkinson
was volunteer In the civil war, served
throughout that conflict and received on
It's close a commission In the regular
army. He had participated in several
Indian campaigns since the war between
the States. His regiment was stationed
a Fort Smelling for twelve years. and
was dispatched to Santiago at the open
ing OF the war. but he was left at the
fort, on recruiting service. He was O.
years old. and his family are at Red
Lands. near San Bernardino, Cal, wher,
he had for two years been building al
orange farm, with avisN to spending hi,
closing years there.
CAPTAIN SIBERIAN.
T. }. shsshan was q captain IN the Fifth