Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-10-12

had undoubtedly saved our lives. AS
1t was, bullets flew about our heads,
and the stumps, weeds and stones about
us were peppered for several yards.
"When we realized the position in
which the Colonel was in we called
him to get under cover, but he paid no
attention to us. He stayed with the
men until he had accomplished his
purpose, and when we had about made
up our minds that he was dead, we
were startled by move in the weeds
above us.
"'I've been wounded, boys. I've
been wounded was the remark we
heard as the weeds parted and the gall
liant Colonel fell to the ground before
us. We did not know how badly he
was hurt, but saw two holes were in
his coat sleeve. That's not it, he said
as we turned back his sleeve. It's my
stomach look at that
'And we did so. We tore open his
clothes, and found only small wound,
but the blood was trickling down. The
old man was not frightened by any
means. IF you ever get out of here
alive, Eoys, you will be in luck he re-
marked a few minutes afterwards, as
he lay on the beach"
"A courier came in from a point %
miles north and said that during the
past IS hours more than 80 Indians
all armed with Winchesters, have been
counted by him alone, and that they
are going in the direction of Bear Is
land. One of the hostile chiefs who
was spoken to yesterday on the point
near the narrow boasted that he had
seen armed men as thick as leaves in
the forest, and defied those on board
the boat to fire shot.
CDR. Hart has brought his family in
to Walker, and all of the white people
at the agency have followed his ex-
ample, with single eXception-Mrs.
Smith, one of the teachers. People in
and around Walker are apprehensive
of the outcome, and are demanding
that the redskins he pursued until they
are broken in spirit and thoroughly
cowed. They say that if the trouble is
allowed TO drop now it will be but a
short time before they again become
defiant, and that life and property will
not be safe unless the Indians are ex-
terminated"
general Bacon thinks one of the In
dians killed by Il sharpshooter was
Chief Bug-Ah-Ma-Ge-Shig, who was
the cause of the whole trouble, other
Indians having taken him by force
from the Deputy Marshals, who We're
taking him TO Duluth as witness in
an Illegal liquor selling case.
The killed Officers-Major Millville
Wilkinson, Seageant William Butler.
Privates-Edward Lowe, John Ohm
stead, John SwallenstOcker, Alfred Ze-
bell.
The wounded: f. +. Antonello, shot
in the leg; Levy, Ayera, Sergeant, shot
in the neck; Richard Boucher, shot
through the shoulder; Edward Brown,
shot in the face John Daily, shot in
the thigh Chas Francis; Private God
frey, shot through the shoulder Char
les Jelsen, Albert Schuyler, Charles
Turner, shot through the shoulder
George Wicker, shot in the leg.
Wounded civilians Edward Har-
ris, City Marshal Of Walker Joseph
Oscar, pilot Of steamer Jennie; T. J.
Sheehan, Deputy United States Mar.
shal Tinker, Indian inspector, Henry
Walters, engineer of tug Jennie.
General Bacon is unhurt, and all
accounted for and are uniniured,
though they were at one time under
the same fire which thinned the ranks
of the troops.
The Indians have been badly whip
ped, and left the country adjacent to
the fight. En- route here other Chip
pewa bands displayed white flags along
the Lake Shore. Much talk here of
general Indian outbreak
Stephen Renno, ST., was seriously
hurt last saturday by Il 100 pound milk
can falling on him. He was lifting the
can into a wagon for the purpose of
hauling it to the creamery at Nifllin-
town.
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Lewisburg, Pa.