El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-10-06
INDIAN MASSACRE
Several Officials and Soldiers Kill ed
and Wounded.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. "a specia
from Brsinerd received here at a. m
says: A courier has arrived at Wake
confirming the report that all men no
in uniform were killed by the Indians
The massacre of Bacon and his gallan
little band of Santiago heroes is no
mentioned but it Is believed the repor
is untrue.
The result of last nights indiar
council is not known, but it is confiden
tly believed that the older of the agen
cy indians have succeeded in convincing
the young braves who are thirstine
for fight that q conflict with the troop:
would mean their utter annihilation
Nothing has been heard from the three
missing correspondents. A complete
list of casualties has not been received
but those known to be dead and wound
ed are.
Killed-SiX indians, one half
breed, one timber inspector, private
Sordey and private Cohl.
Wounded-Ed Harris, marshal of
Walker, George Marks, an agency en-
ployee, Special Agent Tinker, of In
dian department.
Missing-K. c. Beaton, cores
poDdent Minneapolis Tribune, M. L..
Knappen, correspondent Minneapolis
Times, w. A. Brill, correspondent ST.
Paul Pioneer Press.
Three companies of the Third infan-
try left Fort Smelling this morning for
Walker. 1t is believed the Indians
have escaped to the main land and are
moving to the northeast along the Lit
tie and Big Fork rivers. If such is TIE
case massacre of the whites in OAss
and Itaya counties may follow. Akpe-
cial train bearing thirty armed men
with rifles and ten thousand rounds of
ammunition has left Brainerd for
Walker.
LATER:-MINNEAPOL Oct. "a
special to the Journal from it's staff
correspondent at Walker says: 1.-THE
force of thirty men under Gen. Bacon
have been snnihilated. do not know
whether Inspector Tinker has more ir-
formation than L have, but he sent
word to the war department last night
that the Third infantry detachment
had been wiped out. 1 got in very late
from an expedition On the Flora We
started cut to carry supplies and ra-
lions 10 the troops. 1t was very dark
OFF shore and we signalled for an hour
Corporal Nettlekoven used the code in
use at Santiago. Either the troops
have been driven inland or there is not
, man of them left. No answering sig
nal of any sort was received, although
We lay OFF and On the whole length of
.he headland. To land was an impos-
'lbility in the darkness, as the rein-
.orcements from Brainard had not ar
lived, and there was only one old Win
chester rifle on the boat. We had our
blankets and rations for the blue coats.
Il any of them survived they slept last
hight in the open. A heavy frost pre-
7ailed. There is not so much as a cof-
ZEE bean to divide between the whole
command this morning. There is the
yrossest mism msu agement.
Au1NGNcATobiS, wv. O.-lI
The story of total or partial massacre
IS true it is almost impossible to discov-
or how the story reached the wire at
w Wslker. That there has
been serious fight is beyond
question. That 100 trained
,9J1diers. armed with te,. best magazine
rifles have been killed by O couple of
hundred Indians-that being the maxi
mum number armed in the enemy's
lines-seems Incredible.
Lieut.. Humphrey, in command of
squad of twenty regulars at the old In
dian agency refused to go to the relief
of, his comrades without orders from
superior officers. The marshal was dis
appointed at the refusal of Lieutenant
Humphreys to 90 to the rescue of
General Bacon, but could do nothing
The Steamer Flora stocked with sup
plies, ammunition and rations started
back for the scene of the battle at 5
o'clock.
The Journals correspondent wires
that Brill, BeatOn and Knappep, cor
respondents of the Minneapolis and St.
Paul papers, are still with the troops.
The belief is growing that the reports of
the massacre of the entire forces under
General Bacon is unfounded.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 6.-No official
news WAS received from the Minnesota
Indian uprising this morning Adju-
tsnt General Corbin is disposed to be-
Iieye that the press reports are exag-
yerated. General Miles. however, is |
most anxious to hear from General !
Bacon. |
WALKER, Mimi, Oct. 3.-(ll a. N.Y. |
An Indian is just reported to have ar
lived from Leech Island who saws 10
soldiers were killed and number |
and that the Indians had the
,est of the fighting. Other reports
ay that so Indians were killed.
WALKER, Mimi, 1920 A. M.-The
bird expedition to Sugar Point has
ust started. There are Is picked
nen on board. The boat carries
Offee and provisions. The detail is