Evening star., 1898-10-06
DISPATCH TO SECRETARY BLISS
The War Department Without
Advices.
FIRST STORIES EXAGGERATED

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the Chippewa tribe, and for many years
none of this tribe has shown any DISPOSE
| ton to be troublesome or go upon the war
path. In fact, they have always been
| frierdly with the white people since the
| early settlen ent of the state. Their wars
| have always been with other tribes priu-
| clpally the Sioux, but they have done no
lighting to speak of in the last fifty years
| Gen. Miles, speaking of this feature of
the Chippeu as, said this afternoon that it
is & curious fact that one can tell where
Irdian troubles will occur. He said that
| the Nez Peroes Indians had never been
upon the warpath, and had always been
considered peaceful until they broke out
and became very destructive nearly twenty
years ago. This was very fierce fight
| While 1t lasted, and a great many United
down.
In the abserce Of official information,
Cen Miles would not comment upon the
corcttions at Leech Lake.
| Cause of the Trouble
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones to-
day received the following dispatch from
Indian Agent ]. H. Sutherland, dated az
| Walker Mimi, last night:
THE trouble at Leech Lake originated In
| consequence of an arrest made by dep
uty United States marshal of an Indian on
a warrant The Indians overpowered the
| marshal and rescued the prisoner Troops
| were sent mere 10 assist Inc marshal In
| resting the rescCers. l have been here a
week doing my best to get the Indians to
give themselves up and save trouble, hut
they would not Today the troops and In
| difns had several battles. The United
States marshal has sent for more troons"
| Attack on the Troops.
| Official dispatches received last night
| brcreht to the authorities the sudden real
ization of an Indian uprising of more than
| ordinary dimensions. Two of them were
| 10 Secretary Bliss and a third to Attorney
| General GriSgs, from one of the United
States marslsls at the seat of the uprising
The first dispatch TO Secretary Bliss was
| as follows
| WALKER, Mimi, October 5. 1898.
Secretary Of the Interior, Washington.
! Inc Indians twenty-five miles from here
on the main land of North Bear Island
| opened hre on the troops under command
OF Cen Bacon, without warning this morn
ing at 30 1 fear the army in the field is
moi Stfon5 enough to subdue the Bear Isl
and Indians. How many are hurt on their
| stoo cannot now tell. A large force shouid
be sent here at once. 1t is now war and
| the government must protect the people /
| leg. Please wire me Instructions
| tSlgne0 TINKER, Inspector"
! Another dispatch from Inspector Tinker
| followed soon after, follows:
| secretary of the Interior.
! trouble was caused by Indians firing
| upon troops first situation as bad as can
be- feeling among Indians hostile. and
mean TO hight to the end More troops are
needed at once. They cannot get here too
quick. (Signed) TTNKFR
The dispatch to the Attorney General rol-
| lows:
walker, October 5, 1895.
| TO the Attorney General.
have more troops sent here Immediate
~. battle begun at Bear Island. Look for
general uprising of Indians. Gen. Bacon in
| the field.
| '(signeO O'CONNOR, Marshal
No OmciaI News Giving Details
| The Interior Department authorities
| eagerly awaited news of the Indian upris-
ing in Minnesota today, but were disap-
| pointed IN falling to receive official dis
| patches giving details of yesterdays con-
| fllct- The information that has so far
| reached the department has been of most
meager character and up to noon the de-
! partment was without a word of further
adNlces OF an important nature. Indian In
| spector Tinker has wired several times for
! tu1ther instructions, despite the fact that
| ample instructions and adVices had been
| sent MN, and that without information as
| TO the developments there is nothing upon
| Whlcn to base any change of orders
| In the absence of any further disquieting
| news from Gen. Bacon TO the Secretary Of
| War the Interior Department officials are
| hoping that the situation may not prove as
| threatening and alarming as it is generally
| believed. 1t Is conceded the uprising NAV
| assume greater dimensions.
| During the day there were a number of
| conferences a. the Interior Department re-
| gardlng the situation between Secretary
| Bliss, Commissioner Jones and Chief While
| of the Indian division of the department.
| Secretary Bliss said that the disnatcb of
| additional troops might have an fmmediate
| effect in bringing about peace among the
| Indians and that Gen. Bacon had authority
| to avail himself of as many troops as he
| believed necessary. He did not believe the
| trouble would last long.
| Dispatches to Secretary Bliss.
| He received two kilograms this morning.
| One merely stated that boat had left
| Walker with orders to proceed to the scene
of the outbreak and report it's extent. The
| other was from Inspector Tinker and was
| as follows:
/ Il am informed 200 soldiers are due here
| in four hours. Have not heard from Gen.
| Bacons forces. Do not know where they
| are
Secretary Bliss told a reporter of The
| Star today that the War Department was
| fully Informed of the trouble and that Gen
Bacon had orders to move with sufficient
| force
| Were Regarded as Good Indians.
| The rising comes as complete surprise
| to the Indian authorities. For some weeks
| there has been muttering among the In
| dians growing out of the effort to arrest
one OF their number, but this caused no
serious concern. The first press advtces of
| the expected trouble were discounted in
| the absence of any advices from the rep
| resentatves of the Interior Department
| there and in view of the reputation the
| PillaGer Indians have had in recent years
| The Leech Lake Pillagers, the Indians who
| are fighting the whites, have been regard
| ed in late years as exemplary, though they
| have furnished some interesting incidents
| in the history of the past. There are 1I6O
| Indians who constitute the Pillager tribe
| and they have been reported by number
| OF successive agents at White Earth as un-
| usually progressive and steadily advancing
| toward civilization. Agent Sutherland.
| now at the scene of the trouble, In his un-
! published report to Secretary Bliss Just re-
| ceived here, says of these Indians: There
| is no question as to the advance in ciyiH-
| zation among these Indians. Their desire
| TO i've IN good houses, their attendance at
| church and their desire to educate their
/ children. go to show their ADVANCE toura ID