The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
FRANK Ct. VOLZ,
Popular Price
SHOES
No. 6 East Washington ST.

Battle begun at Bear island Look for gem
eral uprising of Indians General Bacon in
the field OCONNOR, Marshal
The War Department had received no dis
patches from General Bacon or from any of
the military authorities in the department.
where the uprising had occurred. This
caused some surprise and doubt. and it left
entirely open the question as to our list of
casualties 1t was noted that none of the
official dispatches had mentioned the casu-
alties on our side, the only reference to this
important point being in the press dispatch.
the reports were magnified Speaking as an
old Indian fighter, he said Indian fights
We're apt to grow considerably after they
had occurred. Moreover, General Corbin
felt that there was no need for apprehen-
sion in view of the large number of troops
within easy reach of General Bacon and
Bacon is the commanding officer of the De-
partment of the Dakotas, with headquarters
toned at Fort Smelling, just outside of St.
Paul, so that if need be, this large force
ence p c commanding OFFICER of the DEPART
ment it was pointed out there was no need
of authorizing General Bacon to call for
further troops for his reinforcements, as he
has the authority to move all the forces
within his department II he deems such
action necessary TO meet the emergency.
Aside from the Third Infantry, there are
cavalry troops within easy reach of st. Paul
and the seat of the trouble, although II was
the view at the War Department late to-
night that General Bacon would not have
any need for any cavalry If, indeed, ne
needed any infantry beyond the hundred
men now at the front General Corbin i'm
clined to the view that one hundred regulars
were more than match for all the Indians
the present trouble. General Bacon will be
given free hand, however, and every
facility afforded him by the authorities here
if he feels in need of reinfOrcements.
Indian Commissioner Jones read the press
reports of the conflict with great interest.
but up to late hour tonight had not re-
ceived any advices from Indian Agent sui
Ivan, in charge of the White Earth agency,
where the uprising occurred. Mr.. Jones had
not apprehended any serious trouble, as all
recent official reports from White Earth
had minimiZed the difficulties and had
rather discounted the apprehensions ex-
pressed in press advices. Word came yes,
terday that the Indians were about to hold
a big council on the banks Or Bear lake,
but said raging storm prevented the IN
dams on one side of the lake getting across
to the council grounds, so the meeting was
put off until to-day. 1t was hoped TINS
council would bring satisfactory adjust
ment of the trouble A dispatch was sent TO
the agent this morning, but the operator at
White Earth reported the agent had gone
to Walker, near which point to-days fight
"This particular band of Indians is most
peaceably disposed as rule. SAID MI MI
Jones "and there has been nothing in the
nature of serious trouble with them since
back in the sixties. They are part OF the
chippewa tribe ana are hsing norn as tb ~,
PiIlagers They are well advanced in civil
ization. many of them wearing citizens
clothes
ance. and this has led UP to the present out
break. 1t was determined to move the In
dams from their present quarters to lands
inside the White Earth reservation. The
latter lands are superior to those owned by
the Indians but the traditions are strong
with them, and they hold with tenacity to
their old lands and associations. They in
sisted also. and with some degree OF rea-
son. that they ought to be paid for the inn
provement on their lands This was recog-
nized as just, and a bill appropriating $4,000
to pay for these Improvements was pre-
sented at the last Congress and urged as
amendment to an appropriation bill. But
IL was ruled out and defeated. so that the
Indians have received nothing for their inn
provements. Now. as the removal Is about
to be carried out, some of the old chiefs re-
fused to leave their old lands. How far
this has gone we do not know from official
reports but we gather from unofficial quar-
tiers that the local officers began arresting
some of the old chiefs who refused 10 move,
and that brought on the III feeling, threats
and clash. hardly think the trouble can
be of any duration or can assume serious
magnitude. for this band is numerically
small and. except in this case, its record
for order Is good -