The herald., 1898-10-06

but there he stood, as steady and firm as
a rock, and as cool as an iceberg. The
men behaved splendidly
O'Connor was put ashore in a hostile
country, and for miles over thistles and
through brush, to reach the Leech Lake
Agency. he pluckily pushed his way.
All families are being removed from the
agency at this time.
am going back to the point Immediately.
General Bacon is beyond telegraphic COM
munication and no boats can reach him
for three hours.
4:10 p. m.-The firing seems to have
ceased. leave at once.
When Last Seen
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 5.-A special to the
Tribune from Walker. NIinn., says in re-
gard to its staff correspondent at the scene
Of Indian troubles:
Have not heard of your man, Beatou.
since the fight began at II 80 a. M The last
1 heard of him he was among the INDIAN
with Brill, and was running, the the In
dams were firing at them. I fear for his
safety. as well as for Gen. Bacon and his
men, The situation is very grave. There
has been a special train ordered here from
with soldiers and ammunition. We have
just received information from Washing
ton that more troops are on their way here.
Every one is much excited. yet the situa-
tion Is such as to warrant it."
Another special to the Tribune from
Walker, later, says:
"Have heard nothing further from Mr..
Beaton. We are expecting the special from
Washington every minte. We have lust
been advised that they will soon reach us
with 30 armed men and so extra rifles and
ammunition"
A. Reported Massacre
ST. PAUL, Oct. 5-An unconfirmed ru-
NOR has reached here that the soldiers and
Gen. Bacon have been massacred by the
Indians at Leech lake. A Brainerd oper-
ator says this reported massacre is true.
Bitter Weather
ST. PAUL, Oct. 5.-Reports from Crook
ston. Fosston. Hallock, Aitken and a dozen
other northern mining points indicate that
a heavy snowstorm is in progress. Thrash
ing has been suspended. There was light
snowfall in this city.
Cause Of Trouble
WALKER, Minn., Oct. 5.-The Pillager
and other neighboring Indians of the White
Earth reservation claim to have many rea-
sons for their present outbreak, although
the direct trouble with the Pillagers comes
over attempts to bring in some of the In
dianst to the United States court at Duluth
in connection with liquor selling cases.
Their grievances go back through many
years, and there have been legislative and
ofhor n 80
latest being the Nelson law regarding the
sale of timber on the Indian lands. How
ever. the Indians claimed that the method
of disposing of thi9 was both cumbersome
and expensive, and that they were the suf-
ferers. In regard to serving as witnesses
In illegal liquor selling cases, they claimed
that the deputy marshals left them to find
their own way home from Duluth without
having paid them the proper mileage. This
is denied by the deputies. The leader in
the trouble with the Pillagers is an old
warrior, Bog h-Mah-Ge -Shig, not a chief.
who recently returned from court and was
soon afterward hunted by the deputies. He
alleged ill-treatment in being turned adrift
penniless in Duluth, and aroused the other
Indians to protest against the way he
claimed to have been treated. The United
States marshal insists that the old mans
story is unfounded, but the reds have been
stirred up to such a pitch that trouble ap-
parently became unavoidable, in view of
the deep-seated feeling of general ILL.,
treatment in regard to their timber lands
and their lands and rights in general.
Conflicting Reports
WALKER, Mimi, Oct. 5-A hard fight
with the Indians occurred today, and the
reports from the scene Of the battle on the
other side of Leech lake are somewhat con-
ficting, although all reports agree that the
result has been considerable shedding Of
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