The San Francisco call., 1898-10-10
WHITE MAN
 KILLED NEAR
 BEAR ISLAND PilIager Indians Are Yet Active. NIGHT ATTACK LOOKED FOR ARMED CITIZENS GUARD THE TOWN OF FERRIS. Friendly 3eoskins to the Number of Hundred Go Into Camp
 Near the Agency
 Point.
NIGHT ATTACK LOOKED FOR
ARMED CITIZENS GUARD THE
 TOWN OF FERRIS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ST. PAUL. Minn.. Oct. 9.-A Pioneer Press special from Ferris, Minn., a small town north of Leech Lake, says: A report reached here late this evening of the killing of white man near Bear Island during the day.
 Settlers living near the Indian res ervation are seeking shelter in towns along the railroad. A band of Indians numbering about 150 was reported late this evening camped within two miles north of this town. Armed citizens are guarding the town, expecting an at tack during the night or early in the morning.
 Indians protesting to be friendly were a Graceland, one and one-half miles west of here, this evening, trying to purchase ammunition.
 WALKER, Minn.. Oct. 9.-When the troops reached the agency they found that the friendly Indians had them selves made a picket line covering the whole line of woods which surrounded the settlement, as many as fifty of the Indians having done picket duty. Now that the troops are on the ground these formal preparations for defense prOba- bly, will be abandoned, but there will be Indian scouts out all the time ready to bring prompt warning of anything that even looks dangerous.
 Last night Mah-Ge- Gay Bow, one of the head men of the Bear Island h. dians, arrived on the agency point with tWenty-SeYen canoe loads of the Bear Islanders. comprising those who are for peace. There are seVenty-fiVe or 100 in the paTty-men, women and children. They went into camp about five miles from the agency. and Nah Gay Bow called on General Bacon at once. 1,1 bod +rf.T +, f11r- ', islands that he could not go with them; that he and his friends were for peace with the white men, and that they Were going to the agency.
 All right" said the hostiles, laconi- cally Tell them what we are do- ing" and they allowed Mah-Ge-Gay- Bow to depart in peace.
 'Kah-W Win-Nin-Cfe-K Ka-Da." said the old man. when he was pressed for in formation as to the number of the hos tiles. their present whereabouts and their intentions for the future This being interpreted means: T don't know anything more about it"
 He did say that so far as he knew, : none of the hOstiles were killed in the fl"ht, but they all say that. AS 10 how many Indians were actually on the warpath. the agency Indians are dis posed to hold the number down to some thing under q hundred. and many of them say that there are not more than twenty-five or thirty.
 Dr. Hart has prepared a paper which the Indians are being asked to sign as fast as they come into the agency. II is already signed by more than 100 In dians including q dozen or fifteen of the head men and chiefs, from Flat Mouth down. II reads as follows:
 To the Great Father Washington: We, | the undersigned. the Ghippewa-Pillager Indians of the Leech Lake reservation In Minnesota. deplOre the outbreak of some of our brethren on this reservation, and ! believe that you desire justice shall be done in your dealings with us. We have therefore resolved. in council assembled. ! to remain loyal tO the United States and ! friendly to our white brethren, and we agree 10 use our influence with our friends and relatives of the Bear Island ! Indians 10 lay down their arms and 1 quietly submit to the authorities of the i United States.
 ST. PAUL, Afinn., Oct 9-General 1 BacOn's orders for the movement of | more troops to the vicinity of Leech l Lake took ninety men from Fort She'll | ing on a special train last night Two l cOnpanieS of the Fourteenth NinneSn-a | Volunteers are held at Duluth, ready to l start for points along the FOSstGn line 1 of tine Great Northern. whitnAr the two ! batteries of militiamen have preceded ! +hcr2. and tonight another COlniJanV 1 Cf the Iu0rj eenth was ord >ret3 10 take ! the traiY tu-nOrrOW for points along ! that sar-e road. By to-uorrCvT night | 390 soldiers will be scattered all around 1 Leech Lake, protecting settlers and | property from the possible attack Of | the uncertain number of Indians now i in arms against the Government be- | cause they object to be taken into court ! as witnesses in prosecutions for ille- f~oi selling rf i1IOV Q in6lHnS