The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-14
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understanding that the lumber bust
ness was conducted in my name I
have the contract which was used to
carry on these lumber operations Now
that Is what these half-breeds are try
Ing to do this winter, and 1t Is the wish
OF all the Indians that there shall be
no more cutting of timber We, the
Indians, are going to settle this mat
ter; this is the reason 1 speak in this
way.
Il wish to speak also in regard to
pine estimators We are paying them
for doing nothing. This the Indians will
also take in their own hands. The reason
say this is because I-see the Indians
being cheated. Pine estimators are do
ing everything to deceive and cheat the
Indians.
OPPOSED TO GREAT FATHER.
by saying that we will settle these
questions 1 mean that we will take
them to Washington. 1t would be
proper for me to say that these men
should not receive their pay for the
work they are doing now. We will be-
come poorer and poorer if the whites
are allowed to do what they are doing
now. 1 speak Of this because all the
tribal property belongs to us. It is I
who am called Indian and should state
what price should be paid to the esti-
majors. We pay too much each day
to these men who are looking over the
pine
May-Gway-We-N Mind was the first
representative of the hostile Indians
VINO addressed the council. His re-
marks were apparently listened to with
the greatest of interest. as upon the
message which he conveyed depended
the result of the council.
L wish to first say" said the chief.
what 1 believe to be the cause of the
existing troubles. It Is very evident
TO you what these troubles are. 1t is
also evident even to the whites They
nave been caused by the half-breeds.
But we have reached an agreement.
1t is this
That the Indians across the lake
have agreed that they will not hold
their guns in their hands again: thew
Will lay them down. These Indians who
fought have placed in my hands full
power to act in their behalf. I did not
fight myself, but I will act for them.
ana Whatever I say they will follow.
My friends, 1 will tell YOU how
reel L have never troubled the whites
since I have been a grown man
am with you in this proposition to re-
main friendly with the whites. and
ann anxious that our friendship fos
them Will continue as it has existed in
! the past.
Our friends who were in the battle
say: Go and visit our people across
the lake and see what they say regard
Ing the existing troubles 1 want to
| say this 1t does not trouble my mind
that l am going to be arrested but
| what troubles my mind Is that blood
has been spilled. My friends heard
me say that 1 was not going to follow
anything that was bad. That is the
reason they placed their matters in
| my hands. Our friends, the whites,
are misinforned when they are told
that every Indian on this side Of the
| lake is going to join the hostiles. When
! the commissioner Of Indian affairs WIS.,
! tied us yesterday we spoke to him
shout the blood that was spilled, and
| we also stated to him the reasons why
that blood was spilled. The men who
were in the fight say that haIfbreeds
/
| lay down their arms now But our
friends, the fighters, have laid down
their arms, because it is the wish OF
the commissioner that they do so. He
| Is going to right our wrongs"
SOLDIERS POOR SHOTS.
Before taking his seat May-Dway-
| Mind turned to the table at which the
| correspondents sat, and with a. smile
on his face said: ~ will say to the
reporters that the soldiers are very
bad shots A lot of our men were shot
at, but the soldiers missed them ALL"
The second representative Of the hos
tile camp was Oh-Gwin -Ah-N Cab
| SoW-BOW. He spoke as follows:
81 want to say what the fight
ers will expect. They have emu
merated the numerous times that
the soldiers have come among
them for no reason whatever.
This makes the fourth time. At all
Of these other times the Indians did
not kill one Of these white soldiers
| This last time they were anxious tG
| meet the soldiers We had already de-
| cided to meet them in battle. The
| fighters felt that 1t was certain death
for them anyway. Under the existing
| conditions we would either have starry
| ed or frozen to death. The fighters
felt that was wrong, and as it was the
intention to kill them they would rath
er die Immediately.
eve have learned however, that the
commissioner of Indian affairs Is hero
and will try to settle our difficulties.
| Of course, we wish to continue to
! live" "A. +. Morton.
Request for Rifles.
| WASHINGTON Oct. ia dispatch was re-
| ceived at the war department from Minnesota
today asking for 500 Springfield rifles and
5000 rounds of ammunition for the use of the
| people of that state in protecting themselves