The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-09
ALL QUIET 1T LEECH LIKE
BUT SETTLERS AFRAID THE INDIANS
ARE PLOTTING MISCHIEF.
People Near Cass Lake Alarmed and
Asking Arms-Gen. Bacon's Re-
port on Last Weeks Fighting.

MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. s.-Governor C1ough
is angry He proposes to hereafter protect
the settlers from Indian outbreaks without
the assistance from the government. The
War Department to-day notified the Gov
ernor that it had revoked the order putting
the companies of the Fourteenth Minnesota
Volunteers at Duluth and at st. Paul under
his orders. He had all preparations made
to send the Duluth companies to- the front
at once to protect the settlers, and was
arranging to mobilize the remaining COM
panies at st. Paul. He supposes that the
revocation is due to General Bacon's mes
sage saying that the trouble was over and
that there was no more danger. He added:
II shall pay no more attention to the War
Department. If necessary L will issue a
call for volunteers, arm them with such
guns as I can pick up and let the govern
ment go to the devil / am tired Of doing
business with washington. There is too
much red tape about it. Orders are issued
one minute and revoked the next. am not
an alarmist, but it is the safe thing to be
prepared. 1t will reassure the settlers and
perhaps prevent an outbreak"
The following telegram was sent by Gov
ernor Clough to-day to Adjutant General
Corbin at Washington:
No claim that reinforcements were need
ed at Walker. / have not been asked for
assistance from that quarter though I do
not think General Bacon has won the VIC
tory he claims. The people generally say
So The Indians claim that they have won,
and that is my opinion. The people all
along the Fosston branch of the Great
Northern Railroad are very much alarmed
and are asking the War Department for
protection. The soldiers are here and are
Will nj 90
revoked your order of yesterday you can
do what you like with your soldiers. The
State OF Minnesota will try to get along
without assistance from the department in
the future"
The Governor has received a message
from Mayor John H. Nevers, at Brainerd.
saying: II have just returned from Walker
Indians concentrating at Leech lake in
large numbers. Think they held council last
night. Situation looks grave"
w. +. Street wires the Governor from
Bemidji. west Of Cass lake: Our people
are much disturbed. If you could send viii
lage authorities two hundred stand of arms
they would be gratefully received Red
lake Indians reported irritable"
Batteries A and B, Minnesota National
Guard, left this morning for Deer river
and Cass lake, via Duluth They are in COM
mand Of Major e. c. Libbey. One battery
is from this city and one from ST. Paul.
They are what is left of the state militia,
the infantry companies having all been
mustered into the volunteer service. They
are equipped with a Gatling and a field gun.
for each battery and each man carries
saber and revolver. The trip will be made in
eight hours.
A letter received at military headouar-
ters in st. Paul to-day, dated Friday. from
reliable and cool-headed lumberman near
the Leech lake and Winnibagoshish dams.
says the Indians there are restless and that
there Is serious danger of depredations.
There are, at those dams, ten soldiers and
four or five civilians, armed and ready to
protect government property. They have
we'll protected quarters and can hold their
own against any ordinary attack The
State will try its hand at helping protect
settlers and the battery of artillery militia
men will reach Cass lake to-day, taking
the place of the Fourteenth Regiment
which the government felt it necessary to
reserve for use under regular army orders.
The greatest danger is still believed to be
TO scattered settlers and lumbermen. Many
have already reached the towns, although
some have sent for additional arms and
ammunition and will try to protect them
selves and their property from marauders.
The situation is still very serious