The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-09

70 apprehend the twenty Indians for whom
the marshal has bench warrants. Runners
VIII be sent out and the men ordered in. In
case they do not respond Marshal O'Connor,
packed by the troops. will go after them.
information given out by one of the In
dians at the council yesterday was that 100
young bucks composed the force which en-
gagged General Bacon's command near Bear
island. Gay-she-gwon-ay-yosh or as the
English version would be "Strong Voice of
the Wind" was the leader. and directed the
plan of battle. The band is now on Bear
island, and refuses to come in or to take
part in the council. 1t is likely that such
renegades as they can induce to join them
will make things lively for several months,
confining themselves to depredations on
small settlements. The report that Hog-ah-
mah-get-shik was killed by one of the
sharpshooters is denied, the chief refusing
10 take part in the attack. Thirty-five In
dians put in an appearance at the town of
Lathrop, nine miles south of here. last
evening. The women and children were
gathered in building and the citizens are
guarding the town.
General Bacon's troops are camped in
square overlooking the lake, which they
have named Camp Wilkinson A number of
friendly Indians came in canoes from Bear
island this morning. They refuse to talk of
the hostiles and discaim any knowledge of
their whereabouts. 1t is difficult to see how
THIS matter is any nearer a solution than it
was week ago. All the men but two for
whom warrants are out, are still at large
on Bear island, where dancing still con-
tinues. These men Marshal O'Connor is de-
termined to have and the soldiers apparent
iy must get them for him.
q. H. Beaulieu, who has all along taken
the Indian side of the controversy admits
to-day that the Indians are far from
pacified. Bog-ah- -mah-ge-shik, chief of the
Bear islanders told him last night that he
reared the withdrawal Of General Bacon
from the scene Of the fighting would make
II impossible to control his young men, who
were responsible for the trouble. The In
dians think they can drive the troops away
from the woods and prevent them from pur-
suing the Indians into the forests The chief
OF the Bear islanders says he fears his
young men will go about in bands of two
or three and do a great deal Of mischief
TO settlers even if they do not get sufficient
force Of Indians together to attack the SOL
diers. General Bacon was allowed to leave
with his forces yesterday because they
tribes to join them, claiming it was re-
treat
Mauk-Wauk and Bap-dway-we-dung, the
TWO Indians captured at Sugar Point on
Wednesday, were taken to Detroit to-day
in charge of Deputy United States Marshals
morrison and Tallman, to appear before
the United States Court commissioner. The
marshals were instructed in case of an at
tempt to rescue the prisoners anywhere
along the line of the Brainerd & Northern
Railway to shoot them
General Bacon speaks in the highest terms
or praise of the conduct of his men in their
nght with the Bear island Indians mo SOL
uiers ever put Up gamer fight" he said
and, considering that four-ffths of the
men were recruits their showing was one
winch every American soldier may feel
proud of. The new men were entirely nm
1amiliar with the Krag-Jorgensen and when
we were attacked it developed that manv
OF tnem actually did not know how to load
tneir pieces. had myself to show several
men now to load. But they fought like VET
erans. OF the entire -eeanpseass.- twelve
OF n1teen were old soldiers The men were
as IuIl of praise for their officers as the
ohcers were for the men,