Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-07
Citizens Greatly Alarmed Over
the Indian Situation.
ANOTHER DESPERATE ENCOUNTER.
An Attempt Made to Land on Bear
Island and Rescue Wounded Soldiers
Were Driven on by Redskins--Troops
Sent to Join General Bacon.

tItI 06uord1 odcOn ana MS small Dand
of 10 or 72 men were still fighting on
Bear island, but it cannot be learned
what the outcome of their fighting has
been.
An attempt was made to land ON the
island and rescue the wounded soldiers
and get the bodies of the unfortunate
bluecoats who were killed This at
tempt was successful so far that four
bodies were recovered and nine soldiers
who Were wounded were rescued, but
the citizens were driven to the boat and
the boat driven from the shores by
skulking redskins.
A special train with 215 of the Third
infantry from Fort smelling, under
command of Lieutenant Colonel Har.
bach of the department o. iakota, ar.
rived in w ker Thursday afternoon.
Another special train has left Brain
erd with 200 or $50 more soldiers. IN.
spector Tinker expresses the opinion
that with 500 soldiers the Indians will
be subdued, out thinks there will b.
bloodshed and may be lots of it.
1t is said the Indians from the Mile
Laos reservation have started, 500
DeACAAsot w JIM VliC LNJOCl I1ahG lilQlduS,
and If this is the case, it will REQUIRE
500 additional troops to quell the dis
turbance. They are reported to be well
armed and going north at q rapid rate
TWO hunters came in from the woods
and reported band of 10 or 30 Indians
gong north, and 1t is supposed that
they are an advance guard of the Mile
Lac indians or a part of their scouts.
The men We're not close enough to them
to say whether they were painted or
not, but know they were armed.
The inhabitants at Walker, Lothrop
and Hachensack, Mimi, are terrified
beyond measure and are armed as far
as arms and ammunition are proeura-
BILE. Little sleep is taken by the ma
jority of the citizens
Since the uprising Of the Bear Island
Indians the indians at the Leeeh Lake
agency have been quiet, but word has
arrived from the agency that the In
dams have broken out and the author
tiles have no control over them and fear
there will be more bloodshed.
WALKER, Mimi, Oct Sounds of
conflict have come from Bear island all
day, but people here are still iii ignor-
ance Of the real situation on the battle
ground, where General Bacon and his
lilOh 4AelNt nun QGSI9cI1lb tlGOunLST WlI0
the Plllager indians. No direct word
has been received from any man who
participated IN the first battle.
An effort was made to secure intelli-
gence from Bear island, but it failed.
The dispatch boat Flora sailed close to
shore and signaled for an hour. but no
answering signal was returned To
land was an illpossibility.
The condition of Bacon men, even il
they are safe from humiliation, must
be deplorable. They are lily supplied
with overcoats and blankets. Tents
they have none. Their food supplies
were short when they landed and they
were in no shape to stand long siege
CAss LAKE, Mimi, Oct. All the
people here who have arms are sleeping
on their guns and it is a pitifully small
proportion of the population. Men be-
gan coming i'll with reports of seeing
Indians in parties of five to II, all armed
and looked as if they We're looking for
trouble AS the reports have continued
to come in the alarm has increased.
Finally the business men wired re-
quest to Governor Clough for arms and
ammunition for 200 men and further
protection in the form of troops.
There is a special train going east and
fears are entertained LOT 1US SaIoJy, as
it is not at all unlikely that the Indians
may remove some of the rails at any
point in this vicinity.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-Secretary of
interior Bliss received the follow
ing telegram from Inspector Tinker,
which indicates that reinforcements
have reached Walker, which is 80 miles
or less from the scene of the fighting
''Two hundred and fifteen officers and
men have Just arrived with one gattGng
gun. Have heard nothing from the
battle-ground since morning Two boats
left to go to General Bacon's headquar-
ters and have not returned. Will wire
full particulars later.
The secretary feels gratified at the
conciliatory attitude of the Indians
surrounding the Pillagers. In this con-
nection he has made public the follow
ing telegram from Chief Land Exam
liner w. E. Sellye, now at Duluth. and
which had been received by Commits
sioner Hermann:
Just come from field near Cass lake
and Winnebogoshish lake; Indians all
quiet there. Shall return to the field
at once. Do not anticipate any trouble
outside of the Pillagers. There has
been some shooting between them and
the soldiers. All other Indians will
keep hands off, believe"