The record-union., 1898-10-10
LEECA LAKE INDIAN TROUBLE.
ANOTHER WHITE MAN RE
PORTED KILLED.
Settlers Living Near the Reserva-
tion Seeking Shelter in Towns
Along the Railroad.

ST. PAUL (Minn), Oct. "a "Pi-
oneer Press" special from Ferris, Mimi,
a small town north of Leech Lake,
says: A report reached here late this
evening of the killing of a. white man
near Bear Island during the day.
Settlers living near the Indian reser-
vatlon are seeking shelter in towns
along the railroad. A large band of
Indians of about. $50 were 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 at Graceland, one and a
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 will
probably be abandoned, but there will
be Indian scoutstout all the time ready
that even looks dangerous
Last night Mah-Go-Gay-Bow. one of
the head men of the Bear Island Indi-
ans arrived on the agency point with
twenty-seven loads of the Bear ISL
anders, comprising those who are for
peace. There are seventy-five or 100
in the party, men, women and children.
They went into camp about five miles
from the agency, and MahGe- Gay
Bow called on General Bacon at once
He said he had told the hostiles on the
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.
IAN right" said the hostiles 1acon-
conically. Tell them what we are
doing" and they allowed Mah-G -Ge-Gay-
Bow to depart in peace.
DR.. Hart has prepared a paper which
the Indians are being asked to sign as
fast as they come into the agency. 1t
is already signed by more than 100 In
dians, including twelve or fifteen of
the head men and chiefs, from Flat
Mouth down. 1t reads as follows:
ITO the Great Father Washington:
We, the undersigned, the Chippewa
Pillager Indians of the Leech Lake
Reservation in Minnesota, deplore the
outbreak of some of our brethrenacn
this reservation. and believing that you
desire justice shall be done in your
dealings with US, we have, therefore,
resolved in council assembled to re-
main loyal to the United States and
friendly to our white brethren, and we
agree to use our influence with our
friends and relatives Of the Bear Island
Indians to lay down their arms and
quietly submit to- the! authorities of the
United States''
ST. PAUL Oct General Bacon's
orders for the movement of more troops
to the vicinity OF Leech Lake took
ninety men from Fort Smelling on
special train last night Two companies
of the Fourteenth Minnesota Volun-
teers are held at Duluth, ready to start
for points along the Fosston line of
the Great Northern where the two
batteries of militiamen have preceded
them. and tonight another company
of the Fourteenth was ordered to take
the train tomorrow for points along
the same road. BY tomorrow night 800
soldiers will be scattered all around
Leech Lake, protecting settlers and
property from the possible attack of
the uncertain number of Indians now
in arms against the Government be-
cause they object to be taken into
court as witnesses in prosecutions for
illegal selling of liquor to Indians.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. "a special to
the Tribune" from Walker says: Flat
Mouth and his band of forty Chippewa
Indians may be on the warpath before
another day has passed. AT the coun-
ell to be held at noon tomorrow, he
will deliver a message asking that the
troops be taken away from the agency.
and informing the authorities that in
the event of a refusal to do this he will
Join the hostile Pillager Indians.