The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-01
WILL LEAVE DULUTH TO-DAY
CAPT. EVA WILL PROBABLY GO IN
CHARGE OF A DETACHMENT TO
THE SCENE OF TROUBLE
ADJUTANT GENERAL ON WAY
He Left Last Night for Duluth, With
Extra Ammunition, and the Expe-
ditiOn VIII Garry Extra Arms
for Volunteers If Needed.

| A detachment from Companies A and
! 9, OF the Third regiment, of the National
! guard, at Duluth, will leave the Zenith
: City today under orders from Gov. Lind,
! to proceed to Tower by rail, and thence
! by Vermillion lake and as best they can
! cross country to Harding on the northern
| boundary, thence to travel by water to
! Koochiching, the residents of which have
been terror-stricken by the menacing be-
havior of drunken Indians from the
Canadian side Of the boundary.
The women and children have fed from
Koochiching to Rat Portage and Gov
| Lind's action yesterday in thus speedily
| despatching force of militia to the scene
of the trouble was in response TO a tele-
gram from G. c. Frisbee, United States
! consular agent at Rat Portage stating
the straits in which the community with
a picturesque name has found itself.
! Mr.. Frisbee's telegram was:
| CONSULAR AGENTS ALARM.
RAT Portage, Ont, June %, 1900
! Governor of Minnesota, ST Paul, Mimi:
| Threatened uprising Canadian Indians,
| border Rainy Lake. Leech Lake Indians
/ said TO be melting them Tairty Mime
! sofa women and children here, many Of
/ them destitute. Minnesota citizens ask
| ing for arms and protection. VIII know
| more Sunday. &C. G. Frisbee,
Consular Agent"
The governor also received a petition
from twenty or thirty citizens Of Kooch-
iching asking for arms and ammunition,
as follows:
TO the Hon. John Lind. Governor of the
! State of Minnes0ta-HonO Sir: We,
the citizens of the town of KOochiching
and vicinity, respectfully petition and
pray that you dispatch forthwith 100 guns
and LOCO rounds of ammunition to this
place, via Tower. Mimi. that We may
use the same to defend our lives and
property against the Indians, who threat
en- to break out. These to the number
Of 700 are now gathering about six miles
! from this place, on the Canadian side of
the boundary, and dancing, painting, etc,
as IS usual with saVages who cOntem-
plate mischief. We urge you not to dis
regard this prayer, but to dispatch the
ammunition and guns at once.
1900.
BLAMED TO LIQUOR.
Agent Frisbee's telegram was also sup
plemented by an official communication
by mail. dated June 81
Dear Sir: L beg to ilcl0se herewith
letters from inspector Of Indian agencies
10" this district. The inspector complains
! that on account Of the Illegal selling of
| whisky on the Minnesota side of Rainy
river there is q great deal of trouble
among the Indians (WardS OF the govern
ment of Canaua), and he cites as an in
stance the drowning OF an Indian on May
!. The inspector believes that the whisky
SellefS. cannot be proceeded against FOR
selling to Canadian Indians, but he says
thai no- one of the several parties have
license from the state Of Minnesota. I
have been informed, by reliable parties
that the Selling is openly carried on. In
dams are very fond of fire water and
while under its influence they are not
only a nuisance TO the immediate f2milies
and friends. but serious trouble might
Gfise between them and the white set
tiers; more especially is this true at the
time of the payment Of annuities along
Rainy river, commencing at the mouth
Of the river on the 15th OF July, and cn,i-
ing at Fort francis, opposite Koochi-
ching On the 25th, and at Lac LO CrOix
on Aug. 6, of this year. The inspector
informs me that last year the whisky
peddlers followed them along Rainy river,
and that as soon as the Indians received
their money they would cross the river
and buy whisky. and that the whole
length Of the river Yves in a ferment for
days The officers of the crown in this
district will cheerfully lend all possible
aid Trusting that you will take such ac-
tiou as ntGy seen, best to you in this mat
ter have the honor to remain, your
Ohedient servant,
&C. Clayton Frisbee,
~. S. Consular agent"