The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-12
GREAT SPIRIT TOLD Hin 50
OR ELSE IS WAS THE SPIRITS IN
THE STOLEN
BOTTLE
VILLAGERS FEAR PILLAGERs
Indians to Be Saved by CongEe-
eating on Squaw Point, which
They Are Doing-Firewater
Is Responsible.

The fact that the Indians on the Leech
Lake reservation were not disarmed at
the time of the trouble a year ago last
fall, but have retained the Winchesters
with which they made war on the whites,
has kept the people of Walker appre-
hensive, and every indication of restless
ness on the part of the Indians has put
the settlers in a state of alarm So long
as the company of soldiers was stationed
at Walker, the Indians made no overt
demonstration, but since the troops were
withdrawn May 27, the red men have
become emboldened, and it now looks as
though trouble was assured unless they
are awed into quietude by a display Of
soldiers.
| A citizen OF Walker, who left there Fri
day evening, gives the Globe the fol-
lowing version of the situation. He said:
| believe the present disorder amongths
| LlnuIdhs would not have developed il
| they h9d not got hold of a lot of liquor
| a week ago Saturday night a party
! or bucks broke into a beer house and
| When the custodian checked up his stock
next morning he found that it was short
a q
Darrel OF brandy, a keg of wine and a
| case of seltzer. The seltzer, however
was found a short distance away In the
woods where they had stopped 70 sample
| the spoils. You know an Indian win
| cheerfully accept kerosene oil or flavor.
| ing extract as a substitute for ire
Vtsd %ater, but he draws the line on such
efteminate beverages as sOdawater. He
| WOuldn even carry ii home to his
| squaw and papOOses
AS soon as the hrewater took effect
pn 0f he
| II appears, bright young fellow by
the name of Day-dug-guance saw a
chance 10 make play 10 elevate him
self IN the community. Probably in
spired by the stolen firewater, he pro-
ceeded TO have a dream, in which 50
he told his folks, the Great Spirit APP
| peared to him and told him that great
wind was soon to be sent to sweep all
the white folks off the earth, and that
the only safe place for the Indians when
the blow came on would be Squaw Point
and that all that wanted to stay and en-
JOY the land without the Irritating re-
stralnt of indian agents must gather
on The point and bury their possessions
as the wind even there would be rather
brisk.
Day-dug-guance's story struck the out
fit as a good one A complete exterunju-
| alton of the white man was what thew
favored and If the Great Spirit would
make clean sweep they were willing 10
plishing 1t. They Immediately began NOV
ing to Squaw Point, and when left Fri
day evening / should Judge q couple
of hundred had gathered there and were
entrenching for the big blowout.
So far as l heard there was no dan ing.
Day-dug-guance evidently wanted to get
up an original affair, and not being the
most expert terpsichOrean artist In the
tribe he didn't care TO lose his lead by let
ting the push indulge in that diversion
Capt. Mercer, who is acting Indian
| agent, stood for the proceedings TIL
Wednesday evening. That day the In
dians called their children home from the
government school, and he concluded that
1t was time to call a halt. So he sent out
some Indian police and gathered in Day
dug -guance, who finding his story going
so well, had by this time declared himself
J the Messiah for whom the red man had so
| long oeen waiting, and that he W 7u'd have
general management of the big wind
when the Great Spirit got It pumped up
Friday before l left Walker word came
| from the Episcopal minister on the VIII @
Earth reservation that a young Indian
| over there was giving out a big wind
story very much like the dream Of Day
| dug-guance, and the peOp'e of Walker be-
| lieve there is a move on for a general up
| rising Of the Indians all over with a re-
sort to their Winchesters if the big wind
| does not show up as predicted.
| or course a certain class Of residents Of
| Walker, who profit by the tourist ira vel
90 not like TO have the fact known that
| Walker people do not feel safe but the
situation, l have no doubt, will soon be
put before the governor with a request
that he ask for a return OF the troops TO
stay indefinitely. This was talked Of be-
fore l left.
The fact that the Indians allowed Day
dug-guance to be arrested shows their
faith in the Great Spirits cyclone plan,
and for time at least their actions Will
depend on the supply Of liquor It was
| heard, put in the hands of a committee
and may be made to last for some time
yat.
I know I voice the feeling of nine
tenths of the people of that region when I
say that the only security for the whites
is a good sized force Of soldiers stationed
within easy reach. The Indians are
vengeful and a leader IS likely to arise
any day and make bad work there.