The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-15
GOVERNOR HAS MADE I.OyIR7
AND PRIVATE REPORTS TO HIM
INDICATE THAT THE REDS
ARE FESTIVE
MAY RESTORE WALKER POST
Uncle Sam May Be Asked to Conttnu
the Post Which Was Estab-
hshed Following Battle
of Sugar Point.

Gov John Lind has just received a re-
port from a special emissary sent bv
MIN to carefully inquire into the situa-
uon about the Cass Lake. Leech I.a,,a
and Winnibigoshish Indian reservations
and from the informa ton secured - i
quite probable that the federal govern
ment Will be asked to send onotba- A.
tachment of troops to Walker ,rba
character OF the infoSmations contained
IN the report made by the emissarv Is
such as to excite grave fears for the
saIety OF the settlers and people Hyin,
IN small towns in the Immediate vicini,,,
OF the reservation. The governors In
Vesugation has been conducted ,,er,,
quietly and carefully, and from the in
formation brought from Walker and
lass Lake a general outbreak NAV be
expected at any time. The Red Lake
reservation indians are in constant com
nluhlcaton with their brothers on the
three reservations referred to. and tbera
Is an undercurrent Of unrest among the
younger element at least that forbodes
anything but friendly feeling.
Inc cause Of the mistrust on the mart
VI the Indians is the belief that the sale
OF the reservation pine under the Nelson
laW' That has several times been post-
poned' because of impending hostiIities
Is pelng planned by the officials Tho
r'eo Lake reservation was denuded oF
us pine by lumbermen within a very
snort tiine' and the Chippewas of the
Leech Lake. Cass Lake and Winntbi-
goshish reservations believe their n,na
VIII 90 the same way. There u,ara NJ
operations under the dead and down,
ID" on the reservation during the win
Ter put even with this assurance the
indians believe they are to lose their
pine and likewise their homes
Inc presence of the troops at Walker
mad good moral effect on the Indians
and as soon as they were ordered 1y,-1-, 49,,
the Indians felt the release of the re-
sIralnt. Gov. Lind is Informed thar
flatmouth, the chief of the Chinnewas
is acting, and has, for some time. acted
as mediator between the Indian agent
ana the Indians, and that Capt. Mercer
tne present indian agent, probably exer-
Uses more influence than any man in
ms tiis Posltloh ever has In the past yet the
head men Of the tribes are not so friend
ly. and unless assurance is given that the
reservation pine will not be sold. backed
up by a good garrison at Walker
trouble may break out at any time,
ABOUT the only plan for tho marketing
OF the Indian pine that will be satisfac
tory to the Indians is the Menominee
bank scale The lumber is all manufac-
tured on the reservation, and the In
d1ans given preference in the matter of
employment In the mills that consume
the logs. A bill has been introduced in
congress repeating the Nelson act. and
proposing a system similar to the Me-
nominee plan, but as so many varied in
terests are tied up in the Chippewa pine.
the bill has not passed. Whisky, as
usual, is a potent factor In stirring the
Indians up, but the Chippewas of the
Leech Lake reservation are not alto
gether moved by frewater, and the belief
mas been prevalent among them for
many years that their traditional hunt
ing grounds were being gradually de-
strOyed.
Gov. Lind yesterday received a tele-
| gram from the citizens of Solway asking
| that soldiers be sent to protect them from
| the Indians, who ore said to be congre-
| eating in large numbers not far from
the village. Solway is a small town near
BemidH.
Yesterday was one Of the days set by
| the Leech Lake messiah for the cyclone
which was to wipe out the race, but as
1t did not appear, the small band Of
bucks that are just getting over their
drunk will probably think less of their
medicine man than before.