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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1898
Page
7
Reports from Walker Minnesota recount a fierce battle near Leech Lake with heavy casualties on both sides. A dispatch boat found no armored survivors while reinforcements from Brainerd rushed toward the scene. Soldiers and officers feared dead and the agency Indians may go to war if relief is not timely.
Official dispatches from Walker Minnesota report U S troops surprised as Indians on Bear Island opened fire at 11 30 am. General Bacon’s forces are hard pressed with casualties uncertain and calls for more troops to quell the uprising as hostilities continue.
Soldiers numbering about 100 under General John M. Bacon and Major Wilkinson engaged Indians near Bear Island, thirty miles from Walker. A surprise landing occurred at dawn amid a gale, followed by heavy volleys, a brief melee, and a bold Indian attack that wounded Ex-Marshal Ed Harris and Inspector Tinker. Steamers were fired on as correspondents joined the fight and the Pillagers and Indians clashed along the lakeshore.
Marshal O Connor arrived at WalkerR at 3 PM after leaving the battle scene at noon. He reached the old Indian agency by canoe and informed Lieutenant Humphrey, who commands 20 regulars, that troops were needed to reinforce General Bacon at Bear Island. Humphrey refused without orders from superiors, and O Connor telegraphed Washington requesting immediate reinforcements to quell fighting Indians and secure Bacon if alive.
Fort Syenme Minn Oct 7 officials at the fort report no battle advices yet. Lt Col Harbach orders the quartermaster to issue overcoats to the First battalion comprising Companies A D and F. Captain Kennedy enforces passes for all who leave the reservation. The battalion is ready to move to Leech Lake at short notice.
Secretary Bliss receives a telegram from Indian Inspector Tinker reporting a fight with the Pillager Indians in Minnesota. Marshal O Connor informs the Attorney General that a general Indian uprising is imminent. Secretary Alger orders reinforcements on a special train with Gatling gun if needed.
In Washington October 7 the administration proposed to Congress the revival of the admiral grade and promotion of Rear Admiral George Dewey, then commanding the Asiatic station. Secretary Long announced the plan, with the president endorsing the proposal.
Salem Ore Oct 7 In a joint legislative session the United States senator vote tallies were Corbett 36 George 15 Williams 5 Eakin 8 Waldo 22 Bennett 2 Hewitt 1 Curtis 1. A 46 vote majority is required to elect.
The United States cruiser Boston and the gunboat Petrel, accompanied by the corvette Nero, have departed for China to join the squadron.
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