The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 6, 1898, Page 1

| his Fapegr not: be t from | the Library. t*** R s it mins o s e G 8Tavy T Bxan’ to aken The SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, PILLAGER INDIANS ARE NOW ON THE WARPATH 1898 PRICE FIVE CENTS NO. 128. NEW FAST FERRY SERVICE TO CONNECT WITH OAKLAND ALKER, Minn, Oct. 5.—The trouble Wrewing between the Indians and United States of- ficials for the past week reached a culmination to-day in a flerce fight at Bog-Ah-Me-Ge- General Bacon’s Entire reach them in season it is feared the entire party will be wiped out, if they are still alive. A special train with arms and ammu- nition and twenty-five men arrived here from Brainerd at midnight, and a spe- cial train with several companies will Shigs Point, thirty miles from Walker. As a result of the engagement four sol- diers were killed, nine seriously wound- ed and several civilians hurt. The en- gagement took place at 11 o'clock this forenoon and was one of the hottest fights, while it lasted, ever seen on the shores of Leech Lake. Command Reported to Be Massacred. leave from Fort Snelling as soon as they can be started and will be rushed to the island. SAYS ONE THOUSAND TROOPS ARE NEEDED The Pet Monopoly of the Southern Pacific to Be Broken. Yesterday morning in response to the TN . . roquette s br b - DiAgerst Mavabsl g MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 6.—It is reported here at mid- g WATEER. Oot. 5 A ntabements las . O'Connor and Indian Agent Tinker | o night that General Bacon’s entire command has been over- ° ;)::ln gg(c:ured tror}nI Unltedflsltx:teé Mar; 1 3 went to Bear Island and had an all- ¥ : 2 onnor. e says that General Sy rRAl Z! Splendid Plans of the Realty Syndicate—EXCIUSIVE |5 s the maves “As|0 Whelmed by the Indians and massacred, and that half a dozen | Bacon told him he thought it ikely that - . the council, which was attended by | @ newspaper men have shared their fate. Three more compa- o!;hev wou(lid g:te 1 o sever:;; . 52 i | days, am Connor ereupon sal Passenger Service, Twenty-Minute Trips about fity leading men of the tribe the | © nies of soldiers have been ordered to get ready 0 0 0 3|t utti rovumn pere. e "supris F { arrest warrants are out would not be|g Walker, and a special train is now making ready for them. g g"cunnor s’tane: mm - skiff for e 3 - % . s steam launch, which was e and Cheap ares. S\la‘rrend;;ed “iule oue nr“ghfi{ebanddv»as © Women and children are being removed from the village of © | gistance from shore, and just then the alive. ey returne 0 al T and re- 7. .. . P | 3 Dot e situstion to General Bacon, |© Walker as fast as possible, and a reign of terror prevails all g{hatme co}]mm]encefi The !r?ops did not : , 3 - 1 ] i . V] who had just arrived with a detail of |2 through the Leech Lake section. None of the correspon- ol riten: tories e aln: so"::f"h“ggig . eighty men from Fort Snelling. o 3 e e Bl e o Wi S titalferey morvics batween [lor weary Separate cars for lo- | Southern Pacific has had its 200 knock-| ¢ .1 oaryy nour this morning, in the | © dents have been heard from since 5 o’clock yesterday after- g ff?;ovlf:tgetgrim; ssans:";;lrzsré(;icrg co and the Oakland shore: al t nployed. ers’ who work for an ve in s 2 4 3 5 L . = g il S . ) e D T e 1 are fo e bult of | throwing mud and bricks at us for the midst of a blinding snowstorm and in|® noon, and only meager reports can Pe obtained fron} Brau?erd Ol and thinks it will take at least 1000 ervice only the latest pattern light | past two years and we kept still. Now, the face of a gale that piled the waves |® ;1 the surrounding country. It is feared there is serious ©|troops to restore peace. J with a screw | we know where we are ‘at’ and there will | high, General Bacon loaded his force | Q 4] A dispatch boat that has just arrived end. They are not to | be some ‘knocking’ done that will land on | on board a small schooner and two|g trouble ahead. O Srmian that AT Bt the s ot nect with signed as the Oakland | that big, unprincipled corporation in a barges. and ,started for Bear Island " | tiye sediicy e melt oy {memes =it Gl W e e i o] cal i, A iaty Tecaierssa withoht | CHIBoR s i the AR it e e e s vt v - | r ours, € ‘ere un ete.; o rd for- rstem the di- aking 10st iron-bound independent corps e worthy of i will have a mole e bay HAP SHOWING THE LOCATION FOR THE KEW FERRY. to the San Fran- direct. d the magnitude 18 show the necessity ferry line it Realty Syndi- eet rallroad lines in cception of three, the Telegraph In addition property in f a San line nt tracts of land and the aggregating ville forms raffic ce and future t LAYl T great sec- and it is propos St thile street car lines as to delfver passengers at that point from all sections covered by their_systems. At Emeryville will be constructed a large “distributing depot,” Which will form the termini of the car lines. This is to contain spacious walting rooms, a good restaurant, ete. The transportation from his point to the ferry is to be on a double track electric road, on one side of which will be a foot path and on the other a bicycle path. The cars to be adopted will be of the largest and best and capable of & speed of forty miles an hour. As there will be no freight, mails, animals or gar- bage to handle, the service In the matter of promptness and efficiency will be in the style of the elevated roads of New York. Some {dea of the up-to-date style of the new candidate for public patronage can be gained from the fact that it is proposed to land passengers from the San Francico side in Berkeley In twenty-six minutes, as against fifty-five now. Pledmont will be reached in thirty minutes. The present time is sixty. The same kind of service is to be given throughout the city cov- ered by the syndicate's roads. Another feature is to be the running of through cars to and from boats from the various stations, BSo to through pas- sengers there will be no loss of time T the present | ¢ but when necessary will be | ansport 2000. With twenty-ain- | » trips these arrangements will afford blic the genuine comforts and con- ces they long have prayed for. The for the boats are now about com- operations of the Realty Syndicate the past two years have been| about ready to begin the trouble and will | make our official announcement shortly. “We have acquired all these advantages without asking the people of Oakland for | a dollar. That shows whether we had the | coin, courage and ability to handle such large transactions. What else may hap- | pen remains to be seen, but the ferry sys- tem and its connections will be bullt.”” T FRANK M. SMITH, Promoter of the New Ferry Enterprise. where the Indians were known to be encamped. The waves threatened to sink the'frail craft on which the soldiers had taken passage and the men and officers were benumbed by cold and drenched to the skin by the spray. A landing was effected about 6 o’clock. After landing a sortle was made through the bush, but no trace of the Indians found until nearly 11 o’clock. The men were then withdrawn to the shore of the lake and ordered to pre- pare for dinner. It came from Bog-Ah-Me- a half- was fired. Ge-Shig’s house and struck breed by the name of Ed Harris, break- ing his arm. Immediately the firing became gen- eral from all directions. At the first volley three of the soldiers fell and were carried to the rear. Then, in a twinkling of an eye the whole line van- ished into the woods, and not a sign of one of the men in blue was to be seen. Again the Indians poured in another volley. This was what the soldiers were waiting for, and as the Indians | came out of cover and made a rush | toward the troops, the Krag-Jorgensens | bellowed and half a dozen braves fell to the ground. ’ ‘With terrific yells their comrades | again rushed forward and dragged away those who had fallen. Lieutenant Mcrrison, at the head of | twenty men, made a charge on the In- dians, who were carrying away dead braves, and succeeded in capturing two of the leaders. Before the soldiers could retreat within their line the Pillagers made a desperate attack and came near rescu- ing the captives. For several mo- | ments there was a flerce hand-to-hand | fight, but the superior discipline of the regulars told, and they finally succeed- Just as the order had | been given to make coffee the first shot | loss. The bucks retreated a little and then, making another stand, fired a volley at the steamer Flora. which had brought the men from Walker. A shower of bullets poured into the schooner and tore through her woodwork, but in- jured no one. They then let fly a vol- | ley at another tug, which had been chartered by a newspaper correspond- ent, breaking the pilot's left arm and piercing the clothing of Inspector Tin- ker. Marshal O’Connor, who was on board, escaped only by a miracle, as the Indians fired the volley directly at him. The Indians then withdrew farther into the timber, while General Bacon began throwing up earthworks, behind which he will wait for reinforcements before proceeding further. All the afternoon the popping of Krag-Jorgensons could be distinctly heard, and the sound of firing did not cease until after 5 o’clock this after- noon. | The Flora has gone to Leech Lake | for Lieutenant Humphrey and a squad of twenty men, who had been stationed | there to protect the agency buildings, and she will probably continue to Wal- | ker for Gatling and Hotchkiss rapid fire guns, which General Bacon brought with him from Fort Snelling. Therz is danger that general upris- ings may be the result of the fight with settlers. The people are filled with terror. Many of them are deserting homes and coming into the city. There are nearly 1000 braves on Cass Lake and White Earth reservations, and though they have thus far been out- spoken in their condemnation of the Plllagers, there is no knowing when they may change their minds and don war paint and feathers. 1If all the there would be hot work, and isolated | settlers would undoubtedly suffer. | From an Indian runner in from Bear | Island it is learned that the Indians are | withdrawing from Bog-Ah-Me-Ge- | Shigs Point, and it is now thought they | will make another stand in the vicinity of Little Boy Lake, where they have their fastness so strongly fortified that it will take at least an entire regiment to dislodge them. General Bacon, who has had long ex- perience with the Indians of various tribes, has all along been of the opin- | fon that once he arrived on the ground | he would be able to persuade the Pil- lagers to give up without a fight. To-| night he thinks differently. The war- like spirit of the old warhorse is at its | height, and he declares he will sweep every redskin from the island. If the Indians have withdrawn either to Little Boy Lake or to the wilderness farther north it will probably mean an all-winter campaign, with much at- tendant suffering. There is a possibility that the Four- | teenth Minnesota Volunteers will be ordered to Walker to guard the reser- voir and give such other assistance to | the regulars as General Bacon may stand in need of. SECOND BATTLE AFTER NIGHTFALL WALKER, Minn., Oct. 5.—A courier from the front arrived at midnight. He | says a second battle was fought after | nightfall, but with what result he does not know. He says Bacon’s men are in a criti- cal situation to-night. Many of them, it is believed, have been killed !or wounded, and unless a rescue party can a man and fear that all soldiers and officers have fallen. About 100 armed citizens, including the detachment from Brainerd, are about to start for the scene. —_—— FIERCE FIGHT IS STILL IN PROGRESS MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 5.—A telegram received at midnight from Walker, Minn.,, says: A flerce fight between the Indians and the troops is still in pro- gress. Marshal O'Connor reports sev- eral fatalities among the soldiers, but does not give the number. A special train is eoming from Brainerd with a hundred armed citizens. PR L CORRESPONDENTS CHASED BY THE INDIANS MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 5.—A special to the Tribune “from Walker, Minn., says in regard to its staff correspondent at the scene of the Indian trouble: “Have not heard of your man Beaton since the fight began at 11:30 a. m. The last I heard of him he was among the Indians with Brill, and was running and the Indians firing at them. I fear for his safety, as well as for General Bacon and his mem. The situation is very grave. There had been a special train ordered here from Brainerd by the County Commissioners with sbldiers and ammunition. We have just received information from Washington that more troops are on their way here. Every ene is very much excited, yet the situation is such as to warrant it.” Another special to the Tribune from Walker later says: “Have heard noth- ing further from Mr. Beaton. We are “The Borax King,” ried on in a ther as tc | | > apparently queer | meant. The fact | “the borax king,” head of the institution lent r interest, and when he suc- has bee wha moves of that Fra ceeded in gathering in the California and Nevada road it predicted that | he was acting for t lley road. This | was not correct, » recgnt transfer | of 200 acres of land meryville to the yndicate by Emery shows. The eyndi- cate wanted the outlet to complete it3 big plan. “While we have been absorbing street car systems and buying large bodies of lands in Oakland have not been standing an the house- tops proclaiming our plans to the public,” sald one of the leading men connected with the syndicate yesterday. “If we had told our 'objects we would have failed to get what we were after. As it is, we have it secured. We have the property, capable of enormous development; we have the street rajlroads to assist in their development, and we own the water front which will enable us to have a direct line to San Francisco. “We propose to give the public some- thing the Southern Pacific would never | give them. That is a clean, quick, exclu- sive passenger service, with twenty-min- ute trips. The boats will be of the most modern style, and it will be a pleasure to travel in them. There would be many thousand more people living on this side of the bay if it were not for those vile old combination cattle, freight and pas- senger boats of the Southern Pacific Com- pany, with all the disagreeable things | that means to the man who desires to | smoke and must therefore stay on the emigrant deck. We will give the peopie what they want and deserve. Our com- mutation tickets will be $3 per month jand this will entitle the holder to ride over any of our street car lines to the farthest end. Single fares will be ten cents, which will give the passehger the same service, “If the Southern Pacific people want to g0 under these prices they can do so and we will meet them. We will be prepared to do so. They have heen one of our ‘worst stumbling blocks. If there was ever and the foothiils, we | $8. an infernal lie put in circulation about our business we could always trace it right back to Uncle Collis' door. In short the Among the large stockholders of the syndicate that proposes to lock horns with the Southern Pacific_are Frank M. Smith, W. H. Martin, H. C. Miner, William G. Henshaw, Willlam J. Dingee, J. C. Win- ans, C. B. Tinkham, Delos Palmer, Charles Camden and others. e OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Additional Pensions and Orders Re- lating to Voluxnteers. WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—Pensions have been granted as follows: California: Original—Ira_ Gray, Gilroy, $6; Jéhn Grady, San Francisco, $6. Original, wid- ows—Marie L. Buckley, San Francisco, Oregon: Original—Levi Stewart, Ash- land, $8. ‘Washington: Original—Special Septem- ber 27, Spencer W. Vestal, North Yaki- ma, $; Myron Chapmal, Medical Lake, The Assistant Secretary of War has confirmed the telegraphic Instructions di- recting the discharge from the service of the United States of Private Edward Mc- Conaughly, Company B, Seventh Cali- fornia Volunteer Infantry. Private Oliver B. Reese, Hospital Corps, now at Vancouver Barracks, Wash., is detafled as acting hospital steward and assigned to duty at _that post. Private Edward B. Russell, Hospital Corps, now at Benicla Barracks, 1, is detailed acting hospital steward and assigned to duty at that post. The leave of absence granted First Licutenant Ora E. Hunt, Eighteenth In- fantry, is extended one month on sur- geon's certificate of disability. Edmund M. Atkinson of Sacramento, Cal, was to-day appointed a raflway mall clerk, Ex-United States Senator Mitchell of Or- egon arrived in town to-day. He called at the White House this morning, and later declined 4o be interviewed as to whom the Oregon Legislature would choose as Senator. Tobacco Warehouse Burned. CLARKESVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 5.—Fire broke out in the Grange tobacco ware- house occupied by Mill & Turlney for the general storage of tobacco, burning about 4500 hofi!helaa. The loss on the tobacco and buflding {s estimated at nearly - 000, with insurance amounting to about $500,000, . The fire, & . burned G: ra- ed, the coy Bros, coal and storage sh Louisville and Nashville depot, six frelght cars on the track and several cot- tages. The fire covered a space of about ten acres. Its origin is unl&':wn. TRANSPORTATION OF THE SPANIARDS FROM CUBA LIS LA ? | | I THE AMERICAN EVACUATION COMMISSION IN SESSION IN HAVANA. AVANA, Cuba, Oct. 5.—During the joint session of the American and Spanish Evacuation Commissioners yesterday some of the diffi- culties connected with the removal of the Spanish troops were brought out. The ordinary sailing time between Spanish and Cu- ban ports is about seventeen days. This s little likely to be short- ened at this season. Thus uliowins time for coaling, provisioning, load- ing and unloading, &t least five weeks will be consumed by each of the twenty-seven boats on the round trip, transporting say 1200 men on each trip. Assuming that all of the 100,000 volunteers will stay on the island the evacuation of 125,000 Spanish soldiers will take at least twenty weeks.