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The Evening Bulletin
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
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Aged Chippewa chief Shaw-Bosh-Kung and his nearly 90-year-old wife Wa-We-She-Go-Qua arrived in Little Falls, Minn., on Nov. 22 with braves to consult counsel regarding a recent U.S. treaty. They complain of whites squatting on their lands and demand the governor oust them to prevent trouble.
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Little Falls, Minn., Nov. 22.—Shaw-Bosh-Kung, the aged chief of the Mille Lacs Chippewa Indians, and his squaw, Wa-We-She-Go-Qua, each nearly 90 years of age, arrived in this city Wednesday, accompanied by their son and several Chippewa braves, for the purpose of consulting their counsel in regard to the treaty recently negotiated with the United States through a Chippewan commission. They complained that since the treaty was signed a large number of whites have squatted on some of their best lands, even going so far as to erect shanties. The Chippewas want the governor to oust the squatters until they have selected their lands in severalty. Through an interpreter Chief Shaw-Bosh-Kung said:
"There is likely to be trouble unless the squatters are immediately ejected. We are old, but not in our dotage, and will not submit to the theft of our homes. The great father's agents are not good men, or they would not allow the squatters to crowd the Indian's back. We are entitled to justice, and we mean to have it."
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Little Falls, Minn.
Event Date
Nov. 22
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potential trouble if squatters not ejected; no immediate casualties reported.
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Shaw-Bosh-Kung, aged chief of the Mille Lacs Chippewa Indians, and his nearly 90-year-old squaw Wa-We-She-Go-Qua arrived in Little Falls on Wednesday with their son and several braves to consult counsel about a recent treaty with the U.S. They report whites squatting on their best lands and erecting shanties since the treaty signing, demanding the governor oust squatters until they select lands in severalty. Chief states through interpreter that trouble is likely unless squatters ejected, refusing to submit to theft of homes and criticizing U.S. agents.