St. Paul daily globe., 1885-04-14
AN INDIAN ATROCITY.l
How Private Homes Are Invaded in
the Northwest Territories by
Hostile Savages.
Rapid Movement of Troops, Which il
is Hoped Will Prevent Further
Depredations.
The Government Assured by Crowfoot Of the
Loyalty Of the Blackfeet to the
Queens Interest.
Gen. Middleton Sends Favorable Reports t~
Ottawa-The Government Recruiting
Northwestern Mounted Police.

Special to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, April 13.-Troops are being
dispatched rapidly towards the scenes OF
trouble In the west. This morning Col.
sOtter's command, $50 strong, started from
Swift Current station across to the Saskatche.
wan river, thence, if the steamers have
not IN the meantime been able to get down
the river, they will start to cross the prairie
by teams to Battleford. Capt. Howard, U.
5. A., with two Gatling guns. is attached to
'B'' battery under Otter's command. The
river is very low. One of Galt's steamers
was at the latest advices on a sandbar below
Medicine Hat. The Northcote is some,
where between Medicine Hat and
Swift Current. 1t will require sew
eral days, however, to arrange masters,
and in the meantime the boats NAV turn I'D.
1t would take ten days to cross the prairie to
Battleford. Preparations are well under way
for the dispatch of Gen. Strange's expedition
to the relief of Edmonton. He will have
about six hundred men mounted and in
wagons, and will probably start Wednesday
The trail from Calgary to the Red Deer river
is reported good and from Red Deer to Ed
monitor rather difficult. The whole dis
tance it is thought can be covered in four or
five days. Considerable excitement has
been caused around Calgary by the opera
tions of horse and cattle thieves. An attempt
was made Sunday night to steal Maj.
Walkers horses. Yesterday Sarcee In
dians killed a COW belonging to
Gen. Strange has instructed the commanding
officers of corps to issue orders to their
guards to fire upon all persons attempting to
steal horses or commit other depredations.
The inhabitants are advised not to wander
about after nightfall for fear of accidents.
Settlers and ranchmen in the vicinity of CAL
gary and Fort Macleod are also threatening
to shoot cattle thieves on sight The neigh
borhood OF Calgary is patrolled nightly by
Capt. Stewards mounted rifles. Gov. Dewd-
ney, Father Lacombe and Capt. Denny held
a council with CrowFoot, chief of the Black
feet, yesterday. The chief promised loyalty
and also to use his influence with the Bloods
and Piegans in favor of peace. Cotton arrived
at Calgary from Fort Macleod to-day and
reports all quiet there. Gen. Laurie is to
have command of the western division of the
expedition and will be stationed at Swift
Current, from which point he will direct the
movements of the troops. 1t is probable
that the battalions under Coils. Smith, Scott,
Amyot, O'Brien and Williams will be under
his direction. Some details of
THE RECENT TRAGEDY
at Frog Lake have just come to hand.
The Indians entered Gowanlock's house and
without saying word deliberately shot him
dead. Another Indian raised his rifle and
aimed at w. G. Gilchrist, when Mrs. Gowan-
lock, rushing forward, pinioned his arms by
clasping him around the body. He shook
her off and fired, killing her in
stantly, and Immediately afterwards
shot Gilchrist. Edmonton freighters
have been notified that it is not advisable at
present to move with freight. Inquiries
show that there is nothing to be feared from
the Indians inside of the province of Mani
toba. A report that Chief Manitobanus at
Rainy Lake was giving trouble was hoax.