The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-11
A BARBAR0US BUTCHE ERY.
A Winnipeg Massacre Announced to the
Canadian Parliament.
THE SLAUGHTER AT FROG LAKE.
All Canada Alarmed and Prepared for
Worse Accounts.
FROM RUSSIA AND ENGLAND
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Stocks Slightly Recovered ON Mlder Re-
ports, but the Outlook for Pesce
Worry Unpromisiug- -Russia's
Attitude Indifferent.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.
Tho winnipeg War.

BATTIEIOKD BELEAbNERkD,
WINNIPEG, April l0.--The telegraph
wires to Battletord are apparently on
the ground, and when the latter is
frozen, weak current is established.
By tkis means word was sent from Bat
tleiord last night that the Indians at
frog Lake had killed eight whites. W.
Jurin, nephew Of the Indi an
agent, escaped from the Indians
and made his way TO Battl eford
on Wednesday, He reports the fate oi
the Hudson Bay company's agent,
Cameron, as unknown. Frog Lake Is
100 miles northwest of BsttleiOrd and 80
miles from the Fort Pitts reserves.
These are occupied by three bands OF
Crees. They number over 300 Battle.
ford is surrounded by 1000 Indians, but
no attack has been made on the bar
racks. The Indian agent, Roe, has not
been killed as was reported. Advices
to the Hudson Bay c0mp3n from Sad
die Lake via Edmonstou and Calgary
say the Indians there have
| raided the government warehouse
and gone to Join the rebels. Saddle
Lake Ia in the Edmonton agency, about
100 miles west of Frog Lake. II looks
now like general Indian uprising. The
Hudson Bay company has received a
cipher message from the agent at Prince
Albert, dated March 81, saying: "The
whole population is on our hands, / au
securing the country to collect provis-
ions. Send -four and bacon at once
The Indians are quiet, except the
Sioux and 80 Crees, VINO have Joined the
rebels.'
A company has been formed in Bat
tlefoN under command of Capt. Nash
fully armed and equipped. There is
also q home guard of 60 members.
Saskatchewan river 10 now open.
THE DOMINION PARLI AMENT ExCITg d
OTTAWA, April l0.-The air in the par
lament buildtag this ulUrninR was ful
of rumors attAul the movements of tn
the coming grapple between Rus
sia and England and abou
the possible dangers threatening the
Prince and Princess of Wales durinl
their tour in Ireland. As for the In
dians, statements were circulated tina
the GTas Ventres, the Kootenians one
the Crows wera in arms on the othol
side OF the boundary line; that larg'
fighting party had moved north via the
Bears Paw mountains and enOampeC
near MIX river, on their way to Cypress
Hills; that other suspicious movements
had been observed at different points
in the northwest, and that Riel haC
made arrangements TO leave Prince
Albert as soon as tho troops were wei
north, and, taking horse, dash down
to the boundary line anc
take charge OF the uniteC
forces of Indians and half-bresds in
tent on securing the country. II is hard
70 trace these reports. Sir John Nc
Donald stated TO day that the govern
ment had no confirmation of the ru
mors respecting the Indians to tn,
south, The BloOds and Piegans haC
been visited by government agents anC
the report from them was that affair
are looking we'll. The greatest troubl,
seems tO be that the Indians are restless
and anxious 20 do something, they dc
not mind much on which side. II the
government gave them something to dI
in the way OF fighting, that would ap
pease them.
A MASSACRE.
In the house of commons this after
noon Sir John Mac Donald said he re
gretted that he had TO announce q mas
sacre ut Frog Lake, about 40 miles north
of Fort Pitt. A telegram had been re
ceived from Inspector Dickens, com
mander of the mounted police a
Fort Pitt, giving the names of the fol
lowing persons az having been killed:
q. II. Quinn, Indian agent, a half
breed.
John Delaney, farm instructor.
Caviar, miller.
Lock and his wifo.
Rev. Fathers Forfair and Lamarch.
Two Lay brothers.
Mrs. Delaney was taken prisoner anC
carried off. The fate o
Cameron, the Hudson Ba,
company's agent, Is unknown. Their
were 10 fan lies at Frog Lake and II 4
thought the number killed IL mucl
larger than that. given. Inspecto
Dickens Is said TO be son Of Charlie
Dickens, the novelist.