The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-02
BATTLEF0RD TAKEN.
niel and His Followers Capture
I the Town.
Tho Settlers Huddled IN tho Barracks for
safaty-An Attack Looked for
Y, Hourly - Indian Instructors
Murderetk
IN REBEL HANDS.

BATTLEFoRD, Northwest Territory, March
9i.-Battleford has been captured. The
Indians got possession OF every house In tho
place and the settlers escaped 10 the bar
racks, where they are enow awaiting an attack
by t'ie Indians, who are gathered on the
south side OF the river All are well armed,
EARLIER ADvIoEs.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba March 3l.--ThG
rebellion started by Rlel has gained greater
dimensions by the rising OF the Indians In
sympathy. News came from Qu'Appele
yesterday that the Indians on the
Reserve at File Hills had risen In
arms, and had killed the farm In.
structor stationed there There are
four bands of Indians there, numbering In
all ao0ut five hundred. Three companies
OF rifles and portions OF field battery went
from QuAppelle station 70 Fort Qu'Ap'
pello 10 be ready In case OF hostllltles. No
late adylces have been received from there.
The Bree Press has received the following
from Battleford
1--WE are In imminent danger from the In.
diana IN this vicinity, Chief Poundmakor has
gone Into open rebellion and put tho instruct
or and agent at defiance. The Indians have
loft other roaeryoa. and arc concentrating In
large numlors about Battloford II II est.
mated there are NJ least iiye hundred In
atnna, aud more nro coming thlthcr IN Il short
umo, Several have come Into the town.
throntening 10 burn II ana take posses
sion OF the barracks and stores All the won.
on and children have boon hurried into tho
barraoka, and everything IA being done ~ put
tho barracks In tho best possible condition for
defense " proteOt the helpless, NJ the mon
have been enrolled for service and arms and
ammunition have boon Issued 20 them,
We gre able 10 rniso \ force OF fully
two hundred men for tho defense, Sev.
ornl.hduees IN tho town wore brokon into Inst
night ana riod. The fow halfbroods who live
about tho town have gone 10 the hills, Ostonsi'
bly, 10 bc out OF the way, buteit is pretty oor
tain thoy VIII Join the Indians ana lncltc tlom
totlolonoo, whom the worst IL feared, The In
dinna VIII nOtlromuln long inactive, ana may
descend on the town NJ any moment aud so,ho
all the stores 10 provide themselves with
pQwwow OF Indians today, when they
will make thor demands known, Tho
whites VIII protect llyos and property 10 the
last, hut owing 70 the superior number Of In.
dlans the position IN most critical, Nonrly nll
the police have boon withdrawn 20 Prince
Albert, and the supply OF arms " limited here.
We hope for tho bost"
u The Hudson Bay Company has received
a dispatch from It's agent at Battleiord, say
Ing:
"rho Indians have como into town, swarm.
Ing IN groups numbering between eighty nnd
ono hundred, 1hoy were mostly all armed
have Just come IN nit0r u talk with them
They soem unsettled, nnd arc not ~ nll we'll
disposed"
Mcdonald, q merchant here who has u
store NJ BOttlolord, received dispatch from
his brother which says
"All the people, including the outside sot
uora, nrb IN tho bnrrnchs, The Indians arc
uaN a
already IN possession of buildings, | hope 10
have brush with them"
The barracks Nt Battlolord are well
situated for defense and viii not likely
be attacked. Other buildings Ut
considerable distance are Ot the
mercy OF the Indians, Further OK.
element has been caused by the report that
tho Blackfeet were up IN arms about Cal
gary, but u dispatch from Hudson Bay
C0mpany's oillcCr there says all ls quiet on
the reserves. No word has been received
from RIel's Vicinity or from Prince Albert
Operations can not bc undertaken by tho
troops until tho force arrives from the East
Volunteer batt0llOns Ore rapidly enrolling
here.
ToRoYTo, Can, March 3l.-The Toronto
contingent, comprising lBo hundred from
tho Queens Own and gronOdlors and eighty
from the infantry school corps, lott yesler
day morning. A movement Nv on foot here
to get twenty young men who have means
and courage, and who aro willing 10 under
20 hardshIps, 10 band together for guer-
rIla warfare, and 10 bring In Rlo dead or
alive They will 20 through tho United
States ns civilians, aud will procure an out
nt costing about $500 In Winnipeg They
will style themselves the Toronto rangers.
CHICAGO, March 3l.-The excitement
over the lnsurroctl0n In Manitoba is said 10
have aroused the Canadian residents Of this
city. TO tho number OF 800, they arc ro-
ported 10 have rendered their services 10
the Government NJ Ottawa, asking TO be al
lowed 10 proceed nj once 10 Winnipeg 10
assist In putting down tho rebellion,
Sr. PAUL, Mimi, March 3l.--Tho Dis
patches Winnipeg special says A Battle.
ford dispatch sNys the Indians arc In pos
session Of the industrial school. They
came yesterday morning, radlng farm
houses ON tho way, They have asked In.
dian Agent Rowe for conference, but the
lattor will meet only the chiefs, and on neu-
tral ground.
The Croes und Stonlos Of Eagle Hills
keep aloof from tho movement The cltl-
zons are confident Of holding out until reln-
forcomenis arrive. All business Is sus.
pended. A lotor dispatch says tho Indians
nro still encamped around tho agency
Dowdney Is holding u porley with them by
telegraph from Regina, and q peaceful sot-
tlement Is expected
General Terry, In command Of the United
States troops In tho Northwest reports no
Indians crossing the boundary.
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