Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-02
RIEL'S REBELLION.
The Uprising I'm the British North
west Developing into a Very Serious
Affair The Dominion Government
Excited and Rapidly Forwarding
Troops-Some Mounted Police Cap
tured and put to Death,
THE sASKATCHEWAN UPRISING

! Troops-Some Mounted Police Cap
tured and put to Death.
THE SASKATCHEWAN UPRISING.
(WINNIPEG, Special Telegram y
Rebellion has broken out IN real earn
est IN the Saskatchewan county, Five
hundred or more rebels, under COM
mand of Louis Riel, The famous half
breed outlaw who led the Red Rebel
lion in 1869, have taken arms and de-
clared open rebellion. Their action
arises out of the non settlement of
and claims which they have been an
xlous TO secure settlement OF with
the dominion government. Nothing
is talked here but the rebellion. Ru-
mors and counter rumors of the wild
est character continue to fly about.
Nothing of definite character res
pecting the movements of the rebels
can be learned. The fact, however, that
the Ninetieth Battalion, and the Win
nipeg field battery were under order
to proceed to the seat of the 9stur-
bance was sufficient to cause grave
apprehension in the minds of the citi-
zens.
A detachment of the mounted police
started from here this morning.
b. Q. Hughes, whose store at Duck
Lake is now in possession of the in
surgents, and the manager imprison-
ed, arrived here to-day, He states
that the half breeds under Reli have
been preparing for the uprising all
winter, and that the men are thor
oughly armed, well drilled, and dis
ciplined.
The tactics of the rebels will be to
arrest the mounted police as they ar
rive in attachments, and keep them
in custody. Already the rebels have
arrested Lash, the acting Indian
agent at Carleton, together with i've
assistants, all of whom are locked up
and strongly guarded.
The rebels are meHacing the Hud-
son bays posts and Indian store
houses in that district, A number
of the latter have already been cap
tured.
General Middleton, commander-in
chief of the Canadian militia, is ON his
way from Ottowa to take command of
the expedition. He will be here Thurs
day morning, and will follow the
troops by special train to overtake
them on the way.
The rebel army is now believed to
be quite large.
The startling announcement was
received to. day that fifteen of detach-
ment of mounted police, which was
attempting TO enter Carleton, were
shot and killed.
The rebels have made forty white
prisoners and are threatening more,
A dispatch to the following effect was
received from Humboldt, a post fifty
miles south OF Carlton, last night:
News has been received of the IN
rising of the French half breeds, who
have been joined by some bands of
Indians, They are all armed and
threaten Fort Carlton, tire headauar-
ters of the mounted police. The tele-
graph wires have been cut northwest
of Hunbolt, thereby cutting off COM
municatIon and necessitating the car
rying of messages on horseback.
Considerable uneasiness has existed
among the half breeds and Indians
throughout that part Of the country
lying between tins post and Edmon-
ton, and it is to be hoped that the
present state of affairs May pass with
out serious consequences. AS far as
can be learned no blood has been shed
as yet.
Further oHtrages are reported, but
particulars cannot be obtained owing
to the cutting of telegraph wires by
the rebels. To reporter Lieut.. Col,
Houghton, deputy adjutant general
of the district, said today.
THE Ninetieth battalion of Winni-
peg will have to go; at least, | think
SO. am Just waiting for an order
from Ottawa to forward the troops to
Carlton, We have been ia communi-
cation with the authorities at Ottawa,
and will have to secure an order be
fore the battalion proceeds north. We
have notified the officers of the battal-
ion to have their men in readiness, in
order that no delay may occur when
the order does come. Should we get
the order to-day the battalion will
start from here Wednesday by special
train
"Do you know if the rebels are arm
edp
Eyes. / believe many of them nave
Winchester rifles, and the rest, l UNI
derstand, are armed with double oar
relied guns.
"Do you know what the rebel force
amounts tor
mo, not exactly; but l have heard
il numbers about five hundred"
THE ORDER To FORWARD THE TROOPS
has been received, and they will start
Wednesday morning by special train,
unless the order be coantermanded.
From the poipt at which the troops
will leave the railway, it is proposed
to forward them on sleighs> The
Hudson's Bay company has volun-
tered all the assistance in its power
TO offer. 1t Will transport troops upon
sleighs or in any other available man
ner. Many of the police who are not
mounted are proceeded upon sleighs.
The government commissary depart
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