Connecticut western news., 1885-05-27
LATEST NEWS NOTES.
Happenings of Interest to All,
 At Home and Abroad
FIGHTING THE INDIANS.
THE CAPTURE OF REEL.

THE CAPTURE OF REEL.
 AS three trusty scouts-J. H. Armstrong, Thomas Hourie and William Diept-were pro ceeding north from Batoche to resume the search for Riel they came up with four men saunterlng along the trail, a mile and half from Batoche. Armstrong at once recognized Riel, and giving his partners the wink they approached slowly, at the same time keeping their hands on their reYolvers in case Riel might attempt to escape. Two of Riels com panions were armed, but as the scouts ap preached they showed no signs of resistance. Going up to the quartet, Diept said to Riel. 'I am surprised to see you here"
 Riel answered: II was coming to give my l self up. My wife and family are across the river"
 While talking to him Boulton's scouts were | seen coming up. Riel became afraid he was | going to be shot and begged his captors to take him into camp themselves. Accordingly | Diept went of for horse, but when short | distance away Boulton's scouts came cloRer, | and Hourie and Armstrong took Riel on one | Of their horses, and taking unfrequented | roads, brought Riel into camp.
 General Middleton gave an order that all the men should keep in their tents while Riel came | in, as he was afraid of personal violence, many having sworn to shoot him on sight. While riding into camp Riel expressed himself | to his captofs as follows:-'1 do not think this trouble will be without result, as the con- plaints of the farmers will be regarded with some degree of attention"
 When told that his books and papers had | been captured he said:-'T am glad. This will show that am not the actual leader of the re- belion. have been encouraged by people of | good standing at and around Prince Albert, | who invited me over from Montana" He asked would they give him fair trial, civil | or martial trial. Armstrong told him he would be tried by martial law. Riel drew long breath, but said nothing. He spoke | again of not being the head man in the rebel lion. He then uttered prayer and made the 1 sign of the cross. He impressed the scouts as being rebellious crank. He asked whether bis family would be blown up with that gun, pointing to the Calling, and then he said he did not want to be selfish, and hoped none of the half-breeds' or his own family would suffer on his account. He then commenced praying again. In appearance he is now common | looking half-breed and looks very dilapidated. | He spends most of his time talking in wan dering manner and praying.
 Many of the Rebels are giving up their arms and the rebellion, SO far as the half breeds go, IS believed to be already squelched.
 THE HOSTILE INDIANS.
 News from Battleford is not reassuring. | Scouts returned with the intelligence that | Indians are moving east. They covered 18O miles the first day. Approaching the vicinity Of Cut Knife Hill they found the camp de- serted. At Eagle Lake, sixty five miles from | Battleford, they discovered an Indian band mounted and riding south. The entire bands of Big Bear and Poundmaker, 1,500 braves, together with their squaws, have united and are expected to attack Battleford.
 1 MORE ABOUT THE SUPPLY TRAIN. Fuller details of the capture of the supply train by Poundmaker's band have been re- | ce ived. The train consisted of twenty-one OK | and ten horse teams. A scout who arrived at Battleford met number of escaped teamsters | galloping toward Swift Current. They told him that early on Wednesday morning, just as they were starting from the camp, they were attacked by the Indians Ten teamsters cut | their horses loose and escaped. Those who remained were captured. The slaughter was | very sudden. At the place where the attack J occurred the scout found two wagons and | over the hill, two miles distant, he saw the last of the Indians disappearing with the other wagons. He saw no dead bodies. He believes | the remainder of the Aaamsters are prisoners, unless they have been massacred.
 Dispatches from Winnipeg on Tuesday state that Col. Otter made an attack on Pound- maker, and, after severe battle, captured him and took 129 prisoners The battle was | fought in Eagle Hills, and Col. Otter made the | assault against orders. Twenty-one Canadians and 19 Englishmen were killed. No trace of the teamsters taken by Poundmaker week ago was found, and it is supposed they haYa been | massacred.
 | The rebel loss is far greater than was inn | agined. Father Louson states that he buried | 59 bodies of half-breeds. From information | given him by half-breed women he believed | the rebel dead amount to between seventy and | eighty half-breeds and twelve Indians. He also thinks many more will die of their | wounds, as they have been secreted ol carried away and have no medical attendance. Two of Riers councillors, who are wounded, | being asked their opinion of Riel, said he had | gone down in their estimation, as he had | HnpnH and doaoptod hia folloEara A apOnf | has been dispatched through the country to | tell the rebels if they come in and surrender they will be allowed to go back to their farms, except the ringleaders and members of Riels Council, who will be given fair trial.
 | Riel acts like 8 craven coward and spends
 his time alternately praying and kissing the
 crucifix. He will doubtless play the lunacy | act, and already some of his sympathiZers arc
 paving the way for such course by giving il
 ont that he has always been crazy.
 Poundmaker sent in a flag of truce Frida.
 night along with the captured teamster, two
 women, and priest, to ask upon what term
 he would be allowed to surrender. Baptiste
 Fontaine. the scout, who was supposed to haV
 been killed 8 fortnight ago, while on
 scouting expedition under Constable Ross
 came in with the released prisoners. He say
 that Poundmaker was demoralized on hearing | of Riers surrender. The Indians were terribl.
 frightened and piled their rifles in tepee
 and hoisted an old British flag which they hat
 captured somewhere. They then held biz
 council, and decided upon sending lette
 asking for terms of surrender.
 The prisoners sent in include twenty team sters, captured in the Eagle Hills; Fontaine
 the captured scouts Bremner and Sayres O
 Bresaylor's Settlement, and two women in mal
 apparel. Twenty-one women and chlldre1
 from Bresaylors Settlement are held as host
 ages. The teamsters say they were well treat
 ed by the half breeds, who protected them witl | Ieyeled rifles from the Indians who were
 threatening to kill them. In the Indian caml were over ,500 souls-360 mounted men, an'
 700 in all capable of bearing arms.
 Bremner says their loss at Cut Knife was 5C
 killed and r wounded Big Bear was not a } the fight, but his son participated. Pound
 maker now holds strong position near Lizar
 Lake, fifty miles from here. At the last in
 telligence Big Bear was between Pitt and Froi
 Lake. The Indians say he was ill-treating tn
 prisoners. Father Cochin leaves to-morroV
 for Poundmaker with 8 letter from Col. Otte
 saying that he must negotiate with Gen. Mid l dleton but hostilities must meantime cease.