Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-11
RIErs RsPRIEvE
Liable to Cause an Outbreak eerious
Condition of Affairs at Regina

Liable to Cause an eerious
Condition of Affairs at Regina
WINNIPEG, MAN, November l0.-Sir A.
P. Csron, Minister for Militia and Defense
for the Dominion, and Hon. Thomas White,
Minister OF the Interior, who are now here,
were interviewed last evening on the sub
iect of Riers execution. They pointed
out that Riel was resplted until the 18th
and consequently could not hang on the
10th as the respite included that day. In
the Territories, when convict is sentenced
the sentence ia not carried out unless the
Governor sends his warrant to 60 on with
the execution.
Caron now urges that iDasmuch as the
Governor General only returned from the
Northwest last week, and it was necessary
to hold q meeting of the Executive Council
before the fate Of Riel could be settled, and
then the warrant hrd to be sent to Regina,
it would be impossible for the warrant to
reach Regina by Wednesday, and in the
event Of Is not arriving the hanging could
not take place. and the prisoner must be
reprieved. He intimsted however, that he
would be respited for few days at the
most and that the law must then take its
course. he denies that an insanity COM
mission has been appointed.
Serious trouble is likely to arise here
should the sentence not be carried out
Wednesday. The Conservative Clab will
give banquet to Csron and White to
sight, but it is asserted that the President
and Vice President both declare they will
not attend, and the public will not 60 un-
less it be definitely announced to-day that
Riel will hang. 1t is also feared that an
attack will be made on Archbishop Tache's
palace at St. Bouiface if the sentence be
not executed, as that prelste is blamed for
using his influence TO have Riels lite
spared. Feeling runs very high here, and
q mob demonstration is anticipated in case
the sentence is commuted.
AN INTERVIEW WITH RIEL.
NEw YoRE, November l0.-The Her.
aid publishes an interVieE bv its Regina
correspondent with Riel The prisoner
has in his cell three large manuscripts con-
tanning his svisions" aud manifesto
tons" He told the reporter he was Or
dered by the spirit to 60 in'o rebellion.
When asked what the spirit was he re-
piled:
II have seen it frequently. 1t is a man
eight feet bigh
Riel declared that il hs were put to death
he would rise again after three days. The
reporter suggested that in that case 1t
must be matter OF Indifference to him
whether he died or not.
Not altogether" replied Riel. 'lt |
die God will raise me. and | do not want
to put him to the Inconvenience of working
q miracle"
Riel excused his followers for their cow
ardice at Batouche. Poor fellowf, he
said, they couldn't make a stand. They
had neither food, clothes, arms, ammuni.
ton, Lor the fear of God" He insisted
that he did not order the massacre OF Gro
ziers men at Duck Lake. Crozier fired
first. Rel spoke contemptuously OF the
efforts If his council ssyiDg they did not
understand his case at all, but he was
grateful for their good will.
STIRRING SCENES AT MONTREAL
MONTREAL, November lO.-As q result
Of the riotous proceedings on Sunday the
stress > esterday we're crowded with PER-
sons who gathered about the French news
paper bulletins, and between the Riei ex-
citement and the excitement against Mayer
Beaugrsud and the isolation patrol, o
stranger in the city might have thought
there was rebellious eruption on hand
The people went about the city PRAYING to
the eaints to have the epidemic stayed. 1t
was a strange sight TO see seven or eight
thousand mothers in the Cathedral OF Nolre
Dame this morning, with beuded krees,
inploring the Holy Virgin to send help in
their need. As they streamed away over
the Place D'Armes to their Thousand OF
homes their subdued demeauor looked like
a rebuke to the excitement of the rioters OF
Sunday afternoon andthe crowds OF yester-
daV,