The Mineral argus., 1885-05-07

Bishop Brondel Of Helena, Mont, preached
SUNDAY the 10Th in 81 Matthews church Wash
ington, D. C. His errand East is 10 secure
assistant priests 10 go and preach among the
losn Indians under his charge. lie knew
Louis Riel, the leader of the half breed re-
volt.
Sin lsss- saws Father Brondel, when |
went TO Montana, Louis Rel was in the en-
ploy of our church teaching the Indians l
found him at the St Peter mission teaching III
the little school house there, He had half
breed wife. quiet woman who shared his al
ventures and who il now with HIM III the hos
tile camp. He has two or three small child
ren. but the little family lived quite happily
at the mission. Riel was good teacher. edu-
Gated at Montreal under Archbishop Iache,
and speaks French correctly and fiuently
He is a handsome man, tall, well built,
with full, forid face, a keen pair OF eyes. and
when / saw him last, some time IN August OF
last summer. he wore long silky black beard
The troubles in Manitoba are to-day what they
were in 1870. and Louis Riel Is not the author
of the revolt He was drawn into It by the re-
peated calls of his people, the half-breeds
1 know that he was 10th to go TO war.
and that he was overborne by the demands
and entreaties of these people. They look
to him their leader-the man who has the
education and courage and skill 10 act as
their commander in the little war they have
brought on Eiel has no property of any kind
] think he Travelled up from Montana INTO the
British possessions on other peoples horses,
those of half breeds who were with him in the
struggle In i~N the Canadian government,
through the home government, sent request
TO Archbishop Tache, who was in attendance
on the vatican council, TO come home and go
out TO these half breeds in the hope of persuad-
ing them To lay down their arms and accept
the conditions OF peace the government author
lied the archbishop to make. These were that
the half should be spared their lives,
and homes and that their farms should not he
disturbed by the government surveyors with
ont Just compensation in other lands After
peace was restored this way, the archbishop
Having great influence over Rell, Gen Wol-e.
lev came on the field. and II was noised
through the country that he had put down the
rebellion Then the Canadian government re.
/ fused TO keep the promises It had authorized
| Archbishop Tsche TO make. He was unable
! 10 make the half breeds and Indians under
/ stand, and Ia this day his influence among
them has been weakened by the bad faith of
+ the Canadian government in $50. He said
regretiully. this time when he was call
| ed on 10 try AMI talk the halt-breeds out Of
( the determination ~ fight No. no. il is too
late They would not believe me. II think,
added Bishop Brondel. THAT the American
Indians will not go To Riel. A year ago they
might have done 81. They were starving then.
Among the Blackfeet there was hardly dog
10 he seen. for they had eaten them. Two
hundred and forty souls peri-hed of hunger
IN the winter of ls>i->i. Since then Gool
! deal has been done for these In ,.ans,
| Their children are being taken into ihc
white mans schools, fed and clothed and taught