Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-11-16
BY WIRE TODAY.
Riel Hanged It Regina this
Morning for High Treason.
A Sketch of his Prison Life
and Particulars Ofhis
Death.
Appointment Of a Dakota Man as the
Agent of the Cheyenne River
Indians.
Turkey Purchasing War Supplies
and Greece Laying in a Stock
of Fighting Material.

1oIPhSSS
and Greece Laying in a Stock
of Fighting Material.
q BULLETIN.
Regina, N. W. T., November 49,
Louis David Riel was executed on the
scaffold at the barrack of the mounted
force GEAR this city, for high trea-
againt the queen of Great Britain, at
:23 this morning.
RTRL's PRISON LIFE.
Regina, Nov. 16-Riel has been con-
fined in the guard room of the Canadian
mounted police barracks, whose head
quarters post is located on an open
prairie, three miles west of this city,
ever since the conclusion OF his trial
here In July. The trial and sentence
in this city which is the capt.
of thus vast territory, stretching north
as far as Alaska, west to British Col
umbia and known as the Northwest
territory. TIE territorial council meets
here and it is likewise the official resi-
dence of the resident lieutenant COVER
nor and otherhigh appointive dominion
officials, The leader of the Metiz o,
half-breeds in the two revolts against
the authority of the Canadian govern
ment have been kept under the closest
surveillance by a force of mounted
police, stationed here. The latter is 6
very snowy body Of mounted troops
wearing scarlet jackets, blue trouser.
and fur caps. The British dragons
ever since the denial of the imperia
council of Great Britain to grant an ap
peal on behalf OF Riel to overturn thu
verdict rendered against him, have beer
more strict than ever, both to guarG
against the escape OF their state prisoner
and to prevent any attempt at a rescue
which might be made by his country
men in Canada or over the American
border. Ninety men were told off fol
this duty Saturday night and last night
-"
ven this number was increased. vi
dettes occupied commanding points 9
mile from fhe barracks, there was e dou
Die Gordon about the camp proper. The
prison of Riel is a long wooden struc
ture with slanting roof and small win.
dows under the caves, grated with iron
The two reliefs of the guard occupied
rooms in front OF the partition of thu
building, while six sentinels paced W
and down continuously outside tn,
structure, and another sentinel paced i,
front of the cell of the condemned hal
breed. Precautions extended 80 ia
that the officer of the guard was com
PEELED to visit and certify that he hat
visited his prisoner each quarter hour
Never was captive NOR,
%zealonsly guarded and possibly
never was q captive during
the full period OF his imprisonment LEST
IN need of a Waterman in his outward
department, Whatever his characte
may have been in the field as q MARTA
leader, in prison he has fallen little shor
OF a religious recluse. His tim.
has been devoted assidious
ly to prayer. Even wher
given his liberty on the open ground ad
Joining the guardroom for an hour eact
morning, he has paced back and forti
with his hands clasped together i'll front
his head bowed, with prayers issuing
from his lips in either French or the In.
dian tongue. Soon after his capture
by the Canadian troops he professed tc
throw off his allegiance tc
the Roman Catholic churct
and took the gnise OF a prophet
claiming to see visions and foretellins
events. Latterly, as his fate seemed
more surely sealed, he has sought the
comfort again of his original faith ani
his constant and almost only companion
for the past two weeks has been Per.
Andre, from Fort Albert, close to the
scene of the recent rebellion. The
churchman's visits have been twice daily
and in his absence Riel has frequently
knelt at his church in prayer. The re
mainder of his time has been spent il
writing devout predictions in defense O
his conduct in leading the halfbreed.
twice to These papers have al
been entrusted to Pere Andre
and will doubtless be produced a
some time in the future, although the
prelate refuses to surrender them now
No one, no matter what his credentials
wsre, was permitted to pass through the
guard room to see the prisoner in his
cell, and the immediate friends OF the
condemned man never saw him, though
no restriction was placed upon them.
lie received a few days ago o letter from
his aged mother, winch affected hi "a
visibly, but at no other time during his
confinement did he show any sign of
the weakness which was imputed to him,
THE DEATH WARRANT.
The strict privacy of the prisoner was
broken for the first time yesterday,
when o representative of the associated
press was permitted to visit the prisoner
In the company OF a high sheriff and the
of the mounted police.
This vas on the occasion of the formal
announcement that his death warrant
had arrived. The charm of the rebels
was undeniable. He anticipated
what the sheriff would say in his