Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-04-03
THE NORTHWEST WAR.

The Half Breeds and Indians Having
Everything Their Own Way.
st. Paul, April 1.-The st. Paul DIS.
patch's Winnipeg special says: The
Stonies and Crees joined the other bands
yesterday in the attack on Battleford.
They killed James Payne and George
Aphlegarth, farm instructors, and two
settlers, and burned large number of
settlers houses. All the buildings in
Battleford were pillaged and burned. 1t
is expected Big Bears baud and the
Fort Pitt Indians will also join in the re-
bellion. Big Bear, with $40 warriors, ia
with Riel, who is now said to have 1900
armed men, but no field pieces. 1t is not
known when Middleton will order an sd-
vance OF troops.
Ottawa, Ont, April BATTERIES A and
B, which started from the end of the
Canadian Pacific railway at Dog Lake
over the first fifty miles, successfully
reached the first gap and are now pro-
ceeding over the first isolated stretch Of
railway across the section. The troops
which left Toronto Monday passed Sad
bury Junction early this morning and
will reach the first gap in the road to.
night.
Halifax, April The sixty third
rifles have been ordered to hold them.
selves IN readiness to proceed to north
west territory.
Winnipeg, April dispatches from
Battleford to-day show some improve.
ment in their situation there. Messages
received from the agent of the Hudson
Bay company say the Indians have
left town and gone in westerly d.
rection. The women in the barracks
are greatly relieved over the feeling
that the Indians do not contemplate
attacking them. Every precaution has
been taken to repulse the Indians
should they make On attack. ]. Strong
one of the men in the barracks, wires as
follows: with heavy attack our stu
alton is critical" 1t is understood from
this that the Indians are not believed tc
have gone far and that danger from an
attack is not yet over. A. NJ. Melon
aid, who has brother in Battleford
proposed to raise y volunteer company
of 100 and accompany Col. Herchmer's
force of mounted police to Battleford
via Swift Current. He received dis
patch this evening from his brother thai
so small force would not be able te
reach the place, as half-breeds are ex'
pected from Duck Lake who
with others, would cut of
such small force. Herschmer die
not leave Regina yesterday as was ex
pected. but is reported to have started
this afternoon. The opinion here is tha
il he attempts to reach Battleford, hi
forty mea will be exterminated. Th.
people IN the barracks have about foul
weeks provision, and if relief is prompt
" sent will probably come out all right
All advices indicate that Battleford, ant
not Duck Lake. is the objective point O
the first body of troops. Late advicet
are that the people killed are Paine, o
Stony reserve, and Clink, instructor a.
Missimong bend.
Advices from GU Appelle say Gen
Middleton has ordered the troops at tha
point to advance to Touchwood to-mor
row. Troops from the east will resct
Nepigon tomorrow, and may get here
Friday night or Saturday morning
They cannot arrive too soop, as at leas
all the Indians in the Saskatchewan val
ley are, or shortly will be, in arms. N,
news has been received from Prince Al
bert, and it is assumed the rebels are il
complete control of all means of com
munication. A half breed, named Lov
ell, at Morris. received letter from Riel
in which the rebel warned him that b
must either join his band or take th
consequences, as with the present up
rising he intended to sweep the country
The letter was written three weeks agt