St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-19
The Great Rebel Predicts His Fate and De-
votes the Time to Fasting and
Prayer.
He Pleads Innocence, and Says that Clark,
Of the Hudson Bay Company, Precipi-
tated the Uprising.
Dumont Declares That He Will Not Be
Taken nAHve--Monkman Placed
In Irons.
List of the Leading Rebel Prisoners.
Minutes of the RieI Council
Captured.
DuMlont's Nerve.

Special to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, May 18.-A dispatch from
Gabriel's Crossing, May 16, says: Troops
have crossed the river and proceeded through
Duck Lake and Carlton to Prince Albert,
which will probably be reached Monday.
RiePs capture absorbs all other questions in
and about the camp. Your correspondent
had an interview with Armstrong. the man
who captured him. Riel said that Law
renee Clark of the Hudson Bay company pre-
cipitated the uprising The half breeds were
celebrating the feast of Saint Joseph when
Clark arrived frcm Winnipeg. He told
them that 500 soldiers were coming to join
in the feast, and would give them all they
wanted in the way of ceremony if they did
not 60 back to their homes and abandon
their nonsense. Riel was absent from Ba-
toche'S at the time, and on his return found
his people
ALL IN ARMS
and determined to plunder the stores be-
fore the troops mentioned by Clark arrived.
Riel denied that he was the leader of the
rebellion. He asserts his innocence and
says that he can prove that he wanted to go
back to the United States, but was not
allowed to do SO. He expresses himself
pleased that the books and papers of the
rebels have fallen into the hands of Gen.
Middleton, as from them he claims
to be able to prove his
innocence. He expects to be hanged and
devotes the greater part of his time to fast
ing and prayer. Father Fourmand over
took the column on the march yesterday
with the man who, while on his way to Ba-
toche, passed Gabriel, Dumont, and few
men proceeding from the open prairie
towards Batoche. George Mcleod, a
Prince Albert courier reported to the gen
dfal that while on his way from Batoche
to Prince Albert on Wednesday afternoon,
he met three Indians about twelve miles
behind Lepine's crossing. He was talking
to the Indians, when Dumont appeared on
the edge of the bluff and asked Mcleod
what he wanted. Mcleod asked him to
give himself up, saying the general prom
iSed him
FAIR TRIAL.
Dumont replied that he had taken arms
and intended to fight, and would not sbe
taken alive. Dumont only had few In
dians with him. While on his way to re-
port to the general, Mcleod came across
dozen half breeds and induced them to re-
turn with him. The general sent back a
couple of men with the prisoners to obtain
tuCA 11mS, WuuCu LOU OCCn CoCA1Ou
in the brush. The prisoners were
then discharged and told to go home. On
the way several half breeds overlook the
column. They were in buggies, generally
accompanied by their families, and sur
rendered their firearms All were released
except those who are Immediately impli-
Gated. Among, the rebel papers captured
at Batoche are the minutes of the council in
which Albert Monkman. who is now held
by us, was heavily erg
IMPLICATED IN THE REBELIIoN,a g.
taking prominent part in the meetings,
and having command of a number of men
at Duck Lake. He has been put in irons.
Among others held are Fisher, the rebel
governor, two Tourons, from Fish Creek
Lamontague, rebel musketry instructor,
Jackson, ReiPs secretary and Dumont's
lieutenant. Two of the Touron brothers
were killed at Batoche. Father Fourmand
estimates the rebel losses at sixty killed.
About 12O stand of arms in all have been
given up. The wounded rebels have been
sent back to Saskatchewan with our own
on the Northcote. Intelligence has reached
Winnipeg of the total destruction by fire of
the town of Farewell, situated on the Can
adian Pacific at the second crossing of
the Columbia riYer. The fire occurred on
May Z, and was caused by railway men
burning the right of way through the woods.
From 100 to 200 buildings were destroyed,
with loss of about 100000. There are
only half dozen saloons and small build
ingS left