The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-06-04

The Canada Cooperative Society at
Montreal. modelled after the civil-service
associations of London has made an assign
ment, with liabilities OF 100000.
Poundmaker and thirty of his braves
have surrendered to Gen. Middleton, and
handed over 200 stand of arms. Advices
from Battleford give the following particu-
lars of the surrender:
Poundmaker's Message TO Middleton-
SIR am camped with my people on Eagle
Hills. where i am reached by news of the
surrender of Riel. No letter came with the
news. so can not tell how far it may lie true 1
send some of my men to You to learn the truth
and terms of peace. / and my people wish you
to send terms in writing, so that we may be
under no misunderstanding, from which so
much trouble arises. Wehave twenty pris-
oncrs, whom we have tried to treat well in every
respect With greeting. PoUNDMAKER,
His mark
Middleton's Reply.-PoUNDMAKER: have
utterly defeated the half-b breeds and Indians,
and made prisoners OF Riel and most OF his
council have made no terms with them,
neither will make terms with You. have men
enough to whip you and your people. or at least
drive you away TO starve, and will do so unless
you bring In the teams you took, yourself and
councillors, to me, with your arms. am glad TO
hear you have treated the prisoners well and
have released them.
FRED MIDDLETON. Major General.
Promptly on time Poundmaker arrived with
the captured wagon train, some stock, and
wagons loaded with repeaters and shot-guns.
AMI few iint-locks, numbering in all 30.
Gen. Middleton then held big row-wow,
which lasted three hours. Poundmaker blamed
Riel for melting the Indians to rise. and
said he came in TO tell the General TO
kill him so as to save his people. Several
chiefs followed, all blaming Riel for misleading
them. A scene occurred during the pow-wow
when Gen. Middleton asked who killed Barney
Fremont and Payne One brave arose from the
| circ e. kneeled at Gen. Middletons feet, saving
the great chief could cut him in pieces, as he
/ killed Payne He further said he did not want
| all punished for his offense. He said he killed
| Payne in self-defense. He said he de-
! manded ten days rations from the in
structor as he was going hunting He
was refused. and Payne, he alleges, at
tempted to grasp his shotgun. He
succeeded, but the Indian regained 1t AMI shot
him with buckshot. His grandson, Wawoaice,
confessed to numbering in cold blood Bari ey
Fremont, who was greaslng q wagon. Tive
murderers were taken into custody. Although
the uprising is virtually ended the summer will
be spent disarming the Indians and trying the
half breeds. Settlers say they will not venture
back to their farms until the Indians are put
where they can DO no harm.
A Deming New Mexico) telegram
reports: "The Indians are scattered in small
bands in different parts of Southern New
Mexico, mostly in the vicinity of the Black
Range. More than thirty citizens are report
ed killed, and many of them are mangled be-
yond recognit on. Miners and ranchmen are
coming in from all directions"
Patent medicines valued at $50, coo,
belonging TO a firm i'm the United States, were
recently seized at Montreal by the Customs
! officers.
During a dense fog the steamship
City of Rome crashed into the French bark
| George Johns, of the Newfoundland Banks,
twenty-five of the barks crew pershing, the
remaining two being saved by the boats OF
the City OF Rome, which were promptly low
cred.