The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-14
RIEL'S LAST RAY OF HOPE.
The Execution of the Rebel
May Be Postponed Again.
FRIENDS WORKING.
But Their Efforts to Cause a Commu-
tation Of His Sentence Thought
to Be Futile.

REGINA. November 13.-Preparations for
hanging the leader of the half-breeds in
their two rebellions are complete, but in
the absence of the official order from the
Government to carry out the sentence OF
death on Riel, it seems probable TO night
that he will be again respited. The order
directing hat the execution shall take
place next Monday has not yet arrived,
and the statement is made tonight that
unless a specific order arrives by Tomorrow
morning the Judge will issue an order for q
further respite. 1t has been customary
heretofore in ordinary cases., for the sheriff
to carry out the mandate OF the jury on the
simple authority Of a telegram from Otta-
wa, but the Riel case has already provoked
such a fierce controversy throughout the
Dominion hat the sheriff declares he will
not resume the responsibility of acting up
on what might prove a forged telegram.
Meanwhile Riel is kept under the closest
surveillance.
HE Is CLOSELY CONFINED
in q Jail within the barracks OF the mount
ed police, two miles from this village. n
q mounted guard of sixty men is constant
y maintained, some Of the sentries occupy
ing q post Of observation half a mile dis
tant from the camp. No strangers are ad-
mitted even to the corridors OF the jail
and the only view obtainable OF tho con-
demned rebel is when he is pacing the jail
yard for a 1 hour each morning, accompan-
led by his medical adviser. The military
are weary Of the work OF guarding their
prisoner, as the widest rumors continually
emanate of the efforts making to rescue
ing the post early this morning occasioned
a temporary futter on the intimation that
Dumont and q party had crossed the
boundary line from the south to rescue
Riel. 1t proved to be a detachment OF
mounted police from Wood Mountain. The
fate of the rebel and the action of the Do.
minion authorities has taken complete pos
session of all classes Of people in Manitoba
and the North West Territory, and is para
mount with them. Every pulpit address
in Winnipeg yesterday, the Dominion
Thanksgiving day, tinged OF Riel, and nearly
every Protestant orator spoke openly In
echoes the sentiment OF a large proportion
OF the resident population.
A BOLD NEWSPAPER.
MONTREAL, November 49, La Presse
comes out boldly in ~demandingt the reprieve
of the death penalty OF Riel. 1t also an
! nounces that Guonad Disjordins and Cour-
| sol have informed Sir John Mcdonald Tint
if Riel is hanged he must not look ior tiei'
support in the future. 1t suggests that the
whole Of the French Conservative members
will 90 in a body to Ottawa and demand
the same. It says this is a trump card to
save Riel and defeat the arrangements re-
| venge and vindictiveness.
A Mothers LOVE
WINNIPEG, November 13.-Riel received a
l IL R.--. - Al@n -,-l vuysfn Ny0afnrHQ "
| written on the eve of his expected execu.
! ton. The mother believes in the divine
mission of her son and sends her blessing.
| The letter is very pathetic and elected
tears from the condemned man. On Mon.
| day Riel made a long speech to Father
| McWilliams. His mission, he said, was to
purify the Roman Catholic Church and in
fuse a new spirit in it. He grew so excited
| that Colonel Irvine begged him to calm
himself. Father Andre is now locked with.
in the cell at each OF his visitations. Rel
has made his will in anticipation OF his ex-
ecution. He leaves only a small amount
| oil land in Montana. His will is more OF
POLITICAL H~ARANGTE
Than anything else. He leaves all OF his
writings to Father Andre, who declares his
| belief that Riel is insane and believes that
he will walk to the scaffold and die game.
| He AVS the convlceed man desires 90 make
| a speech on the scaffold.
FRIENDS AT DIRK
MONTREAL, November "a deputatlon
| of members OF Parliament to-day sought
an interview with Sir Hector Langevin al
| ST. Martins Junction on the subject OF the
communication OF Riel's sentence, but hesaid
| he regretted that he was unable to give any
information about the matter, stating
| hat he was sworn to secrecy and therefore
could not speak of it.. A caucus OF FULLY
TWENTY French Conservative members o.
| Parliament was held here to-day to take
some action in regard to the matter. After
| some discussion it was decided to send a
message to Premier Mcdonald, stating thai
shey declined to be held responsible before
their constituents for the hanging OF Reli
A further discussion followed, during which
f. tr~anspired that Sir Hector Langevln, al
the interview at St. Martins Junction., IN
timated that Hon. Mr.. Chapleau would give
them explanations on the subject this even
ing. and it was consequently determined u
adjourn the meeting until the Secretary o.
Stote had been heard. 1t was subsequently
arranged to meet Mr.. Chapleau. Ihell
meeting. the result OF this interview. IS moi
vot known It is said that should the ex
Hnlanation of Chapleau prove unsatlsfac
tory they proposed either to send a teie
gram or proceed 10 Ottawa in a body TO
morrow morning and
PETITION THE premier
Tn nerson. The feeling among the people Ii
that he is doomed; that Sir John Melon
AIDS ministry depends upon the supreme
penalty being carried out, and that wer
the sentence committed the Conservative
If Ontario would never be reconclled. itl
aiso believer that all the Ministers, lnciud
inc Sir H. Langevin, concur in the q 'c,slo'
Of the Cabinet, otherwise they would a
sent in their designations before this.
ALARM.
OTTAWA. November 49, There was grea
excitement in this city to-day when a re
mort that Riel had escaped from prisol
was circulated. There were numerous IN y
ou;ries at the telegraph and newspaper on
ces concerning the authenticity OF the re
port.
A WRECKED HOME.
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