The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-04-17
THE NORTHWEST REBELLION

No Clash of arms Tei. bat Indications IT..
Collision Cannot Long be Aroided.
A Winnepeg dispatch of the Sth saws: Tho
nineteenth rifles and the Winnepeg field hat.
terry camped twenty-eight miles from For,
Queappelle last night with A-battery three
miles behind them. Their forces Joined tbis
morning, but were obliged to. await supnlies
before moving further toward Touchwood. r
battery remained at Queappelle station. if
having been decided to send it and the Queep's
Own on to Swift Current to go down the Hver
A special train with the royal grenadiers Of
Toronto on board reached the city at 7o,clocl
this morning, having made the Journey from
Port Arthur in twenty-one hours. Colonel
Grassett was in command of the battalion
which numbers 1865 men. Besides these, the
rear guard of the queens own, twenty-one
men, and the Ottawa foot guards. Sham
shooters, numbering ffty-two men, were WIKI
the grenadiers. All went out by special train
at 5 O'Clock.
1t is now reported that the shareholders
and grenadiers will also likely go to SIT
Current with b battery and the Queeu's Own
and will form q division to advance north by
the Saskatchewan river. The junction will
be effected by the two div sions at Clarkis
Crossing, and the question of a further ad.
vance will be settled at that time. 1t Is ex-
pected one division will go to Prince Albert
and the other to Battleford, A and b batteries
remaining at these points till next fall in or
der to fully restore peace. 1t is reported at ,
Touchwood Hills that a baud of indians is
withinOne days march OF Humboldt, where a
quantity of government supplies are stored,
and an advance will probably be hurried to
prevent their capture. 1t is also stated that
Riel has placed a large force of rebel DEtA
South Branch in order to make an attempt 70
prevent the troops crossing the river at that
point. The troops will probably reach there
in about twelve days, when there Is a possibil-
lty that an engagement may occur. A mes
senger from Prince Albert has just passed
three weeks only, and If relief does not come
by that time the police and settlers viii be
forced TO lay down their arms and sur
render to the rebels. The troops campedXbn-
day night twelve miles out of Quesppelle, and |
soon began to realize that there were dispar- |
agements attendant on campaigns at this time /
OF the year. They suffered terribly from the
cold, the mercury falling from GO degrees
above zero to 20 degrees below zero, and the
men mad difficulty to keep from freezing. The
wind blew a gale of thirty miles an hour and
had a clear sweep across the prairie and
through the camp. 1t has been learned AT
shortly after Farm instructor pplegarfbsar a
rived at Swift Current a band Of Indians, with
Luckyman at their head, came to the place. ,
It was discovered that their object was to
secure Applegarths whose trail they had fol- \
owed. They showed their disappo.ntlnentfn
many ways, but as there was a large body of
w. ~ NAN - - NF A~t -
hey got a hold ofe-Applegarths it is suppossA y
hey would have killed him. For several ho4
he Indians marched up through the town,
heir actions being of the most inso-
ent character. The following intelligence
as been received from Colonel Gary:
Macleod is threatened and
n Indian uprising cannot any longer be pre-
ented by the government officers at Pere La
A dispatch received at the volunteer
eadquarters from Macleod has caused goat
neasiness. The Gros Ventres IndianS4ee
orth Of the international line on the War
atb. The South Piegans and Bloods have
au alliance. Tohacco sent from Riers
indians to the Gros Ventres was some time
90 accepted by the latter, thus showing that
lei has laid a deep conspiracy, in which the
ik River Indians will play an important
art. Capt. Stewart believes that matters arc
oking very bad in this district. He ~
-obably' await the arrival of arms and ammu- "
ton, these being under escort. The women
I'd children and those incapable of bearing
ms are focking to Fort Mcleod for protec-
On. Col. Strange is in constant communica-
On with the threatened points and is dong
$ utmost to put everything In this districton
defensive basis. The Blackfeet did notmeet
apt. Collins at the Crossing to-day, accord
6 to agreement. and this looks ominous.