Morris tribune., 1885-04-01
THE NORTH WEST.
THE TROUBLE WITH THE REBELS
STILL GROWING.
The Indians Pillage tho Government
Warehouse and Join tho Rebels
Fenians Alleged To 30 TAX
ing Hand In tho Matter.

WINNIPEG, April ia dispatch from
the camp at Tanchwood Hills, forty-six
miles north Of Qu'Appells. says the Indians
up to this point are quiet. Gen. Middleton
has talked with several bands and dis
tributed food among them. They say the
Indians north would not fight If they had
something 10 eat A vast quantity
OF provisions will DO required
for the northern settlers and the
people Of Prince Albert Between b.
touches, Clarks and Battleford nearly all tho
Indians are ON the war path. Ths settlers
have lost everything The Teton Sioux are
burning the homesteads at Gardemis cross
ing north of Grandin. The VIII 10 northern
country is in bad shap, Risl il reported to be
at Grandin (St Laureno with $50 ralf-breeds
and $40 Crees and Teton Sioux, Fisher,
Dumas, Gurnot. AMI Maxine Sepine
have large force at BatoucheS. The set
tiers up north are al most starving and help
is urgently required McKay's flour mill,
at Prince Alberts, has boon fortified. Hostile
Indians are in the woods on the other side OF
the river Gen. Middleton was in communi-
cation with Battleford b. wire Friday.
Fort Pitt and Ottsr's brigade win probably
have some fighting Riel's scouts were at
Humboldt on Monday.
WINNIPEG April l3-The telegraph to
Battleford is now in good order. Advicss
from there say: Our position is very I'M
satisfactory. Indians raj lei the south part
of the town last MONDAY, and burned the
store of Wahaffsy & Klinkski;l, and next
morning the government houses and stable,
besides q number OF farm houses in the
neighborhood. All the s.ttlers are in the
garrison here awaiting relief, hut we can
hold out against any band likely to at
tack us.
Six thousand American tops are sta
toned along the boundary to prevent Amer
lean Indians from crossing. A man named
Mcintosh, settler. who has arrived at
Brandon from Duck LAX, says: "Riel has
5000 men and six poun Ter cannon. The
S,xty-sixth battalion OF Montreal arrived
hero Friday morning. They left for the
west Immediately.
The story Of the Frog Lake massacre was
told by H Quinn nephew Of the Indian
agent at that point, who escaped from the
Indians Fourteen persons arc known to
have been killed and probably many others
met the same fate.
1t is known that the Indians have at
tackled Fort Pitt but whether successfully
or not cannot be ascertained, as the fort
was only u0lu ny tWtHby 1.-Two pollSoiAoH 0no
a handful of settlers an was surrounded by
LOO Indians, headed by Big Bear, ono Of
the most ferocious chiefs in the northwest, 1t
is believed that the assault must have sue
ceeded and tho garrison been killed.
The Indians at Saddle Rock pillaged the
government ware house and have gone to join
the rebels At Battleford party OF four
In iians approached the fort aud were fired
upon. Two were killed. Tho others escaped.
The rebels have taken all the provisions
from Saskatoon settlement, 1t Is said that
the Blackfoot and Bloois refuse to smoke
tobacco broush By the Cree runners At
Turtle mountains the house of q white set
tier named Perrett, has teen sacked. The
Indians are coming i'll from the American
side in two and threeS ami assembling at
Wood Mountain.
One division Of Canadian troops is now
north of Touchwooi hills advancing toward
rebel headquarters, another is going by
Saskatchewan river to Prince Albert, while
a third is moving to Calgarry and thence to
Edmonton and Battlefori. Consul Taylor
says that LOO American troops are patrol
ling the border to enforce tue United States
neutrality laws.
BRANDON, April 13.-Word from the In
dian settlement in Turtls Mountain south of
here says the In iiLns are becoming trouble
some and ara stealing right and left. The
American Indians are Coming over from St
Peters Settlers are greatly disturbed, and
say il troops are not set at once there will b
serious trouble.