The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-04-16
THE RIEL REBELLION.


New Phase-Unjustly Treated White Set
tiers Propose to ''Get Behind Their Rifles"
The Dominion Government AWakinS co
the GRAVITY of the SituatiOn-The Black
feet, Blood and Pegan Indians to Take
Hand.
WINNIPEG, MAN, April Sit now
would appear that the Northwest reDel-
lion will not be confined to Indians and
balf-breeds, but settlers who have been
most unfairly treated by the G overnmens
viii become rebels and join Reil. They |
are disguised with the Governments con-
stant refusal to give them patents Ior
lands, and are indignant at the manner II /
which favored land-grabbers have been
allowed to steal the most valuable agrl-
cultural portions of the country alter
they have been improved by the LABOR
and at the expense of the settlers. a
meeting of white settlers was held at
Coleary last night, and telegram was
sent to the Government asking for re-
dress of grievances. A memorandum OF
grievances was sent by mail ana sigma
lures of over two thousand attached. In
case their demands are ignored the ques-
ton of resorting to arms and Joining Che
rebels will next come up. Inc set1ieIS
saw that if their demands are not lmme-
diately granted they will get behind their
rifles and assist the rebels. They say the
only difference between settlers ana Wllu
animals in the Northwest is that the anl-
mails have a closed season, whereas the
settlers are hunted at all seasons oy Pc
| lice or Government officials. Inc nau-
| breeds are greatly pleased at the a.eiIuGe
| of che white settlers, and now 1eeI conn-
| dent of success The last phase IN the
situation places the Government In dl-
Iemma.
| OTTAWA, ONT, April 9.-There appears
TO be a general feeling of alarm over the
Northwest, owing to suspicious move
ments of the Indians. On Wednesday 1t
was announced that the Bloods ana
Piegans near CoIgary were becoming uh-
easy, and yesterday the Government re-
ceived a telegram from MaJor-General
Strange. who states that they are all
moving southwark to join the American
indians who have already commenced
crossing over. The combined strength
of these two hostile tribes is 5000. Gen
eraI Strange asks that troops may be sent
to Fort Mcleod Immediately. The IN
| dams in Quappelle Valley are by no means
contented, and fears are entertained
that they will give trouble while the
troops are going north. Official reports
state that the whole Northwest Is THOR
oughly demoralized, and that farmers
will do little or no sowing this spring.
Ever since the outbreak of the rebel
lion. the Department of the Interior
here has been busily engaged IN set
fling claims of settlers in the Northwest
Many of these claims have been out
standing for three years, and people
were beginning to despair OF ever get1ihg
them settled. The Minister OF the Interior
however. has thought better OF 1t, and
has now teIegraphed number of dissat-
isfed parties that their demands will De
acceded to between now and the hrst OF
Nav. number of these claims lie ID
the Fort Mcleod and Medicine Hat dls
tricts Had the claims of the half-0Teeds
MANY of which Sir John Macdonald ad
mitted were reasonable, been attended tt
bv the department, the present rebel
lion in the Northwest would have DeeI
averted.
A GENERAL INDIAN UPRISING.
: WTNNIPEG, April "A most alarming
state of affairs is reported by a Colgar.
! dispatch received last evening. Pierr
: Lacomb has been using his good office
with the Blackfeet to keep them loyal, ou
t IT is now certain that his exertions hay
! been in vain. Dispatches received to-aa.
at volunteer headquarters from MCLeO'
have given great uneasiness. Startling
news is also received from tn
Soutb in reference to American red
, skins. There is no doubt that the Gros
ventres Indians are now north of the in
: ternationaI boundary and on the war
) path. The South Piegans and Blood
: have undoubtedly formed an alliance
Tobacco sent from Riel's Indians to tn
Grosventres some time ago was accepte
nv the latter, thus showing that Riel ha
!, laid a deep conspiracy, in which tn
: Milk River Indians will play an I'm
portant part Women, children and thos
incapable of bearing arms are nocking T.
: Fort Mcleod for protection. Genera
Strange is putting everything in the dis
/, trict on the defensive basis The Biach
= feet did not meet Colonel Cotton at tn
: crossing yesterday according to agree
= = ment. and this looks ominOus. tn
! Blood Indians at Mcleod are acting yer
d ugly.