The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-02
GENERAL FoRsloNNEws NOTES
The winnipeg War.
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A TELEaEAn FROM LIEUrENANrooL


A TELEGEAn FROM LIEurENANr-ooLo'
NELIwESE,
OTTAWA, Mach 2s.-In the commons
last night tho follow ing telegram from
Lieut.. -Col. lrygua 90 Sir John Melon
aid, dated FL. Carulton, via Winnipeg
March 9Th, VAS read, by the premier:
"The party under my command has
Just arrived at II. Carrolton. | found
Major Cr3Iier, with party Of 100,
had gone 10 Dack Lake, TO secure
q quantity Of HuppIlos there stored,
They were luur ~ SOME 100 rebels, who
held an advantageous position At
Beardy'8 rp~pr -, and cndeaved u sur
round Maj Or er's force OF police and
civilian The lrUe's fired first. The
firing became general. Mai. Crozler,
on 'I'r ... M .y'1'ag" ~ which he
was zen, E''r,.a n sgo Dt
at the Same .We Hs my party.
Ten civ us o Prince Alnes sud . pD
iicpn 10 Isl uu' : ,.YiIigI1 and
7C,u.,.l. .N,IaIrc. The number oI
relels l0iDt Us lNr suaWu, The pO.iuo
and civilians ucipn With the greatest
SIRf IS HdCf "eHvy hrt"
The f3. ding o't.H q patch r.us'd IN
q
3 batteries. OF KIN srUu No Quebec,
the queens OHl and Che Tenth Royals
Of Toronto. ma rho utELtrN sa'DuI uu-
der COBm.ui Dt Col. Dtler, have re
csiv-8 uHYehiiE oH4sIs and VIII pro-
coed .,a the CANADIAN P5r'1c railroad
~ a.. nur. SECS. Thou. delay.
E'NN NOR Mn KILLED.
ST. Pa o., " RE. e. ne Dispatches
WirUip. -pryia tgss Further e&-
citing uWn.B corn. f.. larTgiton. III
Is stated lU3 lhgru vas another Skin
,iish and .A4. II iIt %. .4eI were Killed,
but this IL not confirmed. Gen. Middle
ton, Col. HoughJou ana % officers and
$50 men of the ninth battalion, left here
last night and reached One Apple this
morning, where they joined the first de-
tachment Of a field battery of 80 mon
and Is of cavslry, and lett this morning
for the west, 1t it. understood in mill
tary circles that Gen. Middleton
will not advance Immediately with his
troops, but await further developments
He was heard to remark that ii the
rebels mean fight he will not advance
without stronger forces.
OFF FOR THE OLD COUNTRY,
ToRcNTo, March rs The excitement
here continues unabated. From an
early hour this morning the approaches
to the drill shed were crowded with peo-
pie, waiting with the expectation of see
ing the departure Of tho troops Tho
ROYAL GfeNauier3 mus .Grod at s O'cloc \,
and Notwithstanding the early hour and
the fact that the sergeants could not
find tin!l last night 10 notify all the
membols Of their companies, they
dismissed tho Queens Own mustered
and showed the cred gable turn out OF
643.
\ SERIOUS SITUATION
ToAoNTo, March 2S.--The Mail gov
ernment organ) in m article on the
north est troubles, says: "Yesterday's
encounter, more particularly since it
resulted in a victory for the half breeds,
is no doubt the beginning, OF serious
campaign Riei ia reported to have
1900 adhere nts armed with Remington
rides obtained from American traders,
with six American field guns"
The gravesJ danger, however, is to be
feared from the Indians. IL is evident
that b rd IS baud, w no are Pigeon,
must have sided with the rebels againsl
Mai. ClOzier, snd shnu a tao uIsaffection
spread to the 9th r Indians in the Carl
ton agency and 10 ,Ae ldrge bands IN
BattlofOrd and u Iul.,.slun districts, yho
task of stamp ~ tout viii be u iOrnid-
able one. TIE government has taken
vigorous measures y meet lhe
emergency. Tho Winnipeg bat
TALON OF militia, 300 strong,
with hall battery of artillery, is. now
a26 miles west of Winnipeg, whore sew
eral trails run north to the scene of the
insurrection, Carleton being 205 milos
from Quappelle. Tie police force at
Battleford and Prince Abort number
70, and the garrison at Carleton is 300
strong, with civilians, so that there are
$40 men within striking dis
lance Of kiei and 800 vol
unteers with two Armstrong guns
or days travel. In addition to this
force. the government has ordered the
immediate dispatch of 800 eastern
troops to tho spot This brigade will
consist OF 100 men from each of the two
batteries OF the Dominion artillery, $50
men from each OF the Two Toronto
corps, the Queens Own and the Grena-
diers, and ~ msn from the school of
Otter. Major General Middleton is now
on his way from Winnipeg
to Quappelfe and will take chief com
mand of the whole body OF troops. The
men from Ontario viii go by the Lake
Superior. route, but 1t Will be necces-
sary to transport them by sleighs over a
gap of 20 miles OF unfinished road.
What Riel may do, pending the arrival
OF the troops, remains to. be, seen. His
first move now, that he has openly
taken the field, VIII doubtless DO 10
secure supplies by pinndering the gov
ernment's, tho Hudson bay and other
storehouses If he can, ana to induce tho
Indians to join him in resisting tho
queens authority. Much depends on
the Indians. If they remain true, short
work will be made of the half breeds;
but should any considerable number of
them go over 10 Riel, aud there are
about 10000 OF til IN in the whole Sas-
katchawan, the resources of Canada will
be taxed in earnest. There is good
ground, however, Tor saying that up to
the present time, none OF the bands, ex.
cept perhaps Bardy's, have shown signs
Of wavering.
AWAITING ORDERS.
No new developments have taken
place in regard to the movement OF
troops. Both regiments are still waiting
orders. Every preparation, however, Is
being made as to providing the men
with proper equipments. Two hundred
and fifty men from each regiment are TO
be selected this afternoon. The men
have in the meantime been temporarily
dismissed. Col. Often, who is to take
entered the drill-shed about
noon and was greeted with rounds OF
cheerss3 1.sss u as lz.lza
READY TO PROCEED TO TIL e NORrHWEST.
MONTREAL, Marcn 2S.-The whole
city volunteer force have received or
ders to hold thems elves in readiness to
proceed to The northwest. Most OF the
muster tonight for the pur-
pose OF stores being issued.
NEWS HARD TO GET.
WINNIPEG, March 2S,-0nly two or
three officials here can get any reliable
from the seat of war. The
news received here is transmitted = to
Ottawa, and government officials now
hav full control OF the wires.
Posters are up in all public places, call
ing for volunteers. and the indications
.xa eaat tne trau NE In marc eoF1osaa SnAn