Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-28
FOREIGN.


Hanging Of The Indians.
bATTLKFoED IN. ". IL, Nov T-sa5
g. D--Tne execution of eight Ino,ans
found gailty OF murder at Frog Lake
and baftleford occurred at s.Z7 this
morning.
seven OF them vers active partici.
pants 10 the horrible massacre at FROG
Lase, on the Sd q April last. The
bloody Work Was commenced bv Wan
oerinR spirit. and was Afterwards car
ried on under his direction until the
white people Of Frog Lake settlement
were almost extsrminated. On the
norsinR OF the fatal day, according 70
the most Trustworthy accounts, mum
Der OF Indians Of Big Bears band de-
termined 10 stop the white man. reis a.
ana assert their ovn sovereignty over
tue land. Early on the morning of
April Sd. Indian agent Thos. w. Quinn.
vino vas a Siosx half breed from Min
nesota, was ordered by Wandering
Spirit and his companions to increase
sneir supplies Immediately. Quinn
seems to have complied With this order.
supplying the Indians with beef, and
issuing orders on the Hudson Bay
Company's store for other sup
plea Ii was Good Friday. Soon after
service IN the little church and while the
congregation vas dispensing the ring
leader proceeded TO the agents house.
Ii front OF this be met Quinn and Chas.
Gouin, another American half breed.
he ordered Quinn TO 90 20 the Indian
camp, and on the latter's asking for the
reason, said, Never mind WHY, but 90. "
Quinn refused. and the next momen,
was shot Iifsiess by bullet from Wan
dering Spirits rife. The fall Of Quinn
acted on the already excited Indians as
the sight of blood to a tiger. Young
Gouin was the second victim, and John
Delaney. sho was also q representative
OF the Government ID the Capacity OF
farm Instructor, was soon shot down in
coid blood beside his wife. Convent
Ark, the miller, was bratslly murdered
In bis vife's presence, and the two vo
men were afterwards hurried to the In
dian camp, where they fortunately
found refuge in the tent of half breed.
Prtchard, Dill, Willis, Craft and Gil
christ we're killed as they sought to e.
cape. The priests, who earnestly en-
deavored TO stay the work of the NOR.
derers, were themselves shot down,
Father Marchand dying by the hand of
Wandering Spirit, and Father Fafard
before the rife of one Of his suoerdi.
mates.
The whole affair occupied only brief
period, lasting. to use the words Of one
of the indian witnesses q. the trial,
only about as long as 1t would take a
person to smoke a pipe The only
males who escaped were Quian, the
nephew of the murdered agent, and the
employees of the Hudson's Bay Com
pany. The former made his way to
Fort Pitt, carrying the news of the
massacre. The latter owed their safety
to the respect which the name of their
company always carries with it among
Indians. They, with the women cap
tivss, were obliged to accompany Big
Bears band in all their subsequent
wanderinss until they were finally re-
leased through the instrumentality of
friendly Crees and half breeds, and
brought int General Middletsn's camp.
Wandering Spirit, the direct cause of
all the bloodshed at Frog Lake and the
misery entailed upon the survivors,
IL descended from Gree ancestors. He
accompanied Big Bear in bis migration
from the Cypress Hills country TO the
North Saskatchewan. He was a tall,
spare and powerful Indian, with the
usaal black eyes and strongly marked
features of the Crees. At the time of
the massacre he was an influential
member Of Big Bears band, though he
did not rank as chief. He was about
so years of age and had grown
up family. Or the remainder of
the men executed this morning,
Bad Arrow and Miserable Man were
jointly indicted for the murder of Chas
Gouin; Iron Body and Little Bear were
tried for the murder Of George Dill. one
of the last victims of the massacre;
and Round the Sky, another of Big
Bears followers, was convicted of the
murder of Marchand. Man Without
Blood belonged to Meosomin's band.
The crime for which he was sentenced
was the killing Of Bernard fremont, q
rsucher living near Battleford. Ikta, a
Stony Indian. was sentenced to death
for the murder Of James Payne, farm
instructor in the Stony reservation, near
Bsttleford, on the Both Of March.
The morning vas dark and cloudy.
All preparations were complete by
o'clock. Fathers Figoneese and Cochin
received the last wishes Of the oon-
dsmned. Ali we're willing to die and
had no anxiety except for their families.
Large Numbers OF Indians from the
neishboring reserves were present. A
strong guard Of mounted police vas
around the soafold. The procession
formed at 7:S0 Each man was pinioned
and black cap was drawn over his
head. Guarded on either side, they
marched with steady step TO the scaf-
fold, taking their places on the trap.
Wandering Spirit and Miserable Man
made addresses In IndiaH. acknovledg
ing the justice of their sentence and
warning their oountrymen to keep clear
of disturbances in the future. The
| whole then joined in the death chant 10
show that they did not fear death. The
executioner then drew the caps over
their faces, the priests addressed part
ing words and offered prayer, in the
midst Of which the bolt was drawn and
the drop fell. all dying instantly. DIR.
| Ralph examined the bodies and pro-
nounced life extinct. After hanging
for fifteen minutes they we're cot down,
placed In coffins and handed ever TO the
Coroner and jury. The prisoners ex-
kindness. The gsliows stood the strain
without q tremor. All the arrangements
we're carried out without hitch.
| Ine Caf0Btnes AErcemtnl.
RoMT, Nov. T.-The signature Of the
| Oarolinss prstocol by the Spanish Am
bassador and the Prussisn Minister TO
the Vatican 10 imminent. Spain has
conceded the same advantage TO Eng
land that she has given Germany, in
return for which England is to recog
nixe SPANS sovereignty over the Caro-
line and Pslev islands
Rebellion af Nepaai.
LONDON, Nov. N.-Teiegrams have
| Just been received here from Calcutta.
announcing the breaking out Of re
bellion at Nepsul. The premier has
been murdered and the Mahrajsh of
the province has been taken prisoner.
| The British resident is absent Ia khat-
mandu On q tour Of inspection.
PACIFIC COAST
mtg Land Purchase.
| o. N.r 1T IL - II