New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-28
pUuNDMAKER In PRlSON.
suRRENpERING WITH MANY BRAVES
rpr LEADERS PLACED UNDER ooA''D
'"~ SENT TO THE RESERVES

svNr ro THE RESERVES
Nan May 27.-A dispatch from
,.,,.,ord SAYS that the surrender OIL Oni0 ~ 80, - c.
orai middleton who reached Batteiord on sun
70 Senela' It,onal Poundmaker and thirty braves
80 r,soners and will be held to await the action Oh 'ne
rover,ment The whole number OF those VINO eu
rendered to-day was $40. The following Is IoS"u
makers message to General Mlooie'Oh i''
Carleton ,a,o NILE
-, am reached nv the news of the surrender OF
POL No letter came with the news, so cahhoV 'oi'
how far It may DO send some OF my men " 9V
10 learn the truth and terms of peace ana my PP
wish Won to send terms in writing so that we may o
under no misunderstanding from which SO inucn
arises. We have twenty-one prisoners ""o'A "
tried to treat we'll in every respect -,
Tho letter was signed with PoundmaSers "''A'
Midd,eons reply dated the Steamer Northcote' oh
May %, was follows: -,
.pouSpM,KrR: have utterly defeated the half
breeds and Indians and have made prisoners oil h anu
most of his council have made no terms WIN 'non
neither will make terms with you. have men enough
20 whip you and your people, or, at eas" 70 "i'o
away TO starye, and will do 80 unless you prlhs !" '
teams you took yourself and your couhselols W 'no'
with your arms at Battleford Friday, the 26th' al"
glad to hear you treated the PRISONERS "eii "
leased them" -
Atsoclock this morning train numbering % wagons
arrived with the halfbreeds who corraea their hos
3ust west of the barracks and then laid down Inei aims
The party numbered about $50 all told Inc arms oo"
sisted of four rifles and seventeen guns On searching
their wagons few more rifles were found Az IL D. ui
an Indian rider in full paint dashed In sa!lns
that Poundmaker would arrive within an hour W sur
render with all his counsellors promptly Oh 'ne'
Poundmaker arrived with the captured Wagon u"u
some stock and wagons loaded with repeating rihes an"
shoguns with few flint locks. numbering IN all Zlo
General Middleton then held o big pow-wow whlch
lasted three hours Poundmaker blamed Rol Tor ncit
ing the Indians to rise and said that ne came III " ven
the General to kill him. so as to save MS
people Several chiefs followed, all blaming ke'
for misleading them. A scene occurreu "us ,,
the pow-wow when General Middleton asked who Kileu
Rarev fremont and Payne brave. White Bear rose
from the circle knet at General Middletons feet ana
said that the great chief could cut him In pieces as e
had killed Payne He said that he ala not want III pun
ished for his offence He said that he killed Payne In
,efiefence that he demanded ten days ratohs from
the instructor, as he going hunting fhe rations
ware refused and he alleges that Payne attempted 10
grasp his shotgun He succeeded but the lndlah re-
gained it and killed him with buekshot This mans
Anita cenfessedhalhe murdered IN coiu
blood Barney fremont, who was greasing wagon
The murderers were then taken into custody Iehera
Madleton said that the would detain Pound
maker Lean Man Breaking Ice and Yellow Mud Blanket
but told the others 10 back to their reserves Ior e
present, and they conducted tn9nsered ,d bpnnv
Poundmaker aud the other chiefs are unoer guau array ~
nster e repIed cannot say but added that
Ennyn p5wer drew him eastward. When he was In
formed that Rcls defeat admitted ne sau thh nc
promised aid He also said that his destination was
unknoWn Questions regarding the pllage OF tne nun
train and the shooting of the scout Elott, wer satis
facforv answered. said that recent incidents WOuq
not have occurred, had he known thaJ ne was TeSaueu
as sneh great chief He said that he had sent word TO
Big Bear advising him TO surrender lie also s'ld lnat
Colonel otter attacked him at Cut KNIFE
as be was preparing start for Devils Lake Inc oI-
lowing half have been arrested Tor participating
i'm the fight al Cut Knife Creek: Bapiste Hoyer Au-
drew Saver Alexander Bremen, Charles Bremef, anu
white man Robert jefferson, VINO was Instructor
with Poundmaker The remainder Ot fOuhnhakcrS .
aentiv bron gft TIE vaiuabieOf ther arns to-day
and the Young braves believed TO have All the Dest
ries ri is thought they will break into snal par
ported to be only thirty miles from here and IL Is re-
ported that he is coming to SURRENDER -, -
Aithoueh the uprising virtually ended tne SUMMER
Will be spent in disarmng the Indians ana Trying the
hafbreeds. The settlers say say 'n1s farms useS uniil
the Indians put where they can 90 no haIl
In the House of Commons this afternoon the Mlnlser
of Militia read following telegram from GeIieta u
Sleton dated Battleford have made prisoners OF
Poundmaker and Lean Man. yellow Mud Blahket anu anu
Ice, being the most hlu6nta anu
dauyerpus men about him. have also llle bear WIZ
riIled Indian Instructor Payne, and WalWalhlta WHO
Filled Trcmont the rancher My next task may he Big
Bear Pouudnaker brought IN the teams taken anu
gave M 90 stands OF arms and hve reVOFer7. nave
ordered them 10 give the Olir takeu ana the hure
and cattle and am seDdng part OF the police 20 see '
~ ia ali given up The Goth has just arrived Dy
eteamer and is i'm camp. The rest coming by lahd
If Obliged TO move the Indians propose 70 orslIea
force of mounted infantry made up O1 mounted ponce
and some mounted aftlltryuou III az
aon 30O men aud with light carts and as little baggage
and supplies possible, as u scour the WOie county,
aud strike rapidly. expect thal BIG be'r VIII SOM EE
up II he does shall treat hun as nave uOue Ioulu
maker II he docs not, shall attack min lGHleda'ey'