Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-01
TROOPS FOR THE FRON

| OTTAWA, March 5iSt.-1ne excitement
over the Northwest disturbances continues
This forenoon the sharpshooters under
Captain Todd, organized from various corps
in the city, met at the drill hall to make
preparations for leaving for the front
Shortly after noon they left by the Canada
| Pacific Railway. They were escorted to the
station by large number of citizens
| The only news received here from the
| West this morning is that fears are enter
tanned in Winnipeg that there will be
| trouble over a meeting of the Farmers
| Union. 1t is intended to increase the
mounted police by 800 men, making theil
number 500.
QUEBEC, March 3lst.-Peremptory orders
We're received to-day calling out the Ninth
| Battalion and cavalry school. The former
goes to the front Immediately. 1t will
! number 800 men and will be commanded
| by Colonel Amyot, Nj. p. In the event oil
the cavalry school leaving, the Eighth
Battalion will be utilized for garrison duty
MONTREAL, March 31st-The Sixty-ifth
Battalion Of Mounted Royal Rifles leave fol-
the Northwest tomorrow. They number
$50 picked men.
COMMISSION OF INQUIRY APPOINTED.
OTTAWA, March 3lst-A Government
Commission has been appointed to inquire
into the cause of the Northwest rebellion.
THE SITUATION GROWING WORSE.
WINx1pEG, March 31st.-Advces from
Battleford show that the situation is grow
ing worse. Mckay, agent of the Hudson
| Bay Company, writes: The half-breeds
and Indians are plundering our stores
With the Indian Agent ventured out OF
| the barracks to demonstrate with them
and was fired upon by both Indians and
| half-breeds, who tried to cut us off on ou
way back, but we succeeded in getting in,
| side under fire
A subsequent dispatch says the Indian,
| have killed four Instructors.
a later dispatch says all the haf-breeds
| have Joined the malcontents, and are riAing
ali the stores and buildings outside of the
| barracks. The people in the barracks have
arms, ammunition and supplies enough tC
hold out until relieved, Haif-breeds are
soon expected there from Duck Lake. Thu
Stony Indians have joined the rest, ant
have killed several men. The buildings OF
| the south side of the river including those
| belonging to the Hudson Bay Company
! and the Government, have been burned
The Indians have seized all the cattle along
the settlements near the Stony reserve
which is nearest to Battleford, but had
| been quiet up to this morning, when they
went upon the warpath. Their rising makes
| the situation very critical Colonel Her
scheimer has left Regina for Battleford, via
| Swift Current, with seventy mounted police
and one cannon. 1t is supposed he can
reach there in six days if not interrupted
Fears are entertained that half-b breeds from
Duck Luck Will go to Winnipeg and cut
off all communication and interrupt the
advance of Herscheimer. The Indians on
! r
and Edmonton, are likely to join those at
Battleford. The wires are still broken be-
| tween Battleford and Edmonton. 1t is
not known whether they were cut by the
| half-breeds or not.
Baptiste Berge has just returned from
Carlton to Queappelle. He was made
prisoner by Riel, and kept by him for some
time. He says Riel has fully 1000 men
under his command, many of whom are
Indians, and are all well armed When
| Irvine and Crozier retired on Prince Albert
he says Riel followed, and he is quite GER
tain another engagement has or will take
place. One Fisher, another of Riels cap
tives, lost the contents of his store at
Baloche Crossing He says that Riel
is being joined by the Indians. who
are all focking to him. A family
named Lowell, from Duck Lake
| arrived at Queappelle this morning
having broken through the rebel line and
made a road across the prairies. They re.
port that the rebels refuse to let the mail
| go out, and threaten to shoot the couriers
They say they will not modest the settlers
if they remain quiet in their houses. They
are pillaging the stores, and have captured
George and John Kerr, the latter a store.
| keeper; Thompson, an OPERATOR and
| Michael, postmaster at Duel. Lake. Big
! Bear and Beardy have 1000 Indians under
I them. Lowell thinks Riel is encouraging
! the rebels with a promise of help from
Montana and Pembina. General Terry
telegraphs here that there is no movement
| there to cross the border