Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-06-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

Poundmaker and thirty of his braves
have surrendered to Gen. Middleton, and
handed over 200 stand OF arms. Advices
from Battleford give the following particu-
lars of the surrender:
Poundmaker's Message 10 Middleton.-
SIR: am camped with my people on Eagle
Hills. where 1 am reached by news of the
surrender Of Riel. No letter came with the
news, so can not tell how far it may be true. I
send some of my men to you to learn the truth
and terms Of peace. and my people wish you
to send terms in writing, SC that we may be
under no Misunderstanding. from which so
much trouble arises. Wehave twenty one pris-
oners, whom we have tried to treat well in every
respect. With greeting PoUNDMAKER,
His X mark.
Middleton's. Replv.-PouNDMAKER: have
utterly defeated the half breeds and Indians,
and made prisoners OF Riei ana most OF ms
council. / have made no terms with them,
neither will make terms with you. Ihave men
enough to whip you and your people, or at least
drive you away to starve, and will do so unless
you bring in the teams you took, yourself and
councillors, to me, with your arms. am glad to
hear you have treated the prisoners well and
have released them.
FRED MIDDLETON, Major General.
Promptly on time Poundmaker arrived with
the captured wagon train, some stock, and
wagons loaded with repeaters and shot-guns,
and q few hint-locks, numbering in all 21O.
Gen. Middleton then held n big pow-wow,
which lasted three hours. Poundmaker blamed
Riel for melting the Indians to rise, and
said he came in to tell the General to
kill him so as to save his people. Several
chiefs followed all blaming Riel for misleading
them. scene occurred during the pow-wow
when Gen. Middleton asked who killed Barney
Fremont and Payne. One brave arose from the
circle kneeled at Gen. Middleton's feet saying
the great chief could cut him in pieces, as he
killed Payne He further said he did not want
all punished for his offense. He said he killed
Payne in self-defense. He said he de-
| manded ten days rations from the in
structor, as he was going hunting. He
was refused, and Payne, he alleges, at
tempted to grasp his shotgun. He
succeeded, but the Indian reRained it and shot
him with buckshot His grandson, Wawonice,
| confessed to numbering in cold blood Barney
Fremont, who was greasing q wagon. The
murderers were taken into custody Although
the uprising is virtually ended, the summer will
be spent disarming the Indians and trying the
half breeds. Settlers say they will not venture
back to their farms until the Indians are put
where they can do no harm.
A Deming New Mexico) telegram
i reports: "The Indians are scattered in small
bands in different parts of Southern New
Mexico, mostly in the vicinity OF the Black
Range. More than thirty citizens are report
ed killed, and many of them are mangled be-
yond recognition. Miners and ranchmen are
coming in from all directions"
Patent medicines valued at $50, 900,
belonging to a Arm in the United States, were
recently seized at Montreal by the Customs
/ officers.
During a dense fog the steamship
City of Rome crashed into the French bark
George Johns, OF tho Newfoundland Banks,
twenty-five of the bark's crew perlshing, the
remaining two being saved by the boats OF
the City OF Rome, which were promptly low
| cred.