St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-09
Troops Still Pushing Forward Toward
the Scene of the Riel Re-
belliOn.
The PrecariOus Position of the Troops
and Settlers at Prince
Albert.
Fort Macleod Threatened by an Indian Up
rising Which Pere LacOmbe Can NO
Longer Prevent.
Hon. John Costigan Defends the Policy of the
GOyernment-Uprising of the Teton
Indians Discredited.
Special to the Globe.

and winnipeg field battery camped seventy
eight miles from Qu'Appelle last night with
battery three miles beind them. These
forces were joined this morning but were
obliged to await supplies before moving
further towards Touchwood. B battery re-
mained at Qu'Appelle station,i it having been
decided to send it and the Queens Own on
to Swift Current to go down the river
special train with the royal
Grenadiers of Toronto on board reached the
city at O'Clock this morning, having made
the journey from Port Arthur in twenty-one
Hours. Col. Grassett was in command of
the battalion which numbers 365 men, and
besides these the rear guard of the Queens
Own rifles, twenty-one men, and the Ottawa
Foot guards. Sharpshooters numbering fifty
two men were with the Grenadiers. All went
out by special train at o'clock in the after
noon. 1t is now expected that the Grenadies
and the Ottawa Sharpshooters will also go to
Swift Current and with B battery and Queens
Own will form division to advance north by
the Saskatchewan river. The junction will
be effected by the divisions at Clark's cross
ing and the question of a further advance
will be settled at that time. 1t is expected
that one division will 60 to Prince Albert
and the other to Battleford, A andB batteries
emaining at those points until next fall in
order to effectually restore peace. 1t is re-
ported at Touchwood Hills that a band of In
dians are within one days march of Humboldt
where a quantity of government supplies are
stored, and the advance will probably be hur-
ried to prevent the capture. 1t is also stated
that Riel has placed large force of rebels at
the south branch in order to make an at
tempt to prevent the troops from crossing
the river at that point. The troops will prob
ably reach there in about twelve
days, when there is a possibility that
an engagement may occur. A mes
senger from Prince Albert has just
passed here. He says that there are provis-
ions there for three weeks only, and that if
relief does not come by that time the police
and settlers will be forced to lay down their
arms and surrender to the rebels. The
troops camped Monday night twlve miles out
of Fort GU Appelle, and soon began to real
ize the hardships attendant on campaign
at this time of the year. They suffered terri
bly, from the cold, the mercury falling from
60 degrees above zero to 20 degrees below,
and the men had great difficulty in keeping
from freezing. The wind blew gale of
thiry miles an hour, Snd had clean sweep
across the prairie and through the
camp. 1t is learned that shortly after
Instructor Applegarth's arrival at Swift Cur
rent, band of Indians, with Luckyman at
their head, came to the place. 1t was dis
covered that their object was to secure APP
plegarth, whose trail they had followed. They
showed their disappointment in many ways,
but as there was large
body of men in the town
they did not go beyond this. Had they got
hold of Applegarth it is supposed they would
have killed him. For several hours the In
dians marched up through the town, their
actions being of a most insolent character
The following intelligence has been received
from Calgary: Fort Macleod is threatened
and an Indian uprising cannot any longer
be prevented by the good offices of
Pere Lacombe. A special dispatch received
by courier at the volunteer headquarters from
Macleod has given great uneasiness. The
Grcs Ventres Indians are north of the inter
national boundary on the warpath. The
South Piegan and Bloods have formed an al
lance. The tobacco sent from Riers In
dians to the Gros Ventres was some
time ago accepted by the latter,
thus showing that Rel has laid
a deep conspiracy in which the Milk river
Indians will play an important part. At a
ldJc uOuI luC correspondents udu au
interview with Capt. Stewart, who is still
here waiting for dispatch. Capt. Stewart
believes that matters are looking very bad
in his district. He will probably await ar
rival of arms and ammunition for his dis
trict. These will be sent on under escort
Women andchildreu and those incapable of
bearing arms are fockiug to Fort Macleod
for protection. Col. Strange is in constant
communication with the threatened points,
and is doing his utmost to put everything in
this district on a defensive basis. The
Blackfeet did not meet Capt. Cotton at the
crossing to-day according to agreement, and
this looks ominous. The troops should be sent
to this district without delay, because they
will be needed Immediately. An applca-
ton to the military headquarters has
been made for them. Sergeant Groggen of
the Northwest mounted police was sent to-
day to Macleod with an i'm partant dispatch
courier is expected to-nlguI from there,
but up to the hour of sending this despatch
he has not arrived. Col. Macleod is at Fort
Macleod. He has great Influence with the
Bloods, but they are acting ugly. detach-
ment of volunteers has just left for Gleichen.
where the railway authorities are afraid of
the Black Feet