St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-01
A Review of Causes.

Correspondence OF the Globe
WINNIPEG, Man, March S0.-The excite
ment in the Northwest territory and this city
is unabated. Your correspondent has inter
viewed Col Carrie Bathgate and dozen of
the most prominent men in the city, and
men who were here twenty-five wears ago
and who have driven the Red river carts over
the entire West and the present seat of war,
and from the most reliable and best informa-
ton obtainable must say that there is more
excitement than facts in the alleged trouble
between Riel and the mounted police. Every
day for a week adds to the belief of your
correspondent that this man Riel, who was
banished from the British North
west thirteen years ago for seven
years for. the insurrection that
ne at that time caused is in with the Hudson
Bay company. 1t is known fact that for
more than 100 years the Hudson Bay COM
pany has been monopoly in this country
and imposed upon the Indians. They have
armed all the posts, had their white traders
here who eXacted from the Indians pile Of
! beaver skins as high as gun for the price Of
the same. Many have stated that frequently
they would get fully $500 worth of valuable
fur for gun worth $40. They exacted the
most fabulous prices for all the goods
brought into the country.
1t is claimed oy men Of prominence here
that all the present trouble between the In
disns and half-t eeds in theWest is caused BY
the gigantic monopoly of this Northwest who
have controlled every enterprise for their
own financial gain. As telegraphed you
before the belief of some is that Riel is in the
employ Of the Hudson Bay company to cause
the trouble, which has been greatly exagger
ated. They alone furnish all supplies and
it is known fact that this company have so
manipulated their affairs with members Of
parliament that they get anything they want
and ask for. For some unknown reason the
govern gave the com pany above referred
to land grant of about seven million acres.
For years the company did all in
their power to suppress emigration
in the Red river valley that they
might remain in power and continue as b
monopoly.
AT Fort Carlton they had one store and
six log buildings burned, and while their loss
is small, it is rumored the government will
be asked to pay 100000 for the destruction
of this post
Riel will probably be in Montana in few
weeks after few more posts are destroyed
and goods furnished TO the army OF invest
ment The report about Riel having two
Calling guns is not corroborated.
Not much more will be done for week,
when Middleton will have endorsements
enough to march on the enemy, and then
Riel and his crowd will take
refuge in the territory of Montana.
There is one thing the outbreak has helped
this city in, and that is taking in the volun-
teer companies all the tramps that have been
pest to the city since the boom About the
hardest set Of soldiers evdr seen will be in
some Of the companies now gone west.
About five hundred or a thousand of the
best will probably be employed as an addi-
tional force TO assist the mounted police
against any further Riel trouble.
Al the drill har can be found day and
night crowds of men, boys and tramps, all
enlisting TO eat of Her Majesty's food and go
west