New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-11
MASSACRED BY INDIANS.
FOURTEEN WHITE PERSONS KILLED.

BATTLEFoBD SURROUNDED BY REBErs-RUMoRS
AND EXCITEMENT IN OTTAWA.
WINNIPEG, April 10.-The telegraph wire be-
tween here and Batefor Is apparently the ground,
and when the latter frozen weak is estab-
lished. BY this word sent from Battleford
last night that the indians Frog Lake had killed esht
whites. They were j.. J. Mfim, Indian Agent John
Delaney, Farm Instructors Mr. GowaDockand wife, tho
Rev. Fathers Toford and lie MarchaDd, and two other
men. Mrs. Delaney is prisoner W. Jurn, nephew OF
the Indian Agent escaped Battleord Wednesday.
lie reports the fate OF the Hudson Bay Conpanys agent
Cameron as unknown. Frog Lake is about 100 miles
northwest Of Batteford and thirty from Fort Pitt Tho
reserves there are occupied by three bands OF
Crees under Chiefs Weemistico scahwosis, ono
Powhoy and Puokeahkewin. They number over
200. Battleford Is surrounded by 1000
Indians, but attack has been made on the
barracks. Agent Roe has not been killed reported.
Advices TO the Hudson BayCompany from Saddle Lake
by way of Edmonton aud Calgary say that the Indians
there have made descent upon the Government ware
house, and have to join the rebels Saddle Lakeis
in the Edmonton Agency, about 100 miles west OF Frog
Lake. 1t looks like a general Indian rising. The
Hudson Bay Company have received cipher message
from their agent at Prince Albert dated March 81, In
which he says " The whole population is our hands.
am securing the country to collect provisions Send
-four and bacon at The Indians quiet except
the Sioux AMI so Crees who joined the rebels" COM
paDy has been formed in Bateford under command az
Captain Nash, fully armed aud equipped.
There is ~also "home gnard" OF sixty
members The Saskatchewan River is now open.
Later news says that fourteen persons in all were
killed by the Indians at Frog Lake. Three more names
are given II. Wilscraft, c. Goun and W. Glchrist-
Two victims were reported to lay brothers, who
assistant priests and oblae fathers both natives OF tho
Province Of Quebec. The Indian agent, Quinn, was
half-breed Sioux whose father killed in the Mime
Fort Pitt is garrson,d by only twenty
five police is thought here that these and all the
settlers around have been massacrcd Pitt is surrounded
by the worst Indians Northwest mostly under the
leadership of the notorious Big Bear.
Batteford advices say party OF forty Indians ap-
preached the fort and 1t thought they we're going
to make an attack fire was opened upon them at long
range by the mounted police IN the fort Two Indians
were killed and the others hastily rctreated A..
rG taken M sy
hafbreeds or Indians Is not known. Battery ana
afternoon Sir John Macdonald said he regretted that
forty miles north OF Fort Pitt telegram had been re-
ceiyed from Inspector Dickens, eUnInanHe. OIL ,a ,me
lilies at Frog Lake. and it.is thought that the number
said to be a son Of Charles Dickens, the novelist
The air in Parliament Block this morning was iun OK
rumors about the movements or The Indians ana haIi
breeds, about the coming conflict between Russia and
England and about the possible Dangers threatening nc
As for the Indians statements circulated that the
Gros ycntres the Kootenays and the Crows were IN arms
1
ing party had moved north by way or the Bears raw
Mountains and encamped Mix River on the way 70
Cypress Hills that other suspicious movements Ma!
been observed at different points IN the Norb vest and
that Rie had arrangements leave Prince Albert
as soon as the troops well North and, taking q
horse dash down TO the boundary and take charge Oh tho
united army OF Indians and halfbrceds, intent upon
securing country Is hard To trace these reports
Sir John A. Macdonald stated to-day that the Govern
men bad confirmation OF the rumOr respecting the
indians the South The Bloods and Piegans had been
visited by the Governments agents. and the report rom
that affairs are looking We'll The great trouoie
be that the Indians restless aud anxious 10 DO
something they do not mind much on what SIDE. III tho
Government them something to do IN the way OK
fighting that would appeasc them.
The Government has received q telegram from foru
Pitt stating that the Cree Indians have murdered nino
settlers at Frog Lake. about forty miles north of Foru
Pitt The Indians have marched on TO the fort, where
there twenty-five mounted police. Ii is feared thas
! the fort will not hold out.
| TORONTO April lO.-E. Sheppard, proprietor OF The
Toronto has returned from Ottawa where hc weno
% offer the Government the services OF company OK
! mounted cowboys from Montana In the Northwest lie
mission should affairs the Northwest warrant 1t. and
that by sending word 10 certain point in Montana tho
cowboys, ready for active service would met him on
his arrival
HALIFAX, April 10 tSpeciaD.-Dr W. B. sayter and
Dr. Charles Rigby Of Halifax, had personal encounter
this morning. DIR. Slayter. "A powerfully punt young
man OF forty-fve, or the surgeons on tho
Princess Louise FuSiears who declined TO proceed 10
the Northw when ordered He has since been "a
receipt OF a number OF handsome white feathers aud
! has been freely posted as coward" Dr. Rigby,
rival physician Is tall thin man, with one arnl He
publicly and privately expressed his opinion or STAY
ters decision 10 stay at home. The two men met thi!
morning when Slayter knocked Rigby down ana kicked
ages. He has also been dismissed from the Canadian
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