Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-24
MIDDLEToNs MEN UNDER FIRE.
Scouts Exchange Shots With Half
breeds without Effect.

ST. PAUL, MINI, April 23.-A dispatch
from QAppelle says: "a skirmish oc-
CURED to-day (April 22) between Gen.
Middleton's scouts and a small number
of insurgents. The scouts We're down the
river, under command Of Lord Meteund,
when they came across two halGbreeds,
whom they followed some 16 miles, and
then found a larger party. The latter
fired and the scouts replied, but no injury
was done on either side. The half breeds
found shelter in the woods. This is the
first occasion upon which Gen. Middle
TOMS men have cons, in direct contact
with RePs forces.
NO TROOPS AT BATTLEFORD.
WINNIPEG, April pa BattlefOrd
dispatch SAYS: "Fhera are no signs of
troops yet, and the delay, to the impris-
med people here, seems ineXpli able
The town is quiet and all are in good spir-
its, considering the anxiety which neces-
sarily prevails and the shOrness of food.
The report OF the Frog Lake mas
sacre is confirmed by the Fort
Pitt garrison, who have arrived.
They state that Mrs. GOwanlock
was not killed. The priests were beaten
TO death and burned. The Indians burned
all the buildings at Frog Lake and COM
PEELED the people to attend church, the
victims aad the murtsrrs going together.
After service, the Indions shot ten Of the
helpless whites. The guard fired at some
Indians night before last at Battle river
crossing. Scouts report "a large trail,
indicating that ihe Woosomin
band is i'm communication with Pound
maker. Fort Pitts < rrison. which has
reached here, gives us lhe first definite in
teillEence we have received Of the fight at
that place. They state that the Indians
made demonstration against the
fort and that fact0r Mclean,
becoming alarmed, .sited Big Beaps
camp and had conference with that
chief. from whom he claimed protection.
Che chief compelled him 10 write a letter
to civilians, telling them to come in or be
killed, and to the poll g 10 surrender their
arms and leave.
THE POLICE FIGHT IT OUT.
'Ihe civilians complied with the request
and went into Big Bears camp. but the
police refused to surrender their arms,
and a fight ensQcd. TBe police drove the
Indians back, killing tour and wounding
several. Policeman CoWan was killed
aud Policeman LOnsby was wounded.
The police then fitted up a
scow with which they reached
Battleford. They We're not followed. Be
fore leaving they destroyed all the arms
and ammunition they could not carry.
Factor McLean's timidity embarrassed
the police and proved fatal to the liberty
OF over % white men, women and chill
dren. The wounded policeman is recov-
ering. 1t is feared that young Quinn, n
scout, is in the hangs OF the Indians.
Frank Swart, mercha ut, was shot and
killed by Indi8ns "a tlla performing
patrol duty last night. There was
general raid on the town and the In
dians cOngregated about the place. Con-
siderable firing took place, the patrol
being forced to retreat inside the trenches.
Two Of the Hudson Bay Company's build
ings were burned and other acts of van
dalism perpetrated by the Indians. 1t is
feared that general attack may be made
by large force of redskins and the fort
be forced to capitulate before relief can
reach here"