Milford chronicle., 1885-04-17
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WrNvrrEa. Man, April 8. 1ss5.--A courier
/ sent from Batlleford has wired the Hudson
| Bay Company that there are 200 men and 100
/ women and children besieged in the barracks.
/ Under cover Of cannon the police sailed into
/ the town and secured sufficient provisions to
I keep the besieged for three months. Half the
] Indians who we're besieging Batileford have
I started for Montana in hopes of inducing
I American Indians to join them
Mr.. George A. Applegarth, the farm in-
structor, reported 20 have been murdered o
! few days ago, has reached Swift Current with
I his wife and sister, having escaped from the
/ Indians Being interviewed, he said that he
/ was located on Red Pheasant's reserve, twenty
five miles southeast of Battleford, and had no
knowledge Of the uprising until his house
/ was raided by Indians at three O'Clock on
/ Tuesday morning last. They disarmed him
| and two Indians felt in his pockets for money.
| The chief advised him to leave as soon as
possible or his men would kill him, and not
TO go toward Battleford, as the roads were
guarded and he would be shot. When he
left the Indians were ransacking his house.
Six Indians followed them for about two
days, when Mr.. Applegarth overlook Judge
Ronleau and party of six ladies on their way
from Battleford. The Indians then stepped.
The Indians told Applegarih when they ar
rived at his house, that the Stoneys had killed
their instructor, Mr. Payne, as they did not
like him. and had killed farmer named Free
man for resisting when they attempted to steal
his stock.
The Indians destroyed the furniture in the
houses around BattefOrd and carried of all
the stock and provisions. All the Blttleford
district Indians are now congregatiug in
Sounding Lake reserve, SIX miles northwest
from Battleford, ana claim that they expect
800 Sioux from the American side The In
dans demolished what thay did not wish to
carry off in all the houses and stores raided by
Aana aud hoo Hfsf
cattle in that part Of the country.
The Inspector of Mounted Police has re-
oeived instructions to stop the Sixty-ffth bat
talon at Winnipeg, and to stop all troops at
their present camp. An official circular has
been issued saying commission has been ap-
pointed to treat with Riel and his party and
investigate their doings.
Word has been received from Battleford OF
the massacre of eight white settlers at Frog
Lake, northwest Of Fort Pitt Their names
are given.
Mr.. Dickens, the Inspector Of Mounted Po-
lice at Fort Pitt, which Is reported to have tal-
len, is a son of Charles Dickens, the novelist.
His force consisted of but twenty men, and
these and all the settlers in the surrounding
country al believed to have been massacred.
The Indians in the vicinity are the worst IN
the Northwest and are under the leadership OF
the notorious Big Bear
Fourteen persons instead of eight we're killed
at Frog Lake, and one woman, the wife of
John Delaney, the Indian farm instructor, was
taken prisoner.
A dispatch from Batteford says;-The gar
rison were thrown into a dreadful state OF eX-
citement when the news Of the Frog Lake mas
sacre was aunrmeed. Women expected every
hour that the Indians would raid the barracks
As far as | have bsen able to learn the Indians
invited Indian Agent Quinn and Others who
were murdered to so over to their camp Tor
conference. As the uususpecting men entered
the chiefs tent I'll, y were shot down like so
many dogs. police messenger sent from
here to Fort Pitt was captured by party OF
Stoney Indians, who released him after robbing
him Of everything he possessed.
Monday the Indians raded the south part OF
the town, burning Mahaffy Chnkskeus
store On the following morning they burned
the Government House and stables, and also
set fire to a number Of farm houses in the
vicinity. Colonel Morris decided to make
raid on the haif-breed camp, which was near
the barracks. With detachment Of police he
made dash upon the camp, taking the occu-
rants completely by surprise. Without blood
shed he captured ten Of the rebels.