Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23
How Private Homes Are Invad-
ed in the Northwest Ter
ritOries by Hostile
SaYages.
Gen. Middleton Sends Favorable
Reports to 0ttawa-The
Government Recruiting
Northwestern Mount
ed Police.

WINNIPEG, April 14.-Troops are
being dispatched rapidly toward the
scenes Of trouble in the west. This
morning Col OLter's command, $50
strong, started from Swift Current
station across to the Saskatchewan
river, thence, if the steamers have not
III the meantime been able to get
down the river, they will start to cross
the prairie by teams to Battleford.
Capt Howard, U. S. A., with two
Calling guns, is attached to ''B" bat
| terry under Otter's command. The
river is very low. One of Galts
steamers was at the latest advices on
q sandbar below Medicine Hat. The
Northeote is somewhere between Medi-
cine Hat and Swift Current. 1t will
require several days, however, to ar
range masters, and in the meantime
the boats may turn up. Il would
/ take ten days to cross the prairie to
Battleford. Preparations are well
under way for the dispatch of Gen
eral Stranges expedition to the
relief OF Edmonton. He will have
about six hundred men mounted and
in wagons, and will probably start
Wednesday. The trail from Calgary
to the Red Deer river is reported good
and from Red Deer to Edmonton rath-
err difficult The whole distance it is
thought can be covered in four or five
days. Considerable excitement has
been caused around Calgary by the
operations of horse and cattle thieves.
An attempt was made Sunday night
to steal Maj Walker'I horses. Yes
| terday Sarcee Indians killed q cow
belonging toa settler aud cut it up for
food. Gen. Strange has instructed the
commanding officers of corps to issue
orders to their guards TO fire upon all
| persons attempting to steal horses or
commit other depredations. The in
habltants are advised not to wander
about after nightfall for fear of acct
dents Settlers and ranchmen in the
vicinity of Calgary and Fort Macleod
are also threatening TO shoot cattle
thieves on sight. The neighborhood
of Calgary is patrolled nightly by
Capt Stewards mounted rifles. Gov.
Dewdney, Father Lacombe and Capt.
Denny held a council with Crow Foot,
CHlti VI bHe DldCki6tly yesterday. 1 ne
chief promised loyalty and also to use
his influence with The Bloods and
Piegans in favor of peace. Cotton ar
rived at Calgary from Fort Macleod,
and reports all quiet there. Gen,
Laurie is TO have command of the
western division Of the expedition and
will be stationed at Swift Current
from which point he will direct the
movements of the troops 1t is prob,
able that the battalions under Coils
Smith, Scott, Amyot, O'Brien and
Williams will be under his direction.
Some details of
THE RECENT TRAGEDY
at Frog Lake have just come to hand.
The Indians entered Gowanlock' S
house aud without saying word de-
liberately shot him dead. Another
Indian raised his rifle and aimed at w.
@. Gilchrist, when Mrs. McGowanlock
rushing forward, pinioned his arms by
clasping him around the body. He
shook her Oft and fired, killing her
instantly, and Immediately afterwards
shot Gilchrist. Edmonton freighters
have been notified that 1t is not advis-
able at present to move with freight.
inquiries show that there IS nothing