St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-01
ON THE WAR PATH.
Insurbordinate Indians Join the North
western InSurrecti0n and Open
Campaign.
They Kill Their Former Instructors
and Others, Rob the Settlers and
Burn Buildings.
The People of Battleford Besieged in Their
Barracks and See Their Prop
erty Destroyed.
Special Trains Rushing Troops to the Theater
of Acti0n7Causes and Effects
of the Uprising.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, Man, March 31.-Advices
from Battleford to-day show that the situa-
lion there is growing worse. Mckay, agent
Of the Hudson Bay company there, teie-
, graphed this afternoon: THE half-breedS
sad Indians are plundering the stores. with
the Indian agent l ventured out Of the bar
ricade to demonstrate with them. We were
fired upon by the Indians and half-breeds.
They tried to cut us off on our way back to
the barracks, but we succeeded in getting
back safely" A subsequent dispatch from
Battleford stated that the Indians had killed
two farm instructors. Another private dis
patch this afternoon stated that the half
breeds around Battleford had Joined
the Indians and were in pos
session of all the stores and
buildings outside of the barracks. dis
patch received from the same source al
tonight saws that the men in the barracks
have sufficient arms and ammunition for
their mum bers; that they think they can bold
until relieved The half-breeds are expected
at Battltford from Duck Lake. The Stony
Indians have joined the others and killed
several men. The buildings on the south
side have been burned, including the Hud-
CONS Bay store and the government build
ings. The Indians have seized all cattle
along the settlement. The Stony Indians,
who are on the reserve nearest Battleford,
were quiet up to this morning. Their rising
makes the situation very critical. Col.
Herchmer has left Regina for Bat
nerord, via SEift Current, with
seventy mounted police and one cannon q.
It is supposed that he can reach there in six
DAYS if not interrupted. Fears are felt, how
ever, that the half-breeds from Duck Lake
will 20 to Battleford and cut off all commu-
plcption and probably interrupted Herch-
mer The Indians from the Fort Pitt dis
trict, between Battleiord and Edmonton,
are likely to Join those at Batteford.. The
wires are still broke down between Battleford
and Edmonton. 1t is not known whether
they were cut by the half-breeds or rot.
Baptiste BHver, a half-brced, vino has just
returned from Carlton TO Qu'Appelle, was
IN ale prisoner by Ricl and was kept by
him some time. He says that Rel has fully
I,U
are Indians and all are well armed. When
Irvine and Crozier retired on Prince Albert
be SAYS Riel followed and is quite certain
that another engagement will take place.
Fisher vino is another of Riels captains, lost
the conten.s of bis store ut Botoche's
Crossing. He says that Riel is being joined
by the Indians, who are focking to him. A
family named Lowell, from Duck Lake,
arrived at Qu'Appelle this morning, having
broken through the rebel lines and made a
road across the prairie. They report that
the rebels refuse to let the mali 90 out and
threaten to shoot the carriers. They
say they will not injure the
settlers if they will remain quietly
In their houses. They are pillaging the
stores, and have captured George and John
Kcri, the latter storekeeper, p. W. Thomp-
son, operator, and Mr.. Mitchell, postmaster,
at Duck Lake. Big Bear and Beardy have
/ 900 Indians armed. Lowell thinks Riel
has plenty of guns, and is telling the rebels
that he expects help from Montana and Penn
biua.