The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-29

EOretgns
THE losses of the rebel half breeds and their
Indian allies during the series of fights with
General Middleton's troops just previous to
Riels surrender reached about 100 in killed
and many wounded. A large number of
Riel's half breed followers have surrendered.
COLONEL OTTER made an attack on Chief
Poundmaker, Riel's Indian ally, and after
severe battle, captured him and took 1919
prisoners The battle was fought in Eagle
Hills, Manitoba, and Otter made the assault
against orders. Twenty one Canadians and
nineteen Englishmen were killed. No trace
of the teamsters taken by Poundmaker a
week previous was found, and it was sup i.
posed that they had been mastered.
LORD DUFFERIN is reported to have writ
ten to the British government, giving an
alarming account of the effect produced upon
the native Indian subjects by the yielding OF
the English ministry to Russia's demands in
regard to the Afghan frontier. English AMI
native papers of India deplore England's SUI
render to Russ ia
ST PETERSBURG paper asserts: 1.-THE
Russian minister at Washington has asked
the Russian government what reply to give
to the numerous offers of American lrishmen
to serve under the Russian colors in the event
of war with England, as officers, doctors,
spies, torpedo divers and commanders of
cruisers Several Irishmen have offered to
furnish privateers and torpedo boats ut their
own expense American ship owners have
declared their readiness to man a small war
fleet and volunteer for Russian service"
president ZALDIvAR, of San Salvador,
has resigned and left the country General
Figuerda fills his place. This grew out OF an
unsuccessful effort on the part of Ialdivar to
effect Central American union similar to
that projected by the late President Barrios.
ADvICES from Panama state that the rebel
Gytan, with 1000 followers, made an assault
on the walls of Carthagena, a seaport OF Co
lombia. After severe battle the insurgents
were repulsed with loss of 800 men; and the
rebels finally withdrew in their aotilla
to Barranqulla. Eckert, the Ameri-
can who commanded the tlotilla in
the assault on the city, was killed One wing
of the attacking land forces was led by Pres.
tan, the rebel who arrested Americans at
Aspinwall and subsequently burned the CITY,
General Santo Domingo Villa, the lawful
president of the state of Panama, with 1000
armed men has arrived at Carthagena.
THE British admiralty have decided to have
the combined naval reserve squadron, includ-
ing fourteen first-class men of war, proceed
TO Bantry bay, Ireland, to engage in naval
demonstration of extraordinary magnitude.
Torpedo experiments will take place on q
gigantic scale, and the demonstration will
concludewith a sham naval battle of a mag
nitude beyond all affairs of the kind ever
heretofore undertaken.
THE car of Russia will review the entire
Russian fleet between Cronstadt and Svea-
borg in June, when there will also be various
manpuvres and coast attacks.
AFTER five hours sanguinary fighting at
the town of Armenia, in Salvador Central
America, the Salvadorian army routed the
revolutionlsts under Medendez, and captured
a large quantity of arms and two cannons.
THE Canadian authorities have decided to
try kiel, the insurgent leader, by civil law.
The French Canadi ans to a man declare that
Riel must not be hanged
REL, the captured leader of the rebellion
in Manitoba, is said in an Ottawa dispatch
to be an American citizen. and to have taken
an active part in the Montana territorial
elections few years ago.
A REMARKABLE scene took place the other
day in the British house of commons when
Premier Gadstones voice was for long time
drowned by the repeated cheers of the mem
bers opposed to his policy The demonstra-
ton showed that the Gladstone government
had long and bitter fight to retain power ON
its hands.
A LONDON dispatch states that ''the govern
ments persistent refusal to announce the
state of the peace negotiations with Russia
tends to confirm the now universal belief
that the hitch is of the utmost gravity The
fact that a portion of the troops ordered
home from the Soudan were stopped at AL
exandria was deemed significant. Meanwhile
warlike preparations.
MEXICAN troops have had another bloody
battle with the Yaquis Indians. The Mexican
loss was fifty seven killed and many wounded.
The Haquis stronghold was taken.
THE steamship Isere, with Bartholdi's statue
Of Liberty Enlightening the World" on
BOARD, started from Rouen France, for New
York on the 2lst.
A GRAND review of II 900 native troops of
Nepaul, India, who have been preparing for
active service in the event of war with Rus
'ia, has just taken place.
THE Mohammedans of the Upper Congo
nave resolved to assert their claims to the
centre of Africa, and have revoltcd An
irmy of 5000 Mohammedans under Tipu
laib, fired by the reported success of FL
Nahdi IN the Soudan, are said to be ad-
RANGING, pillaging the villages, and killing
;heir inhabitants.