Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-05-14
MORE BLOOD SHED.
Three Hundred Troops En-
cOuntered Six Hundred
Indians.

SASKATCHEWAN LANDING, via Swift
Current, May 5.-A mail courier has
| Just arrived from Battleford with the
following dispatch. dated May 81 ga
| lying column of 800 men from Bat
tletord has an engagement with
Poundmaker's forces of 600 Indian
at his reserve, lasting from a. M. tC
noon yesterday. The troops lost eight
killed and twelve wounded. The In.
dian loss is estimated at fifty. Col.
| Offers covered seventy miles, fought
the battle and returned inside of thirty
hours. The men behaved magnif~
Gently"
List of the killed: Corporals Laurie
and Sleight and Bugler Burke, of the
Northwest police; Privates Osgood
and Rodgers, of the Guards, and
Dobbs, OF @ company Bugler Faulker,
| of & company.
Wounded: Sergt. Ward, of the
police; Lieut.. Potter, Sergt. Gaffrey,
Corporal Morton and Gunner Reynold
of B battery; Sergt Mai Jackson, of
@ company; Color Sergt Witter and
Private McQuilken, OF the guards;
Sergt. Cooper and Privates Vary and
| Watts. of the Queens Own, and Pri-
vate Gilbert, OF Battleford.
MIDDLETON WELL SUPPLIED.
WINNIPEG, Man, May 5.-Connec-
ton with points north of Hum boldt
is still interrupted. Dispatches from
Middleton have to be brought by cour-
Ter to Humboldt, making news several
days late, The latest dispatches from
this source say that the steamer North
cote has been extricated, and reached
Clark's crossing yesterday. The mes
sages say further that Middleton, now
having plenty of ammunition and
supplies, the advance will likely be
made at once. It is expected that the
rebels will offer battle at Batoche.
Middleton has two Gatling guns, with
which he expects to do deadly execu-
| ton. News of another engagement is
daily expected.
AN INDIAN SCARE.
Friendly half breeds arrived in
Medicine Hat from the Forks of the
Red Deer river to day, and told Maj.
Stewart that q large number of half
breeds and Indians were moving south
and had reached that point lntelli-
gence had also been received from
Fort Assinnibolne that large body
of Indians were moving north of Cy.
press hills, about forty miles south of
the Hat. Some alarm had been oc-
casloned by these statements.
A BLOODY INDIAN WAR EXPECTED.
BATTLEFORD, May 6-Further de- {
tails of the engagement between Col.
Offers forces and Chief Pound
makers Indians show that the fight
lasted seven hours. The Indians used
mGskets, war clubs, spears, bows and
arrows, and every conceivable weapon
of warfare. No mention is made in
the dispatches of the killed aud
wounded being brought back and it is
judged from the bssty march back
that they were left behind. Nothing
but the last extremity would induce
Otter to leave them behind. No one
has any doubt now that bloody In
dian war will follow.
The Quappelle Indians are to-day
reported to have risen and left the re-
serve Crowfoot, chief of the Blacks
feet, is related to Poundmaker and
will, it is said, join him against the
whites. the dominion government
and Col. Otter are blamed for not
Sc curing q ransom for factor Mclean
and other white captives of the In
dians before precipitatipg matters.
Positive advice from Clarke's crossing
to-day says that Middleton began his
advance this morning. A battle is
expected at Batech tomorrow.