Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-06-04
PouNpMAkER.s SURRENDER.

POUNDMAkER'S SURRENDER.
The Rebellious Indian Chief Surrenders
Internationally to General Middleton,
| and Brings In His Plumber, Arms, Etc
| His Warriors Sent e. Ok to Their Reser-
vation-The Rebellion Virtually Ended.
! WINNIPEG, NAN, May 2s.-A dispatch
from Battleford says that Chief Pound
maker surrendered Internationally to
| General Middleton, who reached Battle
ford Sunday. Poundmaker and thirty
braves are prisoners, and will be held to
await the action of the Government.
The following is Poundmaker's message
to General Middleton, receivedat Carlton:
SIR am camped with my people on
the Eagle Hills, where I am reached by
| the news of the sure nder of Riel. No
! letter came with the news, SO. can not
| tell how far it may be true. send some
of my men to you to learn the truth and
the terms of peace. and my people
| wish you to send terms in writing so that
| we may be under no misunderstanding,
| from which SO much trouble may arise.
We have twenty-one prisoners, whom we
| have tried to treat well in every respect.
With greetings.
GSigned1 PoUNDMAKER.
Middleton's reply to him was as fol-
| lows:
PoUNDMAKER-I have utterly defeated
| the half-breeds and Indians, and have
| made prisoners of Riel and most of his
council. / have made no terms with
| them, neither will l make with you.
have men enough to whip you and your
people, or, at least, drive you away to
starve, and will do SO, unless you bring
in the teams you took, yourself and your
counsellors to me with your arms at Bat
| tleford on Friday, the 26,h. am glad to
hear you have treated the prisoners well
and have released them.
[Signedl FRED MIDDLETON,
Major General.
In accordance with this, Poundmakel
surrendered to-day.
At eight O'Clock yesterday morning a
wagon train numbering sixty-seven vehi-
cles arrived with the half-breeds, who
corralled themselves just west of the
barracks and then laid down their arms.
The party numbered about $50 all told.
The arms consisted of four rifles and sew
cnteen guns, and in searching their wag-
ons some few more rifles were found. At
| eleven O'Clock an Indian rider in full
war-paint dashed in, saying that Pound
maker would arrive in about an hour to
surrender with all his counsellors.
Promptly on time Poundmaker arrived,
with the captured wagon train, some
| stock and wagons loaded with repeaters
and shot guns, and a few gunlocks, num-
bering in all 21O. General Middleton
held big powwow, which lasted three
hours.
Poundmaker blamed Riel for melting
the Indians to rise and he came in to tell
the General to kill him, SO as TO save his
people. Several chiefs followed, blaming
Riel for misleading them.
A scene occurred in the powwow when
General Middleton asked who killed Bar
ney fremont and Instructor Payne. One
brave rose from the circle and kneeled at
the Generals feet, saying the great chief
could cut him in pieces, as he had killed
Payne. He further said he did not want
all punished for his offense. He said he
killed Payne in self-defense. His grand
son Wowansie confessed to having MUIR
dered Barney fremont in cold
blood. The murderers were then
taken into custody. General Mid
dIeton said the Government would de-
tain Poundmaker, Lean Man, Breaking
Ice and Yellow-Mud, but told the others
W 20 UdCk W LuciE respective IcStItSS
for the present, and if they conducted
themselves properly they would get ra-
tons. The braves departed happy.
Poundmaker and the other chiefs are in
the guard-room at the fort.
When asked what he was going to do,
Poundmaker replied: 81 can not say"
but added that an unknown power drew
him eastward. He said past events
would not have occurred had he known
that he was regarded as such a great
chief. He said he had sent word to Big
Bear to surrender.
The remainder of Poundmaker's party
are expected to-day. They evidently
brought the least valuable of their
arms in yesterday, and the young braves
are believed to have all of the best
rifles. 1t is thought they will break into
small parties and escape TO the United
States. Big Bear is said to be only
thirty miles from here, and it is re.
ported that he is coming on to surrender.
Although the uprising is virtually ended
the summer will be spent disarming
Indians and trying the half breeds. The
settlers say they will not venture back
to their farms until the Indians are put
where they can do no harm. Yesterday
go braves surrendered.
OTTAWA, CAN, May 2s.-In the House
of Commons yesterday afternoon, the
Minister of Militia read the following
telegram from General Middleton, dated
Battleford:
81 have made prisoners of Poundmak
er, Lean Man, Yellow-Mud and Breaking
Through-the-Ice, the most influential and
dangerous men about him. / have also
White Bear, who killed Indian Instructor
Payne, and Wowensie, who killed Ire
mont, the rancher. My next take may
be Big Bear. Poundmaker brought in
the teams taken and gave up 210
stands of arms and five revolv.
ers. I have ordered them to
give up the -four taken and the horses
and cattle, and am sending part OF the
police to see that it IL all given up. The
Ninetieth has just arrived by steamer,
and is in camp. The rest are coming by
land. If obliged to move on the Indians,
propose to organize force OF mounted
infantry, made up of mounted police,
Bolton scouts and some mounted artil-
lerymen, in all about 800 men, and with
light carts and as little baggage and sup
plies as possible, so as to scour the whole
country and strike rapidly. l expect that
Big Bear will soon give up. If he does,
I shall treat him as l have Poundmaker.
If he does hot, shall attack him imme-
diately."
GSigned1 FRED MIDDLETON
Gladstone Grateful.
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