St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-07
MIDDLETON ADVANCES.
The Canadian General Starts from Ft
Qg'Appelle on His March Against
the Riel Rebels.
The Position of the Various Bodies of
the Queens Troops and the
Line of March.
Norquay Believes That Riel is Tapping the
Telegraph Wires-The News Sent East
characterized as Exaggerated.
A Report That Half-Breeds are to be Ap
peased by the Decapitation Of Lieut..
Gov. Dewdney.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, Man., April 6.-Gen. Middle
ton began his advance from Fort Qu' 'Appelle
this morning, the advance guard leaving at
6 o'clock. He has now with him the Winni-
peg rifles and field battery of about $50
men. A and batteries, which left here last
night, reached Qu'Appelle at 10 o'clock. A
battery will probably be pushed on to over
take the first detachment at Touchwood, and
the first contingent of Toronto troops, about
800, will follow in the same line, making
this column about 750 strong. 1t is said
that B battery and the second detachment
from Toronto will go on to Swift Cur
rent and be taken down the South Saskat-
chewan in steamers and barges to
MEET THE MAIN COLUMN
at Clarke's Crossing. They will make up
about 400 men. The Queens Own rifles
from Toronto arrived at Port Arthur this
morning and will reach there at midnight.
The grenadiers from Toronto are about
twelve hours behind them.
Nothing definite is known of Riel's force,
the most contradictory stories being afoat.
1t is not likely that the rebels will oppose the
troops in body, but they may do them
much harm by harassing skirmishes on the
MARCH ACROSS THE PRAIRIEs.
There is every indication that the march
from Fort Qu' Appelle to the Saskatchewan
will be one of extreme difficulty. The trail
is now in a bad state, and team cannot
take heavy load. The mud on the road is
knee keep in places. The route of the head
quarters column is as follows: Fort Qu'
Appelle to Houghton, 2411a miles; Houghton
to Touchwood, the same distance; Touch
wood to Bedson, 90 miles; Bedson to Swim
ford, 90 miles; Swinford to Wise,
211s miles; Wise to Humboldt,
2115 miles; Humboldt to Melgund, % miles !;
Melgund to Middleton, 20 miles; Middleton
to Clarke's Crossing, Is miles; Clarke's
Crossing to Stobart, 35 miles; total, 227
miles. The men of tine batteries and Queens s
Own
HAD HARD TRIP
across the uncompleted portion of the Cana
dian Pacific railroad. The roads were bad and
the weather at times extremely cold, the ther-
mometer going as low as 33 Q below. The
feeling is almost universal that this hardship
and the long delay should have been avoided
by gaining permission to send troops through
the states.
BOUNDARY SCOUTS.
A Fort Qu'Appelle dispatch says: George
White of this place is raising force of fifty
scouts to watch the boundary between Moore
mountain and Old Wives lake, to intercept
supplies and fugitives. A number of good
shots are already engaged and horses pur-
chased.
The Hudson Bay company have received
word this evening that George Applegrath,
Indian instructor, who was supposed killed,
has escaped and made his way to Swift
Current.
RrEL TAPPING THE WIRES.
WINNIPEG, April 6.-Premier Norquay says
that he thinks Riel has men tapping the
telegraph wires, and that half the rumors
sent east are false and grossly exaggerated.
DISGUST AT DELAY.
Special to the Globe.
OTTAWA. Ont, April Ga great deal OF
dissatisfaction is expressed ON all sides at the
delay in transportation of troops, which has
been intensified by dispatch from Col. r.
vine at Prince Albert, who says his condition
is precarious, and that unless reinforcements
arrive his whole band will be at the mercy of
1000 half-breeds. The government is
blamed for not asking Washington authori-
ties for permission to move troops through
the American territory, and Gen. Middleton
is disgusted with having to wait SO long for
reinforcements.
A telegram was received to-day from Gov.
Dewdnev saying that runner had arrived
from Prince Albert. The whole force COM
manded by Irvine and Crozier are located
-, 1oilu foo of ha;y
by Riel's forces. Irvine thinks a small force
could accomplish more If they were on the
spot than 10000 troops a month later
The conduct of the Washington authori-
ties in preventing the rebels from obtaining
arms and supplies from across the border is
WARMLY APPLAUDED
by Canadian people and will do much to
strengthen the bond of friendship between
the two countries The secret service de-
partment are in receipt Of intelligence
connecting a Chicago association with a
movement to stir up the feeling among the
French Canadians in the province of Quebec
Several emissaries have already arrived and
are under the surveillance of the police.
The officers are also watching closely the
movements of fifteen Irishmen from New
York, who are known to be connected with
the Fenian brotherhood. Their arrest may
be looked for any moment Two thousand
additional troops will be ordered to hold
themselves in readiness tomorrow for ac-
tive service and it is more than probable that
one-balf of them will be located on the On
tario and Quebec frontier. This looks as
though the government expected raid in
the near future.
CHANGE IN THE LIEUTENANT GovERSoRsHIP.
OTTAWA, April 6.--It is reported that as a
means of pacifying The half-breeds in the
Northwest, the government will remove Mr..
DeYdney and appoint Mr.. Royal, u. P, to
the lieutenant govern orship OF the Northwest
territories. Some government supporters
urge that a reward should be offered for the
capture Of Riel, dead or life, but the cabinet
is said to be divided in opinion as to the
policy Of such course.
TO PUSH FORWARD TO THE FRONT.
OTTAWA, March Capt. Howard, Z .S.A.,
is here He viii leave at once for Winnipeg
to instruct the Canadian troops in the use
of the Gatling guns recently purchased and
which are now en- route to Winnipeg via
Chicago. The guns weigh 1850 pounds
each with their carriages, and the ammuni-
ton is the 45-calibre United States govern
ment cartridge. Col. Williams, VI. p, in
command of the provincial battalion at
Kingston, has received instructions
to push forward Immediately to the
front He will leave this morning
for Renfrew and win go there by the Cana
dian Pacific railroad to the north shore of
Lake Superior. Notwithstanding the pressure
brought to beaS upon the government to rush
the remainder Of the troops via Chicago,
they adhere To the original plan TO send all
troops by the Canadian Pacific.
DEPARTURE OF THE MIDLAND BATTALION.
KINGSTON, Ont, April 6.-The Midland
battalion under tUe command Of Col. Will
Iiams. VI. p, left for the Northwest this
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