St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-24
Arrival of Troops.

Specla TO The GLOBE.
PRINCE ALBERT, May 90, via Humboldt
May 22.-Troops arrived here this morning
after quick march, walking the whole
distance in twelve hours They started
from Guardupuy's Crossing at II a. IN.
yesterday, camped at 8 D. M, reSuming
the march at 6 this morning. The Prince
Albert,vOlunteerS and citizens, with band,
turned out and gave them hearty welcome.
The police, under Col. Irvine, then
paraded, showing off their clean
uniforms and forming a strong
contrast to our travel-stained boys. The
conduct of the police has excited great in
dignation amongst our men and officers,
who want to know how it is that being only
thirty miles from where we were fighting
four days, 300 police lying here did not ride
down to help us, leaving the civilian volun-
teers to protect the town, of whom there
are four companies. Another cause for in
dignation is the fact that while our brave
volunteers were charging down On Batoches
last Tuesday t
RISKlNG THEIR LIVES
to crush the rebellion and relieve Prince
Albert the police held their garrison sports
and were having good time. Now they
come around the camp airing their clean
clothes and try to patrOnize our boys. They
said they were afraid of being attacked
every day, and therefore removed in the
fort from which they elected the volunteers,
who built it for the protection of women
and children. The volunteers appear
to have done all the work,
acting as pickets, guards, fatigue
parties and sentries, the police only doing
mounted patrol work and guarding their
own horses. Unarmed volunteers did
scouting around and picket duty also. The
police have rightly been nicknamed ''the
gophers,' by our troops, who heartily de-
spise them. The prisoners will be brought
before Col. Irvine this morning for pre-
1imfnary examination and probably re-
manded until they can procure counsel
is still at large, and the chances of his
that Gen. Middleton will proceed at once
to Battleford, where he will demand an
~ UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
He will probably then proceed to disarm
the Indians, as it will not be deemed safe
to allow them the freedom they have hith-
erto possessed. Troops will doubtless be
left to garrison two or three points until
matters are in proper shape again,
Beardy and Okemassis chiefs of the Duck
Lake reserve, with some chief men, held a
pow-wow with the general to-day and ex-
pressed great loyalty. Both were severely
cross-questioned by the general. Beardy
protested he had always been loyal and
wished to keep his tribe the same. He was
unable to do this, and number
of his young men took part in the
Duck Lake and Batoche's fight against
his will, and when asked why he had not
notified the police that the rebel force had
gathered at Duck Lake. he said he thought
he was doing enough when he warned his
young men against participating. The
general said as he was not able to command
these young men he was
NOT FIT TO BE CHIEF,
and should commend that he no longer be
considered chief, and it was a matter for
consideration if he would not have
him removed from the reserve.
All depends on his good behavior.
The general said he was going to send men
to repair the telegraph wire, and if single
shot was fired at them he would send a
force to burn the reserve and punish all in
it. Okemassis admitted having been at
Duck Lake and Batoches, but was too
much of coward to shoot at Our men, al
though he had gun. To sat-
isfy Riel the general said a
coward was not fit to be a chief. The chief
should be brave man. Consequently he
would order his title to be taken away.
The tobacco or pork which had been asked
for would be given. The general left in
apparent disgust. after ordering the treaty
medals Of the chieftains to be taken away.
The two deposed chiefs did not betray the
,east emotion.