Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-09
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE INDIANS RISING. American Savages Going
 Over to Riel. BATTLE IN AFGHANISTAk. The Prince Of Wales In
 Ireland.
 SENATOR SHERMAN AT HOME. General Grant Still Hold
 ing His own.
SENATOR SHERMAN AT HOME.
THE NORTHWEST IN PANIC.

American Tribes Crossing over The Front1er-A- Long and Bloody War fin Prospect.
 WINNIPEG, April S.-A great many are of the opinion that the present Hull in the insur- rection will be followed by general storm in a day or two A telegram from Turtle Mountain says the settlers are surrounded by several thousand half-breeds on both sides of the boundary who are in avoWed sympathy with Rie1. A despatch from Brandon says that White Cap, Sioux chief, north of there near Clarke's crossing, is known to be on the war path. This is the band referred to by Colonel IT, vine as plundering the settlers houses. Messrs Street, Goulet and Forget, who have been appointed by the Dominion government commissioners to investigate the claims Of the half-breeds in the Northwest territories, left for the West yesterday to begin their in vestigation The Gatling guns purchased from an American firm in Hartford arrived here to-day in charge of the instructor Horses are being purchased for the equipment of these guns which will proceed west without delay. mes sage from Mcleod reports that the Blood h. dians are perfectly quiet and likely to re- main so.
 OTTAWA, Ont, April 9.-Judge Rolleau telegraphs from Swift Current that he ar rived there on the 9th inst. from Battleford with his family. He states that his house was plundered by the Indians and that he IS now not worth one dollar. The Northwest mounted police is to be increased to e20 men as permadent corps, including twenty ex- perienced scouts.
 There appears to be general feeling of alarm all over the Northwest owing to the suspicious movements of the Indians. Yes terday it was announced that the Bloods and Piegans in the vicinity of Calgary were be- coming uneasy and to-day the eovernment received telegram from Major General Strange, who states that they are all moving southward to join the American Indians who have already commenced crossing over. The combined strength of these two hostile tribes is three thousand two hundred. General Strange asks that troops may be sent to Fort Me Leod immediately. The Indians in Quppelle are by no means contented- Fears are en- tertained that they will give trouble while the troops are going north. Wild rumors are coming on from the Wood Mountain, Moose Mountain and Turtle Noun tain of an uprising of Indians and half breeds along the frontier. Official reports state that the whole Northwest is thorough ly demoralized and that the farmers will do little or no sowing this spring, more espeo-
 
 Albert district. Ever since the outbreak of the rebellion the department of the interior here has been busily engaged in settling the claims of settlers in the Northwest. Many of these claims have been outstanding for three years and people were beginning to despair of ever getting them settled. The Minister of the Interiorr however, has thought better of it and has now telegraphed 8 number of dissatisfied parties that their demands will be aceeded to between now and the first of May. A number of these claims lie in Had the claims of the half-breeds, many of which Sir John Macdonald admitted were reasonable, been attended to by the depart ment, the present rebellion in the North west would have been averted.
 WINNIPEG, April S. A most alarming patch this evening. It is not to be disguised longer that Fort Mcleod is a threatened point and an Indian uprising can no longer be pre- vented Pere Lalombe has been using his good offices with the Blackfeet to keep of the opinion ali along that they would not be induced to join in any outbreak on the part of other tribes, but it is now certain that his exertions have been in vain. Dis patches received to-day at volunteer head quarters from Mcleod have given great u0eaS1neSS. ue"S IS also received from the south in reference tc the American Indians There is no doubt that the Gros-V Ventres Indians are now north of the international boundary and on the warpath. The South Piegans and Floods have undoubtedly formed all alliance Tobacco sent from Rie1's Indians to the Gros- Ventreg some time ago was accepted by the latter, thus showing that Riel laid deep conspiracy in which the Milk River Indians will play an important part. Women and children and those incapable of bearing arms are fiocking to Fort Mcleod for protection. General Strange is putting everything in the district on defensive basis. The Blackfeet did not meet Colonel Cotton at the crossing to-day according to agreement and this looks ominous. The Blood Indians ssat Mcleod are acting very ugly.
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