Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-10

ammunition, has been shipped to Canada
for use in suppressing the rebellion i'll the
North.
acknowledgements of 1900 Men Wanted
Tile Fenians Excited at Fargo, .Dak.-
Canadian Troops Forbidden Coming
Through the United States.
WINNIPEG, Man, April5. Tidings from
the north indicate that the state of affairs
there is growing worse. a despatch from
Col. Irvine to the government has come
through by courier and carries bad news.
Supplies are scarce and unless relief gets
through very soon the mounted police and
all the Prince Albert people will be com
pletely at the mercy of the rebels. Irvine
says that reinforcements of 1900 men are
wanted at Prince Albert Immediately. He
adds that the country people, owing to
threats from the rebels are leaving
their homes and that the Teton-SouX are
swarming over the country committing
depredationS. lrVineS message was dated
March 30, and further word is awaited
with great anxiety. The rebels have evil
IDENTIFY organized provisional govern
ment. . The remainder of "a" and "B"
batteries arrived at Winnipeg this after
noon and the whole detachment, compris
ing DDS officers and men with twenty seven
horses and four nine FOUNDER guns, went
west this evening. A detachment of
Toronto troops are expected tonight and
more tomorrow afternoon.
FARGO, Oak, April 5-The report that
the Canadian government is about to ship
troops and arms through Minnesota via
the Manitoba railroad has caused much
excitement in Fenan circles here. 1t Is
understood that Chicago Irishmen are in
correspondence with persons here. 1t is
reported that Secretary Bayard has refused
n t'pnDIiDn "A
the United States in view of the danger
from dynamite.
CHICAGO, April 5.-Mr. Foster Stewart
lately an officer of the. Canadian mounted
police, says in an interview The Cana
dian police number about 800 nominally,
but it is doubtful if more than 400 officers
and men can be mustered. The are armed
with Winchester repeating rifles and self
cooking reVOlvers, with the best of ammu-
milton. The discipline is very strict
Riel Says He win Either Rule or Perish.
Mr., HOWE, who returned from High
Bluff, Manitoba, to Winnipeg, Thursday,
says that Riel is believed to be perfectly
ignorant of everything that is going on in
the outside world. Two weeks agoy he
with gang of 400 men, declared war and
started on marauding expedition. The
day before he started he addressed large
meeting of half-breeds in the Catholic
church near Batoche Crossing. Young
HOWE was present, but could not under
stand him, as he spoke in French. He
was told, however that Riel was urging
the men to stand up for their rights, and
not to submit to oppression any longer.
He advised all to arm themselves and
fight, as it was evident justice could be Sc
cured by no other method. Next morn
ing Angus Mcintosh of Batoche Crossing,
4
ed Walsh, from near Duck Lake, took
dinner with Riel, when he told them the
time had arrived to fight, and that he
would eitherrule orperish. While at dinner
Riels band came up, when he, after warn
ing the settlers, joined his comrades, lie
said he was going to clean out the white
settlement at Prince Albert Riel had
fifty prisoners (all whites locked up in
the Catholic church, near BatOche Cross
ing, before HOwie left on the Goth of
March. HOWE started with Caswell, who
is telegraph line repairer, to drive him
to Duck Lake and see about the line,
which had been cut by the rebels, and be
fore he had reached the church he was
met by man who warned him to go no
further as he would be taken by the reb-
els, He turned to go back. but was stop
ped by half-breeds who wanted to take
him prisoner. Through the interces.
sion of neighbor, HOWE managed
to get off. He, with his brother William,
two boys and n girl named Lowell, and
two boys named Mcintosh, started across
afternoon, and about o'clock they
heard upward of 100 shots fired in the di-
rection ~ Duck Lake and knew that q
fight was in progress. They struck the
trail at Humboldt and reached Troy Oh
Monday night. HOWE says Riel's follow,
ers have $50 repeating rifles, while the In
dams are armed with shot-guns. AS tC
the cannons possessed by Riel, HOWE says
trail of wheels was found in several
places. He is of opinion that the guns
were taken from Fort Carlton. Gabrie
DumOnt and a man named GARNER are
the chief men next to Riel. The English
half breeds did not join Riel as he expect
ed. They went to Prince Albert and
allied themselves with the whites ant
police, who are all in the fort there.