Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-26
P0UNDMAKER TO COME IN
FULLY 1000 INDIANS IN HIS
BAND OF BUCKS.

All to Go to Battlef0rd aud UncondItion~
ally Put Themselves In Gen. BTiddIe-
TOMS POwer-Gabriel DumOnt StilI De-
liant and Refusing to Give In.
PRINCE ALBERT, N. w. T., May 25.--
Saturday afternoon two men arrived here
in buggy carrying white flag. They
turned out to be Dirty Horn, nephew Of
Poundmaker, and Robert jefferson, the
Indian instructor Of that chiefs reserve.
Jefferson has been held by the Indians as
prisoner since the commencement of the
trouble. He produced a letter from
Poundmaker to Gen, Middleton, oontain-
ing treaty oyertures, and two men, with
couple of scouts, were sent with it
to overtake the steamer carrying
the General to Eattleford. The two
men said while here that Pound
maker is at Eagle Hills, forty or ffty
miles distant, with 800 Indians. with
whom he was on his way to Batouche
when courier arrived with the informa-
tion OF Riels defeat. Poundmaker was
much incensed at Riel, whom he accused
of misleading him. During Saturday the
scouts, who had gone with the two mes
sengers, returned. having overtaken the
steamer thirty miles up the river.
Al SbhkEND DEh DEMANDED
They said Gen. Middleton told Pound
makers emissaries that Poundmaker and
his counsellors must meet him in Battles
ford Tuesday with their arms, and make
an unconditional surrender. Unless these
terms were accepted troops will be sent
to drive them from their reserves and
punleh them.
Gabriel Dumont is still in the Birch
Hills with few followers, and is defiant.
L.. a -.
when priest offered him O letter from
Gen. Middleton telling him TO surrender
and promising him a fair trial. Being
told who the letter was from, he refused
TO take 1t, and said that the General could
go 70 the devil ii he chose. Very few
weapons OF any value have been surrens
dered so far.
MIDDLETON AT BATTLEFORD.
BATTLEFoRD, May 25.-The steamer
Northwest, with Gen. Middleton, came in
astnight. Four hundred volunteers were
with him. Rev. Father Cochin is Iust in
with communication from Poundmaker
saying that he will surrender uncondi-
tionally. The Indians are now coming in
to talk with Gen. Middleton. They are
thoroughly scared There are about 40
half-breeds with them and the Indians
proper number nearly 1000 souls. When
the priest gave Poundmaker Col. Otter's
leJtef Jhey all lalu down their arms. TDlS
was on Thursday last and they have
already commenced moving in TO surren-
der. The priest says that the enemy
were two days engaged in burying their
dead at Cut Knife Hill. There were 60
bodies at least. The rebellion IS practi-
cally over.
RIEL's TRIAL.
OTTAWA, ONT. May 25.-It ia under-
stood 10 be more than likely that Riel will
be tried under an act OF Edward ILL.,, en-
titled ''an act dehmDg which OtIenses
shall be adjudged treason" IL Riel were
an Amoriean-born citizen, be could be-
tried urder the provisions Of chapter Ia
Of the Dominion Acts Of iS07.6S; but the
old maxim which declares "Once Brit
ish subject, always British subject''
may still have sufficient force to operate
as a bar to conviction In case Of trial
under its authority. There can be no
such DANGER IL a trial under the statute
Of Edward III. coupled with the express
lfplarafipua of qbaUtgf go acts of 1853