New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-17
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tBY TELEGRAPH To THE tribune
ST. PAUL, May 1G.-The most serious feature
OF tho rebellion In the Northwest has disappeared in the
capture OF Re and the DEATH surrender OF nearly ali
his halrbrced followers But the hostile Indians under
Poundmaker Battefor. and Big Bear at Fort Pitt,
remain TO be subdued aud this task may require
more time for accomplishment than has the smashing"
of the hali.breeds under Rel and Dumont Poundmaker
is really dangerous zoe to Canada than Riel ever
was.
This vicious cheftain who has for years been ready
on the slightest prctcxt TO against the whites
found that provocaton In the act OF Colonel Otter who
unbeknown to General Middleton went out from Battle
ford two weeks ago attacked the Indians at Pound
makers reserve otter really worsted in the fight
and his force all but annihatod. Middleton deeply
grets the adyised action OF Otter He fears that the
rash expedition will preciptate Indian war which
might otherwise have been avoided lt has now been
decided that Prince Albert, EmondtoD and Battleford
mns be strongly garrsoned TO prevent further trouble
The latest exploit OF Poundmnker was the
capture OF Canadian supply train Of
thirty-one wagons with nearly all the
teamsters by this means Poundmaker secured
large quantity OF arms and ammunition. A dispatch to
the Huds0ns Bay Company at Winnipeg. says that the
supply train In three subd visions The first con-
sisted OF horse teams the second or eleven OK ans,
and the third OF ten OK teams 1t is supposed that the
drivers OF the OK teams were an inc i1ioW
Frccborn, q. +. Morton, W. Mckaul H. Wesiaway, ID.
Mclean, g. Barnes, John shera, G, IS. BradIo, +. j.
MrFece Frank Cox william Fish, James Fish, Thomas
IIynes, Charles shcraH W. Parkn. Thomas Cooney,
II. Candy, d. McEwen and Nell Bradie.
One DennisOn. who has been with Psundmaker the
past month has just arrived at Battleford lie says
that nearly 200 Indians surrounded habreed settle
ment on April 49, and compelled residents to accom-.
pany them 10 POundmakers reserve under threat or
Killing the men, POundmaker had then about 600 ln-
dians including 600 fighters. He did not ask the half
breeds become participants Indians were scouting
continually and talked Of attacking Bateford thinking
$50 troops were here. DennisOn says that on
Aprl 30 he escaped. Poundmaker sent about
April 81, asking Big Bear for relnforcements. .
correspondent at Batouchc, writing just after the de-
csve battle says "Our troops are now convinced that
the Sioux whom the rebels kept in the front all the
time are poor marksmen when charged, aud only dan
gerous when they take rest and long aim at man
Among the killed Of the enemy Is Ross, the noted recall
citrant. The Calling gun cut him In pieces In one
little thlcket three lay dead. . . 49,,
Rel went across the river just before the battle and told
hs people that Tuesday Mould settle their fate IL the
sky grew dark they would be defeated. II was then
bright and coudess but just before the charge thunder
clouds came up. This aided In the discouragement
Alexander Fisher, the rebel Leutcnant-Governor, mas
given himself up. The half-breeds say that Charles
Noen I'm person at Prince Albert is the lhstsator VI
the whole rebellion.