Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-25
ALITTLR SPECK OF WAR.
tbs ssszLllor a MANITOBA
Troops Being Ordered 70 the Scene ~
DistarDance- Great Excitement
ia Canada

Wn.upza. March "a The mountei loi.ee
fsom all poll.ls have been ordered u coucsn-
trais az carltan ~ be ready Tor operations
against Louis 6isl, and his 80 revolving
half -Brsesis from Prince Albert, n. ~ l.
The Nin1tesafh battalion ~ volunteer nte-.
numbering a.. has been ordered trCm ot-
lava. storas and 4mlnitlon are being Fur-
ci lssd f3r lilo government. The truOp- wil
nave g. -ragfd 80 miles over pralus from
tns aasrc.t fsiirOad poiat. The rebellion is
caased o. ihe government refusing land
elain concessions. There h great excite
ment here.
OrrA0A. Ont, March zf-In the House
yesterday afternoon Ar Blake inquired o0n-
ceraing the Fort Carlton 0gloreak. sif John
Macs.of aid, IA reply, SAID disturbances among
the hall breeds uniirr Tee leadership ~ louis
hiei bad taken place. They cut ine wires
aId stopped communication between Ga APP
pelio and the 1askatcnesal. several opera
tors sad officials had been taken
prisoners. One wire had since been
repaired The immediate cause II the
outbreaa Sits not known. but a telegram re-
reiVeI SAID q W.1s owing - q letter -enf from
Que ~ the departments which stated that
hirl "a. n1t British sdolect- Inquiry in
che departments had failed % discover that
such a letter had been sent. Il Was true.
however. that certain questions ia connection
With the half breeds comp plants we're under
C0nsid1. atlDn and remain unsettled some
81 them we're unreasonable and could not
he entertained, but Others we're ia process
ID sadlustmeuL No bLl 0f rights had ever
been forwarded % the Government. Sir
John denied that the Winnipeg ueid battery
had been seat ~ queu The outbreak. He
,aid Capt Cruxer, OF the mounted police,
Nas az Fort Carlton with leo men AZ his
command. and et Duck Lake there we're 80
A
Croxer's assistance. and would lolu hin on
tuesday ght 0r ~ Wednesday morning.
NksaNGToS. March 2l-itl- learned from
A reliable source that Louis kiel. with 80
men. has taAeu possession OF Duck Lake,
midway between Nttck's crossing and Carl
ton. and established headquarter- there. lie
has selked several trading -posts ia that
vicinity. bar as yet has not made any move
t0.sstFd fort Carlton or Prince Albert. Carl
tou fortified aud able % resist any attack.
it IL thought kiei will not attempt % advance
beyond pes-ibly preventing Col. Irwin from
crossing the Saskatchewan river GA his way
a. Carlton, where he n expected % arrive To-
morrow. k4el having destroyed the braLch
telegraph hne between Clack- crossing and
friuce Albert, news must come BY meS-en-
ger either % Humboldt or Battlef0rd. kiel's
followers are chiefly French half breeds who
served under him during the Red river rebel
hon. Very few Indians are believed % have
iolned them. The feeling - that a II ser
Ious affair. Furthe, news II anxiOusly looked
for. lleut.-)iov Dew3ney, OF the North
western territories. H. here locked IN hi-
private room receiving dispatches aud keep
M up Communication with the government
at ottawa. The ninth battalion has received
orders "a be ready and expect To start from
here by special train o-mOrrOw. The rebels
are likely 70 oe joined by Indians. Ia that
event a large force will be- in the Id There
- iutense excitement here. The difficulty
arises from the non settlement of land
claims.
M0SrRsAr. March 2t-Ihe reports from
Winnipeg OF the second rebellion OF Riel
creates great excitement. The government
- roundV biHued for the whole trouble.
and it D.. oub,f.iy stated that Riei Is dong
th.s a1lrly on the suggestion Of parties down
here o. oiackmail the government cut Of
few thousand dollars. Hundreds Of volun-
feers here are eager % 20 Manitoba.