The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-07
WHERE is MIDDLETON.

Continued Suspsnalon OF 0mmnnieation
with the Commander Of the Canadian
Troops In Manitoba--R Promises to
the Indians.
WNNIrE0, Manitoba, May .. The telo-
graph wire west of Humboldt Is still down,
and as result all military business
Is suspended, and no news can DO
obtained from General Middleton, Whether
the supply steamer NOrthcote has reached
out supplies IL merely matter OF conject-
ure Ten fatbott0med boats were dis.
patched last night from Swift Current "
Clark's Crossing, and II Ia expected thai
they will reach their destination within tive
days. They are heavily laden with pro-
vslona and ammunition, and are strongly
guarded with troops, Several small steam
9th also left Medicine Hat yesterday 10 car
ry supplies Ia the front
A letter from the north received yester-
day states that Rlel has sent letters ~ the
Indians In the northern districts In which
no urges them 10 hold grand council and
then march 10 Join him, Ills letters tell OF
the Duck Lake victory, the Frog Lake
massacre, and the capture of Fort Pitt and
Edmonton, and claim that many Canadians
have Joined him.
A letter received from Fort Saskatchewan
says flows Is received there that |. q. Ba'
kers store at Abraham Sewyn'S settlement
on Battle River, was ralded by French half
breeds, but Sewyn and o priest prevailed
on the half-breeds % return the stun taken
two days later. The Indians are quiet
G..at Of la unnPnanh nf
the troops having had good effect
Rel who organized the whole affair,
told the Indians and halt-breeds that oil
Canada was 10 be attacked. The Blackfeet
Bloods Plegans and Sarcees were 10 rise,
tear up the tracks, cut the telegraph Wires
and stop communication. The Indians at
FOrtISaskatchewan were ~ rise On nlasse,
and the settlers, cut from outside help, were
10 be massacred. The failure OF the Black
feet 10 rise has saved their hair. That
Fenlans have something 10 do with the
affair ls evident from reports flying around
the country, among the Indians, that Mon
treal and Toronto were taken, that Re had
ten thousand white men lighting for HIN,
and that he had twelve cannon. The lndl-
ans NJ Bears llll and Vicinity have been
very anxious 10 know II the Blackfeet had
risen and destroyed The track M promised,
and are certain that, had they done 40
nearly every Indian In the country would
to-day be- on the warpNth. A settler on
the Calgary trail only escaped being killed
by claiming himself an American. The In
dian lOst him, assuring him OF friendship
and protection
Major Walsh says tho confidence he ha'
In the half-brecds In the Qu'Appelle Valley
has not been misplaced, lie found them
as loyal as any people In the country. They
say they have grievances and have beer
anxious 10 have them adjusted. They NJ,
now receiving scrip, aud prefer Il 10 land
because they can not get Il located along thC
valley and dislike 10 go back distance, q,
they would have 10 do, as they depend
greatly upon trapping, fishing and hunting
for living,
OTTAWA, Ont, May 5-Tho Princess
Louise cabled the Minister OF Militia Il
send fifty pounds OF tobacco aud 800 pipes
as present W the troops In tho Northwest