The Portland daily press., 1885-04-01
RIEh'S REBELLION.
The indians and Half breeds Join
the Malcontents.
Government Buildings Burned and
Cattle Stolen.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 31.-A Battleford
despatch says that the Indians are in posses
sion OF the industrial school. The citizens are
confident Of holding out until reinforcements
arrive. All business is suspended. A later
despatch says the Indians are still encampsd
around the agency. Lieut.. Gov. Dewdney is
holding parleY with them by telegraph from
Regina and peaceful settlement is expected.
A Ealfbresd who refused to JOIN the rebellion
and WAS made prisoner, but escaped, says
that kiel has 1000 wel-armed men, including
some Indians, and means TO fight.
Gen. Terry who ia in command OF the
United States troops in the Northwest, reports
that no Indians are crossing the boundary.
OTTAWA, Ont, March 31.-The excitement
in this city over the Northwest disturbances
still continues this afternoon. Shsrpshootere,
under Capt. Todd, organized from various
corps in this city, left by the Canadian Pacific
Railway. They we're escorted to the station
by large number of citizens.
At midnight in the House of Commons,
Minister of Public Works Longevin announced
the reception of the following despatch from
the Indian agent ct Battleford:
The StonieS are up in arms and on their way
in. All the Indians are rising. Payne and
Applegath, Indian farm Instructors, have been
killed.
WINNIPEG, Man, March 31.-Adyices from
Battleford show the situation as growing
worse. Mckay, agent for the Hudson Bay
Company, wires that tbs half-breeds and Ia
dams are plunderng the company's stores.
He ventured ont of the barracks in company
with the Indian agent to demonstrate with
them and was fired on by both Indians and
halr-nreeds. who tried to cut them off On
their way back, but they succeeded in getting
Inside under fire.
a subsequent despatch says the Indians have
Killed four instructors. All the half-hrseds
have joined the malcontents and are rifiing
all store buildings outside the barracks. In
the barracks they have arms, ammunition and
supplies sufficient to enable them to hold cut
till relieved. The half-breeds from Duck Lake
are soon expected there. The buildings on the
south side, including the Hudson BGy Com
pany's and the government buildings, have
been burned. The Indians had seized all the
cattle along the settlements near the Stony
reserve, but had been quiet up to this morning,
when they went en- the war-path. Their rising
makes the situation very critical.
Col. Herschmer has left for Battleford via
Swift Current, with 20 mounted police and one
cannon. 1t is supposed ne can reach there In
six days if not interrupted. Fears are enter
tsined that the half breeds from Duck Lake
will go to Winnipeg and cut off all commani.
cation and interrupt the advance of Hersch.
mer. The Indians on the Fort Pitt reserve,
between Battleford and Edmonton, are likely
to join those at Battleford. The wires are still
down between there and Edmonton. Baptiste
Berge, who has just returned from Carleton to
Qoappelle, was made a prisoner by Riel and
kept by him for some time. He says Riel has
fully LOCO men under his command, many of
whom are Indians, and all well armed. When.
Irvine and Crozier retired on Prince Albert,
ne says Riel followed, and he is quite certain
that an engagement has taken or will take
place.