The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-04-09

Ma. Boswell. arrived !at! Fort ou'Appelle at 9
o'clock this afternoon. and immediately vent
into camp. Col Herchner. Of the mounted po-,
lice, has left Regina for Edmonton, via Swift
Current, taking with him seventy police. Warden
Bedson intends to arm gil his Transfers. and has
company q eighteen scouts, organized and conn
manded by Capt. Julius French. did good service
in the march 70 she fort { q s q h
;A IS "a Of thirty scouts, under COM
White, is being organized here to patrol the
country along the international boundary to
prevent supplies and arms being sent in;
from tho states; also to report any move
ment on the part of the American Indians
Al the land guides employed BY the com
pany are to be amounted Gen. Middleton
approves Of the scheme IA N 5 l35
THE NORTHWESTERN INDIANS.
There are st, 600 lndians-Crees, Black
feet, q few Sioux renegades, fewer Beavers
and Assinaboines-in the three districts
named above. and OF these s. 990(ars armed
Is a question the governments is anxious to
have answered Probably hall; but as they
are scattered all over most difficult country
which they know thoroughly and tile troops
don't, 1T may prove repetition of the costly
and vexatious Chief Joseph and Sitting Bull
Indians reteatng; or advancing, can strike
undefended settlements where they can hold
q holiday Of rapine, murder and de-
struction. This, Of course, is the gloomy
side ot the picture. I. It is one the govern
probable. II the Indians. do not pursue the
outbreaks made, the destruction Of the Riel
1nsurgents Is o question of comparatively
short tmes They will fight, because those
captured are most likely to fell the halter
nearly fortnight is5s In the a thro ea
OF an excitement which hotelkeepers say Re.
minds them OF the boom times, only more 90.
"a. NJ S SBAT1IEFoRDa CAPTURED y q
At meeting of citizens at Winnipeg Mon,
day night the following authentic telegram
Battleford has been captured by Indians, who
have possession Of every house in the place The
settlers escaped to the barracks, where they are
nov swsasinsaa attack e the Indians
before morning. Il - =. -
Tho meeting OF the citizens referred to
was heidf tof advise means for home pro-
lection. Attorney General Hamilton has re-
ceived number Of threatening leUters from
alleged Feniana The provincial legislatdre
has adjourned for d week. In view 81 Fanian,
reports, the meeting Tonight sent a dis.
patch 70 Ottawa for arms and ammunition
sfor BOO men who viii be- secured IN win.
nipeg. The police force win be-: ENLARGED !.
and will be additionally armed. This Fenian'
report tmnst bel taken with salt ConsnI
Taylor 10 keeping Washington advised.
Mli9dietonf has asked for E, 900 more troopa
els are said to have been Killed IL the1 fiel,t
at Duck lake. and many were wounded And!
taken prisoners st58 K ~
!ssfS THE INDIANS RISING. Ss 5ss5;
rs IA rebel emissary, who has been travelling
around amongst the Indian reserves ~ the
sask melting q rising, has been .r a..
rested, and Is now 10 custody at Fort Pie
News has been received of a concantratjnn
q Grees ct Poundmaker's reserve. and ii il
feared That Indians are now about startinr;
- Rns We pasn y on s
The police have decided to abandon Battl ~
lord, Duck Lake and Carlton al pf,ats AMI
concentrate their forces at Prfnce Aiberf
ae1s 1er9ss Rays hssp gTsat!X
Joined by Chief Beardy. indians ara rjsinSy.
II many places, and II q believed It vii Ii Be
CARLTON ABANDONED.
AVE Ms ssn e, Special March 29.An official
Prince Albert via Battleford, ANNOUNCING That ~
ne bad destroyed stores and telegram ,. II
Fort Carlton and fallen back unon PrInca,
Albert, forty miles northeast Anoti,er
asspatch announced that Fort Carlton wss
dispatch did not state whether Col NIrvins
burned The fort when leaving Il, h az
whether the fire was the work Of the rebala
put - y thought Col Irvine was responsihis
t toi a.a destruction. y 10 nderstood he was.
consequences Of supplies giving out ii Carl i.
ton Prince Albert ia a mare defa,, M,
point and the citizens WIN 81 iieyed ~
me presence OF 250 s. police IN n fhairl
sni9sss !Ams W. becoming dation for the
sitnated 2on the south bank u tha Nn Nh
bask I'm d hollow. and was hy,i m
with = view OF protection from tie weathesi