New Ulm weekly review., 1885-04-08

Murders by Risl's Man..

TEE EHORTHWEST. REBEI1s101
Murders by RisPst Han.
A dispatch from Winnipeg says: Dispatches
from Battleford indicate. that the Indians kept
mp an uproar. all night in town, performing
war dance and burning houses, which they
first sacked They waylaid settlers coming to
town to take refuge in the barracks, and, after
robbing them, they sacked the wagons and
carried OFF all the provisions and stock which
they were bringing in for use during the
probable siege Not content with this, the
a short distance south of Battleford, burned.
the house and stables and murdered the
proprietor, whose name could not be learned
Returning to town they murdered James
Payne, George B. Apgarth and others
W whose ose = names co could pot be learned:
the Fenian scare. A meeting of Fenians waa
held at Pembina, when some organization
] took place. Word was sent from Washington
the commandant of the fort to cooperate
With the Canadians to- prevent depreciation.
| Riel has ,emssaries travelling through Southern
Manitoba melting half breeds and Indians to
join with hum in the insurrection. The new
battalion formed here has orders to proceed
to the front at once. The Saskatchewan is
opening: Preparations are beng made te
and supplies to the front
Winnipeg and Qu'Appelle Specials: The
full extent of the ravages committed by the
rebels at Battleford has been ascertained. Some
are badly plundered and others are cleaned out
entirely On this side of the Battle river are
the residences of Judge and DR.. Roulear, Mr..
Rae, Indian agent; Mr.. Scott, registrar; Mr.
Clinkshil, of Mahaffy & Clinkshill, and Nc
Kay, of the Hudson Bay company, and the
stores Of the Hudson Bay company and Mahaffy
& Cinkshlll, the industrial school and Indian
office, beside number of other build
ings. On the north side Of the Battle river
are the Alton hotel, the Saskatchewan
Herald Office and the dwellings, of j. G.
Oliver, Rev. Mr. Taylor, MI. Gardner
and the warden The main part of the town
is about . mile further north on the Saskatche.
wan river, and has not been attacked yet
There are forty five police and 100 volunteers
in the fort Minnedosa dispatch says the
Indians are gathering there. A half breed
woman, a friend of the whites, says it is the
intention of the Indians to burn the town.
tion is scarce. One hundred and twenty
names have been enrolled for the volunteer
company. Gen. Middleton has been tele-
graphed for arms and ammunition, also offer
ing fifty for active service. Word has been re-
ceived that the Indians are becoming trouble
some and ugly at the h B. Post at Strath-
clair.
In the discussion in the house of commons
If tho Northwestern uprising, Sir John Mac
donald said: We are quite unaware of the
proximate causes of the half breed rising under
Riel. Riel came into the country, invited by
The purpose of attempting to extract money
from the public purse. We received intimationt
luring last summer that if the governmen
would give him sum of money, the sun
of $4,000 was mentioned, he would with
lraw.. This proposition, of course, coult
| no nr,to IT.
, remained there melting the half breeds
Ind attempting to arouse the Indians b,
!, telling them that the country belonged Il
Them. The statement had been made tha
Riel was told that he was an outlaw, and not
British subject and had no right in the coun
;ry Such an intimaton was never made t.
him so far as I know. He has great influence
over the Indians. He WAS considered, on &C
] count of the former occurrences, sort o
i martyr in the cause, and a sort of half bree'
, Mahdi, and looked up to with superstitious re
gard. He acts upon this feeling of these poo
sst danger from the half breeds unless the,
should be joined by the Indians. If the In
: lians are brought into the field no one Cal
q ioresee what the consequences ma
%. l am glad to be able to state t
: ihe house that our information goes to sho,
e hat the Indians are quite quiet and there is n
ianger of their joining with the half-breeds
4 There are one OF two Indians whom we kno,
: pretty we'll, and who are troublesome, butwhor
a do not think it well to name here There
one Indian whom the member for Bothwel
would know if l mention his name. I aske
> about this Indian, and was told he was mer
r oluster and tobacco. There is no fear about him
t The most influential Indian IN the Northwes
a 8 Crowfoot, who is at the head of the Black
feet He is a most remarkable and able mar
i. ind about his loyalty apd fidelity there is ever
It assurance lam quite sure this is the case. An
: 70 so great an extent is this the case that if
we're permitted he would show it by action o
ais part