The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-04
BEATEN BY BIG BEAR.
General Strange Attacks tho In
dian Chief with Largo Force,
lie Is Met with u Resistance No stubborn
That Ha IL Forced 10 Retire from
the Fleld-Iatest Phase OF
DumOnt'H Case,
TACKLED THE wnoNa INDIAN.

BATTLEFOgD, N, w, T., June ?, Two
men who were met In small rOw'bOat by
the steamer Northwest while on her way 10
Fort PItt with troops and supplies state
that General Strange had an engagement
with u large force OF Indians on tho 2sth
ult, and that three Of his tro0ps--twO pr-
Yates and cayalrymln wounded,
II appears that on the day preceding
tho fight number Of General Stranges
men while out scouting shot and
Killed IN Indian and IN following up his
footsteps discovered Ru poaup lpnt of In
dlNlS supposed 10 bo Big BnM'e braves
pitched on Ito crest OF the HILL The In
dian post on which WIS thirteen ullrs east
OF Fort l'lu Nnd three miles IRON the river
was strengthened by mola,s which eX-
tended along the irO.t Of tho hill and ren-
dered o Hank movement Impossible
Early the next morning Gem
eAl Strange advanced with about
three hundWd men, made up OF
portions Of the SXty-lith and Nncly.nrst
bOtlalIons, and the mounted police, sup
ported by one gun, and reached the Indian
position about n0On The Indians at once
opened lire, which was returned with ylgOr
by the troops, while the cannon meanwhile
did good execution, After three aud q
half hours OF lighting, General StrOnle,
not wishing ~ incur tho heavy loss
that would have resulted FROM nm advance
against tho Indian stronghold, ordered 10.
treat, aud tho troops retired 10 Fht Pit In
good order
WNNIrEG, Manitoba, June 2.-Prlyato
N4aalNaI laua I.
counter between General Stranges column
and the Indians Indicate that Big Bears
band Is very strong, General Strange est-
mates Il NJ six hundred lighting men, many
Of whom are armed with rifles Two hun
drcd OF POundnnker's best braves are with
Big Bear and several bands OF naraudng
Indians have Joined the grcat chief
who has announced that no will not be
taken alive, as ho knows the fate that
awaits him II ho Is captured, lilo
Is known 10 have abundant supplies
aud u large amount OF ammunition Cen
eral Strange tclogr0phs that when hO
marched against Biz Bear hc had no Idea
that the Indian force was 40 groOt, fact
which accounts for the smalnoss Of his own
column. II was only when the Indians
opoded fire that General Strange became
aware Of the strength OF the enemy, and
hO would have rotrcatod at once
but for the moral effect on the In
dlOns aud for tho additional reason
that his men were anxious 10 have
brush With the redskins The hghtlng
was fierce and twice u large baud Of tho
Indians rushed from under cover 10 capture
the gun, but well'drecled yolloys from tho
troeps lying lnlrenohed n0ar by changed
their course aud caused thom 10 retire In
disorder, General Strange thinks that not
l0as than thirty Of the Indians were killed
and possibly tho same number wounded,
Tho Goyorem0nt troops saved themselves
and prevented loss by keeping we'll shol.
tcfed,
WINNIPEG, June 2,-Mombors OF tho
Government and prominent lawyers posie1
IN International law have been interviewed
respecting DumOnpa case, ThGy agree that
under tho oStradtlon net the American
Government Will DO Obliged 10 reOrrOst
DWu0nt and hold him for trial should
tho Canadian Government make u demand
upon II 10 do 80 lul the Canadian
Government viii DO Obliged 10 prefer
charge Of either murder or treason against
DumOnt aud II NJ the preliminary examine
ton which the American Government would
have TO give him sufficient proof 10 commit
him was not olloltod no would bp
Immediately rcloOsed The authorities
VII agree that II is highly linz
probable that tho Dominion Govern.
mcnt will make any demand for DumonL
Os In his case twill be difficult to fasten u
charge of murder upon him, aud II would
bo absurd 10 charge him with robbery, tho
other OlItnse provided for In tho oxtradJtlon
treaty ll0 doubtless only paftOOk In tho
pluuder with his companions,