Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-08

OTTAWA, May GIN the house Of COM
mons this evening Sir John Macdonald said:
have Just received telegram from Col.
Herchmer, of the mounted police, which
deals more particularly with his own corps.
The telegram was dated the Sd inst and
comes from Battleford. The column fought
Poundmaker's for seven hours and demol-
ished their camp. The police behaved be-
yond praise, receiving the first fire and hold
ing an advanced position while the column
formed for attack and remaining there
throughout the engagement. Our loss was
as follows; Killed-Corporsls X. b. Sleight
and w. II. T. Lowrey; Trumpeter X. Brook.
acknowledgement w. II. Ward. The
total brigade loss is eight killed and fifteen
wounded. We moved eight miles in thirty
hours, seven hours of which we were fight
ing. The enemy's loss is fully 100.
BATTLEFRONT, N. w. T., May 6.-Furthcr
details of the engagement between Col.
Offers force and Chief Poundmaker's In
dams show that after a forced march of
thirty miles Col. Otter reached the reserves
and
OFFERED BATTLE
to the Indians, who readily responded. The
fight lasted seven hours. The Indians used
muskets. war clubs, bows and arrows and
every conceivable weapon of warfare. OF
ter's men kept well under cover of the
brush and from an entrenched position
poured
A DEADLY yoLLEY
of bullets into the redskins, who fell in
scores all around Fully 100 Indians are
known to have been killed and it is thought
that twice as many were wounded. Offers
loss was seven killed and eighteen wounded.
No mention is made in the dispatches
that the killed and wounded we're brought
back and it is judged from the hasty return
march that they were left behind, as moth
ing but the last extremity would induce
Otter to leave them behind. The troops Sc.
fire to
AND BURNED THE BUILDINGS
on the reserve before leaving. No one has
any doubt now that bloody Indian war
will follow. The Queppelle Indians are to-
day reported to have risen and left their re-
serve. Crowfoot, chief of the Blackfeet, is
related to Poundmaker and viii it is said
Join him against the whites. The Do
minion government and Otte. are blamed
for not securing the ransom Of Factor Nc
Lean and other
WHITE CAFTIvEs
of the Indians before precipitating matters.
Positive advices from Clark's Crossing to-
day says Gen. Middleton began an advance
this morning. A battle is expected at Ba-
touche tomorrow.
Egypt.
SUAKIM, May 6.-Gen. Wolseley is indis-
posed. 1t is believed here that Osman Dig
ma is again collecting an army, but owing
to the scarcity of food his command cannot
become sufficiently formidable to call for Q
British expedition against them. The Tokar
Arabs ask English protection against Osman
and almost all other tribes are willing 10
submit if the English will promise to remain
in the country and protect them from the
vengeance of Osman Digma.
CAIRO, May 6.-The sea has encroached
upon the Nile as far up as Rosetta, whose |
are In great distress. Cattle are
dying by hundreds from drinking salt |
water and all fresh water has to be brought |
to the city many miles by rail.
SUAKIsd, May "a large force of British |
and Indian troops and friendly natives under |
Gen. Graham marched out at midnight |
to Taichal, where the surprised and defeat
ed 400 rebels killing sixty Of them and cap
turing twelve prisonery and $50 head of cat
lie. After burning the village they retired
% Suakim, fighting until they had passed !
Hasheen. The British loss was i've