Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-30
AN IMAGINARY UPRISING
INDIANS PICTURED AS TAKING
SCALPS BY THE SCORE.

The Canadian Authorities Represented
TO Have Received ths Startling Intei-
ligence from NOrthwsst Territory
The Crowfeet and Gros Ventres Tribes
Represented ss Turning on Each
Otner-A Denial from Newspaper
Man.
CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-A special from OF
tawa, Ont, published here this morning,
says: Word has been received by the
department of mounted police from Crow
Creek agency, Northwest Territory, that
the Blood Indians from that reservation
have gone on the war path and are devas-
tating the country about there in revenge
tor the killing of six of their band re-
Gently by the Gros Ventres. They left
their reservation, so the report states,
Monday morning after a war dance, and
went south to Hudson, Northwest
Territory, where they came on small
settlement of whites, some sixteen in
number, of whom ten were women and
children. These were all killed and
scaiped, the besiegiug party carrying of
the ecalps as trophies on poles.
MANY FARMS VISITED.
They then continued on their way to-
ward the Gros Ventres settlement. Along
their track were many farm houses of
settlers. These were all laid in ashes
aud the Inhabitants killed and scalped
Not less than 100 whites have so far fallen
victims to the red devils. Among those
killed are two Roman Catholic missiOna-
ries at the Crowfo0t agency, whose bodies
are said to have been terribly mutilsted.
The whites at the reservation. including
the Indian agent. have been killed, after
leaving the agency. When about thirty
miles toward the American border the
Crowfeet met with about sixty Gros
Ventres and desperate fight ensued.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The killed and wounded on each eide
cannot he estimated correctly, but it is
believed that the Crowfeet lost nine killed
and thirty wounded. while over fifty fell
belonging to the Gros Ventres tribe. One
hundred and fifty ponies were captured
Ly the attacking party, as we'll as large
amount of clothing and ammunition. II
is estimated that at least $25, 900 worth of
property belonging to the settlers has
been burned and otherwise destroyed.
while the loss Of life cannot be accurately
calculated. Two detatchmeDts of mount
ed police have been ordered to put down
the rising, but it is expected that the
whole force, some 1900 men, will be nee
essarv, as tneihOckles ana Cana0a SIOUX
will join in the uprising.
THE CRowFEET CHIEF.
CrowfOot, the chief of the rebellious
tribe, is now on his way here, and cannot,
therefore, be expected to use his influence
to put down the rising. Hon. p. A. Car.
ren, Minister of Militia, will call out a
force OF at least =, 900 infantry and cavalry
to go to the scene of the trouble an d assist
the mounted police. In the meantime,
until they reach the scene, hundreds of
lives may be sacrificed and any amount
of property destroyed. A general rising
of the Indians is feared.
DENIAL OF THE STORY.
WINNIPEG. MAN, Sept. 29.-The editor
of the Fort Macleod Gazette teIegraphs
that no massacre by the Indians has Oc-
Cured in the Northwest as reported from
Ottawa. Everything is quiet there, the
Bloods being on their reserve.