The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-06
BAD REDMEN RUN IN
There Was No Bloodshed But the Talk
Was Something Terrible.
RED THUNDER is LOUD
He Raised High Old links When
the Officers Went to Put the
Iron Bracelets on His
Dirty Paws.

st. Paul. Minn., May 5.-A Rolla, N.
D.. special to the Pioneer Press says:
The half-breed uprising has been
squelched without loss of life. The
marshals came here Saturday night
from st. John in consequence of infor-
nation received that an attempt might
be made to rescue Laspelle Langan,
who was arrested Saturday noon.
Pickets were left on duty all night but
no attempt was made. Marshal Cro-
nan had decided that a further effort
at inducing peaceful surrender would
be useless. He said that If they would
not surrender their fort at Langan he
would storm 1t. A posse left here in a
wagon and drove 16 miles to the half
breed fort. 1t was known that the
Indians had mounted scouts watching
the regular road. The officers struck
east, coming upon the Indians at an
unexpected turn, so they had no time
to gather their men from the outlying
districts.
The half-breed fort was reached at
$50 o'clock, the wagons being left half
a mile I'm the rear. and the deputy mar
shals advanced, spreading out so as to
command the north and west sides.
those being the easiest of access.
Spades had been brought and the mar
shals began preparing shallow rife
pits.
Marshal Cronan and Indian Agent
Hall. leaving their rifles behind, walked
up to the fort, the deputies keeping a
sharp lookout for any hostile move
ment. The half-breeds refused to talk
with Cronan, but told Hall they want
ed further time to hear from Washing
ton. Cronan told them to make up
their minds quick as he meant to at
tack them at once. BY 1920 o'clock
Marshal Cronan was ready to begin,
when the half-breeds sent out a mes
sage that they wanted to see him.
He returned word that they could send
out one of their chiefs, and they sent
Chasseur LIE Potreau, who was chief
in the raid on the st. Johns hardware
store Thursday night when they stole
all the guns and ammunition.
LIE Potreau wanted time to hear
from Washington. but was told 1T was
too late. Then he offered to surrender
the men for whom warrants were out.
except Red Thunder. but Cronan would
give them no conditions. They must
surrender absolutely and give UP all
arms and ammunition, and he would
arrest all he wanted. If they did not
like these terms, the marshals had
come there to fight and were ready.
All this time the deputies had been
working nearer and nearer, and now
had a temporary cover provided with
in $50 yards, at which distance Win
chester bullets would easily riddle the
logs. Soon after IL o'clock the half
breeds surrendered Internationally,
though it was nearly 2 o'clock before
the prisoners were loaded in wagons.
Fifty-four guns were found. Most of
their Winchesters had been hidden, but
they can be found later. Each man
was required to write his name on his
gun. Only those for whom warrants
We're already out were taken to town.
the others being allowed to go for the
present. The Indians arrested are Red
Thunder, Joe Langdon, Joe Demareis,
Chasseur lie Potreau, Francois Lam
gan, Alex Lerouque. Daniel Short.
Red Thunder made a desperate re-
sistance when arrested, attacking Dep
uty Daggett with his knife. and il
took three men to handcuff him. He
is 81 years of age, but is almost crazy
and possesses much strength. While
the negotiations were pending he had
tried to kill one of his breeds for favor
ing the surrender. The prisoners were
brought to Rolla this afternoon.
Chief Little Shell was arrested on the
reservation and brought in tonight.