The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-19
RED COATS OF NORTHWEST.
THRILLING STORIES OF NORTH
WESTERN MOUNTED POLICE.


as EurOpe-They Are big, Fearless
FeiIovs-Fist Fighting That Ter
rifles saNageS-HONv Two Men Con-
quered Hundred Indians-Out-
whiting sitting BuIl-AdVenture OF
Rig Jack ColiinS--A Fierce Battle
in Poplar Thicket-MOTaI Effect
of a RedcOat
Victoria. b. c., March ia tiny force
of $50 men. the Northwestern Mounier Pc
lice Of Canada. guards aud controls a ter
ritory nearly as large as the whole of Eu-
rope They are big, powerful men physi-
cal.y. most OF them Of sturdy Scotch or
Irish extraction, and the moral force OF
The brilliant red tunic which they wear is
O minor revelation Of the method by which
the tiny British isles govern an empire
Although there are thousands Of Indians,
and half-breeds more dangerous than In
dams, and rough, reckless miners, and out
laws, in their domain they ride the plains
and climb the mountains and keep the
peace of the third of a continent.
In 1878 $50 men were sent 10 Manitoba
from Eastern Canada That was the BE-
ginning Of the Northwes Tern Mounted Pc
lice. During Riels rebellion they num-
bered Loco. A. present there are IN the
Northwest territories 54S; IN the Yukon Isl.
There are three divisions. each with head
quarters near the United States line. Each
division has OutpoS,s, with from two 70
ten men each Ii has also superintend-
ent and TWO inspectors. Above them are
the commissioner and assistant commits
sioner. Two extra inspectors act respec-
ma a. tor nA ~ 4 9 g
the who.e force. Pay is not muniticent.
The commissioner gets $500 a year, his
assistant 81 600. superiutondents $l,400 in
spectors, surgeons and veterinary surgeons
81 900 each, petty officers from 81 to s.
cents a day, and cons tables-the title Of
enlisted men-50 10 70 cents a day
Fun dress uniform is a scarlet tunic
with yellow facings blue cloth breeches
with yellow stripes while helmet cavalry
boots and cavalry overcoat. For winter
they have fur coats and moccasins. A
seryiceable khaki uniform and cowboy hat
is used for rough work on the prairie in
summer
The mission Of these scarlet-coated
guardians Is peace. Here are illustrations:
They perhaps picture che method
Two Men Against "a Hundred.
When Plapot. restless. quarrelsome
drink-loving ard his swarthy, hawk-faced
following spread their circle of smoke
tanned tepees near the construction line Of
the Canadian Pacific Railway, beyond
Swift Current, there was inaugurated the
preliminary of a massacre. or whatever
form of entertainment the brain of Pa
pot might devise.
Then the railway management sent
remonstrance to the Powers. The leu
Grant governor issued an ORDER and two
policemen rode forth carrying her males
TVS commands. Not a brigade, nor
troop: the officer bearing the written order
was but "A sergeant with him was one
constable; that was the force that was to
move this turbulent tribe from good hunt
ing ground to a secluded spot mics away
Piapot refused to move. The sergeant
calmly gave him fifteen minutes in which
10 begin striking camp. Result, fifteen
minutes of abuse. The Indians screamed
defiance at the sergeant, and fired their
guns under his chargers nose as they cir
cled about MIN in their pony spirit war
dance
When the fifteen minutes were up the
sergeant threw his picket line 10 the con
stable. dismounted, walked over TO Chief
Piapots tepee and calmly knocked the key
pole out. All the warriors rushed for
their guns, and one of the biggest bluffs
on record was played by the redskin.
ly knocking key poles out and Piapot saw
that the game was up. He must either
XIV the sergeant-stick his knife in the
heart of the whole British nation-or give
up and move away.
He chose the latter course. for Pjapot
had brains.
sitting BuII Outwitted.
After the killing of Custer. Sitting Bull
became a more or less Orderly tenant of
her majesty, che Queen. with 900 lodges
he camped a Wood mountain. lust over
the border from Montana An arrows
hight away was the Northwestern Mount
ca Police post One morning the police
found six dead Saltaux Indians. scalped in
approved Sioux fashion. A seventh SAL
tauX' stil alive, had seen the killing. The
police buried the dead Indians and took
the living one 10 their post.
win Characteristic cheek, Sitting Bull
came, accompanied by chiefs and warriors.
TO demand the seventh Saltaux. In Wood
mountain there were twenty policemen
backing Sergt. Mcdonald with the
chief there were az least 800 warriors. Sit
ing Bun threw his squat figure from his
pony ana thrust the muzzS of his gun
INTO Sergt. McDonald's stomach. McDon
aid was typical of the force He pushed
the gun one side and told the chiefs to
step inside the gate stack their arms and
come inside the shack for pow WOW
They demurred: the sergeant was firm
Outside il was play day in Bedlam. The
young bucks rode and whooped and fired
their guns.
Send your men away" said the SER
geant to Sitting Bull. Sitting Bun de-
INJURED.
Send them awayr' repeated the ser
geant. IF you have authority"
Sitting Bull and his chiefs made toward
the door, but there were Interruptions
relocated objections. And outside in the
yard the chiefs rifles we're stacked.
Sitting Bull. like Piapot had brains.
The bucks were sent away. Then the
sergeant persuaded the chiefs to listen
further-mainly by force of the relocated
arguments he had brought TO bear. Tar
~ mere, my brothers," he said until
] send Constable Collins and two others
OF my men to arrest the murderers. The
Saltaux are subjects OF the Queen We
cannot allow them TO be killed for the
fun of the thing"
Adventure of big Jack Collins.
Then big Jack Collins-wild Irishman
and all the rest of invent over TO the
Sioux camps and arrested three. The