The Wingham Times, 1885-04-24, Page 1r.
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E •XIV, NO 19
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a y t7be incl urns.
ONE YDLIOEMAN KILLED AND
ONE WOUNDED
iloica . NearinE Rist.
FRIDAY. APRIL 64t11. •
of Prince Albert, a prisoner with Riel, news front Olark's t7rossing just be:
hes escab. ed, He says that Rill did fore the wire went clown, indicated NGLANll
not commence the rising until the that -Gen. Middleton would not reach . D. Russi
,
news was brought to him that the Batoobe before Friday morning, on
troops were coaling against hitt be- whish day exciting news may -be ex _.
c'u'-e of the meetings lie had been pected from the seat of rebellion,
holding: Riel is dressed in an ordin- Ali the latest advices agree in stat- War gon$idered Inevitable,
sty tweed suit and wears a fur cap. ing that Riel is still entrenched at
The only insigne, of office is a badge - Batoehe, but the reports• as to the
hewing the the motto in French, "God strength of his followers are oontlict- ouvs Qniy c, Question of a
and liberty'" He had beeiilivingin. a ing. 1i is ooneeded, However, that he . -re ' F1-
'house slit miles from Batoches that means to oppose the advance, in the.41 e
had been bought and furnished by the- hope -thrt the first epgageinent„ may
A. Battle Expected To nay or To
I(orre, --Colonel Otter to-
Roaoli Battleford on
Sunday.
Half breeds who have been keep' ' thus ing prove f avorabl e t 0 him and
i ua in-
hlm since .his arrival. Jackson, the still confidence in many who are
druggist, £o.'°merly of Wingham, is tie wavering in the.is allegiance to the
only white man with him, Miert plats agitation. Hied counts on a victory
the value of the stuff taken 41.ine the to give him general Indian support.
stores at $19,000. Their store, with Col. Otter will arrive at Battleford .
those of Walters & Baker's and Mlle on Sunday next.
yard 3c Mitchell's, at Duck Lake, were
the only ones plundered. from Battleford says- the J+ort Pitt
Clark's Crossing, ,A,prii 21, 2.a. m. pollee, 21 in number, had a fight on tont, The telegram received Friday
—A despatch just received from Bat- Wednesday last with about 800 In tended to confirm Sir Peter I,umsden's
t. litxl's Crossing, TT. W T., n pail tie£ord says mt'ssengers just returned dians of Btg 13ea,r'a and Li;t1e Popu• previous statements; which certainty
i ,4The troops arrived on the banks from Fort Pitt say that Fort Pitt has lar's bands. One policemen D. L.
apparently congicted with General
Clark's Crossing, April 22,—News
WBOLE NO 680
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London, April 23.—The News be:
lieves. Russia declines to make farther
inquiry concerning the Penjdeh incl:
dent, and says negotiations - with
Turkey tend toward a satisfactory
arrangement in the event of war,
The News takes a gloomy vieW of the.
situation;
The Standard says the rumor` that
Russia dedlines to make farther
gutty into the Penjdeh affair, lacks
official confirmation
London, April 20.—Arr. Gladstone. The Times says the only thing;
in the commons this .afternoon said I clear is the necessity of hurrying pre;•
the government on Friday received a parations, for ,.war and of active di:
despatch t'om Sir Peter Lumsden, plomacy to secure allies, .
but it was net an answer to our inquire WAR EOBouS.
ies and the instructions of April 10,
It will be necessary to await that ans: The war cloud is becoming darker..
wer before we can make any state. Every one is speaking of war as in;
•pithe South Saskatchewan at this, fallen. Two pobce have been killed
' p'lekeeat 11. 0' e'clock ti is forenoon. A and it is feared the whole party has.
1 with General Middleton been massacred•
column
wi Winnipeg, April 21.—The following
• clime nere .last night to seize the ferry despatch was received last night by
at this point. No rebels have been Chief. Commissioner Wrigley, ;.front
• seen. Battleford :—A messenger sent from
A report reached here this morning here on Fridaylast for Fort Pitt ha
that the half-breeds had seized Riel just returned and reports Pitt has
and Dumont and were holding them beens,taken by Indians and two police
killed, but Mclean and others escap
' as prisoners, but tltie isnot credit- ed to the river And started for Battle,
ed, e ford. A later telegram confirms the
Winnipeg, April 17, --Word has . report, stating that theevent occurred
Ieeen. receives from Mercer, of the five days ago. ;-the trip from Pist to
h'ugiliers, who was one of the
Battleford in the York boat should be
'London
made in at least three days, and the
7th Pioneer Corps, on the journey fate of the fugitives therefore causes
"tlong the. north shore, and', who •was much anxiety. .Itis thought the' In:
eft°iii the woods. He has turned up (tans,' finding very lettle.ftevisions at
uninjured at. Port Arthur, and is en , th'e Fort, sat out after?ttlie boats. and'
lig woy to rejoin his battalion, attacked them, either capturing them
Colonel:Ouimet, M• P., in command and making: the whites prisoners, er
eq. the 6541,, 'villa has . been here . the , f arcing them to take elicited in the
lsit.-ire clays from Calgary, left for woods on the opposite bank.'
Ottawa this morning, His. mission Clark's Crossing, .April 21.—A lir.
is sl. raided Tn.mystery, and a storm g
is predicted a. the capital upon his - .Mcintosh, of aek'stosh settlement,
lust north of Clark's crossing; carne
arrival.
Qu'Appelle Statipn, N. W. T.. April into our camp this morning. IIs is
1.7.—The rumor :list Biel had dnu bird to have an interview wren General.
• Middleton McIntosh has frequently
Cowan, son of Wm. Cowan, of Ottawa,
killed, and one Lansley, ef. Hallifax,
wounded, :but will recover. Four
Indians were killed. The • Indians
then ran may.' McLean, of the Hud:
son Bay Company, and family, left
Fort Pitt the day before .he battle.
He: bad a parley with the. Indians.
They said they only wanted to kill:
the=police.. :
Later—The Police who arrived it
Battleford this evening report Mrs
Gowaniock, previously reported killed,
to be alive and with Mrs. Delaney, a
prisoner of the Indians.
Ottawa, April 22nd.—In the House
of Coremons to -night, John A. Mac-
donala, said :—"I h ve to announce
the receipt of the foil.owing telegram
from Battleford. Ib is- dated to:day,
and reads: ".Pitt _nee :eaten, urder
Dickens, arrived. by river at Battleford
this morning. One killed, one wound-
ed. Previous ,,o leaving, all the sett,:
lers, with McLean, �getie Into lxidit n
campy" Mr. Meelean, I may say, is
the Indian Agent.'
Tax LATEST lir To Gum To PRE3S. -
A %'espatch received a ys,that Gen.
Middleton does not expect t battle
before Friday or. Saturday moraine.
Iiomeroffe statement. -
London, Aprill 21,—A Russian
official organ .at Sts Petersburg states
that Russia is making preparations
for taking Herat.
London, April 21st.—Mr, Gladstone
in presenting the request for the vote
of credit. said the Government feel it
necessary. to hold all the resources of
thee Empire, heeler ing the forces in the
Souelan, - available - for instant use
wherever required. The credit does
not include any prevision for further
offensive operations er military prepar:
ations fear an early march onEhartoum.
The Government rely upon the patriot:
ism of the house, but our •intentions.,
have been, and are now, based upon
the sirong desire that every pact&
ho
means-suld be used to obtain a just
and honorable settlement of whatever
c ontroversiee England might beinvol v
ed in. The vote of credit, which calls
for -$55,000;0011, of which $22,500,000
are for war purposee tr. the Soudan
and $32,500,000 for other military and.
naval preparations, was passed without
a division.
Of the credit of $32,500,000, for
special preparations outside of the
Soudan, 820,000,000 will be devoted to
on Geri. iV,iddletoii and is comir.q army $12 provide
down to strike tBe base.of snpplists at
visited ted i3ie1's can p at Batoche's cross. It is also feared that the Indians will theaendts y, $1 , east 0 tlteill art hent
-• T`fttchwoott, is' creating considerable - nig'Ile says that all told there are make an attack upon Battleford before to mobilize a complete arta corps
talk.he're, It -was reported some days
not more than 200 half•bteeils in the' Col Otter readies there Tho is re: with troops released from the Sout
age tliEtt,Riet had passed Clark's on rebel camp. There ars only a few ,ported to be 70 miles distant from ,t p
'' the west pads of the river, ,and was Indians on the ground; but small bands there. . The: refugees from Fort Pitt n�' provi•
de torpedoes and guns for the
striking in the direction of Little' of hostiles are scattered through the are said to bs perishing in the .heeds qy'
MoniiouLake, which is almost on a suirnundi'g district. The rebels' of unfrieeelly. Indians. Five hun The lobby was excited over Mr,
• direct lint; to'1'ouollwood, being abcut stuck of provisions is running short area more t• oops have left Winnipeg Gladstoue's. statement in the House
Atilt miles' west of there. This has.
uc t been eoon:arnied ; but should it
prove true, General Middteto„ would -
Ue to a terrible fix, for he es short of
provisions and .forage at filar,:,s.
Battleford,. April 17.—Every hour'
and store on the south aide of the
Arittle.Rtven bas been ransacked, and
sill the goods not carried oft were des-
troyed: Alt persons other than these
occtipyteg sections in the town on the
•
north side are homeless, and ninny
destitute,' '
Winnipeg, April.18.—•Neva from
Clark's crossing indicates that Riel's
filen are deserting hint on the ape
preach of troops, Gabriel Dumont,
elm moat active rebel, is forcing the
3=ollowexs by threats of death not to
; desert. He* denies having incited the
3ndians and stays they are rising to
e are'n'a their own aufferints.
Biel has abrtuduited his threatened
Marcia upon the settlers in the tem-
perae eolony,
•
and they are now eating cattle stolen' for the front. - of Commons, which is considered to
from " settlers near :Prince Albert. tnean'evaceatitn of the Soudan. His presented the report of the committee -
Mo1•ntosh believes Riel is - unaware repeated references to the reoessity of on temperance Zhe report reviewed,
e advance ofe too
evitable.,
English merchants at. Odessa aro
closing up. their business and proper:
ing to leave the country.
.A blue book puts the effective
strength of the English regular Army'
at 188,000 men; reserves 47,000;;
militia 125,000; volunteers 215,000.
THE EATEsr
Gladstone stated in the �.lBouse 'of
Commons yesterday that he had re
ceived some grave: -communications
from Russia, the purport of "'wliicli
he could not. make known at present
for iter of creating unuecessary eve.
cite: � ut and alarm. "
War is considered inevitable;' and
the continental 'press are'tinaninwus
in that :belief..
SCOIT ACT NOTES.
The question of the 'legality of • the
Scott Act in St. Thomas was argued
at Osgoode Hall last • week before
Judge Rose, .upon' a motion made by
Mr. C. McDougall for a niand'amus to
compel the county judge of Elgin to
Grant a scrutiny of the votes. The
county judge holds that he bas only
authority to- grant: a recount •and not
a suet ny, and . the anti -Scott ;Act.
men claim that there were, more
ballots casts than there are legal ,
votes in the city. Judge Rose resew:
ed his decision. -
At the meeting of rho Hainiltoti,
and London Synod in Hamilton, Rev.
A. McLean, of Blyth, Ii:urtln County,
of th d th t ps or of the DYNAMITE .EX'PLOSIOIi, boldin; troops ' in the Soudan in the progress of the Scott` Act during
fact that eliddleton's .brigade is so readiness for service when ever want -the past year. It introduced the.
near Batoche's. Riel keeps the half• office hero am. was re afternoon anived at e ed, indicate that I+;ngland is on the following recommendations. breeds in the rebel camp by telling y y verge of war. Such words by a '.Tiiatsvherever the Act has been
them that there is only a small forts Bouncing an expl: sion in the British responsible minister, it is thought, carried presbyteries, ofpolice e'oniin„ agamet thein, and Admiralty buildiilings yesterday morn. peaceimpossible. rnbers
and adhererts, in their Dors oar to and
will goon maketm ogsibie.
that the Government leas been fright Th a e pver,.n is es
uppale nse�i tolbe- the Despite the fact that the credit of individual cap,teity, co t corporate
in
ened into sending out a commissionfifty-five million dollars mean an m- securing lin ' thorough enforcement.
work of dynamitors. Ii it particulars•
to adjust their wrongs. .crease of sixpence in the income tax, That when the Act is about to be
next issue. elle balk of the—Conservative and t
submitted our ecclesiastical Council as
liberal members will vote for the well as members and adherents ni
two policemen is Confirmed , by des. l+IZLL TO FARMERS. credit.
tiatches Tecetved by the. Government
Ottawa, April 21.—The rumored
capture of Fort Pitt and the killing of
• their individual capacity give it their
London, April 22, --Tile opinion in cordial support.
this morning, The attach was n ads To secure 100,000 new subscrib-. English and Russian diplomatic that we approve of any stere
by Big Bear and his baud about live ora, dur.ng the next sixty days, circles is that peace oanhot be main- taken bythe members ofthe education
dt� a a+r0. No details of rho occasion we will :ideally send the lies: farmer's ed, departmentakeor tab aria ,to introduce
are vet to hand, and nothing is known magazine inR the 11 E>. "free for one London, April 23.—The Russian into our school geniis treatises ,on the
definitely aS to whether or not the entire yea". every nue+sending us a7 redly to the tomnittnicatinn sent to .pit Qiol'nriral s(i+'rts e4 alcohol."
remainder of the garrison with the • once the names of ten farmers
and 1 D :Glprs the co air eationel 1'ltorn. On motion the report was rraePivnii
settlers have escaped or by what 2+ct. stamps frr prlstrge, etc. Reg- ton yesterday rafter the rraeipt of and rafter full consideration of the
means, A AGRICULTURIST,
Niinda Ttie Y. Just been received. Degiere replies adopted,
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price 11,90. Arl;NATION Ltuttsden's supplementary report, line recommendations, they wore all
In the absence of fuller information•
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A battle may occur any day, as the - the gravest fears are entertained - by curtly that Russia declines to enter
rebels are Still defiant. ; Government that the loss of life ,nay - - upon any further discussion of the
There is no change in the state of : be even more serious then at present The editor of an exchange titters Penjdeh incident. FOR BOYS AND GIRL'S,
'affairs at Battleford except t to reported, the to ow ng pro es : London ,April the 21,.--• .--Tho war
Indians relit of going ptit 18 dna• Gleiehen, April 21.—Some disquiet- mind telting country produce in pay o5ices has issued a notiri calltrg out
Clark's Crossing, April 18.—Ries . echo has beeti caused here by Cree In- meat for . subscrsotions, lent we cin tt a first class of the army reserves,
three Scouts have lust .(8:50 p. ni`)
diens passing through on their way ohf act to httving our etibseribera comprising 15 regiments, for rue r es,
- bean. brought into camp. They
are tom tee north in bands of two or sent in eight er ten year old roosters ate an•1 pe hem service. Other
Indians They have ,seen taken be three, Crowfoot professes loyalty, with a note at•ta.eliel to credit them .ate:
see of reserves,have been notified:er
film Gen. Middleton. utero was but sage he is afraid of the Crees. with a pair of obieltene. We tot a tltttt they will pre truly be calk d Out
rat excitement on their.' arrival. ° His warriors axe busy making arrows sotnlile of that kind the otlic'r tatty, at tin (311111/ dater.
Where is. Riel ,tow is the great to tight t1i Green, roles and minivan'. and after the wife had bailed one St 1rwb (tate'
April tl 21.••- All the
sdon• Is he at Batee�e's eresl- tion being scarce :mon." them . thr-?e nays it had the audacity actual 1
- even Col. Irvine, from ' latest J 1�' to flap out of the pot and crow. inial t.try r,tiserveis of the first elites in
foes, dosr!ll't ltnory wlterc Ito is, or Swift Corrine April 11.- Colonel , 1 - . ltas trot to be a line tl ewe' ltttrnlAll lyolalld and the aouthwept
any idea that he is oneaniped at Otter it, camped lto-"itlight i ixt links
sornt+whcrtx, -Wo don't mind using provinces t a Oar Russia have been ordered
1 b l d The khan of
�OChe'e ere. sing. It i just as H. e
north Of ilia '-' t,lttetF_ty AYi sill about
„ntiglderalti firewnnt-t l i olo,Ci. tt? ',e lmU i izt• , e on
not that neither Middleton nor
1"0 frau, 1' lttl testi It wil+ pr'kt tail. rl gni .tar rho t�vertiott in carving 113okhava has cens�nted to allow l;ii sia
tar's onium-. will over sat eyes nn take plata ,flit: rye rk to d, tel lie g11 this is we tl.ent.lg us cnn p
itl it is liktt tate 1a t tertw en the here u. go the government to sae()
the
re';it to! , • .. ,Ito ecen lett, a telegraph lint teem Bee
rebel band. They ni
etel and scattered by this time
ay have
ells• the jourur3•, evtrlt it tht' aatltl�lic:; Gatti i i,,r ably but when it cones s to crow i he.'t to Nerve, tieveral iii rr els Tem
the f:tirn lt,•e�li 1115 %Jhu 111111.
e Qtt'Appelle, April 20e- john tic tw. "t'4'inni;lee, Anvil W.--?•Vhe ittGt• proveebial cameo back. Herat.
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