The Wingham Times, 1885-06-12, Page 1nn. ' IltiftOnte 'Patine
& Claret;
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TRE :REBELLION
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'Fort Pitt, June 4. --:-Captain Steele,
t'With 70 mounted scouts and pollee
an engagement with Big Bear
42 tat Two Lakes, 50 miles northeast of
here, yesterday. He came upon the
Indians at 9 onlock iu the morning
,
'aa they were striking camp. He im
tatt diately attacked them. Findipg...
n. front too strong he executed a
clean flanking movement, taking the
Indians in the veer, and driving them
in disorder across i email creek, where
' he wee unable to follow on ac..ount of
his small force. 2 The Indians 'lumber-
ed fully 150. Steele sent Interpreter
McKee witheenflag of truce, who was
fired on. He got near enough to be
bead, and called out to Big Bear in
Indian, who replied indistinctly. Mc:
Kee said : "If you will deliver our
people.we will cease firing.", The
Indian replied : "We'intend to clean
'yott out." Steele's loss was three
wetnaded--Sergeant-Major Furry -in
' Breast ; Bill West, •scent, in knee,
24 and T. Fiskin,ioreartn,
Winnipeg' June .8..—A -correspond-
ent writing from ,grog Lake gives a
descriptioieof the scene upon the ar-
rival there ofthe Winnipeg light In.
fantry on 'Qieerits Birthday. The
eettlement-conststed of the Roman
Catholic mission, a mill, some eight,
or nine settlers' houses and church
narsonage. Every settlor's house was
burned, leveled to the ground, and
their contents strewn around. The
dies of the murdered priests had
ifben put in the cellar of the parsonogn,
it guided there by the terrible smell,
e, of the most awful sights ever
eittntas witnessed. Four dead bodies
were found huddled, together in the
corner. . Two of the bodies were:
Father Faffard and Father Lane and
'another was that of a lay brother; and
111140-urth.of some itnknowien The
• ntirpeed Were hoiiribly 'mangled; • All
' four beadswere charred beyond recon
nttion. The four hearts had been torn
•ont and wide incessions had been made
in. the .lower pai t of the stomachs.
The strong men of the regiment ,cried
• 'like women. The . four comae were
•interred next morning. The latter
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does not bear out the first report of a
' .nfemale corpse having been found in a
well, mutilated, .and supposed to Kaye
been that of Mts. Gowanlock.
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Fat Pitt, 4th, via Straubenzia, 7th
'va Qu'Appelle N. W. T., June 7.—
' MrsDelaney and Mrs. Gowanlock
Were brought in to -day by a party of
scouts. They escaped from Big Bear
last Monday with some halfbreed
families who bedsit along protected
:.ehent from the Indians. Big Bear's
whole oatfit were traveling rapidly
and left these people a'clistenee be-
hind. Then tamed their horces into
anothertreul end escaped.
They *evened towards Tattle Lake
And was attiniriseinlav a peey of our
men, who .followed ar,t1 surprised
them, thinking they were Indians.
Both ladles show the effect of the
• hardships endnrech but are likely to
be quite themselves in a day or two.
They say halfbreed named Ptitehard
has been the nnettne of saving them
Arena tiny .trueltics by the Indians, and
they had been well treated. They
were traveling about with the 'Wiens
but otherwise, they were not forced to
labor.
Fort Pitt, june.5.-n-. On June 3rd
Gen. Middleton leftbete with 50. men
.41.eisoil of the Grenadiers, 90th and
Midland, and with a Gatling gun,to
meet Strange, who had been camped
on the Little Red. Steele's hies -
Manger with news of his brush with
Big Bear reached him that day, and
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Pitt, dated June 2, says ; Bev. Mr.
and Mrs. I
Quinnev Mr: Cameron and
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two halfbreecls, who have • been pri-
soners with Big Bear, escaped with
the Aid of friendly Indians, and are
now in Gen Strange's camp, None
eof the women hanesuffered any indig-
nities,
Mr. Cameron, one -of the prisoners
who escaped, gives the names of the
:Frog Lake murderers, He says the
Wood Crees saved the prisoners' lives,
the Plain Creett eventing to kill them.
He distinctly states that Mrs. Delaney
a td Mrs.Govvanlock were well treated,
reports to the contrary being uhtrize ;
nor had Mr. McLean's family been
ill used ; all the prisoners were eom-
papatively well•treated and no inclige
nities were offered them.
he at once started out in puretht.
The infantry who aecompanied. lum
here were sent back," 1e took
• him 240 mounted Inen And
t •-' ve days' precisions packs and
• tr ers. Stephin gad is, a hot one,
, „ ,and there are great hopes that Middle.
ton catch Big Bear. Big Bear
n' has in all 181 lodges, or about 600
wartiors, He is , evidently making
for the Beaver River country, where
the trails are almost impassable for
troops.
= 114110 private Ines.
sage from Midel),Oon's camp, near Fort
A rnessageqrom Gen. Mrange says:
"Big Bear's band have broken into
tow partied and he has still McLean
and family and several other prisoners.
I am going to follow both trails with
all ray mounted men and hope to catch•
him yet.'' •
Winnipeg, Tune 0.—Big Bear has
little chance of escape. Gen, Middle- •
ton, Gen. Strange, Col. Otter., Capt.
Steele end Ool. Irvine with his mount-
ed police,are all after hint in different
directions. Tho cOnntry, however, is
thiekly wooded and extremely diffi-
cult to travel over. It is just possible
therefore, that by splitting into small
' parties the wily chief and his band of
marauders may escape As they are
said, however, only to .travel teirmiles
a day, their chances are decidedly
stim. •
. The latent news, from the west re-
ports another encounter between Capt.
Stenle and Big Bear., Steele en -
court texed,Big Boar's, ecouts ten miles
this side their poaition at Onion lake
and .was Bred. on by them. When he
Jettched the Indian Damp they were.
Fittue to a stronghold eu a high
nenoecled island or peninsular tri the
lane, surrounded by high . bank;
Steele followed the Indians and, un-
• der a heavy fire from the • island- oen
Copied their camp and maintained
this position for -an hour vixen he re-
turned carrying the wounded oe a
captured buck -beard. Mackay, police
interpreter, before retiring across the
lake, asked the Indians to return the
prisoners, but they replied that they
• would.keep them, as the titioPs had
come into the country to fight they ,
ou d fight it ed. .Mackay, although
he shorten ,a white flag, was under fire
the wilt& Owe he was speaking.
After Thureday'e fight Steele found
the bodies of five 'Indians in the
camps which they took possession of,
and says they 'killed eight or ten a
together in the fight.
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Mrs. Gowanlock was purchased by
Peter. a halfbreed for $80 and ar
horse. Mrs. Delaney nas •purchased
by John Pritchard for three henna.
Neither of them were ill treated.
The scouts are killing Indiana on
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Battleford, Juno 9.—Cot. Otter
having crossed the Saskatchewan Yes-
terday, moved toward Jack Fish Lake
this morning. The scouts report there
hi but slight chance of his meeting
the Indians.
• Twouty.five recruits for Boulton's
seouts d t5 o'clock this
in, and leave for the front to mon
row.
Many of the families are leaving
here for Winnipeg, fearing another
Indian outbreak.
At a meeting of settlers held here
on Saturday night, resoiution was
passed censuring the euthoritiee for
allowing hostile Indians and half
breede to go ha, k to. the reServe.
The resolution ailege' that the
measures adopted are moat ntiatotie;
factory and ealeulated to endanger
the lives; of the settle*. Another
resolution teem/tends that no
In-
dians be allowed to leave their reserv.
es. own hOpe$ ot,carry arme. Aneth:
er recommends the Government to
appoint a commission to look after the
losses of settlers, with power to award
compensation oriel issue checks fcr the
amounts. Another necommends that
the commitetioners be empowered to
include, *hen estimating those losses,
remuneration for the loss of the
season's work.
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GLADSTONE'S GOVERNMENT
DEFEATED.
London, June 8.—In theiCommons
this afternoon Ohildres announced
that the Goverument had decided to
not refund to taxpayers the afnount of
increased duty in spirits pad over
and above the extra Is, per gallon
finally-demded on because monsuiners
had ,been charged higher rates after
the announcement of tee origieal in:
crease. Childers moved the second
read nig of the budget, apd e plained
that of the total increase in beer and
spirits duties, England pays seven
ninth% Scotland one ninth and Jro:
land one ninth:
Hick s Beach (Consetvittive) violent:
aenouncett the increased duty on
spirits. He thought a Small increase
in the.duty on tea would have been
wiser, and mach more pi ofiteble.
The Govetnment should have raised
the duty on wines. Be coneluded, by
moving that the proposed increase in
the duty on spirits and beer was in:
equitable in the absence of a corm:
ponding addition to the duties on
w inc.
Sir Stafford Northcote and others
having spoken.
Gladstone, in reply, said he thought
the Opppsitioa were creating a pre:
cedent they Would regret when they
came into power again. The previous
reduction on wine duties bade. bene-
ficial effect on preventi gadttlteration.
and increasing trade many millions
annually. - 1 t would be most impolitic%
to increase the wine day unless. un.
der the most entrenie pressure:. The
Government were heti-Tailed ' to reise
money in view of the impending
danger which even now lie was unable
to say heti passed eivay The •Optie,
((leers). It would be permiture on
his part to enter into particulars cone
corning the communication just now.
He would, gay, however, that as on
former mations, a few days must
elapse before the result of tbe corn-
rannicttion could be arrived at, so as
to be made known to the House.
During the interval the House would
follow its .usual custom refraining
from the transaction of ordinary Wet-
ness, and he would move that the
House, on rising, do adjourn until
Friday.
At 5 p, m. the House of Commons
and the House of iLords adjourned
until Friday.
Mr. Gladstone's announcement in
the Commons to -day is understood to
mean that the Cabinet's resignation
has been formally tendered to the
Queen.
London, June 10. — The whole
European press express the greatest
surprise at the collapse of the British
Caltinet. %The comments are various
but the majorty dwell on the enormous
difficulty of assuming duty at this
time, which'tvill prevent the Censer:
vative party frorataking °Moe. They
consider Gladstone will be compelleil.
to (tontine° in office until after the
elections.
Mr. Gladstone remains in London.
It is believed the Queen will return
on Saturday:
The Standard announces by author -
it" that the Censervatives, if entrust:
ed by the Queen .w:th the formation of
it new ministry,- will undertake the
duty. Lord Randolph Churchill was
asked this afternoon if, thationserva:
tives woitidform a Government, He
answered: "Most ceetaitily."
London. jarte 10.—The Queen bits
8intelioned‘ the Marquis of Hafting:
sition cavilled: at the: niode .011064 ton. Secretary of State for War, to
money without euggesting an' ititertia• 7,,Bh4lemtb'eTib'e isitsumUlmtot .known yet
oned a repre-
nive. Tea Would require an addition- s,,ntative quastorie is to be in;
al tamer 8d pen niontid to' Prodtideto theof
wited 40„fern a new
‘saiiteintiounta time Iratiehignthe' Ant;
nn'Iter cent on an .innonenetteveratte.: 431fietal order *tas:'been Paha
nilesing Windsor Castle to the, public.
The Governmentdiad to choose
after to morrow. This is a sure indie
tween alcoholic..aliqaors andnew And
sugar. They ..Would iteceptitheissue.
cation hof the
e Queen2s earIttitrrtvel.
s commenting dn .the fact
of the vote as One of life .or death; and-
.thatsince the division 80 or 40. Liberal
did not envy: those who, if they gained.theabsentees have declared they would
a victory, wearid. have •to bear
nonsequenceen
• have voted With the Government,
5�'6 the lifinieters ought to reconsider
Gladstonnts ‘rewarks Were received
to the Queen and country a course
' The tecoiid reading of the budget
with prolonged cheers. theindecision, or, if they can, justify
which thro et public affairs into
watiejected by n vote of 264 to 262.
When the result was announced
contusion and involve the State in
grave difficulties both at home and
Lord Randolph Churchill. and Parnell
jumped hp on their seats andabread
, entints-
iasticelly '"wated their hate, andthe it is rumored the Queen has sent a
aitelegram th Gladstone requesting him
cheering wl renewed. Thirtymine •
rarnenites ana wale co r to resc'nsicler his decision to resign.
voted with orityThe It is believed that Gladstone under
the maj: min-
ority included Sin Richard Biles, the ."isting conditions will not consent to
resume pffice.
'• brewer, and several Irish Liberals.
Although strong whips had been is- • .
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sued many Government supporters 1101VIOX
• were absent.
London, June 9.—The attendance muter tho terms of a contract made
with Mr, 4, W. Green, we will. furnish the
at the opening of the House •ot Com- .Winahalnmaes” FitEE to all Subsori-
E10118 this afternoon was unusnally b•erato the i‘Howlek Enterprise" who had
large. A report that the Ministry had
resigned had been oireulated through-
out the metropolis, end great crtateAs
surrounded all the priteranees to the
Parliament, eager to patch a glimpse
the ministers. It was generally une
derstood before the meeting of the
House that Mr. Gladstone would move
paid in adva3100 for that paper, for the
iongth of tirao that their subscription was
Se pa44,-Ed. 'names."
'Oetr three Reeves have returned
from their hard weeks work at the
Cle sty Bottra.
Work has already been commenced
its adjournment until Friday to Pnable on the township hall. Mr. W
theGovernment to communicate with It (]egg has the contract..
There will be no service in the Bap:
the Queen concerning its crisis, and
church, Gorrie, ;next Sinday on
the wisest methode of meeting it. tint
account of the absence of the pastor.
Members of Commons before prayer
hour stood aboutin the lobbies eagerly Mr'john Ireland hes returned to
discussing the situation. Wroxeter .after a pleasant trip
Mr. Gladstone a few minutes after through Waterloo comity.
four o'clock, entered the House of A baseball match between Bluevale
Commonsel ' tti8 al'PearInse was that end Vordwich ie to be played on the
a a aril.' rnath Perte°t1Y nachstarhena, grounds of. the latter on Satarday
He at ono proceeded to the Speaker't afternoon next.
deek itud entered into conversationmr. James prilins, grain buyer er
with Mr. Peel, During the converha. Gerrie, has this week sad 16 car
tion the Prorrdpr was evidently in high
spirita. He was loudly ebeerott I wads of peas, and they are now been
the radical party when he seated him. loaded ready for shipment.
Mr. W, II Baird hos taken the eon
self in his usual tilace. His very sot.
possession gentled .. te.. etithueehist traet for rebuilding Wilson's dam, in
admirers, And the chambter woefairly 0°34Vieh) which Was carried away a
rent with cheer after eh
few weeks ago. The work is to be
er,and the
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applause became an ovetion. At last „finished by July 186. • ..
Mr. Gladstone role in denee ffereto." Mr Xerr, of the Winghatn Toles
to the greeting. Ile said the t)abinetr was in this eectioa this week making
on assembling to day, thought they the acqnrontande of hie new readmit
were under obligation to submit 2 a He carried back quiet a naMbit of
dutiful oommunicatiouto tho Queen. new tablet; with him.
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Mr. Wm Irwin of Palmerston, is
visiting in Gorrie this week.
Mr, jos. Cross, of Peel township, a
former Gorrie boy, was in town a
short time this week.
A very heavy rain and hail storm
passed over this section on Sunday
last, not doing much damage, however.
ltfr, J, D, • lmith, of Gorrie, who
has been absent at the Methodist con-
ference in OwernSound the past week
returned on Wednesday. 2
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Mrs: Mitchell is now emanating. •
the general store business of her late-
sonen-law, Mr Richard Hinds, telt°
died in Forwich a few weeks ago: .
Mr. S. T. Fennell, photographer of •
Gorrie, has been taking a number of
landscape and homestead views in the
neighborhood of Scarf's Corners, lately
arOgnet is the pastime•of the -
gers this year, in Gorrie enpecially.
Some set of universal rules would raise
the moral standing ofthe game con-
siderniely..
Mr..Reuben Harding has establish-
ed a Sabbath School in the Congrega-
tional Church on the 13th eon. a few
weeks ago, which is in a flourishing
condition and bids fair to be a prosper-
ous school.
A. special train carrying the freight
Sunerintendent, passed through this
town on Wednesday. A 2 far more
welcome 'special,' came through in
the shape of a pay car which gladden-
ed the hearts of the longneglected
• employees.• /
'The following are the newly elected
cifficer4of the Forwich Masonic Lodge:
M—W J E'rumpton ; 8 W—Adam•
1110011100n ; J W—Mathew Wilson;
Treas.--nras. Edgar; 2 Sec.—James •
Poster ; 1 G—Jas. Hunter ; Tyler—
Wm, Newton.
Last Tuesday about neon Mre 6.
Oreer's infant was playing in 'the
yard when it accidentally fell in a tub
half filled with water. The infant was
not discovered until quite unconscious
but witb the doctors assistance is now
nearly recovered.
Rev. 'Mr. Hough,of Lontiesboro;
accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Minnie, spent a few days in Howick
this week, visiting amongst Mr. .11's
former tharge. They intend to go to
Clifford to visit another of his daugh-
ters, but in Answer to a telegram then
returned home on Wednesday.
Next week will find the pathmastera
in Howl& busy on the roads with the
statute labor. Jt is claimed that if
.the council assessed each ratepayer
at the rate of 50eta for eery days .
statute labor he has to perform, the
work would be netter done, timid a
great deal ilium accomplished.
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Revival ineetingehave been cohtin-
ued in St, "Stephen's (Englisb)cburch,
Gorrie, with marked suceess. Tbe
building has been crowded every night'
and the day minces have been also
' largely attended. Bev. Mr. DeLbni
is an eldbuent, earnest man, and his
influence Mr good will Icing he felt
here, not only among the membership
of that chureh but upon all denomina-
tions,
Mr, 1 W. Green, formerly of the
1 "Enterprise' intends to'sell his house-
hold .eftects and building by anetion
• on Wednesday aftetnoon of next wee*
in Gorrie. We were all of eoutee.
sorry to loose out local paper, hilt
those who boa paid in advance are
, well pleased with the WinghattiAlken
which they get free for the length of -
time they had old for thet 'Enterprisith
Mr. and Mrs. Green statt Mt Chicago
the latter part of text wed. I
/There ie quite a boom in building
operations in the serail .part of the
township this spring', Among tbem
ere Meters A. Mcbertrid and A.
Edger, who tee pitting np brielt red:
deneee tie le Ilea Intr. Adams, riot the
4th con. as Itoe is building an
addition eo his house Mr Jno. Jar:
corninodens new hone, Mess*.
D Braddock and and W Wade a new
beak barn each ; Mr Itobt. Jarnieson,
; a newborn, Messrs II. TOWntend
and Martin finished then:large barna
last season!
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