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Show CASADI1S ixdmhs Their Sad ana Discontented Situation. New York, 1. The World's Ottawa special bag an intelligent and concise account of tbe situation of the Manitoba Mani-toba Indiana and movements for the relief of sufleriug aud the suppression of the threatened revolt. From one end of the country to the other they are sufleriug from a bufhlo famine, aud tho region is so vast and generally so difficult of access that it is impossible im-possible for government to meal tho demand for provisions. Great quantities quan-tities of food have been distributed by Lieutenant-Governor Laird at Battle-ford, Battle-ford, and mounted police have left nothing undone to relieve the wants of the tuflerers. The disaffection of the tribes on account of the disnppearauco of bulla to and the innovation of Stoux and other Indians is wido spread. How far westward and northward it has penetrated it is impossible to say. Battle ford lies 800 miles north of Big Bear's Territory, yet bad feeling is aa rife there aa in bis own camp, and it is believed the Iudiana in Northern Arlhahaska district have been tampered tam-pered with. The number of Indians in the northwest ia estimated at -10,-000, aud across the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia are 36,000 more. To these add the fugitivo Sioux and Nez Perces band?, and the Iudian population between Liike Manitoba and tbe Pacific Ocean is not far abort ol 90,000. Tbe arms and equipments equip-ments for tho new force Colonel Smith will organize, were dispatched from here to Baltlefcrd somo time ago and etorea are being forwarded from Winnipeg. The six compauies will muster 400, rank and file, which, wilh the mounted police, will bring liio avail 11 bio fighting strength at the disposal of the government govern-ment up to 900 meD. In case the outbreaks should prove eerioua our government will organize au expedition expedi-tion similar to the Canadian contingent contin-gent which accompanied Wolsley and tbe imperial troopa to Fort Garry in 1S70. |