Show A BRUSH WITH RIEL Winnipeg Filled With Soldiers and Cannon A KCJ orted Battle WINNIPEG April 12Vhile no reliable information can be had tonight from the West rumor has it that the Ninetieth battalion had a skirmish with Riels party I within thirty miles of Humboldt and that eighty men were killed but despatches just received do not confirm the statement More troops go West tomorrow and although this is Sunday nothing can be seen on the streets but soldiers and cannon can-non The news of the battle between the Ninetieth battalion and the halfbreeds is not confirmed but it is still believed on the streets here though it can be traced to no reliable source All the wires from the West are controlled by the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company and telegrams from the seat of war are inspected by the officers in command Official messages are sent to the government in cypher Much uneasiness is felt here over the report re-port although the rumor is discredited by the authorities |