| Show I THE BRITISH SLAIN I The Number Much Larger Than First Reported Four Hundred Arab Women Bead ou the Field t Grahams Forces Preparing for a Decisive Effort Rebel Uprising in Manitoba OTTAWA March 25The excitement is intense It is understood orders were issued is-sued this afternoon that 400 men of bat teTTes A and B be dispatched at once to the Northwest to aid the Manitoba militia mili-tia in coping with Kiels outbreak It is also stated the government telegraphed to Washington asking permission to send troops through American territory A Winnipeg dispatch says The excitement ex-citement over the rebellion in the Saskatchewan Sas-katchewan country increases hourly The entire city is in an uproar The first column 01 troops left for the west today to-day by special train It is reported many Indian tribes are rising Peapots band of 1500 are holding hold-ing war dances and others are doing likewise It is believed Peapot and others will attempt to capture the barracks bar-racks at Regina The garrison is weak and the very first detachment forwarded goes there The reported collision at Canton between be-tween the police and rebels is not confirmed con-firmed Craziers and Irvines commands of mounted police two hundred strong are now in camp together on the Saskatchewan Sas-katchewan The rebel army has been joined by three Indian chiefs with their bands so that it must now exceed 1500 men all armed The report that Rid has been shot is not credited |
