Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-28
PACIFIC COAST.
SAN FRANCISCO.
AN z FROM THE IN
DIAN WAR.
DR.. Linderman After the Federal
Officials.
MORE OF THE PINNEY BUS
MESS.
SAN Francisco. ,June 81

$500 49,
Dispatches from Lewiston, Idaho,
report the state of affairs at the front
up to the 9th. Renegade Indians are
joining the hostles. The Indians
themselves state that unners have
been sent to the PalouSe, Spokane, Col
umbia River and Umatilla tribes, who
they claimed would join them, and
they would clear the whole country
from Lewiston to Boise City. The hos
tiles have crossed salmon river at
Horse Shoe bend, with all their plum
der, and will make for Poyette and
Weiser valleys, with all their war
riors. Some estimate the number at
300. Dispatches from General How
ard are to the effect that Colonel Perry
met him at Cottonwood. This force il
to move tomorrow morning to the old
battle ground. The Indians are in
force at Horse Shoe bend on the Sal
mon between White Bird and Slate
creeks. The following named forces
are now in the field: Regulars, Perry,
90; Whipple, 100; Miller, 100; Throck-
morton, 100, with IS others, and rs
volunteers; Chapman, 80; Page, 23;
Hunter, %; Elliott, %; Williams, Is.
All the force has gone o Salmon river,
except Eiliott's company, which has
gone up TO Snake river to head Oft any
Umatillas who may try to cross to
join Joseph.
Since his arrival here last night. DIR.
Linderman, Mint Director, has been
very reticent as to his mission To this
coast, and in statements to reporters of
the morning papers showed All evident
disposition to keep them in The dark
and put them on a false scent. 1t has
been, however, ascertained from rust
worthy sources that his business here
is to thoroughly investigate Federal
officers, beginning with the Mint. He
is armed with authority to organize a
commission consisting of himself and
two others to be selected byhimself from
among reputable citizens in whom he
can place implicit confidence. This
commission will have power to ad-
minister oaths and will begin opera
tons in a few days.
About a u,onth ago pending the ex-
animation of the criminal charges
against Geo. NJ. Pinney. VIM. Il. Carr
brought suit in the Fourth District
Court against f.. w. Burr, Clay street
Bank, Masonic Savings Bank and
other banks to quiet title To the lands
owned by him III Kern county. A
few days ago Judge Morrison made AN
order to have the deposition ot VIM.
III. Culver, President of the Masonic
Savings Bank, taken in reference to
the subject matters relevant to the
suit. Yesterday the examination
commenced. Much of Culver's les-
timony was similar to that previously
adduced. Counsel for the bank Oh
jected to the question AS to WHEELER wit
t,nGl had m q. rr m xatrl. tt,nx ~
whereby the bank was to be reiimburs-
ed tor its loss and was not answered.
When witness and Burr met Pinney
at Sacramento, on his return, neither
witness nor Burr made any remarks to
Pinney in regard TO any indictment or
prosecution against him, and nothing
was said to him about bail; did not
agree to furnish Pinney with bail
before he returned to San Francisco,
unless directed to do so by the Court.
| refuse to say whether the banks who
held navy certificates held meetings to
devise joint action for prosecuting Pin
ney; | also refuse to say whether any
meetings had been held in regard to
prosecuting Carr. To my knowledge
the criminal prosecutions against Pin
ney were not discussed at any meeting
of officers of the banks. | refuse to
say how much our bank contributed
toward the cost of the prosecution.
Pinney has not received a cent from
u bank, and / do not think he has
from any other of any money sub
scribed. / have neither paid nor
promised to pay any attorneys to de-
iend Finney in the criminal actions,
nor have we promised to defend him
IN any way, shape or manner I; and so
far as we are concerned we do not in
tend to. l decline to say whether our