Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-06-27
Telegrams to The Star
THE PRESIDENTS MOVEMENTS.
The ORIENTAL WAR.
Russian Advance in the Dobrudscha,
OUR INDIAN WAR.
How 1t Was Brought About.
SPEECH BY GOV. PACKARD.
THE ORIENTAL WAR.
Russian Advance in the Dobrudscba,
OUR INDIAN WAR.
How 1t Was Brought About
SPEECH BY GOV. PACKARD.
THE INDIAN TROUBLES IN THE
NORTH WEST.
Statement OF an GarhalS. Hks-K.


SAN FRANCISCO. June "a press de.
spatch hom Boise City says. Rev. T. Mes
pile, Tor 50 years Catholic missionary
among the Indian tribes IN Oregon. WASH
ILgton and Idaho, now stalioned Al For,
BOISE as chaplain in the L.. =. Army gives
NE following intelligence in regard 10 In
In October. 1855, ne was at UmatilIa agency
70 meet the chiefs on that reservation
COUNCIL WAS HELD.
az WhICn aooui 20 Indians Were present. in
Guiding The principal chiefs of the CmatIl-
las, CayuSe'S and Walla Walla's There
were at the time residing on the reservat ion
10 Indians, the whole number, whose nomi-
nal home IL was could not be- less than 3 .o0
The remainder were scattered the
surrounding country, the majority OF Them
being az Priest Rapids, on the Columbia
river. AZ tue council the Ind ians were very
nearly unanimous In the wish 10 cede the
matilda reservation to the government and
oe allowed 10 go into the Walla Walla val
icy where they mad been invited 10 come and
i've by Chlei Joseph. The chiefs signed de-
positions TO this effect which they Entrusted
10 Father Mesplie, which were by him for
Msrded 10 Senator Mitchell, to be laid before
the authorities al Washington. Tue Indians
represented that their reservation was con-
tinually
TREsPAssED Upon BY THE INHABITANTS
OF the adJolning white settlements who would
sell the Indians whisky and otherwise iniure
and demoraliZe them. III required 10 remain
there they would ind themselves Compelled
70 Hsnt. FROM some cause this wish OF the
ih' ians received no attention at Washing
Ton. Some two months ago Howlis Wam-
200, one of the chiefs who had been present
az me council, and who is the PRINCIPAL chief
Inc chief told Father Mesplie at this time
that TIE Umatillas were dissatisfied and had
mace up their minds to leave, as the silence
ana neglect OF tie government left them
nolhlng 10 hope for from that quarter and
that they would join Chief Joseph in the
Walla Walla valley, who was already
RESOLVED TO GO TO WAR.
he added II the government had attended TO
me matter In time everything ight have
been amicably arranged, but now il was TOO
war. Five weeks later Howlis Wampoo
again passed through Boise city on his re-
.9fn home when he told Father Mesplie that
the war would commence he thought before
he could reach home, as ne had me; runners
from The NeZ Perces, who had come 10 con-
fer with the Bannocks and other tribes in
ms region. The information thus acquired
rather Mesplie says he communicates TO
me government. Brayman and other clti-
Zens here say that
IN SPEAKING OF GEN. HOWARD
hawks Wampoo said the Indians laughed
at the General and his fine speeches, saying
that they would never persuade them 10
give up the Walla WalIa valley, which they
Father Mcrplie says the chiefs and principaI
men who tnaugurated this war are rich aud
lnfiue ntial, aud they will be able to draw 20
lhelr support all the disaffected Ind ians be-
longing 10 the various tribes, and that tines
constitute a majority In every case. He
OF the opinion that the war will be genera
and prolonged, as the Indians have been
long celebrating and preparing for it, aud
nave staked everything upon the issue
Father Mesplie also says the Neg Perces
number In al about 600. Of this humber
about $50 will remain friendly or Inactive.
He estimates
THE NUMBER OF WARRIORS
which the Nez Perces can bring into the field
az one thousand. Uour de Alenes whom
amer Catalo and some chiefs sincerely no
doubt, pledge TO be friendly, he thinks Will
De feund I'm the same category. A great
number will join the hostiles OF the war
rlors Cour de Alenes can furnish 500: the
Saoshones nd the confederat itribes inhabit.
lrg the upper Columbia basin, 300; the Col
vlile Indians and their allies, 500: the va
xmas and their confederates, /, 500; the UNA
nllas, 1000; the Warm Spring Indians, 500.
Besides these there are the Flatheads and |
their confederates in Montana: with them
me Nez Perces are IN close alliance These |
are able TO furnish 200 warriors. He OBJ /
talns his data from accurate Knowledge
acquired by long residence with the In, /
1lans. de regards the liberty allowed the /
ihdlans 10 remain of their reservations aud /
me unrestricted Intercourse allowed between
mem and the whites as the principal causes /
Of the present outbreak.