The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-08-18
INDIAN WAR.
Joseph Again Oatwits Howard, and
IL Making for SNAKE River valley
Gibbons and HTS Men nCosnpIimeni-si
for ThefP Rrayery


f. Making for SNAKE River valley
for Thetr Bravery.
HELENA, Montana, August 1.-THE |
following has just been recei we'd from
Bismarck: The Indians crossed at the !
head of Horse prairie to Comhi, strik- |
ing Stephenson's rancho this morning, /
killing the Pierce brothers and another
person on the route. They are evil
IDENTIFY making their way 10 the Snake
river valley.
WAsBINGroN, ID. c., August H.
The following dispatch was received
at the War Department, dated August
18th, addressed to General r. ID. Town
send: 81 have reason to believe that
Colonel Gibbon has had substantial
success, and take pleasure in com
mending the courage OF Colonel Glib
bon and his small command. They
have inflicted a severe, if not fatal
and disastrous punishment on the hos
tile Nez Perces. The report that he
lost his trains is untruthful.
p. II. SHERIDAN"
At cabinet meeting to-day ii WAS
decided to telegraph to Gentry to know
IL he can possibly leave bis post to take
the position of n me- Der of the Sitting
Bull commission. Mr.. Welsh Will not
be appointed on The ommission, a.
there are no funds TO pay civilians for
that service, and those government
officers will beehosen who can be best
spared, with least expense.
g. BaII VIII Ese Allowed a PeaeesbI.
Return-Uniess lie Docs the Cana
dian Indians VIII whoop Him Up
A New Indian Policy.
OTTAWA, Canads, August l5.-The
commission appointed by the United
States government to proceed TO Fort
Walsh will be afforded every facility
for making n treaty with Sitting Boil
for his peaceable return TO the reser-
vation with his tribe.
While in Washington lately Hon.
Mr.. Mills fully explained to President
Hayes the Canadian system of dealing
with Indians. The president expressed
his intentions of adopting similsr
line CT policy, aud give the manage
ment Of oatposts to experienced army
officers, and do away altog ether with
agents.
The Canadian Indians Of tie north
west are fiereely Jealous Of the advent
Of Tho hn.ffl.. l,n,,x .,A',. 4.
by many that at any time they may
| make war on them IL their removal l.
not secured. 1t is expected thst The
new policy towards the Indians about
to be adopted by President Hayes will
bring about the withdrawal Of all the
American Indians from Canadian ter
| ritory.
| WASHINGTON, August lG.-A dis
patch ffom General Howsrd's camp.
dated August 8, the day on which
Chief Joseph struck Giobops. says Of
| the enemy: "They have been pressed
Into . hesdlong fight, which has
exhausted their powers and dragged
them into misery. Their families and
little ones have accompanied them In
the hurried exile into W which they have
been driven- The iatest official atyices
say Of them that they have alread,
made their way through the pass, and
are following the Salmon river up. By
this means they take the roughs-t
route, which makes Il very difficult
for the soldiers TO pursue, ard it i
probable the Indians Will succeed ~
resching their destination iu northern
Idaho"
HELENA, Moptana, August Is.-Th.
following wss received 1t Virginia
Montana, on the 18th. by Governor
Potts: The Helena News, just receives
from Bannock, says q scouting part,
has just returned, bringing With then
the bodies of Montague, James, smith
Finn snd Fsrnsworth, and that thet.
are more expected to come. Tn,
Indians we're thirty 1--we miles south o
Bannock yesterday morning. The,
had taken all the horses on the Uppe
Horse prairie. and we're moving yer,
, slowly.
DEEx LODGE, Mont, August Is.-
The latest intelligence from yrgini,
{ 70 Governor Potts is that General How
, ards command arrived at Bannock O,
the night Of the l6,h, and would lesy,
for Horse prairie next day.
Il All the Chinamen of Horse prairi
are missing and are supposed 10 hav
been killed.
The rear gus.d Of the indiana wa
still on Horre creek.
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