The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-06-30

1t IS bad enough to find our citizen
murdered By the hostile Indians witt
out the lamented dead being accused 4
provoking the outbreak. We see b
the Portland Standard of the 10th tn
announcement Of Ben. Norton's dealt
and the inhuman treatment of his wife
The same paper says: 1a"if : bna 'f-.a
Adjutaut General Wood received dis
patch from General Howard At 2:30 this al
ternoon stating the nature Of the trouble a
recited above, aud ordering him to forwar,
immedtateiy all available troops to tn,
scene OF trouble. The town of Mt. idaho
is situated on Cottonwood Creek. anon
sixty miles southeast Of Lewiston. Nor
tens place was Is miles this side Of Mt
Idaho, and 48 miles from Lewistoa on the
Mt. idaho aad deviation road. His near.
est nesghbor was about ten miles distant
The trouble is supposed to have arisen
about horse trading. Et
j The Oregonian Of the 18th (Ion-
day morning) says: 5aa .liag an M
Norton who is reported to have been mur-
dered was formerly employed by Hill
Beachy Of Lewiston. The difficulty il sup
posed to have arisen about trading horses.
On receipt Of the startling intelligence
the troops stationed at Lapwai started post
haste for the scene Of trouble, leaving tie
garrison in an unprotected condition.
Capt. Wilkinson, on hearing the reports,
started for Walla Walla with all speed for
more troops. 49, Co.,
.Adjt. Gen. Clay Wood Of this city re-
ceived q telegram at half past two O'Clock
Saturday afternoon stating suhsta ntially
the nature of the troubles and ordering
him to forward Inc mediately all the availa-
BILE troops TO the scene Of difficulty. Mrs.
Howard also received a dispatch from her
husband stating that there was no occasion
for alarm. Soon egr$ f.~eN sa,f1
These, It would SEEM. arc the appear
ances and preparations for war, from which
can be conjectured that an uprising Of the
indians against the whites Of that country
- not at all probable, aud from which it ia
more probablethat in case Ben. Norton
mas been killed, it has resulted from a war
gotten up aud prosecuted BY him on his own
account and with some lone Indian mimi
cal to him only. e. a5
Query? Could any information Of
the outbreak and its causes been given
to the Standard on the eve Of the 10th
except through the telegraph from
Walla Waala? Did either Towards
dispatches to Wood or Wilkinson's dis
patches after he arrived at Walla Walla
ultimate or assign horse trading as the
cause Of the killing Of Norton? We
was present at Lapwai when the writ
ten dispatch from l., P. Brown, came
through from Mt. Idaho, arriving be-
tween 4 and 5 o'clock P. NJ. containing.
The 6rst and only news received of the
killing Of Norton and the outbreak, be.
fore Wilkinson left with dispatches for
Walla Walla. We saw and heard read
he dispatch of Brown and not one ia.
imation was given therein to justify
he suspicion Of horse trade as the
'ause Of the killing. No other messen.
,er came from Mt. Idaho, before Wiki.
nson left, d No other messenger went to
Vail. VIM ii tune to telegraph to
PORTLAND 'ior publication Saturday even.
ng in the Standard, except Wilkinson.
Who then is responsible for the gratui. !
Gus charge Of Morton getting up the
'ar on his own account by means Of :
orse trade. We. had better carefully ,
i've the incidents about the time, the !
lace where, and what was taking place .
the time Of Norton q death. We see Q
ret L.. r. Brown says enphaticallv |
nat tho settlers Gid not provoke the