, 1877-06-20
Twenty-Five Persons Slaughtered
on tho Ca1nas Prairie.
The Bloody Scene in Idaho, About 400
Miles from Portland, Ora,
Flight Of Capt. Joseph and Ills llordea
After tic Dutchery.
Gallant Battle Of Col. rerry and Bis Handful 4
Etrses.


News l. received At Lewiston TINT the Salmon.
River Indians and Joscph's band assembled on
Cnnadi Prairie, aud four whites have been Killed On
Salmon hises, near tho mouth Of White Bird River.
The Indians soou attacked tho settlers on camAs
Ftalrlc. and killed benjamin Norton. his wife, and
two Or three others. attacked all The teanls on the
road, mud had possession Of the whole prairie,
except the Town Of Mount Idaho, which they
threatened.
On Friday evening force Of 100 truops, twenty
friendly Indians. apd several citizens LETT Lspyyai
Carbon, under command Of Col. Perry, for Mount
1tahu.
MORE MURDERS.
Soon oftsr news was received that Capt. James
BAKER, Samuel Benedict, tlls wife and four chill.
dfdn, Harry Mason, ueury Elfess. md WnrEtn's
oxprosatnan had teeu killed Oil Salmon niYcr;
also that pacs.tfain o! foftY mules Lad been at
lacked near Cold Spring. and two whites, named
Davenport and onsley, weso killed. Flro half.
breed Indians escaped.
After tho arrival Of Col. Perry tIispa.eh camo
through to tho effect that he had arrived At Mt.
Idaho on Saturday morning, snd found that tho re-.
ports Of those Killed were true. Tho Indians had
gone to Salmon 1tlycr, and tho troops vcro In
pursnEt.
Messages from Kansako!, brought by Indian
runners to The Agency, stato that twenty nine
whites Ind Icen killed, and that thu whites had
killed White pisd, tho Chief Of the band, md Ills
family,
Lewiston has m organization OF sixty men, part.
ly dtted for home duty In case Of an emergency.
Two companies OF infantry aro expected IN tho
steamer from Walluia o-ntght, and twenty ave
caraIrymen from Wa,la Walla t,-,sorrow
Fire hundred Indians arc on llangnsn's Crock,
but there arc no hoseles there 5ct.
AN ENGAGEMENT.
LATEn.-Tsoopa, With $50 u,en from Mount
Idaho. encountered the Indians ut the bead Of
Wh5tn nfr1 Fnnnn. fThn rtoJ
left few soldiers and twenty friendly Indians TO
hold the horscs. The Indians opetscd hfe upon
the troops, md Sighting WIS continued for somu
time. Tho fslen1Ir Indians became alarmed,
and the soldiers who werc gusrdinr
the horses, could sec that tic Iu-
hght, nad that Tho soldiers wase ro-
treating. The Captain Of the citizens force
and scrst. Lytle and enc solllur arc known 10 be
killed. Tho whole horse .Yuar1 Indians and
whites, broke and Fan-somo for Mount 1lalo anl
some for lapwa, leaving tho horses 10 run loose
over tho prairie Those coming 10 Lapmai never
stopped I'LL they reached tho post 1tany houses
on tho prairie have boon burned.
HARD rREsaED.
Another soldier who reached tho rn.sjson at 8
O'Clock on tito morning Of tho 18th, from tho feht,
reports that the trUopa Wera on foot, surround
cd by indians In tho canon and. In hand ia. hand
1ght. Cnl Perry and about ono-l,nlr Of his conf
maud arc said to haYo been Killed, md tho re.
,na!nler surrounded aud cght!ng aga!uat odds when
tho soldier left.
Thu Indians engaged In tho tight were non.
treaty Mex pcress. Thcy, together with other dis.
Affected tribcs number about 2, 600 effective war
rlorr.
There y general uprising Of the saYarcs. and
The whole country Il Wild with alarha. The in.
dlans arc massacreinR incn, women, and children
IN camas praisic. and settlers aso hccing In all
directions for safcty.
TROOPS SCARCE.
Gen. Howard IL now o. Lewiston, hut IL power.
less, owing to Inadequate military forces, Troops
have betn ordered from number Of pott8 In tho
department. aud will aoon " tn the way to tho
:, GIN. Mcdowell. commanding the Division Of
paeltc, hsa .. bssn tslesFsuhsa 10 md speedy AZ
Further and sauGulnasy details arc expected
uov. Chadwick l.a. a1so been app'fed to for
onDzns EnoA .wAsnisoros.
WAs,IiSaToS. D. G., June II. ten. Sherman
60. The following dIspatch from Gen. Howard Ut
fntt Lapwai, Washington TerFitoFy. dated On tAu
iha milan. began BY murderinga white uan
n Feyenss fur she tnnrdcF of three Gtacrs. siuce
:sn sni tlS' ass esfun WI spon tas re"oe msar
panies ios them. Uil,et troops afe being brought
t{ 81 A., ,!$n ! :;a"t md taisI
uen. Mclowull Rdds:
ii had already informed Howard Of your de-
tts'o. t4as ths dyttlou hAs oil tue 1ndiaa scouts
Tux MOVEMENT or rnooIn.
. sAx & &FaAscIsco, 5uns lg;-At ths headquarters
inrnls aEs being rapidly otFrctr for thu tonccntTu
10" - 81 sfoogs a IT, t' ssns O. o lndian osthrsak
.nd Me. po tom aao n"x nS ii Us
= ra csa essasY ess ss;
HRS 4 h.fAR tRAA
ffota st. sl,a ords1ei 10 ito seems of ho.sIIi.
tlen. Howard: Ut ihe.o T eompantcs.
r.: Ss:a M 80 csis II .asss; sas, 9oap.1 oT ,.
camp l!sliack, viii ea Vi W{nnem maec.: co,npsny
4. tat.t G4salty, !. Eott !,l,weli. nd compan;;
fo 0en. iloward's headauaEtcfA direct.
IN MILITARY s'lncLxs
tho ontlook y considered serions. Tho Indians
arms. The total stroasah Il .lv dsi,usal Vi ticn
M.wa.a' when 81! .hs tt."P. placed nnast 81. q.
while tho strength u thr lnlians IL rssi,naied IL
so,s ts' bo eluse VI! uoo. though probably na're
to about halt that number, Or u Hlpst ], b0U.
PROM PORTLAND.
4 press dispate!4 fruu, rottlanh says: Nothing |
.sc.,e % q s!oass oSn iioTa r Gho S /. s'' pw IT II
Xvii. sei . tetx.id ftsn 'Se dss'sas
- po..bIs spssd. Ths .seams1 cailfosnls, fro
sllku, VIII aFss.y hero Tomorrow !. midnight,
.hess E!sessd With ali asps.ch % q. scene of
= !9a II, S1su,y nycnd e"u1'e1 a. yo1 Is Pals. sss
,tlcs aI,an,. besfins order. iron. Gen. Howard IL
tho officer IN command Of she poat ~ proceed Al
!nani.ion. sts viii e. i .eat fioa .ha % a1sas.i II
Vancouver tu-tnoErow rnusntng destined for
TIN rcr., vi, trtur vopcx