Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-07
Chief JOseph's Revolt.

OFFICIAL DISPATCHES FROM GENERAL
MCDOWELL.
The following dispatch was received at the
War department to-day from General Nc
DOwell:
BAN Francisco, July 6, 1877.
To the AdJu0nf General Wdshinqfon, ID. C.. -
The following teleg rams, both from Lewis
ton, just received from my aide-de-camp,
whom / had sent up to General Howard's
corrm and. The first telegram, OF July eth,
says: No news direct from General Howard
since the first. Klamath company exp ,cted
to n orrow. Shall go with 1t. Captain Whip
PIES detachment struck band of Nez Per
ces under Looking Glass, at Kamaio. Sun
day, and inflicted severe punishment, in
cludlrg large amount of stock. Indian
l srector WatIin who has recently been
with General Howard, writes from Lapwa,
success and General Towards vigorous ac-
l0n are producing marked results Looking
Glass wishes TO come in with bis band. Wat
kins states that Joseph has crossed the Sal
mon and is making east for the Bitter Root
country, General Howard at his heels and
General Whipple barring the way; that
breaking up. Nosisn OF either Indians TAX
ing hand.
The. second telegram is of July 5th, ana
says that the following from Captain Perry,
dated Q p. M, July I.h, al Cottonwood:
Indians around US all day in force, and
very demonstTative last eveding Lieut..
were killed, and had not Whipple with the
whole command come to our rescue my little
party would have a!lbeen undOub tediy taken
IL is unsafe 10 send anything to him until
klapath company arrives. He urges IL be
sent TO his aid with a ii dispatch. InfOrma-
ton just up by the boat pOstpones the arrival
Of that company day or two; still no news
from Gen. Howard. 1t is probable his
couriers have been intercepted. A citizen
from COlville just in represents the situation
On the Spokan rs most threatening. Gen.
Sully, who is here, shares in his apprehen-
sions. 1t seems there is ample ground for
Gen. HOward's application for more troops
lhstead Of sending I'd Infantry. as directed,
have determined to send ii as General
Howard desired-that is by rail TO San Fran
cisco, steamer 10 Portland, thence by boat to
lewiston. The troops at and en- route to
Boise, Idaho, will be sufficient, l believe
for the district, and if not II can be more
readily reinforced than that of the Columbis.
have ordered al troops from Fort Yuma,
Camp independence, and sent the com pauy
to same destination.
[Signed.l MCDOWELL, Major General
CHIEF JOSEPH EXPECTS TO DIE AND WILL
FIGHT To THE BITTER END.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs this
morning received a letter from 4. G. Wat
kins, Indian inspector, dated Lspwai,
Idaho, June 22, In which he says that Chief
Joseph told several Indians before he left
that he expected to be killed in his contest
with the whites, but would sell his life ss
arate from White Bird and 20 to WaIla-
Walla valley to be killed. Indians who
came nom Joseph ten days ago say that in
the engagement q few days before all the
prisoners taken by the Indians aud all the
wounded were killed, (32 enlisted men and
one officer,) but were not scalped or multi
ated. Money captured from citizens was
thrown away by order OF Joseph, who said
his men would never have a chance TO use
1t again. Inspector Watkins has given an
order TO all agents to have q census OF the
Indians under their charge taken, and to
watch them closely TO prevent them from
leaving 10 join Joseph. Father CatuletO, .
Catholic priest, was very successful in pre-
venting the Coeur d'Alenes and Spokanes
from joining the hostiles. Mr.. Watkins saws
he does not think Joseph expects much aid
from others, but has SIMPLY made up his
mind to fight to the death. He says that,
strange TO say, Joseph has not scaiped OF
mutiiated the citizens killed or burned
houses, and so far as heard from only the
men against whom the Indians had some
old grudge have been killed. The first hite
man killed had murdered an Indian a few
years ago, and was himself killed by the son
OF his victim. After shooting her husband
the Indians told his wife why thew did M
and let her go unframed. Two women and
one child have been wounded thus far but
the Indians say 1t was through accident. In
o case has O woman or child been killed or
ill-treated when the band was together under
Joseph.