The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-20
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above indicated.

above Indicated
STRENGTH TRIBE
The Ncz Perc6s nation numbers. all told, between
four ana five thousand Including women and children.
on this number some TWO thousand ave hunureu 1Io'
by The acts Of thor chiefs head men, parties tdshe
treaty, consisting OF Lawyer lsnce dead, and sue
csedcd by his son us chicll, Timothy, Jason, biliy
Ute Uie-sIn Mccan (who came 10 Washington WIN
the above named chiefs IN 1865 ana dcu
here) and others. The remainder, some niteen nun
drcd arc what are known the non-treaty INDIANS
and under the chiefs Big Ihunder, Eagle
OF the Light Joseph nc father OF the present hostile
Joseph and some others This band never had any
thing TO do with tho treaty, never would have and
have never and will receive any OF tue annuity
goods or any other benefit from the government,
claim ng then as they do now that Lawyer and his
ch,cls were not the rIghfu chiefs OF the Nee Perccs
consequently had not The right TO treat with the
Commissioners to code their possessory rights About
the me vi the council. IN June, 1868. the Lawyer lac
tion, with their lodges, families, horses, &C., wero
campcd tho bank OF the Lapwai stream. while
the Big Thunder Joseph and Eagle oil the Light lac
camped on the west SIDE, the troops, under
command ot Colonel Stcinbereer, being stationed AZ
For Lapwai, about half mile from the council
ground Persistent efforts were mace by The Com
mssioners TO induce the dsaiecled bands 10 JON
tue other (Lawycrl faction, but with no avail
Finally II was concluded make the treaty
with the Lawyer band During the council the Pclousc
Indians came in sirong NUMBERS, beaded by three
chiefs, to protest against Lawyer ana me Ncz fcIces
treating away and ccdinp away the lands that they
claimed theirs: but they were ordered away, win
the animation that unless Immediate obedience was
made the troops under Colonel Steinoergcr would be
ordered TO disperse Them They went OH not mucn
pleased.
MENTAL RESERVATIONS ny
These Pelouse Indians acting with the non
treaty tribe OF Joseph, or not acting are IN lui syni
pathy with them and the other disanec,cd and non
treaty bands OF the NcZ Pcrccs Much difnouity ana
trouble had by The Commissioners TO set Toe Law
yer faction to mako tho treaty, alleging AS cause OF
their reluctance that they already made treaty
nd tlAu INV complied
what assurance had they that they would be ANY
better frosted under this new Year cor
respondent at the suggestion oil Commas oae- Mac,
'interviewcd" the chiefs severay, accompanied nv
the Interpreter at their lodges ana IN every aa>aaE<
where they agcd to sign the treaty hey die 50 ~ts4
the mental reservation that the govss AID
do what it promised they would not DO eeSna by sae
treaty.
Thus much Ior the treaty Indians These Nez Peress
arc vagabonds by any means. They are Sy lar tae
most intelligent, independent, wealthy and hs=h-tcned
Ipaiaps on the Pacific coast, aud o.; me
horses which be counted by the hundreds They
do not steal and would scorn to do mean act. The
government has not complied with the stipulatoas U.
this treaty OF 1868 by any MEANS as can be shown by
records OF the department here Hence 'le Tears
that the treaty indians would join the nosties, ana
before long, doubt, very large majority OF them
will do So Jason, OF the treaty chiefs, was
promised by treaty some wv god ior norses SUP
He has, believe, after waiting some twelve years got
the sum- The Joseph and other disauected bands,
whom the public and the government have not heard
much OF yet together with the Pelouses, Zen dor
e,lles eros Ventrcs, Coviiies Spokanes, uma>s and
several other bands OF Indians are doubt all allied
Tor defence as they know that to Joseph
band is but the prelude 70 extermnating the
whole Of them
Now as to the caus or this present Indian war; II
may SAFELY ATTRIBUTED 10 tho blunders and contra
diciory orders OF the War Department here and II
looks very much IKE the whole arrangement Is gotten
up to prevent the contemplated reduction OF the army
by Congress- Joseph and hIs band were In quiet and
peaceabie possession Of the Walowa ValIey-not the
walia Walla Valley, IS supposed by some-which
runs down to the Snake River, below the Salmon and
nearly opposite to Grand Round, IN Oregon. Tho
snakes occupied it by superior till driven by
General Crook; then the Joseph band, OF tho Nez
Perces, took possession OF IT, It being part OF the
lands claimed and formerly and for fifty years. owned
by the Nez Perces
TIE OVERT ACT BY HOWARD
Joseph and has bana were perfectly quiet and peace
able, and had assurances by an order from tho War
Department that they should not be moestcd This
order countcrmanded and now hnaly General
Howard ordered them 10 leave at thirty days notice
TO 90 on the Lapwa reservation and join the Lawyer
faction which they ostcnsiby did. They lett; but In
tac left TO all The nOntreaty tribes With their
allies above named 10 max TO the bitter end 10
regain what OF rights 10y believe and think 10 be
their The lato repnse Of Joseph aud his band
when driven IRON the Clearwater, is by no means
defeat and that General Howard we'll knows ana the
government knows should know the same. This
driving these Indians from their homes wheh assured
by the government that they should not be moesed
General Howard know aud we'll know, aud the
government should have known, would in
war not only with the Ncz Perces, ba.
with all other tribes who have every faith in the
Ncz pcrces whose influence and example among them
All rs supreme Your correspondent knows these In
dams well, and predicts that before Two months not
only will 600 but 600 volunteers be required to Queil
this Inaiap war There are people here-one gentle.
man | know-who have been with these Indians Tor
over oriy years; another who lived right with them
for eight years. and through whose influence the Big
Thunder Joseph and EIge OF the Light bands were
induced 10 come near the council grounds IN 1863
These parties have seen the civil department OF the
government who say they have nothing to do with
The matter now as 1t is entirely N the hands OF tho
military department.
I'm. above are few facts as they exist now; events
will bring to nght more when to the commouest
observer will appear that this war Is part OF job
increase athcr lessen the present nun OF
standing army, as contemplated by Congress.
THE sIMCoE INDIANS PEACEFUL-A REPORT
FROM MAJOR coNNoYER-TEoUBLE WITH The
COLUMBIA RIVER INDIANS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 49, 1877.
despatch OF this date from Portland, Oregon gives
the statement Of G. b. Kryndall. OF the simcoe In
dian Reservation, denying that any Of the Indians
have left the reservation to go the warpath, aud
showing that Chief Moses is going around
among them urging them refrain from bostil.ies
There is no inclination visible among the Indians 10
break the peace.
MAJOR coNNoYERs REPORT.
Major Connoyer, the agent at the UmntiIla Rcserva-
ton writes that in addition the 629 Indians pre-
viously the reservation 200 rcnegades hsve come
in TO SETTLE The Indians friendly 10 the settlers
but none allowed TO leave the reservation without
a permit The Cayuses are mostly well of, but the
Walla Waas and Umallllas are very poor, and, beng
from leaving The reservation to gather
and berries, are somewhat uneasy about their pros
PEGS Major Connoycr says that VI the Indian
war docs end shortly he Will procure
beet for the needy rcscrvai ion Indians az his
expense, trusting to tho government TO
reimburse hun. IL rs reported that Thomas and thir-
teen other Indians Snake River desire 10 IN
upon the reservation, but have been told that they
cannot do Cbnnoyer expresses regret that they
should he msiniorned IT will be likely To md Nee
them to join the hosies.
INDIANS DISSATISFIED WITH CONNoYER.
special despatch from prominent merchant At
Umalia, dated to-dny, says agent Conuoycr is