Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-11

notice to all whom it may concern,
that stringent measures will be taken to
preserve the peace, and to arrest and
bring to justice all evildisposed per-
sons who may in any way act Illegally
or attempt to disturb the peace on that
occasion, and,
WHEREAS, experience has shown the
danger of allowing crowds of people to
assemble in the streets or public
thoroughfares of the city in a time of
excitement.
Further notice is given, that on the
coming 18th of July no assemblage or
gathering of people will be allowed OH
the streets or elsewhere in the city.
The mayor confidently appeals to all
peaceable and well-disposad citizens,
without distinction of creed or nation
ality, to aid the civic authorities in their
efforts to maintain peace and to preserve
order and tranquility in the city or that
day. (Signed) J. L. BEAUDRY.
Mayor.
COLUMBIAS VICTORIOUS.
A London dispatch under date of
July 9th, says the Columbias have won
the only boat race ever gained by an
American crew in England. and are the
heroes of Henley. The superb form
! they have shown the past two days sur
prised even their best friends. At the
start for the final heat of the Visitors
| challenge cup to-day, the Columbia
crew dipped oars first and took the
lead, rowing a tremendous stroke, and
at Fawley Court boat house were
length ahead of the Hertford boat.
Nearing the Rementa, the Hertfords,
being instructed from shore, spurted
and reduced the Columbia lead to half
a length, but on reaching Rementa
farm house the Columbias increased
their speed again, improved their posi-
ton and soon were able to take the
Hertford's water the same as the day
before Notwithstanding the Hertford's
frantic efforts to prevent. The Hert-
fords only hope now was to catch the
Columbia boat by touching it, and thus
claim a foul, the Columbia boat being
out of It's own water. Goodwin per-
celved the danger, and called on his
men for further squirt, and they an
sWered with a tremendous burst of
speed, which sent them ahead fully
two lengths and u half The speed was
so great that it completely exhausted
the Hertfords, whose bow dropped his
Oar, almost fainting. The others also
were completely pumped and the boat
not beeing steered run ashore, the
.Columbias finished the course amidst
ringing cheers from the shore in eight
minutes and forty-one seconds.
THE INDIANS.
A Camp Lester dispatch of July 9th
states that the hostile Indians have
crossed the John Day river near the
mouth of the south fork and are now in
the Fox Valley. Indications are that
the hostiles Will cross the Snake river
near the mouth of the Grande, keeping
IN their journey under cover of the
forests of the Blue Mountains. The
country through which the troops have
followed them from Camp Curry to this
place is the most rugged imaginable.
If Wheaton has received the orders sent
him he will be ready with all his force
from the mountains. Citizens skir-
mished with Indians Saturday. June
18th. One man was killed. Sunday
the Indians murdered two men in this
valley and burned three houses. Ber-
nard presses them so close they had
not time to depredate further. BY
order, Brig.-Gen. Howard will move
slowly to give Wheaton time to get into
position. Every exertion has been
made. Pack trains are not obtainable.
Wagons were brought over the noun
tains and rugged precipices deemed i'm
passable. The foot troops carried two
days supplies on their backs and
marched thirty miles over this rugged
country today. There will be no fight
for some days-not till Wheaton is
ready to intercept them.
HOSTILE INDIANS.
A Portland, Oregon, dispatch of the
9TH inst, says some of the Umatillas
have just arrived in haste. The Snakes
are within sixty miles of this place, kill
ing all they met. 1t is feared that some
Indian families are killed. Two Indian
runners arrived this evening. They re-
| port a fight at Camas Prairie. They
say a number of Indians and whites
were killed. The Umatilla Indians are
| fighting against the Snakes. These two
Indian runners came to get the Column
bia River Indians to look out for the
hostiles. The hostiles are expected to
try to cross the Columbia. They are
going to try to stop them. Settlers are
coming in here. A man arrived from
Rock creek, stating friendly Indian
| notified the settlers to leave Immediately
if they wished to save their lives. One
man has been killed by the Indians.
FIGHTING.
A Walla WalIa special of the 9Th,
says the sheriff of Umatilla county
reached here this morning, having left
the scene of the present hostilities last
night about 10 o'clock. From the
Umatillas and Major Conover he learn
ed that upon the first appearance of
the Bannocks they offered to barter
their plumber, consisting of 1000 horses
and merchandise, for their assistance,
promising also not to disturb or modest
any of the property belonging to the
Umahllas. In addition the Bannocks
stated that whether they received any
assistance or not, they proposed to
fight their way to Columbia river; that
they were determined to cross that
stream, and that when once across they
would not require any assistance. The
Umatillas declined to accept the offer.
when the Bannocks opened fire. The
Umatillas numbered about sixty, and
of these only thirty We're armed. Con
noyer reported two of his men killed.
The location of the fight is about for
ty miles from Pendleton.
LATER
The stage that left Pendleton at 6
o'clock this evening has just reached
here, and brings intelligence ola courier