Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-07-19
THE INDIAN WAR.
General Howard Attacks.-uis Less Two
kiiIeJ aud Thirteen " Ounded--Ghc
indians Driven froui their rUsi ian.


UMArIi.LA. July 9--Ihe f'!lnwin.
letter is from Pcndleton, July sth, To
Governor Chadwick
A Letter Just received from Pilot Rock
says Howard attacked the Indians al
Brasley's mill, about 400 strong. Re
pulsed t: en- three times and he is still
f.ltiuu.g gCsp,ur~l 4e0 Ia, 900 head nj
stock provisions and ammunition. Stick
aud klno,chmen are alons; fifteen
wounded, two mortally.
j. y. KEENEY.
The Indians Retreat Ing-- Bernard Pmr-
Aues.-Samtnrd NJ la t:vande--C Charles
Jewell. OF Pcndicton. RESCUED.
UMATiLLA. July Q.
Gov. Chadwick has Just received tie
fullowins--l0 p. NJ --that the innian.
have ,c,r,ated and will 20 by way ri
Wallowa and Salmon river. Bornard'>
men are after tn IN. Sanford is To
night vt La Grandc ~ near there with
l25 cavalry. Gen. Howard has ordered
Sanford to 90 10 Pelican Is miles this
side Of La Grande and await orders.
Charles Jewell. Of Pendlet"n. was
found in ,he brush bey. nd p,lu, Rock.
badly wounded. where he had been lying
since lat Saturday without 10 d or
driuk." When wounded he wrote on u
beard with piece ii charcoal: Charles
jewell, badly wounded; lying in he
brush" placed il in The lad and then
c,awled int" the brush. Yc.te,day the
board was picked up aud Mr.. jewell
called fur, when he answered aud was
thereby rescued.
tn. states O:o.a Exhaus ed.
The following was received yesterday
from the war depur men, in reply to II
call for arms:
WAsnISGroN, July Q. 1873.
II. l.. Macarthur and Others: S'cre
tary Of war is absent. Arms already
sued 10 the number Of 200 in excess
OF what is allowed hy law. Washington
territory ia entitled To 2 900. which ran
be drawn from Fort Vancouver. as the
scene ii ~ eratinns appears to be in
Washington Territory. 1t is suggested
thut the aras be drawn ty the territory
II. r. CKosBY. Chief Clerk.
Indians Cruss the Railroad near W allu-
IL, Moving suulh.
WALLULA, July 9....Y csterday
afternoon. ab ,ut 3 o'clock. just MI he
passage Of the train from Wulla Walla.
band of 60 Indians or, ssed The rail
road about & miles frem this lluce-- al
well aru ed aud without sqnaws. A, II
settlers house. where they stepped. they
Ir,hes sed .,ca, friend, h,p for the whiics.
aud claimed TO b. MUSES. Indians, and
that he had sent them to aid llomily
in lighting the Snakes. But few pea
rle hc,e believe their story, aud think
they n,c some # Moses people going ="
join the hos'iles. Last night some five
or SIX families arrived from Iower faki
ma having been notified BY iri,n lily
1niian, living ut tho uon,h III Snake
river. 10 leave tito country, as The hos
tiles were expected a. crss the Cphnm
bia and raid the whnic OF that country.
This Indian killed his horse by TIC hard
rid. he had III warn the settlers. An
old milan chief. naturalized cit zen
ton. named Thomas. is IN town To day
wiiirsevera! Of his Warriors. who profess
to be very friendly. and are doubtless
80. They seem tn be ignorant of III.
state OF affairs in un.atilis county aud
care nnthing about the matter any more
than they are anxious 10 make thu
whites uuder-tan thai they are friend
". The Indians who crossed the rail
rosd said they were avoiding the settle
ments Tor fear Of alarming the alread,
excited whites.
Gcn. iioward's Report.
San FRANcisco, July ia dis
patch received at the army hc.dqu,r
tiers here trna, Cen. Howard. date
Head If Birch creek. July S,h, nea
the head Of Butter creek. lie adva.e
ed " two cohimus. ore nnler Thrnck
norton, consisting Of ,wn COZ,
p,nies Of Artillery. one Of lnfar
try. aud few volunteers, aud the othe
,under Bernard, .censistingaf seven c N
panies If Cavalry aud 20 Of r ,btin
scouts. Howard accompanied the latte
column. Brrnard's scouts notified hi
Of the vicinity II the lo>,ilcs when II
Cavalry moved forward ut trot nv,
the foothills, each over nile in a
Mt. The Indians were. STR nely pns
ed anA.a rocky crest Ono compau
was l.ft with the pack train. ~
Others dcplnyed aud advanced han
snoe y under heavy Gre. The a~re'
is described M sleeper 'hsn that ii Mi
s:onary Ridge, but no, NAN brol
ranks. ihouehseveral saddles were IN
tied and many horses killed. The enon
was driven from his postum tn a,
other height in the rear Of a great
elevation aud crowded with natural 4
fences of lava rock. In twenty ninu'
this postum was also stnraed from 4
fer -nt sides ut once. and .r.pid pursr
commenced of flying Indians. vi
abandoned horses. ammunition ~