The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-12
J. B. KEENEY

atock, pToTIsleils andammunition Stock
and kIootchmen are alcpg; fifteen
wounded, twv mortal!y.
J.B. KEENEY.
varfSss NoTens1fs sa.. Rsssrta.
Tue following letter vss received
from PeRdlstOn, July 9th, 5 P X:
GorsrsoT CEad.5ict-DEARS SIE: Gen
eral Howard left P,lct r ck rs 6 = u,
going toward Willow S,,riugs. Tue
stage for Hepprer left here Ut the usuEl
heur yesterday, and was held ~ Pilot
Rock until TINS morning. Left tins
Gsorning FOR Heppner under escort vt
Frank Msdduxs volunteers, but on
re&oling she hszd Of Jaek's canyon they
f1ai.d plenty Of Indiana, Vhsrenyoa the
ssage returned TO this pIzce. No stage
goes 70 Heppne- to-day. Scouts 10
ported to Howard this morning that
there were about $50 Itidi,slls az ,5r ,,e.r
Willow s, S,,rings, and Howard pusL I'd
forward to neet them, and very likely
ere this has engaged them. The head
of Jacks canyon Is about ten miles
North of Willow Springs end on the
iIrect ruuts from Wlllew Springs down
the divide between Butter and Birch
creeks % UmaEins river, and the t.ct
hat Maddox saw them at Jacks can
yon Is evident that tbs main body are
moving 20 the Columbia, slt have no
direct dispatch from Howard to-day as
co their movements. If we learn Of
their moving toward Umatilla, we will
10 all in our power 60 relieve the PEG
,,ie Of Unatills city People here have.
Du+ little confidence In the Umatillas.
[ think but few Of them are in league
With the hostiles. John AI. Balm and
one Umatilla scout goes to Towards
command tonight. Yeur dispatch goes
forward 20 Howard at once by one Of
ais scouts. J. B. KEENEY.
Indians Cross the RaIIr0ad near WalIuIa,
kssvIng seuth.
WALLULA, July 9.-Yeseerday after
,oen, about three o'clock, just after the
,assage Of the train from Walla WaIla,
band Of So Indians creased the rail
Dad about 6 miles from this place-all
veil armed and without squ&ws. At g
ettler's house whore they stopped the,
.,rofessed great friendship for the whites,
tnd claimed TO be Moses Iadlans, ami
7iat he had aens them to aid Humll,
il lighting the Snakes. But few peo
'!e here belIsye their story, and think
hey are some Of Muses. people going u.
.1ip the hostlles. Last night some five
= ak fsmlies arrived from lower va
ina having beeu notified By friendl,
indian living at ths mouth Of Snake
Iver, to leave the country, as the hos
ilss wesa expected to cross the Colum-
va river aud raid the who!s Of that
,ountvy. This In,iian killed his horst
" the hard ride he bad to warn settlers.
IN cid Indian chief, naturalized citi-
en- too, named T1onlas, is in town to
lay with several of his warriors, who
rofees to be very friendly and are
doubtless SO. They seem to be ignorau,
the stats Of affairs il Umstilla couu-
aud care nothing about tbs matter
ny n Ire than they are anxious to
4ake the whites understand they ART
rIendiy. The Indians who crossed tht
aIlruad said they wers avoiding th,
ettlements for fear Of alarming tbs a.
'e2dy excited whites.
AnSsAer CrseRt Gail for Arms.
UAATILLA, July 8, 6;2U Pm.
70 JokIs Il Foster,-Tnere are plenty
men here but not arms enough. GoV
'h2dwick has rasertsd to every expedl-
mt to get guns. His regulations have
not been filed foT some time at Van
,ouver owing TO scarcity of guns. They
ire expected soon. He thought last
week he csuld get guns from Governor
derry, but his requisition hs learns was
sut down one-half, owing to scarcity of
rms. Major Kress kindly turned
,ome guns over to the Governor here,
part Of which were loaned to the Ma
jor fo- his gunboat while patrolling the
river. Major Kresshas done all he can
ior Oregon in this matter, and now
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