, 1878-07-27
General News.

UMAT1LLA. July 1S.-Gen. NH. Gates
arrived at Umatilla Tuesday evening
and after receiving full information as
to the situationj assumed entire con-
troll and proceeded to Pendleton. This
will relieve Coy. Chadwick. who is pret-
ty we'll worked down. and who will re-
turn to Salem this week.
Instructions have been issued TO
Sheriff Sperry of Umatilla county. by
the governor. to arrest as speedily as
possible all Indians. whether on or OF
the reservation, who have been con-
cerned in murders and other depreda-
tione in this county, in order that they
may be proceeded against under rsthe
criminal laws of the state.
News reached here last night that Al
Bunker was getting worse and was anx-
ious to see his wife and mother, who
arrived here from Iowa Tuesday even
ing, and only heard of his being wounds
ed when they got to Cello. Governor
Chadwick sent them and FIVE childsen
to Pendelton last night by private con-
veyance, with an armed escort. They
reached there in safety this morning at
daylight. Bunker is reported to>day
to be considerably better.
Gov. Chadwick has sent strong ap :
peal on behalf of the state to the secre-
tary of war to establish a military post
at the agency near Pendleton. and tc
continue it SO long as there are lnians
on the reservation.
UMA1ILLA, July 17.-John Il. Foster,
Portland: From dispatches l learn that
Indians are fortified twelve miles from
che agency between Mckay and Cotton-
wood creeks. Col. Sanford's column
is approaching them from the south,
Capt. Miles from the east, Col. Ben-
ards from the west and the infantry
from the agency. These forces are ex-
pected to give them battle to-day.
From S. NJ. Pennington, our senator,
/ ascertain that there is no doubt among
the citizens of PcndIeton that the Uma-
ti(Ia reserve Indians are the ones who
bave done the most murders and fight
i-g, as Mr.. Jewell before his death said
, the Indian who shot him was one he
knew, and who had been in Pendletor
a number of times. These Umatllla
Indians pretend to be friendly and to
fight tie Snakes, but only to deceive
the whites and decoy our volunteers
into am5uscades by false reports. Hence
they ara the most dangerous of all foes.
One Indian named Umapine is claiming
to have fought the Snakes; yet by the
volunteers who went cut to recover MIR.
Coggan's body it is said his Indians
fred on them and drove them back, and
a. the time our soldiers were fighting at
the agency he was within sound of the
firearms, yet did not assist against the
Snakes.
From all the opinion IL expressed,
had except the Indian agent. say that
the so-called friendly Indians are spys,
scouts and decoys for those who are in
arms in the mountains as hostiles. No
peace, no hopes of safety can ever be
for the people OF this county until all
Indians are removed from our midst.
and forced to remain on far away re-
serve. The deplorable murder of some
of our best citizens, the loss of immeusc
numbers of stock, the total loss Of grain
for want of harvesting. call for uuani-
NOUS action on the part Of oil Oregon,
that those SO called friendly Umatilla.
Cayuse and Columbia river indians
must and shall be remove l from our
midst. We trust that the generous and
energetic citizens of Portland will set
the ball a>rolling. j. H. kUNzIE.
OMAHA, July 49, Intensely hot weather
has prevailed here for the last eight
days, causing four or five fatal sun-
strokes, numerous prostrations ard a
great deal of sickness. Mortality has
been greatly increased by heat. The
thermometer has stood at 100o and up-
wards from day to day until to-day,
when it fell aboat 2 . carsed by re-
freshing breeze.
WASHINGTON. July Is o.day is the
hottest Of the season. thermometer at
2 this afternoon shows one hundred de-
grees.
New YORK, July 15.-The heat in
creases as the day advances, and had
the e4fec: of restricting and depressing
buxyness in every depai nen. At 3
o'clock Thermometer in the shade rqrked
50 Q. driving to the cooling seaside
every one whose labors will permit.
ST. LOUIS, July 19.--Weather con.in-
uss blazing hot this morning. but there
is "a pretty stiff breeze blowIng from the
west which tempers the intense rays of