Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-26

names and among the number sew
eral of the hardest cases.
Tho RevoIutiomins sonora.
TUCSON, Feb. 25th.-Private ad-
vices received this morning from
Sonora state that the Legislature
has Just conferred extraordinary |
powers on Governor Mariscal and |
that in pursuance thereof the Gov
ernor was inaugurating the most |
vigorous measures to thoroughly |
suppress the revolution. Orders
have gone out that each district
must furnish its quota of troops.
All this proves the alarming char
acter of the revolution.
Tns Burson Tria'.
SALT LAKE. Feb. 25.-In the Bur-
ton trial the defense occupi' d the
day in putting in evidence tending
to show that the Morrlsite COM
munity defied the officers Of the
law as well as the law itself, look
ing alone to daily divine revelations
for their guidance.
shot usmss,f-rar si,Hn- Heavy
ssow.
VICTORIA, B. c., Feb. 25th.-
| f. Nerefeldera an old and well
known merchant of British Column
bia, shot himself through the
heart about 10 o'clock this morn
ing aud died instantly.
The ship Belvidere made the run
from San Francisco to Victoria in
ak days, arriving yesterday. The
United States revenue cutter sailed
for Sitka yesterday.
A letter from Yale, of the 10th,
says the snow storm has been most
terrible, the roads everywhere
blocked, fences Invisible and land
marks hidden. Cattle were report.
ed to be suffering very much and
heavy losses were feared.
Raidiug Iadtnns Anaihiintcd.
PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 25th.-
Information is received at Lewis
ton, Idaho, by a messenger who ar
rived from the Lower Weiser, that
the settlers in that locality, some
three weeks previously, had organ
ized to pursue into the Salmon
River mountains band OF Indians
who, after being dispersed by Gen.
Howard last summer, had raided
that country, drove off stock and
killed Munday and two others who
, pursued them. They also killed
, Dan Crooks and his companion,
, while sleeping In their camp, and
made their escape into the noun
tains between Payette and the
South Fork of Salmon River.
These Indians were reported to be
returning toward Payette, when
the settlers organized to intercept
} them. They proceeded across to
= Payette and soon found signs OF
a Indians, They quietly reconnoi-
tered and made the discovery ol
their camp. Waiting for favora'
o BILE opportunity, when all were in
n camp and not in the least expect
n ing the near presence of white
men, they suddenly surprised anC
attacked them and killed thirty
six of their number, nearly auni
hilating the whole camp. Only
two or three are known to have
. escaped death. On examination
of their bodies many were identi.
fed as Indians who had been fec
by settlers at their houses before
n the Bannock war and who ther
professed great friendship for the
whites, but who, on the first out
break, fled from the valley ant
went to the Malheurs and were af
forwards known to be with the
hostiles in Umatilla county, Ore
gon. When the hosties scattered
after Miles's battle on the Una.
tills, this band retreated and
: crossed Snake river not far from
the mouth of Powder creek, thence
west into the skirts Of the Upper
l Weiser settlements and stole many
valuable horses belonging to Nun
day and others. Munday, S. S.
; Smith and two other settlers fol-
:, lowed their trail into the noun
tains to recover their stock, and all
but Smith were killed and he was
badly wounded and only escaped
= by concealment in the thick brush
and timber, under cover of which
= he, in about two days, succeeded in
, reaching Goose Creek, some %
, miles distant, being followed by
several of the band to within a
. short distance of Goose Creek. The
= murderers then went up a tributary
of the Payette and surprised Dan
Crooks and his companion and
shot one of them in his bed.
, Crooks, escaping only few yards
from his bed aud partly dressed,
was perfectly perforated with bull
let's. They then fled into the noun.
tains towards the south fork OF
y Salmon river. Some of the scouts
of the command which came from
!, the Weiser few days afterwards
pursued them about 25 miles and
came in sight of their camp fires,
when they came back and reported,
but the command was not then in
! a condition to pursue. Since then
south of Warren's, in the caf1on of
the south fork of Salmon river, by
some Of Warren's miners who were
prospecting. A party of miners
, had it in contemplation SO soon as
/, the snow would permit to 60 and
surprise them, but the Weiser set
, tiers have saved them such neces-
!, sty. The band was composed of
,, South Fork and Salmon Indians,
who are Snakes, few Payettes,
some of the Weisers and one or
two renegade Nez Perces and Uma-
tillas. For the past eighteen
months no man was safe to go
, through the region where they
roam unless in company with sew
eral others and we'll armed. Their
annihilation is o God.send to the
miners and settlers who do business
in that region. 1t is evident that
many of our settlers in the future
mean business in connection with
all hostile and treacherous Indians
and know who are masters of the