Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-03-28
The Very Latest.

Ine very Aatoos.
Since our notice Of the receipt Of
Oregonian Of the 22d, We hare received
from engineer Moody. through Mr..
Knsegs one Of the 24th. in which We
End important news: The democratic
caucus committee Of the senate aud
house met March 22d aud large ma.
jority were in favor Of only considering
the appropriation bills and the yellow
fever bill at the present session.
sitting Bull Again on the Oaense.
WASHINGTON, March % The war
department has ordered the 18th infan
try from Atlanta to Bismarck to pro.
tect the border threatened BY Sitting
Bull, Col. Walsh, commanding the
Canadian mounted police. writes that
Sitting Boil and his two thousand war.
riors, we'll armed and equipped, are
showing very ugly and insubordinate
disposition.
The Indians Of the Upper Columbia.
A correspondent Of the Oregonion at
Yakima City, under date Of March 18th
sends the following:
The following statement Of facts I
obtain from Villa Thorpe, who lives on,
the Okansgan, and who is most thor
oughly posted in regard to Indian mat
tiers 10 that country Mr.. Thorpe is the
man who captured Salooskin, cne Of
the Perkins murderers, 10 British Co.
lumbia. He understands the Indian
language and is considered perfectly re-.
liable;
All the Indians from here to British
Columbia are in sympathy with Moses.
and are more or less related to him and
his tribe by blood or marriage. They
al speak the Same language. The
principal cAiefs are Chilsosasket. whose
tribe camp on the Intheat, ,the next
stream above the Wenatchee river En-.
macechee, Gather Of Bill, who was
captured with chief Moses 10 Dccem.
berg. chief of tho Lake Chclan Indians,
and Sussupkin. chief Of the Okanagans
and hero OF McGlouchlin canyon where
he attacked and defeated a party Of
white men 10 1858. This last chief
had messengers going aud coming every
day between bis camp and the hostiles
last Summer. He Ia an important chief
aud ever on the alert. He remained
] within half mile Of my house all Sum.
mer. He says that Moses is his friend
and that he will stand BY him. Chiei
Sussupkin told me that be would re-
move his family into British Columbia
y and let them remain there until after
the trouble was settled for the Summer
Runners we're back and forth between
him and Moses all the time while Nose,
was in confinement. He says Father
Wilbur wanted Moses to ssnd for hi
, family and bring them on the ressrva
ton, but he told the Indians be vantet
: Sussupkin to take his family into Brit
ish Columbia also. 90 they would be safe
. When captured Salooskin kept hin
4 two days ct my house, and then tool
him to the justice Of the peace for trial
He ssid be was not an old woman or
coward, but that he wanted to tell m
d the circumstances Of the murder just a
!. they happened, which he did, - sui
!. sequent Developments have corrobol
J ated. When he would appear to &c
excited I would stop him aud tell him
= take it coolly, that he had many days
!, make his statement, and did not war
D him TO tell il under excitement. So
,fl ooskiu said that he cred the 6rst gun .
!. Perkins, but said he did not hit hin
: and his statement to me correspou led
u oil the important points with the on
% published which vas sworn 70 before Ii
!. jussiss Of the psace The next day. AT.
a came home and delivered him TO Il
authorities, four Of the sub chiefs can
= 70 my house, Hassalo, Kleetoos and II
q Others. Hsssalo ID the leader Of Il
1t band Of horssthisves that 6red on Il
n DuPhonks within Aftonn mileo Of Yakiu