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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1873)
$2.50 per Your, in Advance. NOTION TO Sl'IISt'lllHl.lt.N. The tin to Aiiitmrliiganer Hip iirltilrd Siinino on llir impor In tlit-tlntr of tlir ll.Xl'IUATION oriibcrliilliiii. The Modoc War. Another Fight 41 Soldiers Killed and Wounded! Yrokn, April HO. The following !!--patch was received nt 4 o'clock tlili morning: . "In the Lava lied, April 18. No Iiullnus having ticcn seen during the past two davs, (Jen. Glllem sent out a reconnoltcrlng party on the ilfltli, con sisting of Company K, l'Jth Infantry, nniler this command of Col. Wright, Untterles K nml A, lth Artillery, nniler I.leut. Howe, I.leut. Harris and Lieut. Cranston, the whole paity nn iler command of Major Thninn. About 11 o'clock In the morning, they reached Gravel Mound, about three miles south of the old stronghold, vwliuro they received a volley from a ledgu of rocks. t Tlio lire was returned by ourincn and tthcy then retreated and rallied by -.'troops. The Indian ran around the c thu hlult' mid came In front mid topened lire upon A and K llutterie, '.Fourth Artillery. The Infantry Coin 's panv was then ordered to fall back but trailed to halt and left the position -demoralized. The Company com mander and his noiwommist loned stall' kept thclrposltlon but the men kept up their retreat. After the troop fell back thoModoe 'came and took up the position that was to have been held by our troop, thu surrounding those left. At thl itlmt the Warm Spline Indiana, ten in number, came up In the rear of the Modoc mid held tlieni down to the rocks for a while till they shifted -about and gained a position that made the small cover of Major Thotn "ns and others woithlcs, and herethey illil the fatal work of the day. From vthls point they succeeded In killing Miijor Thomas, I, lent. Howe Sergeant Mtnmerund two private., and wound Mug Assistant Surgeon Xemlg. l'nr 'Iugthl time I.leut. Wright and the men who staid with him were slain a fast a they showed their head above the rock. Wright was shot In the i breast. Five of hi men were shot , dead and two wounded. ;; The troop hi camp were In arms by i thl time. Orders were given the Waim spring Indian. to move Inline ,' dlately to the scene of action. Col. (.Miiou was ordered to have all hi ." troop that could leave start Ininudl ' utelv. Tioop K, II and F had nl ' ready started from thl side. The ground 1 so rough that the t mops did not reach the battle ground till night, nud they could do nothing but lay upon their arms. About midnight three wounded men came In and re jjpoitcd all clear In front, and all Hilled Jiuiil wounded except three or four .privates. Our troop wi to aroused and an jndvnneo made for a short distance, , and they then ic.-tid for the night. At daylight, Major (ireen sent a party of skiimlhers who found the packer, ""-..!. M.. u .. .. I . ...II .. j.oius t) euer iiiiii nvo siiiu ici -. in no other party In a sage thtelat, MaJ. Thomas, Lieutenant Howe, burgeon llcinlg, three Sergeant-, and four pri vate all killed or woundul. I.t. Wright and men were found upon the extreme left. I.leut CranMon and live men are still niUsing and are Mippix-ed killed. The following I the list of killed and wounded, a far as can be ascertained at present : killed jitaj. 'i nomas, J.ieiit. Jiowe, hergeant iltome, I.leut Wright, ten private, one eltlcn, u packer namid l.oul i "Weber. Wounded AsMtant Surgeon IZeinlg, I.leut. llarrland 1(1 iirlvatcs. Missing Weill, uran-tou ami live linen. Out of flo men that went out. li are (killed, wounded and missing. Sen. Olllein's force nroeeeded to the cave and were lighting when the cou 'rier left. Yreka. Anrll 18.-Geii. Jeil'C Dav . Col. liardie, Col. Sumner nud MnJ. Lydecker, arrived this ravening from the south. They will leave nt 7 o'clock in the morning for Hall's, where an escorts waits to take them to I MaJ. Diddle and W. I). Fox, (N. Y. JTt raid correspondent) arrived from the front this evening. They bring no Important news, though the pre- I vailing otilupui at the front was that i there will be no more severe lighting. Yreka, April .'Ml. Considerable ex citement exists through this section i In regard to the Indian troubles and great uneasiness I felt, especially by 1 11100 living on the outside ranches. All kind of rumors are alloat regard- ' lug the Indian breaking from reser- . lions, but unuoof them can be traced to any reliable source. I.leut. King- 'bury, of Company !!, l-lli Infantry, and four men, arrived thl evening from Fort Gaston, en route to the lava-beds, with heavy baggage be longing to that company. He report I all generally unlet among the Indians at Hoopa valley and on the lower Klamath, though sometimes they get ,u little disorderly. Gen. Davl and stall' left at 7 o'clock this morning for the front. I Tins epizootic I still prevalent ton great extent. The horses first taken are recovering. We have heard of no fatal cases, though many team runn ing In expresses to and Ironi the front have had hard trip-, 'rim i,i(i,,,ti,u tf tin, iin,,.,i i.'tiii'ii tu tile lute battle at the lava-lied were expected to arrive here to-day, but up to this hour it) a. in.) have not arrived nor have we any later advices from the Modoe expedition. , Yreka, May, May 1. -Captain Sllva and V. 8$. Johnson arrived fiom the' front this afternoon. They left gene i al ts Weill's camp on Tuc-day morning. We learn that thele has been nothing done since the battle of the -Oth. Everything iUlet. No futuie policy of lighting Hie Mudoc Is settled upon. The opinion prevailed that It was perfect folly to attempt to whip the Modoc In the manner thus far pursued. No scouting has been done nud eight ' 1 bodie nro known to Mill lie upon the ' Held of battle. Captain Meiidciihnll's command arrived at camp south of Title Lake on the'Jstli. From Diistcrn Oregon. Walla Walla, April 2S.-Thn fol lowing news was brought In by a person who got It fiom Mrs. Cock, who was Informed byafreudly Indian. 1,-IOD warrior. are camped at White Hind's, putting up breastworks two and a half miles already finished. The resident living in the Yakima are very much frichtcucd. Left Cock's Ferry on the Yakima Thurs day, S-il. Mrs. Cock wa alone and very much filghteticd. The Indians have lelt the reservation. Fiom Mr. O'Neil, Ju-t down fiom Colvllle, we learn that the Spokane Indians are very saucy and Impudent, 'lhey are going iiioiind In band of llfleen to twenty with war paint on, notifying thesetlleis to haw. (ieary, who i an educated "ones," hail a notice, wiltten by himself, set veil on the settler, telling them the laud they Weie settled on was hi, and he wanted tin in to go away. The i-ettlers are gnatly frightened, not knowing what the Indian-, may do. NEWS 3Y ?EI,EGXL2JPH. Toronto, April -. A special from Fort Gurry, Manitoba, reports from the interior of the State that there has been lighting between the American troop and tin Itlackfei't Indian-. A large number of thu Americans were killed. It I feared thl Is the bcgiuulrg of trouble in the Hlaekfuot country. The Indians of I'ort Tullcy are tho-c who crowed the line to tlio number of seven or eight thoiiMind, and threaten the Interior stltleiueuts and Manitoba. New York, April iiO.-Tlio Indian Comml'-tioueis, in their discussion kixt night thought thu mot Important Held wa among the Sioux Indians, who number about Wi,Mi), may be disjxiied to give trouble If satlifactory arrangements are not made witli them In regard to the Northern I'acille Itallroad. Spotted Hull's band nro restle.- because of the recent murder of some of hi Chief. A rising I feared In the Hlnck Hill nud l'mtder Itiver country, should n new expedi tion organize to seek to ojeii that country. The ConimUIoner will have a'counxel v. Ith the Nex l'ercis In this .Summer, and do not expect trouble SALEM, OREGON, MAY with them; neither do they expect trouble with the Klamath., sJuakesor other Indian In the Modoe country. Commisloner Duncan ha succeed ed in exciting the opposition of sailor. lioiinllng!iotiH to an extent almot to paralyze the commerce of the port. Yeels with valuable cargoes on board have been detained more than a week. There I no propcet of getting crews. The Conimlloner ha telegraphed to the Commissioners In rhll.idclphln, ltotou and Halaltlmore to send along seamen by railroad, but the bo.irdlng-liotise keepers theie decline to furiiNh men; hence none have come. New York-, April ill. A New Or leans dispatch says the detachment ofthe Metropolitan Ilrlgade which wa sent to Living-tone 1'arNh met with strong rcsNtaucc all along the line. A eouiler state.- that lighting com menced on Sunday morning, ami he heard the booming of cannon during liiciiay. i oe uirce 01 aiiucu eiueii In the lleld I said to be four hundred. lJrowusvllle, April -!l. Secretary Itclkuup, Sheridan and pally left to day by steamer for New Orlcan, via Oalvestou; they are expected to reach New Orlc.tuti by Wednesday. The visit id' Ihexe olllccrs to thl section ha created the bet of feeling among the people, who regarded it as evidence that the the Government takes an luterc.-t ill fiontier ali'alrs. Cheyenne, April .".!. A storm com menced heie about (I o'clock thl moiniug. It extend.- east a far as Grand !land, Neb. The train Irom the Kat airlved six hour late. Nothing I known ofthe condition of of tlio railroad or tclcgiaph lines cast of Hits Ninth J'lattc. The weather Is moderating. Communication will be1 re-cstabli-hcd eai ly to-morrow. Charlu-ton, April t!7.-.ilvlee from neighboring coast -eetlon icport dls-j list roils results to the crop troni the killing by fi-o yesterday morning. . Much eottou will have to be replanted. The InJuiy to early vegetables Is Irre-. narable. A fio-t -o late in the m-ii-ou ha not occuried In thl set Ion for Ml your'. ci noii. Loudon, April -!. Win. Chaile Macnady, thu well-known Kngllsh actor, I dead; aged Ml. Mr. llnwklu, prosecutor of thu Tlchborne perjury cae, In-day con cluded hi opening addri'-, which he commenced on "Wcdue-day lust. " Ten thou-and, emigrant- left Liver pool Inst week for the I'nllcd Slate. Vienna, April St. American scand al still occasion great excitement . In aiistocratle clreh and Is discussed with sneer. a another indication of the woiking of Democratic Institu tion. Giuei.il Meyer, acting under advice of counsel, lefutes lit Mil lender hi olllclrfl ii.iper, with the ll-t of exlilli tors and allotment of space. I'lio now ('omml-slnuei are completely ham pered, and will probably request the Inteifereiice of the Austrian Govern ment. Dr. Kusper, another of the suspended (Vminlssloner, ha left for ."swlti il.iud. Van liunu 1 still here. Soi'TlirnN Oiimion.- The Itosebuig I'lulndrrdrr I Jubilant over the development of the lime imrrlcii of Douglas County. Hereafter Oregon need not Import lime. In the same iuarrlc Is found an excellent quality ' of blue and white marble, which i capable of receiving a vcty high pollhh, and will make a very superior' ijuallty of building stone, espielally1 foreap, sill and mantels, the intro duction of which will lual.o a decided Improvement In thu appearance of both pul. lie and private buildings. Says the Hosuliurg J'ttilndcnlcr: Wo learn that u contract for 2,0m I barrels of lime for the Statu Capitol has been let to the two companies at tills place-l,W0 barrels to each. We also liiaril that MarVs l Cooper have tlio contract for supplying the lime for the Statu Fnlvelslfy lit F.Ugunc I'll.. ' The "black mud " ofthe rmpqun has always bicn a terror to travelers. During the pncnt vear SU.1,(0 will ; be expended on the principal road ! through that valley, between Wilbur' and Cnuyonvlllts. J5, 1S7IJ. mswfcKwwwr.nr. The Wool Market. Kitlliir Wtltitnu'Uu Kiinnor: Tim high prices of wool of last yoar liuvt' been vtirloii-lyconinii'iiteil upon with a view to various result.. No eanillil man will however deny that time among speculators hail much to do with " fancy prices" then obtain ed. Yet that It was altogether fancy, many who nro eipially candid ure equally slow to admit. Tho stonily nilvanci' of wool and mutton consumption, both in our own uml foreign markets, together with the Impetus (hen given it by tlio I'raiu'ol'rtissiau war, could not well hinder n sttb-tiiullal nud rapid ad vance. It was tin propect of this advance which spurred our speculators lo such energetic action, and of courv us I yt'iii'ially the ca-e, were not satislled with reiisonablo enterprise, hut en hanced (he wool market mtich above ' itsub-iilute worth nt (hat time. 1 n cniiMMptenec wo commence on rsprlu;; trade, not with fair uml candid Job-, her., but with men under Ins! ruc tion from sorelieaded speculator who are ready to u-e tiny pretext to depress (he local (r.nlo, In order (hat they may cull back into their money bags (he icsullsof llielr iros over-' sight in this diret tlon la t year. It I lobe regretted (h it wool-grower ure not organized lo resist such encroachments for such tlishunc-t re-, stilt. Ah it l.-i, wool-growers niut be ' very watchful if their Inteiest.s. IN-! pceially should they not be templed with the llrst oiler that are made. If parlies are foolish enough to open the trade nt JO cent, let such tillers slip. While Oregon wool h quoted nt .Ml anil .") cents in New York, with every Indication of n thriving nud ready trade, why should we not have' here In Oregon nt least :i."i cents n thu produce price'.' Will not lo to 'jn cent per pound, pay the money e. ehanjje uml freight from here to New York timl leave u proper uml , siillicieut b.il.ineo fur prolll'.' 1 urn Inclined to think It will. At leat we should he In no hurry to pay from .".u to III cents for such expcne, which we would be doing by at eeptingoHon. of lid cents for our wool. I hope to tee enterprising' wool growirH tut imltrilly, Intelligently, unit promptly, upon this subject.--Let us show wily sharpers in the wool trade, that we ure not Idiots, lint leading and thinking men, capa ble of getting up tiny iiiuouut of counter plots to destroy the baneful elfects of unjust spocuhition. .1. V. li. n. Sai.iim Fi.orn.-ThuS. F. Commer cial Herald says: "Oregon continues to kcimI us free supplies. The AJux brought us .'1,57 qr and VJ0 lif sks, and ue are now advised of it side of 7,NHI lilils by the resident agent ofthe Salem mills to a Chliii-su lirm here, say ,1,.VM) bbls Supcrllne and ,''" bbls ICxtra for export to Hung Kong by the iliip I'lirtlmi M'IiIm llm. mIiIii nf I Willi .n,u ..,..... ...,', ... .,..... ...... capacity, wa chaitcrcd for $lo,000 to proceed to (he Columbia Itiver, and lias already Hailed North. The terms of tliu Flour sale nro withheld, but thu seller has the prlvllegu of furnishing " '"'ocu niiiiu cargo, say .kj ioiik. should he so dcvlrc, after her iirrival l"rtland." ,. , r. ' ", . . . .,""-' "" disease pruva ent along 'I'" "we Jlno from ( 'anyonvll u south. ' -' H borscs at Jacksonville, have " Voluim V. Numlior II. Wiii.vt Si'iMM.v. After sjieaklng of the unfavorable state of the weather In I'.uglaud, the A'. .'. 'or wt (Itiwtoiri of a late date says : Meantime tlieeonsuinptlonof wheat In Great Hrltalu eoulluue lnr),e. Potatoes, In consequence of thu rot, continue scaice, anil high, being, It Is said, dearer than bread, and fresli meat arc alo very high. The tiller ent e-tlniatc oft lie yea r'sconsunint Ion have rauged from '22 to '2 million quarters and the present Indication are the latter Is the nearest correct. As lo the expected supplle. D appears that light supplies are held lit Noithcru Kuiope, and that if the Ice was out of the way enough could not be exported to ell'ect prices In Fng luud. Good crop.i are reported In Australia; but the distance is so great, and freights so high, that but llttlehas ever been received from that distant region. Large receipts cannot bo es peeled from Kugllsh farmers, nor fiom other near sources of supply. Nor do nrescnl stock warrant the expcc tiitiou of laige exports Ironi the At lantic Slates; hence the only placu wncnee large supiuicscau no expected, I California ami Oregon. Hence the Loudon Corn Trade List, which Ar gues (hat tlioc who calculate on sulllrleut supplies to last until tile next lmrvel, at present prices, will 11 in 1 their estimates prove quite falliiclou," I uudouble I by correct. Ni:w Voinc Wimivt Maiiici.t. A tclej;r.im of April l!J from New York City says: The hicad -tiiU'iiiarliet U better and in a miieli morn healthy condition all around, the demand being improved for both Hour and grain. The whole list s(ems about to take an upwind l ii in, wiiicu nas already commenced on wheat and low grade of Hour. Ci.or.s iv CAi.iroitMA. - Thu San FmucUeo Kiii.il I'ret, April 'J;i, says : The gentle and seasonable lain ha revived (lie hopes of the farmers, and It Isgciicially acknowledged that tlio pioduel Ion uf the coming year will Hilly equal that of the lied. And if we lmo a feu more showers thuro I no doubt but the ir-ult III fully equal the anticipation. JUcllii of I'.iriiirrs al .lliiiniioutli. A meeting of (he clll.eiis of Mon mouth was held on Saturday, April Jii, 187.'!, for the pmposo of organiz ing u farmer.' club. L. lleulloy was clcetcd temporary chairman, nud .1. It. V. Ilitlier secretary. Tim fol lowing coiuniitlte of 'irraugeuiuiits was app dnted: I). Ireland, William Cliurcliill, K. i:. KIkiu, .1. I'. Diciis, uml Luke Mil I key. The commilleo reported the following lesoluliou, which was adopted : lie-dved, That lhl meeting ap point u I'll idi nt, Ylio I're.siduul, Mecielary, As-Istant Secrelary, und Treasurer. Olllcers wens eleded us follows I'lesident, I. F. M. Duller; Vlco I'resideut, L. Itentley; !eis'y,.I.n.V. Ituller; A-'t Sec'y. J. I'. DIcils; Treasurer, D. Jrel.iiul. On motion, a toiiimlllee of three was appointed by the Chulr to visit the meetlnt; at Dlcu'e school-house, on Satuiilay next, for thu puiposunf obtaining information when Mr. Campbell can meet us to give thu necessary Instruction In (ho ritual of the I'atronsor Husbandry. I. F. M. Hutler, L. ikntley.aml .1. II. V. Ilut ler were iipprjinted. Thirty persons thin) gave their names n iiieuiburs of the Club. ' H- V. liuller then re signed as M'crolnry, ami Win. It. Ilrailnliau was elected ti (111 thu va cancy. It was directed that a copy of this proceedings of this meeting be heut to tlio Afrwiiyi-r and the '(inner, for publication. Adjourned to meet on .Saturday, May 10, at I o'clock p.m. Wm. It. ISl.Alssii.wv, See. Tangent Is soon to become this depot forCorvallls Instead of Albany. It I.t six miles fiom CotviiIIIs, while Albany 1 1 ten. Headquarters. L !7