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FOREIGN.
London. Juno 30. A. corrospoudont at
Ibrall telegraphs that It la tlio Intention of
Gen. Zimmerman to tnovo on rapidly as
poaslblo to Bhumla. Sbumla la fortluod by
nine lame earthwork encircling tbo town.
and la reported to bo incapable of balng ta
ken by storm. It' Is armed by 100 guns, in
otudlng 40 Kruppi. lu tbo place thero are
encamped 51,000 infantry, 5,000 horso and 22
field batteries, under command of AcUuilil
Pasha.
jBachareat, June 29. Tho Russian forces
at Illraova. reported to bo marchlugou Sills-
' trla,are said to bo within forty kilometres or
tnat rortress. l no i iukr aroapparomiy con
, --oentrating tholr troops In tbo principal fort
wnoretiioy win soon uo nuacKco. is very
tnlnit la roportoil nuiot to day on tbo D.uiubo
It la ascertained now that tho principal cros
sing woatof Glurjsovo was at Potrocenl nnd
Parapan Just below Mluimiz wboro tho Run-
alana crossed on a largo ntimberol rafmand
small boats, until n position was secured nu
.. tbo Houth bank. This iu.o;j until for tho com-
i narallvolvsmBll lnsssuflered bylhoRiiti'liti
1 ,itroops as tho passage wits oUVumd in small
fvrtdotachmonts who were scattered on 'tbo rlv
i-orutul advanced towards tho onnoMto bank
aftor tho raannor of skirmishers no as to reu
,( er tho onomy'e llrn lens elfootlvn.
i tolwew lorit, Jtny 2. indirect rauiuis-
i patches say RouniHiilan forces are prepir
I intrto cross tho 1)41)111)0 near Kulaliit. A
ateamor niiou wim iiouinanmn sniuiorswaH.
iuuk (in ouiuiuny
by a Turkish monitor
A
V A London, July 1. Special from Athens say
Har.iwiuviii.
o nrhlsli Mediterranean licet w'll loavo
PJalorun llav. Mendsy. with koaled oruora.
Tbo Qorninn limit hna arrived at Port Said.
A special limn Hhumlii- roports a lnrjzo
forcoof ltusslans iidvanaliiK Inland have
been dofeated at HJflu with conMderablo
loss.
L'onstantlnoplti, July 1. A torrlblo battlo
laraKluK ntar HMova, rcloforeoinpnis nr
belli); bnstliv rorwunidU from mnsiumiK,
Sbumla and Nlekopolls Tbe Turks Hrnxtlll
holdliiL- their trrnund nnd tbelrnVtlUerv h
InlllctluKKroftt ichn iipnttuo,Kiiwips-i..
""Trfile PiBlia tie!rapna from MiiKum
Kalob mat tno tiukm, iibt-wk ihuikxi hi
Tobamdjosl anl conunptiord to oreot nu
tronnliinnnih, wro, on Juno 27tb, uttackftd
by 15,000 HunslrtiiM., Jtoth sides woro mibso-.
qufiitly reinforced, tho Turkish reinforce
nionls arnvhu; by ea from Untoum. The
Turks, with the nwlstanro of tbo Ironolad.
routed tho Ku-"lann, with n losof 2,000
killed and 4.000 wounded.
Zlmnllr., Juno 20. Midnight A. rnport
has Jutt been r'ecnlvod huro that tho Turkish
army has left Ittislnhuk nnd 1 on tho march
,. towards Slatova. Prlui'o MlrskV division,
whloh la on tlio Uiuk noxtto Kustohuk, U
entronchlui; Ihitlf as n precautionary meas
ure, but it Is tho iurpo-o and policy of tho
F KuHilaua to tako tbo offensive.
Constantinople, July 1. Tho Porto ha
publlahod tbo follnwliiK dlpatob:
Tho Kiuslans df.viii(t tho rlnhis of human
lty and without military nncefslty havocom
pietoly destroyed Ituchuk, whloh Is now
nothluR but a heap of ruins. Thev spared
neither mosques, rhurcbes, hospltnls nor
publlo bulldliiKs: Wo hereby mako known
their aot to tbo JuMIco and humanity of
j Europe.
M It la reported I hat the RuUna havAnn.
ft Upended operations aiialnst Kara In order to
r ujJaeroe the army lighting at Sogbentl and
f'tvBJtoego, July 2. The IlorildV cable spec
;Bya the Turk are devastating a big por
ifltof Bulgaria fur the purppse nf prevent
Wg the Russians from provisioning (heir
Jkraay. The harvest has be-u carried off, the
TTult trees have been felled and tbe torch
kaa been applied to the lurgtt grasa plains.
Everything that would be of any use to an
invading army has been removed or do
airoyed, and tho eopIe are left In utter des
tltutlon. Tbo utmost consternation proyalls
among tbe unfortunate people, who te no
'prospect before them but famine and pesti
lence, added to the horrors of war. The
"" terrible massacre of last year which start
'led the world by their atrocities, seemed to
.fill tbe cup of Itulgariau aflllctlnn, bnlothar
horrors are In store for them. The devasta
tion of auoh a densely peopled country after
ita resources hud been drained almost to tbe
atmofct to support tbe large Turkish army
wbloh bad been quartered there nlnoe the
Servian war. Is omi ot those terrible and cru
1 measures which are directed rather by a
'flrltof mercllots hatotban by military no-
; ......
jtion, July i suspicions ana suggos
of troaoherv are rife. Russophlle wrl-
. however, find tbe explanation in tho
vlctlon that the Turkish army Itself has
tie heart In tbo Mrueel and lh"t lt un
ipald legions and ihMr equally unpaid nfflors
-axe not stronulv adverse to a chance in their
condition, knowing it rannot lie worse.
'Should they lit shut up lu their entrench-
'rnente they may renin. wltheboracterlsHoob.
stlnaoy, but there sfouis to ha u utter ab
sence of that aollvlty which is always the
result of benrtlnesii in a struggle, and it
would not be nstonUbini? to seo the whole
Turkish forces straneely collapse. This
low is markedly variant from aceoiinta of
tho Turkish-1) jnubo army given by corrn-
annniloiiia u-litilu Ita linos. Tlin truth nroti-
Sibly Is that the Rus!ans ascertained where
He Turkish linn wss weakoxt tbrnngb spies
7anrt deserters and took an Intelligent advan
tage of snub Information. " " imprnoauie
that the Turks have an army within npeak
ing distance of every point avallabla for
orossing on a llun of nearly 300 wilts.
, ew YorK, Juneau. tre sieamsnip ah--ehorla
to i!av tikes out 52.070 packacf a of
: batter, tbe larireat shipment ever made to
y-ireat Rrltaln from this country in one vessel.
Anotner severe storm has passea over tne
SALEM,
Middle SUtea, creating great disaster in
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennayl
,vanU, and New York. The hurricane
damairnd nrnna. tanonu mil lnIMI.... Inl.i..
od railroads, and tho raln caused floods In
nuuio iiButn, in nomo iowna immonso dam
age was dono to residences, churches, acade
mies and public bulldinga, Many Hve9
wero lost.
Two men named Dalllnger and Plorco
were lately carried or r Niagara falls.
A irranifonn nt r'nrnnllni viMu-i.iit i- i
Jail for Htqaling a watch .
irosicieui uayos is uo'.ermlned to enforce
bis onler that no Federal oilleo holder shall
take ajtlvo part lu managomontof purtlsan
politics.
Rainy Summers.
TI10.M0 ovpr bountlfuly rains arn rather a
strange phenomena to occur in Oregon In
July but thero have bumi numerous Instiuicoi
when Hut glorlotix Fourth ba been rainy,
which do not need to bit lustanced to any
of tbo old resldenlH. Thlrty-ono years uso
It raluecl liard or regular down pour on
that day, and jot the pAtrlotlu fltl.ena or that
curly tlnio colehratrd fliuiuinlvonnrv In tho
Rrnyxuntliuliill side, jloutli or ,M ill crook
bridge, p.irt of which grovo sllll wUnd- h
the niiks that slmdotliu house or Mr. H. A.
Ularko. That samn dav (1817), was Hucceyd
od bv a heavy rrost that did much clamago,
nnd duAtroyod till tho hopes of roasting ours
In tho now Bottlomeuts. Hut the year 1815
was tnn-tt.phonomoual of nil with respect to
Summer rains. That was u je,r that lias
never been equalled Mace, and wo truntwill
not bo noon; ngalu. It rained all tht'niigli tbo
harvest months nnd of ciiire"ilinru was
HUlo whe.it sived from Injury, tnot or it
being Miroutod n iho lloldi and hoiuoiW
trnyod. Ills hdi ibln that sucli, lost uould
,uot occur again asotir r-itmera Imvo tbe best
,innohlueiy for liMrv-ili and wuld taske
the tbo most of what plnnsaut weather wan
to bo had. Imagine that tho rami whjcli
liavo et In of lato should continue thmiuli
tho mniithu of July and August I What
,bvoe that would make with our groat expec
tations! ThatWEHtxHCtly what happened lu
1845, After 'the harvest months wdNMr
tM'J;kl.9wrodii"iuLU'ajyanu tbo-Auiirmti
vnH all thai could bo desired.
WnUrLllli.
Mr.'Jeo. P. Holmuni nendsus a beaiitlful
water Illy, grown in tho basin of tbefoun
tiiluof bla.frontynrtl from n root Imported
from tho East by Mr. IV. L. Wade. Tho
wator Illy of the Kist, white, with yellow
petals, and loaded with fragrance, la not
uatlvo to tho Pacific, bntthoowho remem
ber them from K.istorn States, greet them as
old frlendi rottorod. It has been difficult
to acclimate them; Mr. Wade failed to prop
egatothem though making repeated rirorts,
but tli I j root, given to Mr. Uolnnn has
thriven for two years, and its blotioui add
to the beauty of his luwn, whloh is cultivat
ed with great taste and contains many floral
goins and much beautiful shrubbery. So
tar as we know this is tho only geuuino
whlto Illy In our State, but we hopo to see
them cultivated anccossfully In many places.
Going to JLeava Us.
Mr. J. O. Rouuds, who has been for a long
lime connected with the Pioneer Oil Com
pany aa book-keeper, leaves to-day to take
up a permanent residence on blaranobe, In
Washington Territory, four miles from tbe
Columbia river, opposite St. Helena, where
he proposes to bo a farmer, hbeep-grower,
and stock raiser, having a good place to
work on. Many menus or sax. itounas
wish blm (urceuln his efforts, and If pru
dence and industry count over there,
Johnny will certainly makehls way.
Another Victim.
The dread acourger. ill,itherla, hs made
ad many parents' heart, and desolated
many homes In this city the past ear, and
IU latest victim la our little neighbor, Bertie
Pratt, aged about eeven years, tbe son of
Mr. R. A. Pratt. Tbellltle boy had a happy
disposition, and a sunny free, that will be
miMieu ny mose wno oi on saw usmiie at
them as they passed mid it will be misled
still more from the hoiUH where tbe mother's
heart counted It her chUf trndnure.
Probably Stolen.
This morning tho largo irougrey horeo of
Mr. E. M, Plamondon'a was misting fioni
tho yard adjacent to bin residence on Piety
IIIII. Tbe enclosure was a strong ono and
thero Is a strong probability that the animal
wai stolen duriug the datk bouis of lam
night.
Divoroi Granted.
ThU morning Hon. R. P. Ilolso issued bis
mandate declaring that Mr. and Mrs. Dixon
were no longer husband and wire. The case
has boen on the boards for several days, aud
attracted large audiences.
OQcers Elected.
The following olllcera for tbo ensuing
term, or Sllvor Lodge I. O. O. F., No. 21, or
SUyerton, were elected at their last regular
convocation. William S'mp-ton, N. O.; E.
Clymer, V. O ; Willl&m Lissner. Recording
Secretary; aud II. I). Mount, Treasurer.
Tlin Afthlanil Tillman ura lliafallfnntl-n-
continue to come oyer in a warms bunting
uoiuBi in uregou.
1
OREGON, JUfcY 6, 1877.
NORTHERS PACIFIC IAILR0AD.
The annexed artlolo is frota recent num
ber of tho Philadelphia Ralltoad World:
The stookholdera of the Northern Paolllc
Railroad Company had a meat satisfactory
surprise at tbelr raoent meeting, in that, In
stead or being confronted by a directorial
sphemo to raise monoy to build aod equip
tho company's branch to coal, tboy were
met with a resolution adopted by tho board
tho day previous, that the revenuos or tho
rood bad so Inoroasod, and were so inoroaa
Ing, as to aufilco lor the completion or the
blanch, and to roakoa resort to a mortgsgo
unnecessary. ,
Tho reorganized Northern 'Paclflo Railroad
Company has astonishing lire and promise
It ha, within lour mouths, nearly comple
ted 31 miles of mad to an 11-foot vein of tho
best bituminous coal, for whloh tbo Paclllu
coast murkot Is walling, ready to take all
that can ho inlnod. Iiotb divisions of the
road ourn n surplus; a lamely lnoreatod atea
of its lands has been put lntoL"No. 1 spring"
wheat, and tho promlso of Ira mo" from this
source this year la great. Tbo country on
tholltiu or thoroad In Minnesota and I)Ako
la Is rapidly Huttllug with farmers. Tho
road and m tolling hUck are .In lirst-ulitss
condition; lln iranrjiortatlon on aoqounl or
the military and Indian dopaftiuonlH or the
government haa greatly nugmontcd; It U
already In pimosflon or motor.tbo tr.idj to
nnd from Manitoba, Uui Uppor Mlskouri,
tlin Yi'llimstoiin, nnd largely lliat to tho
llluck Ulll.s. Through u wise purohaso or
tho majority of Jbe atook.or a -new -corpora-Hon
which bni Micfcecdtd to' the forlelto'l
franohWM and property bf the St. Paul A
Paolllo RallnadCninpnny, the Northorn
l'aolllu will this Hummer complete and con
trol the tinllnlutiod road trutu Watfb to
llrtrtnerd, alinrto'n lie dlitancs to Canada iiml
the Jilaok Hills 100 mile", and save hereafter
a U compel lilou In its busiaeaa north and
weHt Irom UUmatk on tbo Mlaaeurl river.
It needs only tho action ofOoiigrons ox
tonUlngthft tlinn to build 'tlrtTroad, to ho
ciullrm thoortdU of thla onrpeMtloiiwith
out dobt and with a ijraiiibJn.Hiie, B85
lilUtaJonK-,"' oOtOioT!iwiBn0-rw
that it-vttu borrow on favorable terms from
time to tlmo all tho money Hmoed. In tho
truest sense of tho torin It la a national high.
vuy, and tbeeutlro nation la I uteres tod lu
itS HUCCOhH
A cor)Hratb meeting, wliloli began with ro
solving to keep out or debt, tltly closed by
the stockholder Instructing the dlrocfots to
deyldo and priwent to them, nt a future
mooting, a plan to rr.Uo moans to extend the
road west of tbo Missouri rlyer Into Mon
tuuu territory.
MAGAZINES.
iS7. Nicholas for July, cornei to un tilled, aa
usual, with Just tho right kind of reading
for young folks, and Is Interesting to " Chil
dren or a larger growth." This number
Boema to contain a good deal pertaining to
tho rburth or July; for Irs ance, an artlolo on
' Gunpowder," and an account or how "Tbe
Peterklna colobrated tho Fourth."
Nellie In the Llght-IIouae," Is Interest
ing, and " Qoo. tho Third," by Noah Hrooka,
la especially so. Noah Brooks la a haolnat
Ing writer, and bla atory, published last year
in tbo St. Nicholas, concerning a trip across
the plains, is said to be perfectly true to tbe
experience of old pioneers, and takes them
bick tothodaya when they started for the
far West, Where rolls the Oregon'
Besides these there are many excellent con
tributions in art, poetry, and prose, breath
ing tbo hope aud smiling with the sunshine
ol the teason July.
Tho July Scribncr begins with an llluatra
ted article on " IJowShootlng, by Maurice
Thompson. ' The Battle of Bunkerloo," an
engauein nt not hitherto reported, la deaerib
ed by William llnry Bishop; in an Illustra
ted papor on ' Tue last Indian Counoll on
tbo Qoneoo," David Gray describes tbe
meeting In 1872 or the grandchildren of Red
Jacket, Jot-eph Brant, and Corn planter, and
doHcendunts ur other celebrated chiefs; Miss
Jane Stuart has a paprr or reminiscences of
her father, Gilbert Stuart, ibe painter, which
is even moro interesting than her former ar
I'clo. Mlaa Traflou's naw story Ills'ln
herltauce," begins in tbe coming Augutt
niimlxT, and Nicholas Mlnturn," Is nnish
td in tbe jirosent number.
Tbe editors expect "The Midsummer
Holiday Number,' will surpass lt predecess
or of last year.
Theroaroa groat many Interesting articles
in this July uumber besides tbosa wo' have
uieutioned. '
Cam.ki) to Albany. Dr. a. H.
Davis, of Sulom. Is in town, havlrrfifj
won cuiiuu noro ny ti leiognun to coun
sel In a crilicnl case. Tlio Doctor litis
removed fromSdo toSalom, wlieroho
owiia n nlco Jioino, 6lmred by his moth
er, tint! expects toopon n oillco on his
return from ft trip to Southern Oregon.
Ho Is it pleasant gontlcmnu tind an
nolo man. Albany Democrat.
Makhikd. At tbe residence or tbe bride's
father, Mr. Calvin T. Hale, by J. U. Jen
nings, J. P., Mr. J. L. Duckworth andMiaa
Z. A. Hale, both of Lane Co., Oregon.
From tho Oregonian.
Caaso of the Outbreak.!
Mount Idaho, June 23, 1877.
In tho Oregoulan or June 18th, I find an
article whloh purports to givo the cause or
tho Indian maasaore, which occurred here
and on Salmon river at about tbo same time,
(viz, Thursday afternoon and night, 14th
ult )
Tne article rolleots severely on the dead aa
well aa tho Uvlug, and la incorrect In whit
purports to bo tbo cause or tbe outbreak.
In Juatlco to tho community, I dealro to
call your attention to the facts lu tbe moat
cordial man nor, bellovlng aal do that you
would not. knowingly doua InJuatloe, oren
doavortodaddloon tho lnnocont pcoplo tho
chargo that they bad In any way oauaedor
Instlgatod the proiont Indian war.
Tt is to tbo public prcs that wrj look for
aid and sympathy, as tho press, in a groat
mnaiurp, moulds tho minds or tbo people,
and through that source wo oxpoat tho pub
lic to become Informed, and tho authorities
hear and listen to our appoal.
Soino or us Imvo rotidod bore since 1802,
know nil tho pernons murdorod, and tboy
were mnnng our bast ouhunti Novor havo
I heard any ohargo mado against thorn or
vrougiui hum towards tue .Indians, lint on
tho contrary, thero had oxltted good reeling
between thorn. Bun. Norton had not mado
Buy liorao tr.ido with them or had' any trou
ble orseeu any Indians forsovoral dayH. Uo
wastlooliigftoiii hh lioma with litn. family
lu the night when they woro attackod, him
self aud two'-, othors ktllod, and .others
wounded.- t-i
I will Inn row. words gtveyoti what I con
sider a true ktulomn'ni or tho Indian out
break. Tho Indian department had ordorod that
JoMiphV and other roving bands or tho Net
Peroua should bu put on thoir reservation,
and as I learn tho military aiithnrlilnn wni-u
dlreclod to aid should thoy be required.
Airoiu tue ursi ot any uen. Howard are
rived at Fort Ltpwal. Tbe Indiana wore
called together In o.iuuoll by the agent and
b:ul to do( aiidlbtiy oonseuted and agreed
to go upon tho reservation, and locations,
were selocted for them. It was generally
undorstnnd by the citizens that the Indians
should havo till the 18th or lOib of Juno to
report themaelvea on the reservation, or they
wouiu uo moved iy loroe.
Hamn ltai tarnnla litifntA lin tlmA AVvlravl
tiiey began to oolloct on the prairie, eight
iniit-airum nsro. aim cioao to tuesotiiumeni,
and from thilr nunnor nnd actions the peo
ple who lived near' their camp became'
alarmed.
On the 13th Iwrotothe commanding offl
oor at Fort Lapwal, stating tho feara and ap
prohoualons of the settlors, On tbo after
noon of tho 1 4th tho famlllos came pouring
into town. Wo soon board that our men
bad been klllod at John Day oreek on Sal
mon river that day.
Mr. Lew Dy volunloerod to go as meaaan
vnr to Fort Lapwal for help: loft here at 0
p tn: arrived safely at Norton's bouse at Cot
tonwood, and started on; was overtaken, by
tbo Indiana baforo bo had gone far, and shot
In tho back. Uo mado bis esoape baek to
the boutto, when Norton with all the people
there started In a wagon for Mount Idaho;
they had nearly roaohed a plaoe of safety
when they were fired upon. Norton, John
Chamberlain and child killed; Mrs. Norton,
Mrs Chamberlain and oulld, Jo Moore, and
Lew Day wounded; Mr. Day has since died.
Mlsa Lin Bowers and Norton's little boy
made tbelr escape on the prairie, were found
early la the morning by oar plokets and
brought to town; teams and men want out
and brought In tbe dead and wounded.
During the day we learned that tbe Indiana
commenced tbe maasaore at White Bird
creek, eight miles away, at about 4 p.m.
They killed J. J. Manuel, his wife and onlld,
James Barker, Peter Bertard, Samuel Bene
dict, Augaat, Harry Mason, Frenoh Eiank,
Mr, Osborn, Viotor and others on Salmon
river, and H. O. Uorton on tbe prairie.
"Thus tl e war began." No eaass or provo
cation can be asalgned to the settlers. They
bad lived, most or them, here for years.
Knew all the Indiana well, and ware an the
most friendly terms with them ' -
It should be dlatluotly understood that iba
trouble grew out of the course pursued by
tbe government; In attempting to put
Joseph. or the. Wallowa valley, and other
renegades, on tbe reservation, and tbe In
diana commenoed tbe bloody deads before
inn iroopa nau arrivea,
I am certain Gen. Howard will corroborate
the abive statement and vindicate tbe peo
ple from all blame.
Tbe people are farted up at Mount Idaho
for. safely. Uoraea and cattle bava been
driven away or khled, and the whole busi
ness of tbe county bas been destroyed for
yesrs.
Gen, Howard haa been prompt In sending
us aid, and Is making every effort to chas
tise tbe villains, JIo bas here, and on the
road from Fort Lapwal, 400 mon, and takes
tho Held hlmsolf. L. P. B.
Being Examined.
Tho examination of S. I). McCauley,
charged with administering a dose or modi
olno by mlHtulco to Alice Townaeud, there
by causing her death, commenced at 1
o'clock v, m. beforo 11, A. Johnson, Esq,
Many witnesses aro being examined and nt
present.wrltliig the testimony Is not all lu.
1'liu result, will Im given to-morrow.
Latkk. At tho conclusion of Iho exarnl
ntlnn ho was bound oyer in tbe sum o'
),000, to await tho action of the Grand Juryf
School Mutton.
J. W, Cox, Eifj , tbo elllulmil clerk ot this
School District, received tbe amount or tbe
State approprlameut to this district to-day,
91,210 is. ueajso nam out 11,773 u, oeing
the amount In rull, due teachers for District
No. 24, up to date.
HJttdV.", . t.t
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Volume IX. Number 21.
The Indian War.
In the present Indlon outbreak we must
realise the Inoftlolency of tho government
policy towards tho Indians, and we must
alao acknowledge that the hostile bands
have more than usual excuse for their hos
tility , that Is, If we are to take It for granted
that they have rights which the government
muat extinguish by treaty and contract. We
conalderthls the groat rult, that govern
ment bas treated with thorn for the soil they
have foruiorly occupied and have granted
thorn tho .consideration duo Independent
nationalities. Tboy havo been treated with
consideration In tho formation or treaties and
then tho govornment has fallod to sustain Its
own crodlt and honor by the faithful execu
tion of Ita prounsos and contracts, aud so
groat has boon tho'neglect of the govern-,
mont lu this roapooCi.tbat tho Indians or tbe
Ner. Torce trlbo who nro riot hoatllo, arolm a
moasurh Justlllod In considering themselves
groatly lmposod upon. '. ,
No troaty mado- with tho Nor. Peroes has '
over boon faith rully performed on tlio parlor'
tlm whites. In 1801 tholr reservation was
ovorrunby thousands of minors and this
contlnuod vfearH.. .A now troatr was nurfn'
and moro torrltory.codod by tho Indiana: '
thla was ronoatod In 1805 when the dlsnovnrr
ofaddltlonal mines catuod still farther trets- k
pats by whites, and in all rospeots tho Ner.
l'oroos havo ovor kopt faith aud waited for
weary years for tbe government aot up to IU' ?
promises, to bo dol'raudod when tho promise
was pretended to be kept. '
The non.trnatv Nn. Pumu ilin ai.
signeu tne treaty or 1800, but have always.
out uown. mo reservation limits etui moro
than was done at that tlmo. They 'have act- J
od consistently lu 'refusing to 'accept any of
the benefits that .wore secured by those
treatloa.deollnlng-any portion of the annul- "
ties received, They romained generally off .
the reservation and claimed the use of tbe
lands tbelr. fathors occupied of Which they
had nevor boen dispossessed by the treaty of
1855 to whloh thoy had acceded. They stood
for tbelr rights and we must con foes that
they deaervo rcsneot for their conduct in
comparison with, tho Modocs, who signed
ueaties wnicutuoy reruaea to fulfill and
went to war without a reasonable pretext,
Anotbor point In relation to these non
treaty Noz Percea, is that thoy wero contend
ing for tbo aoll on whloh thov were born.
The rest of the bands had rrom tlmo Imme
morial had their home snots on the land rn.
served to them, so that their birth plaoes and
traditional homes were secured to them bv
treaty, but those now hostile found tbe old
noma spots ana immemorial camping
around of their fethers deeded so stranarara
against thalr will, and tbe Indian haa tbe
strongest poesiDte attaoument to nu native
land. All these things have, oomblnd to
make Joseph's band at last turn hostile, and
the aot that was wanting waa the order
gt,va. this , spring that they should make
their homes noon the reservation, whlnh
order drove lham to rebellion,
These facte exist as exouee for the hostility
of Joseph's, band, though we do not accept
tbe theory thai tbey hare any exouee for
oommenolog the murder of peaceable set
tlers. We cite these facta to show that the
fault lies with the government and that some
change of policy la neoeasary, some coarse
that shall oommand both the resDeof and
oonHdenoeof tbe Indian tribes', and con
vince them that tbe government will be Just
In exeoutlng Its promises and that Its power
cannot be trifled with.
Dallas, June 28, 1877.
There will be held a picnic temperanoe
meerlcg on tbe camp ground at Dallas,
Polk county, Or., July 14tb, for tbe purpose
of organizing a county temperance society.
All who are Interested In tho cause of tem
perance, come.
J. W. M1M.K8,
A. SlUtKKVK,
O. W. Tkai.,
Committee.
CLERK WANTKD.
Tho Lincoln Warohouse and Shipping Co.
will receive proposals for a clork to couduot
the business of tho company uudor tho
ujKjrvlolou of tho directors for eleven
mouths from tlio 1th day of August, 1877.
Peraoim making application will meet tbe
directors ut the Co. 'a warehouse at Lincoln
on said day at 12 o'clock, noon, presenting
at tho samo timo their rouommoudutlons and
sureties.
Iha 8. Townhunii,
Pros. Board or Directors.
July 0, 4w.
Tbe wise man does uot sneak or all he
doe, but ho does nothing that cannot be
spoken or,
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